September

The kids were in the Bluffdale Parade, then afterwards they got candy!

Russ is into care bears lately

zucchini

 My Bday with 5 cute kids and a cute hubby taking the pic

 We caught tons of crawdads at Strawberry reservoir 

 just dressing up

First day of School

Here is our garden, it's fun to go out and find hidden cucumbers.

Since we are on year round school, it started already!

Kaylee 5th grade

Lincoln 3rd (nice smile)

Anna 2nd

Dallin morning Kinder, he loves it!

Russ gets to stay home doing stuff with me (making zucchini bread)

Our weekend to BrianHead

We went with our friends the Valgardsons for the weekend to a cabin at BrianHead.  It was so awesome.  We took the chair lift up and then went on a hike down.  It took a few hours but the kids were great because there were cool things they could look for and do on the trail.  Kam let us borrow the baby backpack and then Clara fell asleep on his head.

 This little pond was beautiful.  Nice to be away from the Wii for a little bit.  We didn't get to play as many adult games as we wanted (adult games meaning Stoneage, Ticket to Ride) but played Jenga with the kids, splashed in the hot tub and Todd took them on lots of 4-wheeler rides.

This one is fun because Russ is looking through binoculars.

And now the Father's Day picture...

Sunday after church we told the kids it was time for a picture.  There was a collective, "nooooo" from all of them.  I'm sure we bribed them with something.  This one's funny cuz Lincoln did something to make Kaylee mad.

I enjoy my mornings when the 2 boys play together.

Lisa and I, it was windy out

my sisters Amy & Wendy

On this fun Saturday the girls were decorating cupcakes

the boys played baseball and the wii

and Russ got mad because he couldn't eat all the frosting and cupcakes

here's Todd playing with the kids on Fathers day

I had been looking for curtains forever and finally found some material online that was just what I wanted.  The boys loved these "ropes" from some trimmed pieces.  The curtains aren't done, but you get the idea.  I wanted to brighten things up in our family room. (the brown are the former ones)

Memorial Day

Last weekend was nice.  We visited the Bluffdale Cemetery to see Uncle Al's grave site. 

Then we went on a bike ride.  The kids were all really positive.  (We also went to Cafe Rio afterwards)

 Sunday morning we found the kids doing this.  Do you think any of the kix got smashed?

Here is Mother's Day and Dallin's Bday.

Lincoln City beach pictures

The line up before searching for Easter eggsthe whole gang

We enjoyed having nice weatherKaylee
and of course the hot tub

The boys caught a crab and boiled it for dinner.