Preschool

Anthony started preschool. I cannot believe he is old enough to go to 'school'. He LOVES it. The first day he was so excited he woke up at 7:30 and wanted to go right then. He walked right into school and didn't even look back for me. He goes from 9-11 in the morning on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and I cannot believe how easy it is to only have one child :). I sure miss him when he is gone, but get a lot done too. Everyday when he wakes up he asks if today is a school day and as soon as I pick him up, he asks if he can call his dad to tell him he went to school and is a big boy :)! I hope his enthusiasm for school continues forever!!!

What a wonderful weekend...

I love labor day weekend. Not only is it so fun to have my husband home for an extra day, it usually falls right around my birthday so we try to do something fun. The last few years, haven't been anything spectacular, but this year made up for it. We had a WONDERFUL weekend of camping, bike riding, geocaching, fishing, relaxing, eating, etcetera. My parents, aunt, uncle and cousin with her boy came and met us at Riverside Campground close to Island Park. We got there Friday night and came home on Monday afternoon.

Friday, we just made dinner and enjoyed the company. Saturday, we went to Big Springs and saw the biggest fish we have ever seen. People feed these fish ALL day long, so they are seriously obese. HUGE! We also started our geocaching experience. If you have never heard of that, it is like a HUGE treasure hunt (or pirate treasure hunt as Anthony calls it). You use your GPS and punch in coordinates you have found on the geocache website and follow them to a box someone has hid and stashed with treasures. You take something out of the box and put something back in for the next person! So much fun for little kids!! Anthony had almost as much fun as me doing it ;). The rest of Saturday was spent hanging out, catching frogs and getting dirty.

Sunday, we went for a bike ride in Harriman National Park and enjoyed the beautiful outdoors. We also enjoyed some time in the hammock and then it got so cold we had to eat inside. Still a fun day though. Monday, we went geocaching in the morning and then went to Mesa Falls. I have never seen this waterfall and it was amazing!

It was such a great weekend and I hope for many more wonderful Labor Day weekends and I suppose more birthdays to go with them.

JennaMarie is 1!!

Wow, I cannot believe that Jenna is already 1!! It has gone so fast...(and i'm only a day late this time, not a week ;)).

JennaMarie is so much fun to have in our home. She is ALWAYS happy and giggling. She lovse to explore anything and everything around the house. She has decided that walking is how she likes to get around, but is still not real great at it. She loves to wear beads around her neck and LOVED when we painted her toenails. She is truely my little girl. She loves to sit on anything her size, and even if it isn't her size, she will try to sit on it. She barks at dogs anytime they bark. I love when she smiles and thinks she is funny because she crinkles her little nose up. She loves to eat anything we do and espeically loves apples off the tree when dad takes them on the motorbike. She enjoys swinging on the swings with her brother and taking baths too!! I don't think there is anything she doesn't like to do. Happy Birthday Jenna!

Harvesting...

It is so rewarding to know that when you plant a seed in the ground at the beginning of summer, you can water it and take care of it and it will produce something for you at the end of the summer! Such an amazing concept!

We have been blessed to have great friends and family help us with produce that hasn't grown or didn't fit in our all too small garden. My dad's apricot tree produced so many apricots, he couldn't eat them all, so we were lucky enough to take some home. Jake, Anthony, Jenna and I made apricot jam out of them. It was the first time I had made real jam, not just freezer jam and all of the lids sealed but one! We wanted to eat one right away anyway, so it worked out great! It was a fun thing to do! Thanks Dad!

I have also gotten to can green beans from my friend's garden. They were so nice to teach me how. I've never done them before! It is great to supply my food storage 'store' downstairs with fresh produce! Thank you Bartons and Jones!!

Anthony is 3!!

Wow, I'm almost a week late, but better late than never!

The time has gone so quickly! I am so grateful Anthony joined our home. He is such a joy to have in our little family. Now that he is three, he seems like such a little kid, not a baby anymore. Some of his favorite things to do include; motorbiking with dad, fishing, riding his bike, playing in the dirt, eating our green tomatoes and torturing his sister. He can recognized all his ABC's, can count to 15, knows his colors, shapes and so many more things. His favorite response to ANYTHING lately, is WHY?? He loves all kinds of sports and is so talented in all the things he tries. He is very athletic. He is such a great kid. He loves to learn new songs and to learn about Jesus. He loves to wear his church clothes and go to nursery. I am so glad he is mine!!

Here is a picture collection of each year!

2008...

Riding a motorbike and eating candy (what could be better?) just too tired
His 3rd birthday

2007...

A new addition

He loves his bike
Fishing with Dad

Easter 2007
turning 2
2006...
Look at those cheeks

He LOVED this hat
Riding the donkey
2005...
Welcome to the world

Loving the bath
A prisoner in the sink

Bear Lake...

There are so many things to blog about...i'm behind on my blogging :):).

Last weekend we got away and went to Bear Lake for Jake's b-day. It was so much fun. We fished, napped and got to swim too. It was such a relaxing day. On Saturday, we went down to Logan to see my brother Wayne and his new little family. It was fun to see my brothers. Bryan was in town, Jeff came too and we had a ball! We sure missed Russ though. We had a good time playing in my parents new backyard. They've put in a horse shoe pit, fire ring and awesome patio furniture. It was a wonderful weekend and we were sad to come home!

Here are a few pictures from the trip....I'm still hoping to get some from my Dad during the Logan excursion.

Daddy's Girl

I think I was raised right and can make my Dad proud...but now that we've started fishing as a little family, I KNOW I was raised right and make my Dad proud.

We went fishing at Rigby Lake (which is about 15 minutes away) last Friday and Saturday. Friday night was amazing! I caught the biggest fish I have ever caught. First, I caught two little rainbow trout, they were fun to catch, but nothing like my 20 inch Banana Trout! Yup, 20 inches!! Can you believe it??!! It was so fun. It seriously was going to be my last cast of the night because we had a 5K to run the next morning and needed to get to bed. I cast my line out and wham....a fish took it. I started reeling it in and finally saw the fish and yelled to Jake "OH MY GOSH, it is huge. Come see it before it gets away!" We reeled it in and was able to get it in the net. I still cannot believe I caught such a big fish. We ate it on Sunday night for dinner and it was so yummy! There was enough meat on there we had leftovers. We ate the three small rainbow trout I caught on Friday and Saturday last night, and there was barely enough for all three of us (Anthony LOVES fish). It was so huge and so fun to catch.

Thank you Dad for all those years of teaching me how to fish and teaching Jake to love fishing as well. The memories go way back when we get out there on the lake!! I know my kids will have similar memories and I'm excited to share it with them.