Camping Sept 2010

We went camping over Labor Day weekend. We had lots of fun with our friends. My nephew Bradley was able to come with us also. It was so fun having him there. We rode 4 wheelers, played games, laughed a lot and got dirty! It was a great time!

Before and After

 

 

 

We spent a long weekend in Salt Lake. My nephew got married on Thursday and it was so wonderful. Everything was beautiful. They are such a cute couple. On saturday my parents ward had a ward BBQ at the park. They had a giant slip and slide down a hill at the park. Justin, Brayden and Peyton said it was awsome. Brayden went down stood up and another kid came behind him and wiped him out. The end result, a broken collar bone! We knew he was hurt pretty bad when he didn't just shake it off and head back to the fun. He was in lots of pain, so we headed to the ER. Sure enough it was broke right it two. He was such a trooper and did really well. By Monday he wasn't in any pain and now he is figuring out how to do everything with one arm. It is going to be an interesting 6 weeks!

GRASS!!!!

 

 

 

I am soooo excited. We finally got some grass today! It makes the yard look so nice and so big. We are all so excited to be able to play in the grass.

Summer fun!

 

 

 

 

We went boating on the lake today. This was the girls first time on the boat. They loved it and even wanted to get in the water. Caylin was really brave and rode in the tube with dad. She loved it! We had a great time until the rain storm! But it was lots fun!

Little Buckaroo Rodeo

 

 

 

 

The annual Little Buckaroo Rodeo was on Saturday and Brayden and Peyton both decided to ride a sheep. Peyton got a little scared and wanted to back out but mom wouldn't let him! He had a great time riding the sheep and they both did great. Brayden's sheep didn't want to run much but he still had fun. Never did I think that my kids would be riding a sheep in a rodeo. Isn't life fun!

4th of July

We had a great 4th of July weekend. My brother and his family came to visit us and my nephew from Rexburg. We signed up to play mud volleyball on the morning of the 3rd. We had a great time. We had to be there at 7:15am and it was about 50 degrees! Burrr!! It warmed up a little bit when the sun came out but we still froze!! We had tons of fun but lost and took 6th out of 24 teams. Not too bad. A big thanks to my sister in law MaryAnn for watching the kids for me so I could play! THANK YOU!!! We cleaned up and headed to the parade. That night we sat around the fire, roasted marshmallows and watched the fireworks. We had a great 4th!

Outer Banks North Carolina 2010

We went to the Outer Banks for our family trip. My brothers and their families, my sister and her family and my parents all went. We all stayed together in one house and had a great time. It was so much fun. The boys loved every minute of it and were on the go all day. The girls loved the swimming pool but not the beach. We had a fun family vacation!

Yellowstone

My nephew is out here from Virginia going to school at BYU Idaho. So we decided to take him to Yellowstone for the day. We had a great trip. We saw lots of animals and took some amazing hikes. It was a fun day.

Peyton turns 5

 

 

 

 

It was Peyton's birthday on Thurdsay May 20th. He turned 5!! Where did 5 years go? He is getting so big. He had his last day of preschool and is ready to start kindergarten this fall. We had a monstor truck birthday party and cake. I think his cake turned out great. It was lots of fun to make. We had a busy day filled with fun. Peyton had some friends come over for a party. We ate cake and played. It was a fun day!

Check this out!

You need to check out this website. She is amazing and has some fun ideas. We grew up in the same ward together. I was her Young Women's leader and it has been fun to watch her grow up and see what a wonderful mother and woman she has become.

Spring Break

For spring break this year we went to Salt Lake and spent the week with family and friends. We had a great time. Even though the weather was bad we still had a good time. We went to Chuck E Cheese, swimming, went to Temple Square, visited with family and went to an easter egg hunt. We came home Saturday night to have Easter at home. The kids were very excited about all the candy and presents. We had a great week together.

Spring

 

 

 

 

The snow is starting to melt and the weather is getting a little bit warmer so that means MUD! Since we don't have any grass that is all we have is MUD. I hate MUD. It gets everywhere and the kids can't and won't stay out of it. So this is what we get when we go outside to play. MUD. I guess as long as they are having fun right? I had to put the picture of Cara's black eye in too. I am not quite sure how it happened. All that I know is Caylin was pushing Cara in the baby doll stroller and they went down the hall into the den and then I heard the crying. She has a cold too so the snotty nose really adds to the picture. Her first shiner!

Wrestling

 

 

 

 

We had our first wrestling tournament on Thursday night. Brayden and Peyton both did really well. It is so fun to watch all of these little kids wrestle. Peyton took 4th and Brayden took 2nd.

Fun times with family

 

 

 

 

This past weekend my parents, niece and nephew came to visit. Saturday was such a beautiful day. We had lots of fun playing outside in the snow.

New pictures

We had some new pictures taken of the kids. Brayden turned 7, Peyton will turn 5 in May and the girls just turned 18 months old. I just can't say enough good about Rebecca White-Star Valley Portraits. She does an amazing job. The pictures all turned out so cute.

Brayden's 7th birthday!

 

 

 

 

Dancing girls

This was too cute to not post. It is fun to watch them dance and twirl. They think they are so cute and so do we! Caylin is in the light pink pants and Cara is in the dark pink pants.

Science Fair

 

 

Brayden wanted to enter the science fair at the school this year. He decided to do his project on Tornado's. Brayden had fun building his tornado in a bottle and learning all about them. I am glad that this project is done but Brayden can't wait for next year. Hmmmmm?????

Happy Anniversary

Today is our 8 year anniversary. What an amazing eight years we have had.

Moved 3 times
Built our own house
4 children
Many, many great memories

The last eight years have been wonderful. I married a great man. Justin has been a wonderful, loving, kind and patient husband and father. I am such a lucky person. I can't wait to see what the next many years bring. I look forward to the journey. I love you lots Justin!