Happy Birthday Owen

Big birthday hugs and kisses to one of the cutest 2 year olds I know! Hope you had a great day!

4th of July

Hope everyone had a happy 4th!

Because I haven't posted in a while...

Some pictures from Father's Day:

Some silly boys:

And the view to my toes:

Ogden's Dinosaur Park

Another summer adventure down. Bailey's friend Courtney, Hillary, Nick, and the boys came with us. We couldn't have picked a better day to go. It sprinkled off and on all day which kept the temperature down and the people away. The kids had a great time watching the mechanical dinosaurs, touring the grounds, and digging in the gem mine. We had a picnic on the grounds and fed the seagulls (which Owen really enjoyed). Good times!

Thanksgiving Point

Today Dan and I decided to take the kids to Thanksgiving Point. Well, we didn't decide to take them today, we have been bribing them with the adventure for a couple of weeks. Today was just the day we decided to go. We took Hannah and Maxwell along with us.

As we walked through the exhibit, two Moms walked past us and one said to the other "That is what it would be like to have five kids and a baby." I had to laugh, (after I got over the initial desire to yell "Only three and the baby are mine!").

We did feel a little crazy but we had lots of fun. This is what each of the kids said their favorite part of the day was:

Bailey - liked it all

Alex - The space room - well actually I liked everything!

E - ALL of it except the creepy guys (mannequins) at the beginning.

Max - Digging for bones...no digging in the sand and water...no the skeletons

Hannah - Her magic wand from the gift shop

Happy Retirement Mom

Tomorrow is Mom's last day on the job after 22+ years of service to the Nebo School District lunch program. She has worked in many kitchens and has made many friends. A lot of the ladies she worked with became almost like an extended family attending weddings, baby showers, and even funerals. I don't know how many of them know this but, we appreciate them being our Mom's friends and the support they have given her over the years.

I appreciate that Mom took a job that allowed her to be home with us as much as she was, it was nice to have the summer break all together. I have lots of memories of heading into the Jr. High kitchen with my friends receiving treats and notes excusing me from class. I sometimes wonder if Mom liked that she could keep a closer watch over us by being at the school.

So as you retire Mom, please know that all the "Thank you for your service" you have received over the past several months isn't just from the district, or the kitchen staff, or your friends it is from us too. We love you and....well now that you're home....do you want to watch the kids?

Happy Birthday Grandma

Happy 88th birthday to our Grandma, (or

Great Grandma if you will). We love you very much and hope that you had a great day.