4th of July Fun!

The kids had fun playing in the water on the 4th.(Until the thunderstorms came!) Then later that evening we had a little BBQ and lit off fireworks with some family and a few of our neighbors. It was a lot of fun!

Little Sammy lit up the night with her glow in the dark outfit her aunts helped her put together!

Christian lighting sparklers.

JR being pulling poses. (I don't think I have a single picture with him just smiling!)


Brendan enjoying the fireworks and his icecream sandwich!

Cub Scout Day Camp

Last month I got to spend the day with Christian at his Cub Scout Day Camp. The theme was "Cubs in Space." It was a lot of fun!


Christian didn't want to miss out on the chance to shoot a bow and arrow. He actually did better than I thought he would with his cast.




Making icecream. Mmmmm.....it was yummy!


Learning the ropes of knot tying!

Sammy and Brendan

My Sister-in-law Tonya offered to take Sammy's 4 year and Brendan's 1 year pictures for us. She is so talented! They turned out absolutely adorable!

I love, love, love this one!!!

Brendan loves his little car. I'm glad Tonya thought of using it!

Our Newest Addition... Our Puppy Chloe!

We finally talked ourselves into getting the kids a puppy. We decided on getting a Golden Retriever because of their mild disposition. Chloe is such a great puppy! Besides digging holes in the backyard when she's bored, she has been awesome! The kids absolutely adore her!

Memorial Day Weekend

For Memorial Day Weekend we decided to head to the city and do some swimming. It's a good thing we chose a hotel with an indoor pool because it was a very rainy weekend! The kids had a lot of fun!


JR doing what he does best...being a little daredevil!


Sammy is a little afraid of getting too far into the water. She just hung out by the stairs and clung to the railing.

You gotta love the boogers! He had two teeth coming in that weekend and his nose just wouldn't stop running!

Poor Christian couldn't do a lot of swimming, but he was a good sport about it!

Father and Sons Outing/ Girls Night

Pher took the boys (minus Brendan) on a Father and Sons Campout last month.

They went up to Uintah Canyon. Here are some of the pictures they took.

They invited Grandpa and James to go along.

Pher being his goofy self!

Sammy was pretty bummed that she couldn't go camping with the boys, so we decided to start our own tradition and have a girls night together. When I asked her what she wanted to do, she said "Paint our toenails and watch High School Musical!" So, that's what we did! It was so much fun!

Christian's Big Ouch!!!

On May 12th, Christian broke his arm doing a Flying Side Kick in his Karate class. He was such a brave kid! From what his Sensei said, he didn't cry for more than a minute! So we took him to the ER. (Of course the bad things never happen during clinic hours!) He did soooo well! He didn't even cry when they had to set his arm! What a relief!

A week later, I took him in to get his splint replaced with a cast. Dr. Mason told him that he should make up a better story about how he broke it! Christian thought that was pretty funny! Anyway, he got to choose the color of his cast, and of course he chose blue. Now he's looking forward to being able to get it off. Hopefully, in the next couple of weeks. Then he can finally start swimming lessons!