What a Doll!

My friend Amelia did a photo shoot with Blakley.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE (can't say it enough) how her pictures turned out!
Thanks Amelia! You are the BEST!
Here are some of my Favorites.

Kindergarten Field Trip

Troy's Kindergarten class had their very 1st field trip!

They went to the farm.
Troy was sooo excited to ride on the bus.
Carter and I met him there.

Troy and his cute friend Dylan.

Carter feeding corn to the goats.

Carter and his cute friend Alex.

Carter and Alex got to ride on the horses while we were waiting.
Carter chose the biggest horse there to ride on and was lovin every minute of it.

In jail again?
What did you do this time??????

The whole class got to go on a hay wagon ride.

I can't believe that my little boy is old enough to go to school, ride the bus, and have field trips. Please don't grow up so fast!

Happy Birthday Papa!
On August 31st, my papa would have turned 80.

We celebrated his special day by visiting his graveside. My kids made cards for him that we attached to balloons to let go to Heaven. Bob and Jo brought a bouquet of flowers from their beautiful yard. My nephew, Brooks wanted to know if Jesus was baking a cake for him:)

Tanner lost his front tooth
and just in time for school pictures!
I can't wait to see how they turned out!

a CaMpIng wE WiLl gO!

We went camping this past weekend with some of our friends! We had a lot of fun swimming, riding bikes, eating yummy food and sitting around the campfire each night. I hope this becomes an annual tradition!

Here is a picture of most of the kids that were there.
There were 20 kids total!

Where's Carter?????

Oh here he is in one of his FUN moods!
We so love all of the many sides of Carter!




I love this little girl:)

I love her expression in this picture!

Our sweet friend Scoob came along with us. He was such a Good Sport and helped empty the sewer. I think he was dry heaving in this picture (I know I would be). Thanks Scoob!

Carter thought this was soooo gross! He couldn't even fake a smile:)

Bobcat Award

Last night at his Pack Meeting, Tanner received his Bobcat! Which hopefully will be the first of many awards to come.

I was called up front and Tanner got to pin a bobcat pin on me. How fun that the moms get something too.


Clint could not make it to the pack meeting so Troy and Carter filled in for him:) Thanks boys!

Provo Canyon 1/2 Marathon

Clint, Wendy and her sister Amy all decided to be crazy together and run a half marathon!!!

13.1 Miles

The Cheerleaders waiting at the finish line.
It was pretty cool that morning. Good thing we came prepared with a car full of blankets:)

It was so exciting to see Clint come around the bend in the path!
The boys were yelling and cheering him on.
GO DADDY GO!

Clint's Finish Time
1:44.19


Cute Wendy so excited to see all of us there. . . .or maybe it was the finish line that she was so excited to see:)

Wendy's Finish Time
2:02.48


Amy's Finish Time
2:18.20


Clint with 4 of his biggest fans!
Check out the cute shirts that I made for the boys to wear.

Oh Thanks Troy!

Troy: (very innocently says to me) "Mom, You're not the meanest mom in the world."
Me: "I'm not?"
Troy: "Nope, the Devil's kids' mom is meaner."

One week later we had this conversation:

Me: "Hey Troy, Jessica and Tristin are going to babysit you this week"
Troy: "They are!!!!!! Yay!!!!!!! Where are you going?"
Me: "Me and daddy are going to a seminar on how to be better parents."
Troy: (very puzzled) "There are better parents than you?!?!?"

At least I am getting better in his book instead of worst. That's all I can ask for:)

Troy's 1st Day of School

Isn't he just the cutest ever?

I can't believe that my little boy is old enough to be in Kindergarten already. Didn't I just have him a couple of months ago?!?! He just can't be in school yet. Carter and I are going to miss him while he is gone. Good thing we have Blakley to entertain us:)

Troy was a little nervous to go to school today. Good thing his neighborhood friend Rachel is in his class. Having her to walk into school with seem to make everything OK!

3 Months Old

Blakley is 3 months old today! Where did the time go? She has seriously been such a blessing in our family's life. Everyone loves her and just can't seem to get enough of her. I thought the newness of having a baby around would have worn out by now, Boy was I ever wrong.

At 3 months Blakley:
is smiling like crazy
is reaching for the toys hanging from her carseat
can roll from her tummy to her back
loves to carry on conversations with whoever will listen
is sleeping 7-8 hours at night, eats and then right back to bed
loves her bath time (splashing is her thing)
loves her big brothers
is definitely a mommy's girl (only cause mommy=food) but loves her daddy to hold her
loves a blanket near her face when she tries to go to sleep
is wearing 3-6 months clothing
loves her binkie
loves eating her hands



We love you so much Blakley and are so glad that you are in our family. We can't imagine our lives without you!