Lake Powell

We had so much fun at the lake. Logan HATES his car seat! It was the only time he cried. He really liked riding on the boat. He had a little bed up under the dashboard in the shade. Mikelle and Kassidee had a blast! They found a fish floating in the water still alive. They played with it for awhile and then tried saving it. Silly girls! Then they also caught a little lizard and found some snake meat! Mikelle wanted to take that dried up snake meat home really bad. We even have a picture of her asleep with it in her hand. She wanted to show Carsen and Cameron because it was so cool! Matt was bummed that the tube popped because he really wanted to do something but didn't dare risk hurting his leg. : ( Maybe next trip he can tear it up! It was still fun and very pretty there! I love Lake Powell!

Pioneer Day

We had a lot of fun on Pioneer day. I got up with the kids and we went to the activities at the Pine Valley chapel. It started with a program that included some songs from the band, some songs from the men's primary choir, posting of the colors, and some pioneer stories. Then we enjoyed some breakfast and got ready for the races. Matt finally got his lazy butt out of bed (I love you babe!) and joined us for the races. He actually even got some breakfast since there were leftovers. The girls were so excited that they found a picture of grandma and grandpa B in the chapel. They also remembered a geocache that's hidden there and removed some things but replaced it with something else. Mikelle got a bug repellent badge. It had such a strong smell. She said," It gets rid of bugs." Kass said," Yeah,and people too!" Logan was a good baby. He hung out in his carrier the whole time. He enjoyed the program and then slept the rest of the time. Then we had Bryce & Ann's family come over later. The kids played, we had hamburgers, and then the grown-ups played Rock Band. What a fun day!!!!!

Lake Powell pictures will be posted soon!!!!

Who needs a clip on?

Kass picked out this onesie for Logan to wear to church.
He looked so cute in it and she was really proud that he wore it!

camping out in the yard

The girls slept outside on the trampoline and now that's the only place they want to sleep.
They have their protective watch dog Daisy to keep them safe.
They are so silly!!!

Lucky 4s

Lucky 4s

I was tagged by jalee

4 places I go over and over.
-my mom's
-Harmon's
-Costco
-church

Yeah, pretty exciting, eh?

4 places I like to eat.
-Red Lobster
-Ruby River
-Anywhere Asian
-Frozen Custard

4 places I would like to be right now.
-Yellowstone
-Hawaii
-Nicaragua
-Fiji

Apparently on vacation!!!!

4 t.v. shows.
-Flight of the Conchords (can't wait for season 2)
-Arrested Development (we're sad that they were canceled)
-Lost
-24

4 Books I've enjoyed.
-Fablehaven series (I was pleasantly surprised)
-Children of the Promise
-I remember loving Roald Dahl as a kid. I might be getting "The BFG" for the next book to read to the kids
-Everything by Bill Peet. We have soooooo many of his books. He inspired me to be an artist. I was mesmerized by his artwork as a kid. If you don't think you know him then you might recognize some of his Disney movies such as 101 Dalmations or Sword in the Stone.

What? I can only pick 4? I just love to read! My mom took Children's literature at a very impressionable time in my life. I'm addicted to reading!

4 people who will respond. (I am tagging you)
-Kristina
-Annalee
-Aleisha
-If you are reading this and want to do this tag then go for it!

We love Veyo!

Cute little Mia!


Logan in his swim gear. He's making a funny face there :)


The girls having fun! They actually played together even though most of our ward was there and there were other kids to play with. They do like each other!

Just for fun

Before and After




The gang's all here! I love how Lisa is crossing her legs. So cute!



When we decide to go in to St. George we travel in with Matt and stay the day to save on gas. We usually spend the day at my mom's house so I try to find things to keep me busy.... although having a new baby keeps me busy enough. I have been wanting to scrapbook my parents wedding pics for quite some time now. They got a new scanner so I scanned all their pics and then fixed most of them. Now to just print and play. I thought I'd share some of their pictures because I love how styles can definitely date us and it's fun to see everyone when they were younger. I'm totally digging my mom's "high heel platform open toe tennis shoes." Actually I think they may be in style again. I especially like the pics of Jeff and Alan. They look so little. ha ha ha There was also one of Julie that looks so much like Jessica.

How does your garden grow?

Mikelle and Kassi, sweet and sassy, how does your garden grow?


We planted our garden a week and a half ago (yeah, I know kinda late) and we are so excited that it is actually growing. I don't do well with plants so it's a great accomplishment. So far the corn, peas, squash, cantaloupe, watermelon, and beets are starting to come up. Mikelle wanted to plant a garden so bad. She goes out in the morning to help me water. Lately mother nature has been doing the watering for us. We have gotten lots of rain. Logan loves his outside time too in his carrier. When he's fussy we head outside and he calms down and looks around. We also love the fun things in the herb garden. Mikelle and Kass think that the mint leaves are so cool. Mikelle also made a good discovery. She came running in the house very excited because she found those onions that I use in spaghetti. Not the ones in tomato soup but the other kind that is in spaghetti. Yep, those other onions are actually garlic. She was very excited!

4th of July weekend

We had a very eventful weekend! We went to Enterprise Reservoir on Friday. The kids, even some of the bigger kids, had fun crawdad fishing. Then a few of us hiked around to the back of the lower reservoir dam. It was kind of difficult getting there but we found a geocache. Then we went to Bryce & Annalee's house and had a BBQ. Saturday was spent fixing up the yard with everyone's help. Thanks so much everyone for all your help! We had Logan blessed on Sunday. Matt did such a wonderful job! Logan was such a good boy. He was in the middle of eating when he went up and didn't even cry. Afterward we went to the picnic area in Pine Valley. I'm kinda bummed that I forgor my camera there. Annalee took some good pics and put them on her blog. My mom made a bunch of salads and we had sandwich stuff. She always does such a great job and I really appreciated all her help. Thanks mom! What a weekend!

Veyo Pool

We finally had a chance to go to Veyo Pool! My mom and Mia came out with us and my really good friend Elisa met us there. It was really fun! I hadn't seen E forever but it didn't really seem like it since we keep up with each other on our blogs. The girls had so much fun doing a little swimming and a lot of crawdad catching. They sneaked a few home with us. I love that pool so much and can't wait until Logan is old enough to enjoy it more. He was a really good baby but it would have been more fun if he could have played in the water.

Luau

Mikelle and I had a mother daughter date for her achievement days. It was so much fun! We had a luau and the girls did a hula dance. Then they taught the moms which was also really fun. Matt got some time with Kass and Logan which was also really good for them.

Butterfly kisses

May the wings of the butterfly kiss the sun
And find your shoulder to light on,
To bring you luck, happiness and riches
Today, tomorrow and beyond.
~Irish Blessing

The lilac bushes have had lots of friendly visitors. Mikelle, Kass & I had fun watching all the butterflies. Mikelle decided that she really wanted to catch one. She built a butterfly trap and put watermelon and sugar inside it. I can't believe she actually caught one that way. She is so creative and inventive!

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