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3 Joys:

• Knowing that my Family can be together Forever
• My Husband! He takes such great care of me and the kids. (I love you babe!)
• My kids! (I found this quote on my friends blog that I love. )

"Making the decision to have a child-its momentous.

It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking outside your body."

3 Fears:

• Snakes
• Losing a child
• To be alone

3 Current Goals

• Keep my house clean
• Exercise more frequently
• Eat healthier

3 Current Obsessions

• Reading
• Junior Mints
• Being outdoors

3 Random Facts

• I love getting new clothes, but I hate to shop. (Maybe its just because I absolutely dread taking my kids shopping with me)
• I can never make up my mind. For example, my daughter's birthday is Friday, so I went to buy her some new clothes, I found way too many cute things and I then couldn't decide which ones I liked the best. So, instead of choosing one, I buy them all. This way Steve will have to be the one to decide.
• I like my toenails painted, but hate my fingernails painted.

We just got back from our family trip to Island Park. We had a blast! We only wish we could have stayed longer. Here are a few pictures of our adventures.


Steve and the kids had never been to Yellowstone. We walked around through the geyers and even got to see Old Faithful.
We went through a passage in Yellowstone that was full of Buffalo. We spent a lot of time watching them.
I'm telling you, the buffalo were everywhere. They would just stop traffic and not let anyone pass. These two buffalo stayed in that position for at least a half an hour. I guess when you are in there territory, they are in charge.
We were able to see a few different waterfalls. They were beautiful! Here is a family picture of us at one of the tops of the falls.
And here we are again with the buffalo. This time the buffalo were right in front of us. We had a blast watching them... Until... they turned around and started coming right towards our car. Both Steve and I got a little nervous and all three kids were in the back just crying their eyes out. It played chicken with us for a long time just standing right in front of our van, starring us down. Finally it walked right next to the drivers side of the car and went on its way. By then we were all happy to be leaving the buffalo's territory.

At one of our picnic spots, the kids found this teeter-totter log. This is our kids with their cousins.
On the way home we stopped at two temples. This is the Rexburg, Idaho temple.
Here is our family infront of the Idaho Falls temple. The temple grounds were beautiful.

Usually it would take us 5 to 6 hours to get home from Yellowstone. We finally drove in our driveway 9 & 1/2 hours later. But we had a great time and are so thankful for this opportunity to spend time with our family.

Our new passion.... The Sip-n-slide!

With the weather being hot and the kids getting bored, Brook and her friend decided that it might be fun to try to sell some lemonade. They were determined to sit out there until they had a customer...(2 hours)... and the customer was me! It didn't take long, though, for them to realize how hot and thirsty this job made them. as you can see in the picture more lemonade was drunk than sold.

After attempting to earn some cash, the kids wanted to cool off on the sip-n-slide. We decided to try it on our front yard slope... and it was a hit! They were having so much fun that I just kept on thinking... "why didn't I think of doing this 2 months ago?"

More Summer fun!

We have had a summer full of fun! We have tried hard to cram in as many things as possible and I think, so far, we have done a pretty good job! Steve's side of the family all got together in St. George, where we spent the week swimming, golfing and playing with cousins. In the middle of the week, Braden had a birthday. All the cousins were very eager to join in on the fun.

Our big boy turns four-years-old! He had a blast spending his birthday with so many of his cousins. All he wanted to do on his birthday was "go swimming!"

Our kids could not get enough of the water! "Yes, I am four today!"
Brinley kept on stealing all the other kids toys and floaties! (that doesn't sound anything like Brin... does it.)

Summer Fun!

Brook had her dance recital in June, where she danced to the song "Itsy bitsy yellow polka-dot bikini". She definately is a performer. We have to bribe her a little, but if you tell Brook that you will buy her a treat if she smiles and does her best... she will not let you down. While she was dancing she did not stop smiling and did a great job at remembering the whole dance. After it was over, she did not let us forget our part of the bargin. We love watching her dance.
Before our family reunion with Steve's family we met up with Angie and her kiddo's (Sister in-law and cousins) at the zoo. The girls had a great time.

Every tuesday evening and Saturday morning you will find Steve and I at the t-ball field. Brook plays for the city of Lehi and Braden plays for Saratoga Springs. Lately, the kids games have been overlapping, so we have had to split up. We have had a blast watching these kids learn about the game. For the first few games, all the kids on the field would run after "every" ball whether it was near them or not. Then they would tackle each other to see who would end up with the ball. Other kids would hit the ball and instead of running to base, they would run after their own ball, pick it up, and take it to the base with them. We have had quite a few laughs.
Braden is the youngest on his team. The cut-off date was the week of his 4th birthday, so he barley made it. He was a little nervous at first but it has not taken long for him to get comfortable. Although there are several times when he gets a little bored and will sit down on the field and start picking the grass right in the middle of the game. One time he was playing second base, he decided to take a break so he sat down on the base. The ball was hit near him but he didn't budge. The player at first ran to second... he still didn't budge. He was just enjoying the cushion I guess.

New Happenings

We finally have lost our first baby tooth! This day has been long awaited. Brook has been feeling quite left out at her school, because in her mind, EVERYONE else has already lost a lot of their teeth. (Why would anyone be excited about losing a tooth?) Its all about the tooth fairy!!!
We cannot keep little Brin in her bed. When the lights go out, the mischief begins. Brin can act very tired right up until that light is turned off, then the light in her head turns on. She begins her ritual of getting out of bed, a hundred times. Usually she is very sneaky and will just sit somewhere in the house where she can see Steve or myself. As you can see in this picture, she found her sitting spot in the middle of our stairs. this is a perfect place to sneak a peak at our TV downstairs. Who knows how long she sat here before she finally dozed off.
So the other day I decided to do some weeding. Not long after I started weeding, I found an odd looking hollow egg. It was the same size as a chicken egg but different in texture. I started doing some research and found out that some snakes lay eggs. I panicked of course, and the first thing I thought of is "thats it I am selling this house"! Imediately, I stopped weeding and have not touched my backyard since then.

A week later, we are out having a barbeque, and there it is, a new baby snake right by my back stairs. After looking on the Internet forever, I found a snake very similair to the one I found. I am pretty sure it is a bull snake. They get to be about 6 feet long and 2 inches thick. They look lots like a rattlesnake and even mimick some of the same things rattlesnakes do when they feel in danger. But the good thing is (if there is a good thing) they are not poisionous! But still, who wants a batch full of baby snakes in your back yard. I am still considering the for sale sign!

Our Carribean Cruise

Steve and I just got back from an amazing trip, with my parents to the Southern Carribean. We went on a cruise which started in San Juan, Puerto Rico and went to five other islands including: St Thomas, St Kitts, Grenada, Bonaire and Aruba. We could not have asked for a better week. This first picture is of St Johns (as sister Island to St. Thomas) This is a beautiful spot called Trunk Bay where we went snorkeling. It was so fun to snorkel in such clear blue water. (for all you country fans...around the corner is Kenny Chesney's home)
Our second stop was St. Kitts. We decided to take a tour of the Island and were lucky enough to get a fun tour guide. He took us through the rain forest, where we saw tons of spider monkeys swinging in the trees and running across the road. We also stopped at a plantation that had beautiful trees and flowers growing everywhere.
Grenada was our next stop. We visited a couple of different waterfalls where Steve did not let me down, as he climed to the highest rock and dove into the water for all to see. He had everyone cheering. This island was so green and beautiful.
Everything was a baby blue color at Bonaire. The water was so blue and beautiful. This Island had the very best snorkeling. We went to a small Island nearby to snorkel. We were able to swim with a turtle and also saw some amazing coral and fish. Aruba was just as fun as the rest. We spent most of the day on a beach snorkeling and just enjoying the sun. While we were snorkeling, we found star fishes, sand dollars, an eel and a thousand fish. At times I got a little nervous with so many fish surrounding me. We had a great day.