Boys at the Cabin

The boys had their annual trip to the cabin without us girls.  Carter always has a great time even though he was the only kid there.  He kept Grandpa entertained..as always! 



 

Scout Camp 2012

 

While I was at Girls Camp, Carter and Matt headed off to Scout Camp.  This collage just hits the highlights of all the activities, since Matt was the one taking the pictures.  Lots of fun boy things to do!  All the boys survived the 100 degree weather and no serious injuries occurred.  They both had a great time and Ashlynn was at a friends house all day while the boys were away.  

Hip Hop Pictures

These are the kids Hip Hop Class pictures. 
Ashlynn looks so much older in these pictures.  She is still our cute little girl. 

Carter is such a handsome boy...even if his legs don't quiet match up to his shoes at the bottom of the picture..ha.ha.
The kids enjoyed their hip hop classes, but now are in tumbling.  They are in separate classes again, but are enjoying all the flipping they are learning. 

1st day of School 2012

Here we go starting another year of school for these two cute kiddos.  After staying up late with fireworks on the 24th...the kids had school bright and early then next day on the 25th.  To my surprise the kids were up early at 6am by themselves getting ready.  They were both excited and nervous to meet their new teachers and see their school friends again.  They both have great teachers that fit their very different personalities. It should be another great year!   
 

 

13 years and home plate seats

Matt and I have started a tradition that since we both enjoy baseball and our anniversary is during the baseball season that we attend a Baseball game for our anniversary.  So, that is what we did again this year.  We had a great time at the game having seats behind home plate again.  This year Matt went to check out the Bee's store for a hat..I was watching people throw out the first pitches of the game.  (They have people around the community throw out the first pitches).  So, as I was hearing the names be called I saw this girl I recognized and then they announced her name as Mrs. Utah...I was..wait is that her...and it was.  It was old friends of Matt and I's from Boise.  I immediately was calling Matt on his cell phone to tell him so he could talk with them.  Since, we were behind home plate we were able to talk with them after she threw her pitch.  What a neat surprise to see and chat with them.  Matt also got to see one of his favorite players that plays for the Angels but has been injured and was playing with Bees before he can play again for the Angels.  He was so funny trying to get a picture with him.  It was a fun night to celebrate 13 years together!     

Pioneer Day

The state of Utah celebrates Pioneer Day on July 24th where we recognize those that walked across the plains and settled in the surrounding areas.  I love to read and learn about their adventures and how they all over came many physical and mental trials to get to the West.  But because of them we can enjoy this beautiful land we live in today.  We celebrated with yummy BBQ food with friends and neighbors and ended the night with a spectacular firework show in our culdasac.  We only had one mishap were a firework landed on its side and started shooting at us.  We all flew out of our chairs and took cover.  After that one everyone enjoyed the rest of them standing up and was ready for anything.  It was a fun night!     

 

Girls Camp at Bear Lake

Girls camp was at Bear Lake this year and we all had a great time.  There is always lots of fun and laughing going on when you get a few teenage girls together with some crazy leaders too.  The theme of camp went along with the movie "The Wizard of Oz".   The leaders slept in a cabin and the girls camped in tents.  It was great!

We toured the Minnetonka cave.  This was a first for me and I was a little nervous to be trapped under ground for the 90 minute tour.  And to make it even more nerve racking, they were testing the generators and so the lights kept going out.  There were lots of stairs to take you through the cave with a tour guide.  It was actually really neat inside with all the cave drippings.  You would even get little 'cave kisses' (drops of water) on you as you walked through.    

The camp directors did a great job with all planning of this camp for the girls.  We all got matching sweatshirts, flip flops (as our ruby slippers) and lots of fun craft projects took place too.  Since, we were so close to the lake boating was on schedule too.  What a great experience to bond with all the girls.