Blogging Again

Wow so I don't blog......ever......but I decided that maybe we should play a little catch up. If nothing else I finally got some pictures loaded to my computer and updating is much funner with visuals. We had a fun summer, I still hate to think that it is over ---I'm sooooo not ready for fall/winter. I guess fall wouldn't be so bad except that it is so short and then winter sets in for like a million months...but no we don't need to go there quite yet!! :)

Okay where to start....(ps I really hope that I am able to sort my pictures, if not this will not make the most sense) okay starting... This summer we packed up our kids and headed down to Cherry Hill to camp for a couple nights and play at the water park, I am so sad I did't get any pictures playing at the water park but we had a great time, on our way home we took in Ice Age 3 in 3d, and stopped by Hill Air Force base to check out the museum there (which was way cool)

Also we had our annual 24th of July celebration, the kids thought it was great to go visit the swimming pool and Grandma and Grandpa's hotel, they like the fireworks and barbeque in our backyard (especially the sparklers) but they REALLY loved having a sleepover with Ashlee and Craig!

Brenten's friend Isaac moved away this summer, those boys have known each other since they were 2 and so they were happy to have a sleep over before he left, as well as one when he came to visit for a couple of days. We're sad they had to move but think its great that he'll be going to school at the same school Grandma's teaching at this year---maybe next year she'll have Isaac in her class!!

We spent alot of July just "hangin'" around waiting for our yearly trip to Bear Lake...my kids start looking forward to this family vacation about a day or two after we get home!![

Sadly this year you can tell a little by the photo....warm it was not!! The first couple of days it rained and was cold, but we braved the beach anyways and got LOTS of Skip Bo playing in, the kids didn't seem to mind the inclement weather...they were just happy to see Aunt Shanna from New York and their cousins. It didn't hurt to have nonstop entertainment from Ashlee and Craig and Grandma and Grandpa and Grandma and Grandpa Golding either!!!

And the sun did finally come out....

Also while we were at Bear Lake, Brenten lost his first tooth!!! Lucky for him he brought his "wallet" and the Tooth Fairy found him at the condo---the next morning he woke to two shining gold dollars and a pack of "good for your teeth gum"!!

Also this summer I've been trying to boost my sewing skills, ( I can't really say that I have) but as a result I have taught Lexie that "picking out fabrics" is a great way to spend an afternoon, she fell in love with this pink Dora material the second she saw it and of course need some pajamas...

But alas the summer is coming to a close and the school air is around us, just last Saturday we spent the day at the stadium watching the Aggie Scrimmage and meeting all the new football players, Brenten even played catch with an Aggie Football Player as well as got a few autographs (to him those football players are nothing short of celebrities) Needless to say he was in heaven, after the treats and bounce house, Lexie was ready to go! Funny the priorities of these kids!! :)

GO AGGIES!!!

So there you have it, a glimpse at what we've been up to...of course there is always more stories to be told, so stay tuned for why monkeys should NOT jump on beds, and Brenten's first day of Second Grade!!!! Until then thanks for checking on us!!!

Yes, I know...its been awhile

Hello again blogworld....hopefully a few friends are still out there checking on us even though I haven't reported much lately! Here are a few updates on our little lives....I've been working like crazy the last couple of months-its been a little crazy to go from a couple of days a week to EVERYday of the week and long days at that but things are finally getting a little better(I even had 2 days off last week for Strawberry Days--woohoo!!) Brenten successfully finished 1st Grade...which lets be honest are you freakin kidding me???!!! How in the world is my child old enough for 2nd Grade?? Actually we have the whole summer ahead of us, lets not age him quite yet!! Lexie-Lu preformed for us at her dance recital and did a fabulous job, she even came home with a "beautiful ballerina pink trophy" that she LOVES! We took a break on dance for the summer so she's just hanging out...she asks when its time for bal-a-ley class to start again she {hearts} that dance class!! :)

Brenten has been super busy playing soccer and baseball, and started swim lessons this week so we've been chasing after him....

And the dancer showing off her lovely pink trophy...Thanks to everyone who came to watch her! Sorry Grandpa about the seats....I hope your back has recovered!! :)

Here is Miss Lexie dancing away at her recital...she even has the "facials" down!! :)
We went on a ride a couple weekends ago and ended up at a Resevoir in Preston, we stopped to dip our feet in the water (it was windy and cold but Brenten and Lex didn't mind) and skip a few rocks! Here are the crazy children enjoying a snack...soaking wet....with freezing water...
So there you have it, a few of the things we've been up to anyway, I'll try and post a little more consistently(yeah, I say that alot don't I), and catch up on a few other things I've been meaning to blog about but who knows... In the meantime...thanks for checking!!

Please let there be Sunshine....

So to put it nicely, April hasn't been the best month for me, in fact it has royally SUCKED....I know that eventually things will past and life will get better, but really its been a crappy couple of weeks. But...today was SUNNY! And I don't have the piles of snow that Utah County has...in fact currently my snow is all melted...I sat outside today in somewhat warm weather and played sidewalk chalk with Lexie, I bought a few flowers to plant (that can withstand cold temperatures) and saw my little tulips pushing up through the dirt and mulch..these things let me know that bluer skies are ahead! I haven't updated in a million years because I have had NO time, but I finally did so scroll down lots because there are quite a few new posts. So here is wishing you Blue Skies and Sunshine...Hopefully Spring is here to stay!!!

Happy Easter

So no pictures of the "Easter Clothes" but we did color and egg or two...here are the happy photos...I made Easter Bunny Brownie because I didn't have a cake mix, but I figured it still works kindof!! We were sad to miss the festivities of Grandma's Easter but we'll be there next year!!!

Baby Animal Days

I love Spring...usually...I love seeing my tulips pop up, I love it when it is flipflop weather (basically as soon as the huge snow drifts are gone), I love when the weather gets warm and you don't have to bundle up everywhere you go...And I love Baby Animal Days at the American West Heritage Farm....all those cute and cuddle little animals are SO fun! We have missed it due to weather and because we usually like to head down to my mom's but this year we decided to stay, and it was a lot of fun...I have a million pictures and I am having trouble loading them so you get what you get...and I'll just let the photos tell the story.

The kids rode horses, ate worms, held a variety of animals, shot arrows, through sticks at mammoths, and saw the Easter Bunny can't you see how thrilled Lexie is??

***ps...yes, my hair is red. I am a crazy person these days...nuff said.

Miss Mckenna Gets Baptized!!

My sweet neice Mckenna got baptised a few weeks ago, and we were so excited to go see her!! Brenten has been a little apprehensive about the whole baptism thing...he gets really nervous to get his hear underwater...so watching Mckenna get baptised was so great...poor kid he was so nervous, he thought that you got held under water while prayers were said...he was relieved to see that the underwater part was pretty quick!! Holly asked if I would make a cake for the luncheon afterwards so here are some pictures of that...it was so DELICIOUS if I say so myself (which I just did hahaha) The top layer was kindof like Strawberry Shortcake, there was a cream filling and strawberry sauce with vanilla cake, the bottom layer was my fave...chocolate chocochip with a cream cheese filling..yum...I hope everyone enjoyed it!

Brenten's Birthday Take 2

Brenten really wanted a friend party, and decided that he really wanted to go bowling, we told him he could invite a few friends and we'd have a party. Oh my oh my, I did not think that 5 boys could be so wild...but were they ever...Thank you so much for helping me out Lauree...yes, they were beyond crazy! But it was fun and I think everyone enjoyed themselves! Happy Birthday Brenten...again!!

***Again...I am having trouble loading my photos...sorry!!