September 2010

I love fall weather and all that fall brings.. The kids are back in school and our family is on a short break from wrestling to play football. Ty has been the assistant coach to this group of kids for a few years now and it is a pretty fun bunch of boys. They show alot of heart and dedication. This year was definately not their best season. They had several kids with injuries and only ended up finishing with 13 players there for the last game. Chase broke his thumb while playing too. He was able to play with it wrapped up tight and I was glad because he really loves football.

This picture is after their last game. It was the best one of the year. It had double overtime and we ended up winning. It is good to win but really fun to win those close ones.

After games the kids all look tired. The coach always gives a talking to after each game. I thought they were a little long.

Chase is # 24. He played wide reciever, running back and slot and on defense he played safety. He is a fast runner.

This is the huddle!

Also in september was Raegans Baptism!
It was a grat day and we always draw a big crowd to these important events.
This is Raegan with my Mom and Dad. They were also her CTR 8 teachers.

Our Family!

This is all the kids who came. What a fun time we have when all the family gets together. Afterwards we had a little lunch at our house. We had Taco salad which is easy to put together and good to eat.

August 2010

Raegans Birthday

Raegan Had a Birthday and she turned 8. Its hard to believe how big she is. I remember her as such a tiny little baby in the NICU.
She enjoys dancing and singing. She loves to play with her friends and likes going to school. She is a good reader and likes recess. I call Raegan my side kick because she likes to go where I am going and she is easy to take along. Very content with most anything. Olivia also takes good care of her and vice versa. She brings some extra sugar and spice to our family. We love her so much.

These are some friends who came to her party

Tea Party

All The Girls got together and had the first annual Tea party at Grandma's. We drank chocolate milk instead though. We got all dressed up and learned a few table manners. It was a very memorable day and one we hope to repeat on a yearly basis.

Road Trip

We took a road trip to Jackson Hole Swimming pool with some of my family! You know we love hanging out with cousins and my kids love to swim so it was a trip worth taking. Here is a few photos from that fun day.

Well I am slowly getting closer to the end of the year. I will try to stay right on top of it for the next few weeks so i can get to January.

July Recap

Another busy summer month but a super fun one. We had a busy 4Th of July,we attended the Avery Reunion and it was Chase's birthday. Haylie and Olivia were still in softball.


Chase's Birthday was a fun time. I didn't take any pictures but Chase had some of his friends over and they played some minute to win it games. Then they played night games at Grandmas.
This is Chase as a baby. He is so cute and he still has a sweet face. He has really grown up these last few years and I miss him being a loving little boy. He turned 13 and now has a bit of a teenager attitude. It is hard for me to let him grow up and do Jr. High activities. I worry about his grades but so far in 8Th grade he is doing really well. Sports are his main deal and we enjoy going to watch him do his thing. He is definitely the spice in our family and loves to tease his sisters. We love him and are proud of him.



This is Chase as a 13 year old. This is the first day of school.
We also attended the Avery Reunion. It was at Green canyon and this picture of Evan and Emily is the only one I took. I don't know why. We camped there in the campground and we had a camper full. Stacey and Evan stayed with us Friday night and the kids had there first sleep out in a tent. They swam till they were worn out. The second night Morgan and McKenzie stayed with us and we had a movie night, microwave popcorn and all.

The 4Th of July was a fun filled day. Starting off with the parade and finishing with fireworks with a stop at the Riot Zone in between.


At the riot Zone the kids played on the inflatable toys and also took a try at driving the go carts. The adults also had alot of fun on the go carts. If anyone wants their photo of the from there just let me know and I will try to e mail them to you. I think I have some of everyone who rode.

Looks like a lively bunch!

For the parade we went to see Haylie on the Honey bee float. The rode a truck this year. We lucked out and got a good spot. My family really loves spending the 4Th with my extended family. The more the merrier.

Beuty school drop out float in the background. Olivia, Raegan , Mckell and Payton trying to catch candy at the parade.

Having fun with our family!

June Recap

What a fun and Fast June we had this past summer.
It started off with The Western Regional Wrestling Tournament And then there was Girls camp. Luckily we also had Haylie and Olivia both playing softball which put us going to 1, 2 or even sometime 3 games per day. And to top it all off Haylie was taking Drivers ed.

This is Haylie with her new Driver's permit. I can't believe I have a Child old enough to drive. She is excited though. She will officially be able to drive without her parent on January 6th. I have to admit that I do sometimes wish she could drive alone already. Like for 7 am drill team practice everyday but I have to be patient. My biggest pet peeve now is riding in the passengers seat.

Olivia had such a fun year playing softball. She played in Iona league and also for this Bonneville team that was for IF city. She is a good little catcher and can field almost the best on her team.
Girls Camp was the Last week in June and I thought it was alot of fun. Camp is alot of work to put together but it pays of in the end. Haylie took a non member with us this year (Kaylee) and she fit right in. Our skit was on Hike safety guidelines and all the girls were so funny. We went to Darby again this year and I Love it there. Kaylee ended up accidentally getting into seminary this year and has bee asking Haylie alot of questions about our church. I hope she will continue to be a good example to Kaylee.
Some other highlights included a chocolate fountain in our food cabin (thanks Judy)and riding the big slide.

Westerns was alot of fun also. We take our trailer down to the Holt Arena in Poky and stay the whole week. So we always take a day and go to Ross Park. Family and friends all come along and we have a great time. It is a nice break in the action.

Chase had another good Wrestling season and we are usually glad when it gets over. It seems to get more serious and more intense every year. This year he also went to Indianapolis to the School Boy Duels. Only 2 Kids in each weight from our state were chosen. Our Idaho Boys places 6th in Greco style which is the best we've ever done. We hope he continues to enjoy what he is doing and will work hard to keep getting better.

I hope you enjoyed our June recap stay tuned for July. One of these days I will catch up.

Cuz we're dancing

This will be the first of many posts I hope. I need to catch up from summer so this one is out of order but it is short so I decided to just do it.

Haylie and the drill team danced at the first football game. They did a good job. We lost the game by a long ways so I actually thought the halftime was the best part. It was fun to see them preform. There is only 10 of them this year so it is kind of a small group but they are close friends and enjoy hanging out with each other. It was a surprisingly warm night so they didn't freeze in these outfits. I can't believe football has started!

Walt Disney World

What a Blast!!! Here is a sneak peek. More to come but this is all I had time for tonight!













We loved meeting mickey mouse.













This is a gremlin at Hollywood studio's

T-I-GG-ER! Enough Said.

Castle at Magic Kingdom!

Alot of Animals at Animal Kingdom!

My little Honeybee

Honeybees are now in competition season . They have a couple of good dances that I hope will continue to make a good showing.
We are now going through a lot of make-up and hairspray. They finally got their warm ups and they turned out cute.
I think Haylie is enjoying dancing. She is a good sport and doesn't seem to mind all the drama that goes on in a drill team.
They have preformed at several games and are doing a good job. We are going to the Disney world competition in Florida on March 4th and the whole family is way excited. It is really getting close now and it will be a much needed vacation from winter. Plus it will be our first big family vacation. We usually just call camping our vacation so this is really out of the ordinary for us.
I can't believe Haylie is old enough to be on a high school drill team. I have many fond memories of drill team myself and it doesn't seem like it was that long ago. Where does the time go????