24th of July

We had a fun 24th of July with a bar-b-que and pit bike party. As usual, Kate didn't want to stop riding and even got Marshall to take her for a ride. This was also her first time with sparklers. She didn't quite know what to do with them at first, but after watching the older kids got the hang of it pretty quickly.

When did she...

get to be such a little girl? I'm testing out locations for Kate's 2 year pictures and trying to decide if I should take them myself, or have a professional (I'm leaning towards a professional :). The darling outfit was made by her Aunt Catherine, I just love the bloomers! Thanks Catherine!

Happy 4th of July!!

Lake Powell

We spent the Fourth of July in Lake Powell this year. It was a great relaxing weekend. Kate loved the boat and water and didn't even mind wearing her life jacket most of the day. Can't wait to go again!

Pit Bike Party

Brock - he's only 5 and is such a good rider. His bike was so awesome!

Matt & Madi

Rick & Gavin

Josh & Jett

Jed & Kate - she just wanted to keep riding and riding and riding

Five years ago we bought our house because of the property. It has the pretty cool ravine that we cleaned out with some big equipment the year we moved in. We haven't hardly used it since then, but finally had our 1st Pit Bike Party this weekend. It happened to be Marshall's birthday, so we had a good excuse to have a party. Jed spent Friday night on the tractor making the track, it turned out pretty good.

All the kids got to go for rides, and we had some adult only riding as well. We had tons of good food and a great bar-be-que. Looking forward to the next party!

Big Girl Bed

Kate was just getting too close to falling out, plus she had spent 5 nights straight in our bed, a first for her and us. I think she got too big for her crib and couldn't roll around enough, because when she did sleep in our bed she took up 90% of it.
It was a much simpler transition than I anticipated. Yes, I did sleep with her a few nights, but after only about a week, she's going to sleep all by herself. Of course she has to follow her bed time routine pretty closely, and doesn't let us forget. Bath, play, read, prayers. If we forget the prayer, she fold her arms and yells "PRAYER". If we forget a book, she yells "BOOK". You get the picture. Plus she has to have all 5 animals sleep with her, and her blanket. So cute, until you can't find one of the animals.

He's Home!!!

Sorry for the delay, got to come home from the hospital on Tuesday afternoon. He's doing well and is eating on his own, although he is still on the soft food diet (mashed potatoes, soup, pudding, ice cream). He is fine having visitors, just be aware that he still does rest/sleep a lot during the day, so he might not get to visit with you. Thanks again for all your support. My dad is amazed that he has so many friends that care about him.