Ryan's brother, Rob, and his wife Angie were blessed with a beautiful baby boy a couple of weeks ago. We can't wait to meet him. The kids already call him Tater Tot.
Congradulations Rob, Angie and Carly!
6/30/09
Tate Wesley
Congradulations Rob, Angie and Carly!
6/29/09
Summertime fun
The weather has been so strange the last couple of weeks, its been hard to get out and do much, but we have been able to have a little fun.
We went camping to Moody Meadows with the Ashcraft family from our ward last weekend. Each month, we are put into dinner groups in our ward. It is so we can get to know different families in the ward other than the ones we usually hang out with. This has been so much fun. We've gotten to know so many more people so much better. Anyways, this campout was our dinner group for the month. I forgot to take my camera so I didn't get any pics of the campout. We ate lots of good food and after breakfast Saturday morning had a fun little game of baseball with the plastic bat and ball we took. We actually had good weather the whole time we were there.
We got to doggy sit for Uncle Neil while they went to Las Vegas for a couple of days. The kids thought it was great to go up and feed the dog and take him outside to run and play several times a day. They even thought it was such fun to take him out to do his business.
Tuesday, we went down to my mom's and played beautyshop. We got our hair done and just had a fun time at "Grandma's house".
Wednesday, we went to the Rexburg Spray Park. I think this is about the first nice day we've had and been able to go since it opened. We got there in time to get some free lunch and then the kids played for hours. There were a ton of people there and the kids really had a great time. Raegan loved it. She was actually big enough to go run through the water by herself.
This past weekend, we went camping again. We went up to Teardrop Lake. Our friends, the Bakers, from the ward, went with us. And my parents also came up. The problem with being by this little lake was there were a ton of mosquitoes. We just about got carried away by them. Luckily, it rained as we were getting up there so it subdued them quite a bit for Friday. We were able to cook and eat and visit outside until the rain hit again later that night. We had a pretty good thunder storm roll through.
The next day was nice until around 2 o'clock. Then the mosquitoes came out in full force. We decided to not stay and get eaten alive. So we packed up camp and headed down to Ashton for a milk shake at the Frost Top. Then we headed over to a park to eat them and let the kids play for a while. There was a merry-go-round at the park and the kids just loved it. I even hopped on and rode it for a couple of minutes. Unfortunately that is as much as my body can handle anymore. I remember riding the merry-go-round for all of recess in elementary school. It was fun. Very nostalgic. The kids rode it and rode it and rode it. Bo was ready to puke so we drew the line on that and make them go play on something else for a while before we got back in the pickup.
After the park, we headed up Island Park way. We have another favorite spot up there called the dike. It is on Island Park Reservoir by the dam. We thought we'd check out the mosquito situation up there and either stay there or come home. Luckily, there was not hardly a single mosquito, except for the ones we brought with us in the camper. So we decided to set up camp there. The kids had a great time fishing and riding their bikes around the campground. We went for a couple of drives and even got to go mudding a little bit. The kids were just sure we were lost. They were a little worried. We drove over to Buttermilk Campground to the boat docks there to try the fishing. And we drove over to the west end campground Sunday morning to check things out there. We headed home Sunday afternoon. Despite the mosquitoes forcing us to re-locate, we still had a great camping trip.
We went camping to Moody Meadows with the Ashcraft family from our ward last weekend. Each month, we are put into dinner groups in our ward. It is so we can get to know different families in the ward other than the ones we usually hang out with. This has been so much fun. We've gotten to know so many more people so much better. Anyways, this campout was our dinner group for the month. I forgot to take my camera so I didn't get any pics of the campout. We ate lots of good food and after breakfast Saturday morning had a fun little game of baseball with the plastic bat and ball we took. We actually had good weather the whole time we were there.
We got to doggy sit for Uncle Neil while they went to Las Vegas for a couple of days. The kids thought it was great to go up and feed the dog and take him outside to run and play several times a day. They even thought it was such fun to take him out to do his business.
Tuesday, we went down to my mom's and played beautyshop. We got our hair done and just had a fun time at "Grandma's house".
Wednesday, we went to the Rexburg Spray Park. I think this is about the first nice day we've had and been able to go since it opened. We got there in time to get some free lunch and then the kids played for hours. There were a ton of people there and the kids really had a great time. Raegan loved it. She was actually big enough to go run through the water by herself.
This past weekend, we went camping again. We went up to Teardrop Lake. Our friends, the Bakers, from the ward, went with us. And my parents also came up. The problem with being by this little lake was there were a ton of mosquitoes. We just about got carried away by them. Luckily, it rained as we were getting up there so it subdued them quite a bit for Friday. We were able to cook and eat and visit outside until the rain hit again later that night. We had a pretty good thunder storm roll through.
The next day was nice until around 2 o'clock. Then the mosquitoes came out in full force. We decided to not stay and get eaten alive. So we packed up camp and headed down to Ashton for a milk shake at the Frost Top. Then we headed over to a park to eat them and let the kids play for a while. There was a merry-go-round at the park and the kids just loved it. I even hopped on and rode it for a couple of minutes. Unfortunately that is as much as my body can handle anymore. I remember riding the merry-go-round for all of recess in elementary school. It was fun. Very nostalgic. The kids rode it and rode it and rode it. Bo was ready to puke so we drew the line on that and make them go play on something else for a while before we got back in the pickup.
After the park, we headed up Island Park way. We have another favorite spot up there called the dike. It is on Island Park Reservoir by the dam. We thought we'd check out the mosquito situation up there and either stay there or come home. Luckily, there was not hardly a single mosquito, except for the ones we brought with us in the camper. So we decided to set up camp there. The kids had a great time fishing and riding their bikes around the campground. We went for a couple of drives and even got to go mudding a little bit. The kids were just sure we were lost. They were a little worried. We drove over to Buttermilk Campground to the boat docks there to try the fishing. And we drove over to the west end campground Sunday morning to check things out there. We headed home Sunday afternoon. Despite the mosquitoes forcing us to re-locate, we still had a great camping trip.
Last night, we headed up to Green Canyon to swim for a couple of hours and then came home and roasted hotdogs and marshmellows. It was a beautiful evening so we lit a couple of fireworks to kick off the week. What a fun night!
We've had a fun couple of weeks!
6/10/09
The last days of school
It was a very busy week last week with all the last days of school activities.
Monday Kaylee had her school program, "The Cheese Stands Alone". What a cute program! She played the cat and did such a good job.
Wednesday, they had a family picnic day and field day. Kaylee participated in the relay race. And then they had probably 10 different stations that the kids went to and did different activities. It was such a beautiful day that I ended up staying the whole time. It was a lot of fun to watch, and they were more than willing to let the younger siblings participate, which was nice.
Bo's kindergarten graduation was on Thursday. It was also a very cute program. He did a great job on his speaking parts and the songs he participated in.
Friday was Kaylee's last day of school. It lasted 2 hours. Don't know why they even bother, but oh well. She was able to ride the bus home with her friend to have an end of the school year slumber party.
It has been a good school year....and I'm kinda sad to see it go. What am I gonna do with the kids all summer??? We'll figure somethin out.
6/2/09
Photo shoot
It was such a beautiful day the other day, I took Raegan out and attempted to get some cute pictures of her in the yard. She didn't cooperate very well, but here is what we got. There are still a few cute ones, but not exactly what I was hoping for.
Kaylee's piano recital
Kaylee had her piano recital last week. She did such a good job! We are proud of her and what she has accomplished this year in piano. She played 2 songs and received her certificate from Festival. She got 97 out of 100 points at Festival. Not bad for her first time.
While people were playing their pieces, Miss Raegan was doing some interpretive dancing. It was pretty cute, but I wasn't quick enough with the camera to get any video. Guess you'll just have to take my word for it.
Afterwards, we all went out to celebrate with ice cream.
Teardrop Lake
One of our very favorite places to camp is Teardrop Lake. It is a small lake nestled in the forest right on the border of Yellowstone Park. It is such a fun place to camp. Since it is so high, it usually is not accessible for camping until mid summer. We decided to drive up there and see how far we could get. We got to the lake, but it was a little exciting. As you can see, there was still some snow. Ryan did have to shovel us out once on the way out. The snowdrift won that little battle.
The kids thought it was great to play in the snow around the lake. What a fun day!
Bo was so funny. I don't think he stopped talking the whole time we were gone. We had a running commentary of all the days' events. It was funny why we were busting through snowdrifts, he we just sure we were going to die. He told us to just let him know when we die. Also, this little lake is in the heart of bear country and so we told the kids to watch out the windows for bears. He was just sure we were gonna become "bear bait". What a funny kid!
AAHHWWW! I'm sooooo tired!
The kids wanted to watch a movie and sleep in the camper the other night. This is what we found the next morning. Love it! They had been snuggling together, but by the time we got the camera, Bo had rolled out of the snuggle.
Jumping must have plum tuckered her out. She was dead asleep on the trampoline in this picture.
This is what I got when I told him he had to shut the TV off and either go outside or take a nap. Apparently he opted for the nap. He looks pretty dang comfortible.
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