First Day of School

The girls started school today, Bailey in 2nd grade and Ellie in 4 yr. preschool (that's what she calls it). Bailey is going to a brand new school. It is very nice but they still had a few kinks to work out today. The bus schedule was a nightmare I am glad that I took her this morning and I should have picked her up, seeing that she got put on the wrong bus after school. She went on the bus that went into the sub-division right next to ours. Once all of the other kids got off, she told the bus driver none of those were her stop and told him how to get to her stop from last year. She wasn't at all concerned, I on the other hand was freaking out but it all ended up fine. She had a great day, loved all of the accommodations of her new school. Hopefully a few more kinks will get out worked out tomorrow. Ellie loved her class and said that her teacher, Ms. Heidi, is SO funny. She loved learning to sing her new bubble song. I think they are both in for a great year. It was pretty quiet here this morning but I did get a lot done. I think being back on a schedule is going to be good for all of us.

They were quite insistent on having a picture of their backpacks

I still have some more posting to do from a few things we did before school started hopefully I will get to that in the next few days. Hope everyone is enjoying the end of summer.

Backyard Campout

We usually go camping every summer but we lot it would be hard to go with Logan with year, so we improvised and had a Backyard Campout instead. The kids had a lot of fun, and we all slept out in the tent even Logan. It was a pretty warm night and it ended up being a lot of fun. We roasted hot dogs and made smores and made pancakes and bacon for breakfast. We played card games in the tent and Ryan told the "falling rock" story which Bailey thought was scary and was afraid that Indians were going to come and get us in our tent. I think we finally convinced her that the story was not scary and that there were not any Indians headed our way. They loved listening to the crickets and grasshoppers and looking out the tent at all of the stars. It was a fun night and a lot easier than regular camping.

3 Months Old

Logan is 3 months old today. The time is flying by. He is still such a good baby. He sleeps all night and is very go with the flow. He is making noises all the time, oo oo, and a gee are some of his favorites. It is easy to get him to smile too. We look forward to his next stages.

Happy 9th Anniversary

Ryan and I celebrated our 9th anniversary today. We have much to be grateful for, it has been a great nine years. I gave Ryan a card that I wrote down 9 memories from the past the 9 years and I could have written many more. From living in a place that we needed spider traps to having our 3 healthy kids. It has been fun and I honestly don't regret any of it, okay maybe some of my stubbornness, but it has been a great ride. We celebrated by going to the Melting Pot restaurant. It was nice to have a long, quite, relaxing and delicious meal.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY !

--LOVE YOU--

This is one of my favorite pictures of us

Twin Falls Temple

On Monday we were able to go through the open house for the
Twin Falls temple. It is a very beautiful temple. The girls loved being inside and of course loved the gorgeous chandelier and all of the Syringa's (Idaho's state flower) through out the temple. It was a great experience for them. I loved showing them the sealing room and explaining that this is where we become eternal families. It was a great experience and fun being there with some of Ryan's family.

Fun After The Wedding

The rest of the weekend we were able to just hang out and enjoy each other. The girls had SO much fun with their cousins. I am glad they are able to have such great relationships with their cousins it was a fun weekend. Hopefully Julie and John's house has recovered.





















Fun on the river

Bailey & Jakeb played a LOT of video games, I think we have a gamer on our hands
(hey Jane does wal-mart have any wii's) :)

Kristi's Wedding

Ryan's sister Kristi got married this past weekend. She looked very beautiful. There were a few stressful moments thanks to the rain, but it all ended up being fine. Julie and John's yard was perfect and a great setting for wedding reception. It was fun to catch up with Ryan's family

2 Month Picture

Before we left for our trip. Logan turned 2 months old. I took all 3 of them in to get their pictures taken, I will post some of those later, but they turned out really cute. Here is a picture of Logan on his 2 month b-day.

Trip to Utah

We have been staying busy traveling, visiting family, playing and just enjoying summer. At the end of July we spent a few days in Utah with my family. We packed a lot into one weekend but we had a great time.

The 24th of July is a holiday in Utah, we celebrated Pioneer Day all day long. We went boating with my family, aunts, uncles cousins, it was so fun to see them all and catch up. Later we went to have a BBQ and more swimming at my aunt and uncles house. The kids were totally water logged and loving every second of it.

Riding on the boat.

Ellie and I rode on the tube together. She didn't love it neither did Drew our ride was pretty short. Maybe next year.

Swimming at Kerm and Steve's. The girls absolutely love the pool this year. Bailey has gotten really good at swimming, she is a total fish. Ellie does great with her water wings.

Friday we went to Lagoon. We had a really good time. I hadn't been there since high school there were quite a few new rides but it was a lot like I remember. The girls had so much fun. Ellie loved riding the lady bug drop tower ride, and Bailey was so brave she went on all of the big rides that she was tall enough for. Even the scary Wicked ride. Logan was so good the whole time and was even able to ride on the train and the big Ferris wheel.

This was Ellie's favorite ride. It was a lady bug drop tower and it was a really fun ride. She went on it 6 or 7 times and every time she would laugh and say that it tickles her tummy.

Ellie and Drew going for a little fly

Grandma and the kids on a train ride

This picture was taken at 11:00 at night. We were a little tired but had such a fun day.

Saturday the guys went golfing and we attempted to go shopping with all of the kids. The Nordstrom sale lost some of its appeal to me having all of the kids in a crowded store. Still found some cute shoes but wasn't quite as fulfilling as I had hoped (this made Ryan happy). Afterwards we met up with the guys for a Bees game. It was nice to just chill on the grass, let the kids play and enjoy a fun baseball game. The girls loved singing Take Me Out to The Ball Game and there was an awesome fireworks show after.

Monday afternoon we took the girls to the TreeHouse Museum in Ogden with Jenn and Drew. It was such a cute place. The kids loved it, we spent a few hours there. They had rooms representing different countries and It was the perfect way to end our trip.

Having a tea party in merry ol England

Ellie being and Indian and Bailey being a cheetah

Sitting in the oval office

Queen for a day

Logan just happy to be there as usual, he was such a good boy the entire trip

We had a great trip hope to go back and hang out with everyone again soon.