ITS ABOUT TIME!

We have had so much fun on all our adventures this summer. Our trip to Jackson Hole the end of June with Matt and Amy and gang was full of beautiful mountains and lakes, bike rides, and nightly games of kick the can.

Sam is a Trooper

This year has been a doozey for Sam. We were so excited for him to be in an advanced school program and instead of it being this great learning experience he has had to suffer through mean Mrs. Moore and waking up early every morning. To make matters worse the poor guy found out about Santa and got the blow that we have our house up for sale again ( I know we cannot stay put!) To keep up his spirits he worked hard and earned his brown belt in Karate and did some serious skiing this winter! Next year can only be an improvement. We love you Sam!

Big Brig

Brig got baptized in January and it was the greatest day. Brig was so excited and it was wonderful to be together with family and celebrate the happy day. Brig has had an amazing second grade teacher with 8 kids from our ward in his class. There are a dozen little 8 year old boys in the neighborhood and everyday they congregate together at a lucky/unlucky? house. Their little posse is going to have so much fun this summer. I got a little over ambitious and signed Brig up for soccer, baseball and track this spring. Brig would be happy to never leave the house, but soccer is definitely his strength, you should see some of his defensive blocks. I am so proud Brigham.

Charlie: The Kindergarten Graduate

We are so thrilled Charlie passed Kindergarten. The first few months whenever asked if he liked school, he would respond with negative comments. Later he admitted that was all an act and that in reality, he loved it! According to Charlie, his teacher Mrs. Beutler is the best teacher in the school and maybe the world. She is having a baby girl any day and we had a fun class shower to celebrate. Charlie recently got another buzz and he is always disappointed that the cut is not short enough. This time I relinquished control (who am I kidding that I ever had any) and now he is nearly bald and very happy! As you can see from the picture of his birthday party in January, he is not your ordinary six year old. He truly believes he is much older and I love to watch him stalking around playing "Pokemon trainers" and catching frogs and snakes with his big brothers and their friends. I love his great sense of humor, Olivia and I are going to miss him next year!

Olivia in her Polka Dot Bedroom

Olivia is such a joy. Her brothers have adored her since the moment she was born. She has a special relationship with each of them. She is the apple of her Daddy's eye and a best little buddy for mom. We went to get manicures with flowers the other day and it was so much fun. I adore the child she is becoming. I watch her rough and tumble with the boys and then the next moment she is dressing up and dancing with her friends and cousins. I know she is now three years old and she thinks she is all grown up. At Church this week she announced she is "done with nursery." Yet I love that she still says "hold me" and wants to be cuddled. I guess the baby is always the baby no matter their age. I am so grateful for our sweet little daughter.

Lego Maniacs reach Nirvana!

Lego land was a dream come true for the kids and a nice calm break from the rush of Disney land. Sam has decided he wants to work there someday.

We spent a lot of time on the merry go round waiting for the brave ones to ride California screaming, what a rush ! Even Brig got in on the action, conquer the fear!

WE LOVE DISNEYLAND

We had a great time in beautiful CA. The weather was 70 degrees, we were changing into our shorts before we got to the hotel. The boys loved the awesome rides and lego shops and loading up at the morning Captain Kidd continental breakfast. Dave loved all the lines, actually they weren't bad.
Olivia and I loved our lunch with the princesses. She is smiling with Cinderella, but when she first met Ariel she had a big scowl on her face and the photographer was trying to sell me the photo for $30, no thanks!

Unfortunately none of the boys were chosen to be jedi knights, but Brig got to have a song sung to him and got a picture of Woody, way cool since Sam wanted to name him that when he was born. We had such a bonding and exhausting time, anyone up for a trip in 2010.