Fall 2011 - Sneak Peak. The best is yet to come!

Last minute trip to Utah

In the middle of our trip I found out that our friends were moving to Utah. It all happened while I was already there so I feel so blessed that I got to say goodbye to them while I was there. They have the cutest family! The little blonde one is theirs. They also have twins, a boy and girl that are the cutest! Too bad they were sleeping by the time we pulled out the camera:(

I Love you guys and miss you tons!

I went to Utah for a Family reunion on my Dads side of the family. I wasn't going to go until I got a call from my cousin Dawnya 5 days before hand seeing if I was going or not. After hearing her voice I couldn't say no. So I figured out the details and a couple days later I was on the road, just me and the four girls. We had SOOOO much FUN!!! Here is the trip in reverse order.

We ended the trip staying at my brother Dereks house. We had a blast. He took us to a family fun center and we got to do everything! Lazer tag, bumper boats, race cars, putt putt, bowling, eating, games, batting cages...that about killed our hands. The older girls got to go shopping at the mall with there cousins with out mom! That scared me a bit. But they are good shoppers and found amazing deals! I'm not ever good and remembering to take pictures so here's th few shots I got. I wish the cousins would have been in them:(

Temple square was beautiful. I don't even know how many brides we saw, which my girls loved seeing! I swear you would've thought the brides were celebraties by the way my girls reacted to them.

Here is Dawnya, one of the main reasons I made this trip. This girl is the best! She cracks me up and at the same time has such a strong testimony. I love her!!! I wish I could see her more often.

Kylie was more excited about seeing the Statue of Christ then anything else on our trip. She insisted on wearing a dress so she could take a picture in front of it. She remembers it from our last trip here when she was 8 and loves visiting temple square. I wish we would have had more then 2 hours there!

Here are some of my cousins and there kids...

My cousin played with my hair...different but fun! We spent a day at 7 peaks with my cousin and her family and another friend of mine Michelle, who lives right next door to the park. So, so fun!

The trip started at my Dads house. We stayed there a couple days and had fun at the reunion at Bear Lake. The trip lasted 10 days. It was soooo awesome. My girls were incredibly good on such a long ride together in the car.

Some of the Happenings

Kami ran into the bleachers at her cousins soccer practice. OUCH! I'm still not quite sure why she didn't see them coming but oh well. She looked like this for a good two weeks.

(kinda like those guys from star trek) I was afraid the bump would never go down!

Happy 37th Birthday Chris! The girls made him a Birthday cake. This is the only picture I got...

Happy 4th of July! Yeah for us! Chris ran a 5k and I ran a half marathon that morning. We had to be up by 4am! Good thing though. We missed the heat. For the most part we had a good time. My I.T. bands gave way on both knees at mile 5 so it was a very painful run, but I FINISHED! And it was so great to have Chris be there at the finish line. He enjoyed his race two and wants to do it again! Now I just have to convince myself:)

Kylie Graduated from Elementary School and is moving on to 7th grade! I can't believe she's that old! She's an amazing young woman and I feel so blessed to be her mom!!

Kensley had a bloody nose. She said, "I'll fix it!" And when she came back, this is how she fixed it. Two bandaids right under the nostrils! This kid cracks me up:)

This was our leadership training/hike with the 5th and 6th year girls from camp. I LOVE THESE GIRLS!!

This woman is AMAZING! We got to throw her a surprise birthday party last May. I can't believe we pulled it off. She was so surprised! It was so fun!! Love you Bonnie:)