Campin' Time

We headed up to Cloudcroft for our ward campout. We went up a day early with Justin & Stacey and Uncle Tom & Aunt Debbie.

Ashley has been asking if she can take a bath in the kitchen sink ever since we got home.

Stacey and Baby B

Aiden

It rained and Noah was so tempted with all the puddles.

Ashley was really good at finding everyone a good walking stick for our hike.

Don't "Mess" with Ashley

Ward Karaoke Party

Glow stick Lightsaber fun with Bishop

Hit the Fishin' Hole on our way out of town.

Loved the reeling in part,
but not the touching of the fish part.

You can't head though the tunnel without honking the horn and screaming at the top of your lungs. Good Times, could have stayed up their longer.

Aunt Alice is Married

My Aunt Alice has been my second mom my whole life and the majority of that life she has been alone. Now all of that has changed. She has found someone to share the rest of her life with and I couldn't be happier for her.

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Goodman

Ashley was so excited to dance.

My kids spent most of their time playing chess in the lobby of the reception hall.

It was a great wedding and I am looking forward to watching Aunt Alice and Mike's happily ever after unravel over the years to come.

Hot Fun in the Summertime

The boys started their summer off with some swim lessons. Noah was the only boy in his class and he was hilarious when it was time for him to get into the cold water. He would jump up and down with his arms in the air until he got used to the water.

Luke was teachers pet. She was always laughing at him and his "effort".Here is a video of Luke preforming his freestyle. He always tucked his feet under instead of kicking behind him.

We spent our entire summer soaking up the sun at my childhood pool. The kids loved it and became really good swimmers.

Look how cute our shoes look all lined up.
(And yes, Luke has one flip flop and one sandal, pretty much sums up our summer vacation.)

Family Photo Shoot

Am I the only one in the world that always has a really bad day when it comes time to take family pictures? We were late, the boys hair didn't get done until we got to the studio, and to top it off I forgot my coupon and list of all the sizes that I needed to order. I'm pretty sure John thinks I belong in a loony bin after stressing over trying to get the "picture perfect" family photo. Oh well, at least Ashley isn't a baby in our family picture anymore.
I loved all the individual pictures. My children are a lot easier to photograph when they go one at a time.This last picture is a true representation of our whole "Family Picture" experience/trial.

Noah - mad and sad

Ash - Shy and slightly grouchy

Luke - bored and bored

And even with demeanor's like that, they are still the cutest kids in the world!