Slime!

My kids have been bugging me all summer to make slime, so we finally did! It was a ton of fun and kept them entertained for quite a while.

Swimming Lessons

The kids had a lot of fun at swimming lessons this year.

For Brennen, his biggest accomplishment was the fact that he got into the pool. The first week, he sat on the side and just watched. So the second week on Monday, I had to get into the pool with him and he was OK after that. He decided being in the water isn't too bad after all.

This was Aubree's first year in Level 3. She struggled a lot, but mostly because she doesn't trust herself. She progressed so much though, and I am so grateful she had an awesome instructor who was such a big cheerleader for her!

Tyson is my little fish. He loves the water. This was his first time in level 2 and he almost passed! This is a picture of his teacher trying to dunk him. Tyson loved to egg him on and try to get dunked. What a funny kid!

Kaden was in level 3 this year, and he passed on to level 4! Great job! He also conquered his nemesis, the diving board. It has been the biggest stumbling block for him for 3 years, but he finally took the plunge! It helped having his best friend in his class with him for encouragement. Now all he wants to do is go off the diving board!

4th of July in Blanding

This year we went to Blanding for the 4th of July. To me, there is nothing better than a Blanding 4th of July. The celebration is huge, but still has a small town feel. (plus it's the only place to get a Jim Dandy Navajo Taco.)
On Friday, Grandpa Guymon took us to the fort in Bluff and taught us about the Hole in the Rock pioneers. If you hve read the book "The Undaunted" by Gerald Lund, Bluff is the town the Hole in the Rock pioneers settled. There is a neat feeling there at the fort. I'm grateful we had the chance to experience it.

Grandpa Guymon teaching the kids at the Fort.

Cambree on the grass at the fort.

Inside the meeting hall at the fort, we held a family meeting where Grandpa shared his testimony with us. Brennen decided to be the chorister for the opening song.

On the hill overlooking Bluff. The town hasn't changed a whole lot in the last 100 years.

That afternoon we took our kids and went to the dinosaur museum.

And to the Edge of the Cedars museum. The kids are down inside an actual Indian Ruin.

Friday night we had a big family dinner at the park. Uncle Darryl decided to see how many kids he could put on the see saw with him. The kids were laughing so hard. It was fun to watch.

Saturday morning was the big parade. Here are my kids with their cousins waiting for it to begin.

Cambree just slept in Grandpa's arms through the whole thing. Grandpa didn't mind, because that is the only way she will let anyone hold her.

We came home Sat afternoon so Bruce could be here for church on Sunday. We made it back to Roosevelt in time for the fireworks. While we were waiting for the fireworks to begin, the kids played with sparklers. Cambree didn't quite know what to think (especially since I wouldn't let her touch it) but the other kids had a ball!

I am so grateful to live in this great nation, the United States of America. I am so grateful to those founding Fathers and Mothers who risked everything to give us the freedoms we enjoy today!

Pig Tails!!!!!

Yes, Cambree's hair has finally gotten long enough to put in pigtails! I love the little Pebbles Flintstone look! We've been doing them like this for a couple of weeks.

Today for church I tried two. Holy cow it turned out cute!


I love this Baby!!!!!

Camping at Rock Creek

We bought a new trailer this year for our big Yellowstone trip in July, so we decided to try it out. We went up to Rock Creek and had a blast! There were all kind of hiking trails and the kids seemed to have so much fun!

Cambree riding on Daddy's shoulder's! Too cute!

Most of the pictures I got were of Tyson and Brennen, because Bruce took Aubree and Kaden and hiked from the Dam back down to our campground, about 4 1/2 miles. They did so good and I am so proud of them for accomplishing something so hard. I took the 3 other kids and played in the creek for a while when they were gone.

Summer Fun

I'm trying to be a good mom this year and do something "fun" with my kids every day. Most of the time it has just been stuff like going to the pool or the library, or getting out the slip and slide. I need to do better at taking pictures though. We did go over to Vernal to the Dinosaur museum. We happened to go on the day they were redoing the coat on the Mammoth which was pretty cool. Also, when we were at the gift shop, Kaden got to meet the head Paleontologist, which is like Rock Star status to him. I thought it was neat that he took the time to talk to Kaden and answer some of his questions.



This is our Flag Day craft that we made. They turned out pretty cute and the kids had a ton of fun making them.

Crazy Brennen

Here are some pictures of the crazy antics of our little guy!

In March we went to Disney on Ice. This kid has Mickey Mouse Mania, so he was so excited to see this!


His babysitter went to Disney Land in Febuary and brought him back some Mickey Mouse Ears. He LOVES them! This is him not even wanting to take them off for bedtime!

One night he put my pot holders on his feet and told me they were his slippers.

He went with me when I took my preschool to the fire station and had a ball. Every time we drive by he lets me know, "Mama, there's the fire station!" He thought he was pretty cool wearing the helmet!