We will miss our friends Dearly.......

Rock Painting

One of our last days home before our great summer adventure began we were bored waiting for our Lake Powell trip to begin. SOOOO we decided to go on a rock hunt. Each one of the kids looked for the greatest rock. Tia actually got the biggest and nicest. Then we came home and painted them. It was some good fun, especially if your super bored. They actually turned out really cute....

Madison Painted this Penguin, (still laying sideways) sorry..

Pine Valley Camping........Family Fun

We went with Dani and Wade camping and what fun......The kids played in the stream, hiked, kept the fire going, shot guns, rode fourwheelers and ate and ate.....

They all had so much fun together we didn't think we would ever come home.....that was until we heard snow might be coming......

Fun Fun Times.

Smarty Pants Preschool Graduation!!!!

As Many of you Know I teach Preschool. Smarty Pants. This is the end of my second year. I have had a wonderful year. I am going to miss all these kids. It's amazing how you grow to love each one of them. I of coarse also loved teaching my own kids. Koda will be going to Kindergarten next year and boy will I miss him. This was an amazing year.......I will miss you all..........

Playing Catch-Up....TRIATHLON

It's been a while since I posted so I am trying to catch up a little. Like everyone else

we have been unbelievably busy... I just finished a triathlon today and couldn't seem to put the pictures in order so they are total backwards order....but hey at least they are up.

These first ones are from hiking at redrock, and riding the loop.

We Take the kids up the steeet to the end of city limits and they can ride their four wheelers. They are loving them and getting a little more daring, which is not always good. It works out that Russ is a great bike rider he can keep right up with them.

For Easter we went to Vernal to Visit Bo and Marianne and the kids. We had a great time. Dinosaur museum, egg hunting and camping with friends. We truly had a wonderful time.

This was quite the triathlon, it was the Lakes of Las Vegas, women only. 800meter swim, 18.2 mile bike and 3.1 run up dirt hills, kinda a hard one compared to what I am use to, but boy do you feel good afterwards. I didn't wear a wet suit in the lake and it was kinda cold but other than that everything felt good. Russ and Kids were there to watch and cheer mom on, it's amazing how that helps you keep a going......

My Baby is 3!!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday my little SideKick...............

It's been a while since her b.day, but I would be awful if I didn't give her a tribute..

After all she RUNS OUR LIFE....

TIA is a clean freak, she owns toys but never plays with them....they sit perfectly in her room

Tia ADORES, ADORES ADORES her Dad, afterall they do look alike

Tia, has Madi and Koda to watch all day so she seriously is ahead of her age

Tia, has a smile that makes your day, and she loves to brush so that really helps her smile too

Tia loves to laugh and play, talk on cell phones, play with laptops and ipods, NOW doesn't she sound like a three year old

WE LOVE YOU TIA, Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!

HAppy ValeNTInes DaY!!!!

We Celebrated Valentines this last weekend becuause we are leaving town ......

Russ showed up friday night with a Babysitter, Roses and a very Romantic Letter. We drove up to Mt. Charleston slowly in Snow ( help set the mood). We drove to the Lodge, Russ carried in the Roses for our table which sat by the balcony and fire looking over fallen slow. We had a wonderful romantic dinner and drove home, again slowly. When we got home he had my gifts wrapped on the table, with exciting kids awaiting my opening them. Russ is so good at stuff like this, I hate to say but better than me. Thanks a lot Hun, I loved my gifts and the perfect Romantic VALENTINES night......xoxoxo