Kid Wash

Found this in "Family Fun" magazine. It looked so fun so I made Darrin load everyone up, head over to the Home Depot to get supplies and then come home and put it together. With a little help from the dollar store we snazzed it up. The kids had a blast! Even Darrin got in on it. :)

And just for some extra fun Grandma Smith went through!

July Festivities

*Warning* Lots of pictures!

Ok, these first ones were in June :) It is amazing how fast the summer goes!

I ran a 1/2 marathon on June 25 with Natalie. It was really beautiful! I felt great and we ran the whole thing without stopping! Next up I want to do another 1/2 marathon in August but really a lot faster :) Then on to RRR in September! Weeee!

Kids running through the sprinkler.... Or not, they were all a bit chilled and too afraid to get wet. So they ran around the very most outside edge of where the water was :) it lasted oh.... 4 minutes.

Baseball... we have had a lot of games and tournaments this year, not quite as many as last year but still a lot. Haiden has done well and I really like the team he is on, lots of good boys. It has been fun watching Haiden grow and learn. I love that he is so athletic - most sports just come very naturally to him and it is nice to see him do well :) (Proud mommy!)

For the 4th of July we used to always go to the "summer cabin" in Fairview. We've

missed it the last 2 years because of a baseball tournament. This year we were able to go late Saturday and stay through Monday. We always like the parade they have down there, it just has a nice small old fashioned feel to it. Lots of people but not crazy like the 24th of July one up here. I wouldn't go to that one if you paid me! The kids had a blast getting the candy and various other prizes thrown off the floats. We all love going on 4wheeler rides and the kids like to go hiking

with Darrin. There were a lot of pretty wild flowers, Darrin saw a red fox, we all saw some deer

and lots of chipmunks and squirrels. I'm really glad we were able to go down and enjoy some family time!

This totally cracked me up. Not sure if you can read the sign or not but the sign is advertising for "So and So CHEVROLET" Yeah, he's driving a Ford Mustang.... Oops!

Happy Anniversary!

Happy Anniversary to my wonderful husband!!

I can't believe it has been 19 years! Wow, time sure flies! It is amazing how much we have grown and changed! I love you very much and I am thankful each day that you chose me to be your wife! You are the person I can't wait to talk to each day! Thank you for being my friend, the man I adore, the man I look up to, the man that inspires me to be a better person, thank you for being mine!!!

I LOVE YOU!!!

Babies!

Our mama duck was back this year. She had 1 nest in the same place as last year but she abandoned it and then made a new nest in the same flower bed, behind our little pine tree. The ducks hatched last night. "5 little ducks went out to play..." They are so cute! This time she stayed the whole day, we'll see if mama and babies are still here in the morning.

Red Rock MOAB!

On May 14th Rob, Janell, myself, Adri, Darrin and Nick ran the Red Rock Moab Relay. It was AWESOME!! What a great team, everyone was there cheering each other on and keeping each other going. We had so much fun and it is such an amazing accomplishment! (I have to appologize to Adri for stealing her pics - I forgot to take my camera DUH~!)

Here are Adri and I - trying to make the reflective vests look good :)
This is me coming out of a completely VILE potty - GROSS!
Feelin the post run love :)

Giving Adri a little help up one hell of a hill!

Our awesome team at the finish.Everyone did so great - it was so much fun and I can't wait to do it again in Zions!

The Party

Last night we had Rae's birthday party. We ended up with 18 girls! WHOA! It was pretty wild but I think they all had a great time (at least I hope so!) Raegan decided she wanted a movie party (just like her big brother) so... that is what we did.Made nametags for the girls - mostly so I could keep track of who was who.

Movies to me = lots of candy and popcorn :) Each girl was given $ to purchase their snacks.
Not sure if you can tell but the cupcakes are little "popcorn" and "soda".
Here's the gals watching Tangled. They were interested in the movie for about 45 minutes then ran around for a while, then opened presents and then I had to tell them to be quiet and watch another movie so I could hear when their parents arrived. haha.

HAPPY 8TH BIRTHDAY RAEGAN!

Happy birthday to my girl. Time sure flies! I can't believe how big you are getting. You are so sweet and compassionate. I love that you are always worried about others feelings and especially if someone is hurt. You're a little "mother hen" and that is very cute! We love you Raegan!