calendar quotes:
"those of us who have been entrusted with precious children have been given a sacred, noble stewardship, for we are the ones God has appointed to encircle today's children with love and the fire of faith and an understanding of who they are." -Elder M. Russell Ballard
recipe for life: faithfulness and a pinch of fun! -Elder Gregory A. Schwitzer
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i love summer! but boy it goes fast...we started the month out by going to fillmore for the 4th of july. so much fun! we went to the community pool and swam, well the kids did-i forgot my swimsuit. they love to be in the water inside or outside.
then the night before the 4th of july parade they have a little bike parade-the kids had alot of fun decorating their bikes...
kelsi pulled her cousin allie in the wagon.
brooke was looking a little wilted by the end!
kaden really got into decorating his bike.
koy of course was leading the pack-i think he went around three times in the time it took the other kids to do one lap:)
then the next morning we all pile into the pickup to get our spot for the parade-kents dad always parks a few cars the day before, so we always have great seats! it's about a perfect length parade not too long not too short, with plenty of candy(and a little too many popsicles). then after the parade it's over to the park.
koy and kadens favorite part is to be in the dunk tank-they can't wait to get dunked and this is the most patient i ever see koy, he even did it 3 times...and then i said no more.
they are always surprised when they drop, no matter how many times they do it!
every year todd gets a good ol' water fight started and i don't know how he still tricks us into it- but i even joined in this year...after i was already drenched i realized that i hadn't packed another bra, so i had to dry all my clothes when we were through. i absolutely love this picture-this is the look we all get when we see todd coming for us:] run for your life!
diane brought stuff to make swords for everyone this year too-these water noodles were perfect because you could hit as hard as you want and they don't hurt...we have had so much fun with them over and over too.
this is everyone-i think it's so neat that everyone takes the time to get together like this, i know it's hard to match schedules but it's so enjoyable when we're able to.
we usually go to church when we are there but diane & todd had mentioned they were stopping by temple square on the way home, so we did too. and i'm so glad we did. it's such a neat place to visit-especially with your family.
well we made it back to a favorite summer spot(only once this summer)...but it was such a fun day-i love rigby lake! i kind of was mad when i heard they were charging to get in and i said well i'm not going if i have to pay. but some friends who were training for the triathlon wanted to swim, so we went along too. and i have to admit-eventhough i hate paying for anything, it really was worth the $5. and they have made some fantastic improvements to the lake too.
friends + water + sand = happiness!
and these two sillies-jake asked me if i wanted a mooshy gooshy picture...what a nut! we stayed for 6 hours and i think most of us were rushing home because we hadn't realized how late it had got. oh, i forgot to tell the only bad part of the day-i found out that i can't swim, i had a slight panick attack in the middle of the lake and it really scared me(for the rest of the summer).
the kids have been doing lots of rehearsals for a play that they are going to be in "seussical" the musical. it has been a blast-all my kids go around singing these fun dr. seuss songs. and my friend lisa marie is in it and she has did the majority of the driving to practice, so that has been awesome(she is awesome!).
well koy has had all the normal summer pets he usually does: lady bugs, grass hoppers, worms, spiders, snakes, crickets, water skippers...but this is a new one. kent moved some wood and killed a mouse and then realized it had babies-and koy of course loved them, he let them crawl all over the trampoline. they only lasted a night-phew!
kaden turned ten this year-double digits.wow, i remember when he looked like this...
what a cute baby if i do say so myself;) kaden has always been so so sweet, i can literally remember forgetting where i sat him down because he just hardly ever fussed(and i was usually chasing kelsi). kaden was my fastest and worst delivery. he came in about an hour and fifteen minutes total, my water broke at 6 in the morning and i had him at 7:17-it sounds pretty easy but i hated it, i felt out of control the whole time and i yelled and screamed and cried and yelled and screamed some more. there wasn't time to get my doctor, so the closest doctor was at the sports and fitness center and i can remember the nurse calling dr. crouch on the phone, he must of asked if he had time to finish getting dressed and she said no you need to come in your bare feet! i was pretty panicky by the time he got there, because the nurse informed me that i wouldn't have any time for medication. he was wonderful, i remember at one point he said just look in my eyes the whole time, if you lose it we'll have to take this baby c-section. so i kept it together as much as i could. later he said that he can tell when a person is going to pass out by their eyes and he said i was on the way, so i'm glad he remained calm and nice for me. i remember after i had him they put him on me and i said "get this baby off me." i think i shocked everyone, most new moms want that but i felt so shaky i thought i was going to drop him. i'm sure everyone thought- what a nice mom! then the nurse said to me, "happy birthday" and i said "thanks" and dr. crouch said "thanks" at the same time. we all looked at each other and laughed, so the newspaper came and did a little story about kaden being born on my birthday and the doctors-that's kind of fun. i'm so glad to be kadens mom, he is an absolute joy!
this is kelsi(with the purple cymbals) in the 24th of july pioneer parade, advertising for the final performance of "seussical"-she made alot of new friends and loved being with her (bff) makyla.
whenever we go to the parade in st.anthony we go in the back way and you have to cross this bridge and i just love this osprey nest...every year it is bigger-and the picture doesn't do it justice! it's so colorful with all the bailing twine sticking out, i love it.
and last but not least, brooke lost one of her bottom teeth...what a cutie!
then the night before the 4th of july parade they have a little bike parade-the kids had alot of fun decorating their bikes...
kelsi pulled her cousin allie in the wagon.
brooke was looking a little wilted by the end!
kaden really got into decorating his bike.
koy of course was leading the pack-i think he went around three times in the time it took the other kids to do one lap:)
then the next morning we all pile into the pickup to get our spot for the parade-kents dad always parks a few cars the day before, so we always have great seats! it's about a perfect length parade not too long not too short, with plenty of candy(and a little too many popsicles). then after the parade it's over to the park.
koy and kadens favorite part is to be in the dunk tank-they can't wait to get dunked and this is the most patient i ever see koy, he even did it 3 times...and then i said no more.
they are always surprised when they drop, no matter how many times they do it!
every year todd gets a good ol' water fight started and i don't know how he still tricks us into it- but i even joined in this year...after i was already drenched i realized that i hadn't packed another bra, so i had to dry all my clothes when we were through. i absolutely love this picture-this is the look we all get when we see todd coming for us:] run for your life!
diane brought stuff to make swords for everyone this year too-these water noodles were perfect because you could hit as hard as you want and they don't hurt...we have had so much fun with them over and over too.
this is everyone-i think it's so neat that everyone takes the time to get together like this, i know it's hard to match schedules but it's so enjoyable when we're able to.
we usually go to church when we are there but diane & todd had mentioned they were stopping by temple square on the way home, so we did too. and i'm so glad we did. it's such a neat place to visit-especially with your family.
well we made it back to a favorite summer spot(only once this summer)...but it was such a fun day-i love rigby lake! i kind of was mad when i heard they were charging to get in and i said well i'm not going if i have to pay. but some friends who were training for the triathlon wanted to swim, so we went along too. and i have to admit-eventhough i hate paying for anything, it really was worth the $5. and they have made some fantastic improvements to the lake too.
friends + water + sand = happiness!
and these two sillies-jake asked me if i wanted a mooshy gooshy picture...what a nut! we stayed for 6 hours and i think most of us were rushing home because we hadn't realized how late it had got. oh, i forgot to tell the only bad part of the day-i found out that i can't swim, i had a slight panick attack in the middle of the lake and it really scared me(for the rest of the summer).
the kids have been doing lots of rehearsals for a play that they are going to be in "seussical" the musical. it has been a blast-all my kids go around singing these fun dr. seuss songs. and my friend lisa marie is in it and she has did the majority of the driving to practice, so that has been awesome(she is awesome!).
well koy has had all the normal summer pets he usually does: lady bugs, grass hoppers, worms, spiders, snakes, crickets, water skippers...but this is a new one. kent moved some wood and killed a mouse and then realized it had babies-and koy of course loved them, he let them crawl all over the trampoline. they only lasted a night-phew!
kaden turned ten this year-double digits.wow, i remember when he looked like this...
what a cute baby if i do say so myself;) kaden has always been so so sweet, i can literally remember forgetting where i sat him down because he just hardly ever fussed(and i was usually chasing kelsi). kaden was my fastest and worst delivery. he came in about an hour and fifteen minutes total, my water broke at 6 in the morning and i had him at 7:17-it sounds pretty easy but i hated it, i felt out of control the whole time and i yelled and screamed and cried and yelled and screamed some more. there wasn't time to get my doctor, so the closest doctor was at the sports and fitness center and i can remember the nurse calling dr. crouch on the phone, he must of asked if he had time to finish getting dressed and she said no you need to come in your bare feet! i was pretty panicky by the time he got there, because the nurse informed me that i wouldn't have any time for medication. he was wonderful, i remember at one point he said just look in my eyes the whole time, if you lose it we'll have to take this baby c-section. so i kept it together as much as i could. later he said that he can tell when a person is going to pass out by their eyes and he said i was on the way, so i'm glad he remained calm and nice for me. i remember after i had him they put him on me and i said "get this baby off me." i think i shocked everyone, most new moms want that but i felt so shaky i thought i was going to drop him. i'm sure everyone thought- what a nice mom! then the nurse said to me, "happy birthday" and i said "thanks" and dr. crouch said "thanks" at the same time. we all looked at each other and laughed, so the newspaper came and did a little story about kaden being born on my birthday and the doctors-that's kind of fun. i'm so glad to be kadens mom, he is an absolute joy!
this is kelsi(with the purple cymbals) in the 24th of july pioneer parade, advertising for the final performance of "seussical"-she made alot of new friends and loved being with her (bff) makyla.
whenever we go to the parade in st.anthony we go in the back way and you have to cross this bridge and i just love this osprey nest...every year it is bigger-and the picture doesn't do it justice! it's so colorful with all the bailing twine sticking out, i love it.
and last but not least, brooke lost one of her bottom teeth...what a cutie! 
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BUSY BUSY BUSY!!
Happy birthday Kaden!
You have a great tooth fairy Brooke - $5??!!
That family picture of you guys is too cute. I love the holding hands and the reflection off the water - just CUTE! (There is kind of an ugly dude at the left end.... hahhaaaa - just kidding Kent)!
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