CuTe cHeRrY PiE EmiLY!!!

Summer fun! I have had so much fun with my girls this summer. Emily is such a little girlie girl. She loves getting all dressed up! She is so adorable! And really growing up fast!

Bryson's 6th grade awards assembly

Bryson has officially graduated from grade school! Wow, I can't believe I am going to have 2 kids in middle school next year! I am so proud of Bryson, he received the presidents award for educational excellence. Which means he made the honor roll 7 or more times! He also received his safety patrol award. He also got his physical fitness award! He worked hard all year and did such a great job. Way to go Bryson. Keep up the good work. We love you son.

Long lost friend! Found!

My good friend Penny Tidwell moved away about 4 years ago. We lost touch. Then after 4 years of searching, you wouldn't believe some of the things she thought of to find me, she finally found me. YEA I was so glad too, because I was also looking for her. Then it took us 3 months to finally get together after that to actually see each other! O.K. We are both very busy mom's , she has 5 kids. But, at long last here we are. Penny and I are reunited. It was fun the kids rode the water slide, they played video games, and we got to catch up. Let's not wait another 3 months to see each other again. We are nerds. I love you Penny!!!!

Keslie survived TREK!!!! WAY TO GO KES!

Can I just say that I am so proud of my daughter right now. She just got back from Trek. She walked over 35 miles in 3 days! What an accomplishment. When she got home she was fried and very sore! But in spite of that, She said that she loved it and is glad I "made" her go. She learned a new appreciation for her ancestors. I have pioneers that came across the plains on my side. In fact her name was Agatha Ann Woolsey Lee. She and her husband John D Lee came over with all their children. They suffered many hardships on the way. I am reading his diary right now it is so amazing. Agatha's mother Abigail came with them and died on the way! I am so proud of who I am and grateful for the sacrifices they made so that I have the gospel. I know Keslie is too now that she has experienced just a very small portion of what they went through. Except, she had proper shoes, Lot's of support and food to eat etc....Way to go Keslie. Good job.

Keslie also told me that several of the girls in her group had blisters and she felt bad for them so she pulled the cart most of the way! That is just the kind of girl she is. Sweet and always thinking of others first! Just to brag a little more. I got her end of year grades today and she did a fantastic job.

Happy Fathers Day!

Happy Fathers Day, a little late on the blog, to my wonderful husband who takes such good care of us. You are an amazing father and love your children with all your heart. I have never known such a devoted father as you. We love you. We appreciate all that you do for us. Also to my wonderful father Dan and my fahter in law Bob sr. Thanks for your love for our children and all that you do. We hope you had a great day!

We had a BBQ on Saturday to celebrate. We had some of our very good friends from New Zealand the Metekingi family. The kids had a blast on the 4 wheelers and played on the waterslide. Also, my brother Todd joined us, that was really fun to have him. He had fun on our can-am pictured above with all the kids in tow! When they got back they all said that uncle Todd was a little "crazy." Somehow that didn't surprise me at all!

More Yellowstone pic's the baby bear and it's mommy!!!

This is a picture of the girls messing around at the cabin, the bear picture I zoomed in on, but couldn't save it sorry! I will try again later.

If you click on the actual picture it will blow it up bigger for you though!

Even more pictures of our trip to Yellowstone!

More trip pictures!

Our trip to Yellowstone, Jackson Hole, The Grand Tetons!!!!

Last week we took off kinda spur of the moment and headed up to Idaho, we stayed in Teton Springs in a huge million dollar cabin it was so beautiful!!! We had such a great time together as a family! The highlights of our trip were: Shopping at Jackson Hole, Yellowstone where we saw Old Faithful, lots and lots of bucks and buffalo. But the very best part of Yellowstone was when we got to see a mommy bear with her bear cub. It was so awesome to see that in the wild! The scenery was beautiful and I LOVED the water falls we got to see! The Grand Tetons were breathtaking and we also got to see an eagle's nest guarded by a bald eagle and the mom was inside the nest with her eggs! It was really amazing! Bob got up really close and took pictures! What a wonderful and memorable trip. I am so blessed to have such a great family. The kids were great on the trip and had so much fun. Even baby Aysha was good in the car. She loved to see and touch her first pine tree. She laughed when she touched the pine needles. TJ was so excited about all of the hot pots steaming up out of the ground and insisted that we take a picture by one of them! Emily loved Old Faithful, she said "That is so amazing mommy!" Keslie loved the shopping and the boys were excited to use their new binoculars to check out the sights! Mckenzie just enjoyed everything and loved her new porcelain Indian doll we got her in Jackson Hole! What a great time.

Keri's Birthday! We won't mention how old!!!

I had an amazing birthday! We took the kids up to Deer Valley and stayed in the Red Stag it is so nice. The kids just loved swimming in the indoor pool and I could kick myself for bringing my camera, but then not taking any pictures! Sorry. It was so much fun though. They played and swam and swam and swam! We had a party for me at the condo and ate! It was awesome. Bob bought me a trip to the day spa which I am looking forward to very much! He is such a sweetie. Here are a couple of pictures of the fun and wonderful lunch that my sister in law Melinda and my mom took me out to! Cute picture of Grandma Linda and her 2 little baby girls. Aysha and Sara. And Laura and Emily are buddies. They were pretending that the back of the bench was a horse! so cute!