The Ward Family: 2010

12/23/10

10/12/10

If you haven't heard already, we are having a little girl. Here are a couple of the ultrasound pictures we got last month. Bo was pretty upset that he's not getting a brother, but I think he's finally come to terms with it and has decided he'll just have to make her into a tom-boy.

#1, look at that cute little hand

Is that not the cutest little profile picture?

This is the face. Can you pick out the eyes, nose, and mouth?

The Crash-up Dirby

Ryan and Bo had a guys night out and went to the Crash-up Dirby. Apparently Bo was mesmorized by it. He got so excited when cars started hitting each other. He got into the countdown every time they started a new heat. They had a great time. I think next year, it will have to be a whole family affair.

Big Elk Creek

A couple of weeks ago, we went with our friends, the Pettersons, the Tuttles, and the Skoys to Big Elk Creek to go hiking and fishing. Well, turns out, we did ALOT more hiking than fishing. We were looking for some Salmon and we never really found the right spot. Oh well, we had a good time hiking and then picnicing afterwards. It was a perfect day for it and it was so beautiful out. We did end up with a couple of good fish right at the picnic area. Ryan waded in the river with a net and caught them.

Raegan is one dirty little girl

The boys were trying to decide whether to use the poles to fish or sword fight.

Ok, maybe we'll just measure and see who has the longest pole.

Look at the beautiful fall colors

the kids found some mini waterfalls

First Day of School

The kids started school in August. They actually started a week later than originally scheduled due to some technical difficulties in the district. We were fine having an extra week to play before school started.

Kaylee started in fifth grade and Bo in second.

Now that they have been in for nearly 2 months, I'm happy to report that they both really like their teachers and school in general and they are both doing really well.

Soccer

July was full of soccer practices and games for us. Both Bo and Kaylee played and had a great time. We are glad that July is over though. It was a busy, busy month.

Island Park Reservoir

I am so far behind on stuff we did this summer. This is one of the most fun activities we had. We went camping with some of our friends at Island Park Reservoir the end of July. We had a great time visiting, swimming, and boating. The kids were even brave and both Bo and Kaylee got up on the knee board. We had a great time!

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Thanks Pettersons and Lerwills!

8/9/10

Relay for Life

In June, Kaylee had the opportunity to participate in Relay for Life in Rexburg.

We've never really been involved or even gone to the activities, but after doing it this year, I think this is something that we will be involved in on an annual basis.

The Achievement Day girls and our YW from our ward joined teams. They then sold luminari bags and had a car wash to earn money. The night of the relay, they had a booth selling hotdogs and other goodies.

I went to the opening ceremonies and did some walking and came home after the luminari lighting at about 10 pm. Ryan and the other 2 kiddos were there for a couple hours also and did their part in walking the track and partipating in the other activities. I wish I'd have gotten more pictures because it was such a cool event.

Bo climbing the rock wall

Kaylee took pics of random people walking.

I would encourage EVERYONE to get involved in such a great cause....somehow. Even if it is just donating money to the cause or supporting the fundraisers.

Fishing at Teardrop Lake

We took off one Saturday and headed up to one of our favorite little lakes to do a little fishin. It was a beautiful day and we had a great time. We didn't get many fish hooked, but sure had a good time trying.

The kids had a great time playing in the water too.

On our way home we stopped and fed the HUGE fish near Warm River.

Thanks for the fun day Robertsons!

Happy Birthday Ryan

Yesterday was my sweet husband's birthday....and I nearly forgot. It's not that I forgot, more that I didn't realize that the 8th was here already. I was thinking I still had a couple days before it got here. Anyways, HAPPY BIRTHDAY Honey! I love you so much and hope you had a great day.

8/5/10

Kaylee's piano recital

Kaylee had her piano recital in May. She did a great job on her songs. She also had festival earlier and did a great job at that. We are so proud of her and the progress she is making at playing the piano.

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Muirhead Family Reunion

July 1 - 5 was the Muirhead Family Reunion.

We traveled up to McGrath, Alberta Canada to attend it. It was so worth making the effort. We stayed at a campground just on the edge of McGrath. It was nice; had camp areas with a big open grassy area, a play area, a kitchen and dining area. It worked out nicely for the 110 people who were able to attend. That is not too bad out of 130 something family members. It was so fun to get to know family better....and even meet some that I had never met before.

We left on Wednesday evening after Ryan got done working. We drove to Townsend, MT that night and stayed. Then we got up and were on the road early. We were one of the first to arrive at the campground. It was Canada Day so there were all kinds of celebrations and stuff going on....in the next town over. But in McGrath, it was almost a ghost town. It was weird. Finally, others started showing up later that afternoon. After dinner, we played some games and visited. We went with Russell and Tanya into Raymond and watched the fireworks that night.

On Friday, we went to a hotel in Lethbridge and swam in the wave pool and went down the water slides. It was a lot of fun for both adults and the kids. The big boys, aka Ryan and some of his other cousins, were timing each other going down the waterslides to see who could do it fastest.

Saturday we went to Waterton National Park and did some hiking and exploring around up to Crandall Lake. We went into the townsite of Waterton and visited the falls there and drove up to Cameron Lake. It was so beautiful!

The rest of the time, we just visited, ate, had some games and other activities, ate, visited, oh, and ate some more. We had a talent show and a Muirhead Memories program mixed in there too.

We headed home Monday morning. It was a long drive and a long day. I am happy to report that all the kids DID make it home ALIVE....barely.

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Justin & Krista's wedding

My younger brother, Justin, got married in May and I am so far behind, I'm just now posting about it.

It was the weekend before Memorial Weekend. They wanted to get married while up camping....so that is what happened. They picked out a really nice spot outside of Driggs. It was open and grassy and had a great view of the river and the Tetons. The only problem was the weather. And considering the time of year, that probably wasn't as bad as it could have been. All in all, it was a great weekend and we are so happy to welcome Krista into the family.

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