Where Has the Summer Gone

Is anyone else shocked and amazed that it feels like winter already. What happened to fall. It went straight from summer to winter in like a week. Because I am not ready to admit that winter is on its way...I wanted to post some fun summer activities we did that I never got around to blogging. First....the kids love the sun almost as much as me and we spent a lot of time outside, playing in the sprinklers and sliding down the slip-n-slide.

I'm also posting a picture of Jer's campout with the boys. They slept on our deck under the stars. Well, I guess I should say almost slept outside...both boys fell asleep outside, then Jer and I decided to carry them inside and put them in their own beds, so we could fall asleep in our own bed. But we did enjoy a nice evening outside looking at the stars.

We also had a fun night going to see the Days of 47 Parade Floats in SLC. The kids were amazed at the floats and wanted to climb all over them. I must say I was pretty impressed as well!

Another fun activity we have been doing this summer is hiking. We have been on some beautiful hikes up American Fork Canyon. The last hike we went on was the Tibble Fork loop, which claimed to be a family friendly hike that was 3 miles long. Don't be fooled though, it was not family friendly....we talked my family into hiking this trail with us and it was straight up hill and straight down hill and ended up being 5.8 miles and we had to cross the river in a couple spots. Luckily Michael is a trooper and hiked most of the way, but Bryce had to be carried. It was an adventure! And it was beautiful! I love the outdoors. For some reason, I am just happier outside.

Birthdays Galore

My Mikey turned 5 last Wednesday and I still can't believe that he is that old. Time flies! I feel so blessed to have this special kid in my family. He is constantly making us laugh and loves to sing and dance and is a happy kid. He was spoiled with 4 birthday parties this year. That's right...4. One with my family, one with Jer's family, a friend party, and just our own private party on his birthday. He had a great time at all the parties and received more presents than he could ask for. We love you Michel...Happy Birthday!

Family Party....he chose to have a Buzz Lightyear theme

Friend Birthday with 11 of his friends

Party with Jeremy's family. They had a cousin birthday with all the cousins.


I already posted pictures of his party in Jackson Hole with my family :)

Some birthday stats:
38.6 lbs
42 inches
Favorite song: Itsy Bitsy Spider
Favorite food: quesadillas
Favorite color: blue
Favorite show: Wall-E
Favorite toy: Kitty (who he sleeps with), red bike, cars
Favorite activity: jumping on trampoline

Love you !

Soccer Season

Soccer season! How cute is it to watch a bunch of 4 year olds chase a soccer ball around. Michael is having a great time during his weekly soccer games. He runs around the field and loves to do the kick off. For the first few games he would not dare to kick the ball and when we asked him why. He said "because all the other kids have it and I have to share." Poor kid...his whole life we have been telling him to share and let other kids have a turn and so he thinks he needs to let all the other kids kick the ball. So, now he goes around saying..."I have to share mom, but not in soccer. I don't have to share in soccer" A new concept for him. For those of you who have never watched a four year old soccer game...you need to...it's hilarious!

Preschool and Kiddisms

This post is a little late...but better late than never, right? My little man started preschool this year and has been loving it. Although, every time I ask him what he learned he just tells me what they ate for snack time that day. It cracks me up. I guess the food really makes an impression on him. I love listening to him sing the songs he learns or hand a picture to me that he has painted. I love love love my kids. Sometimes they almost drive me to insanity...but they are worth it!

Kiddisms (aka funny things kids say) this month:

While we were in the hot tub with my sister and her family, Michael went up to my sister and patted her boob and looked at her with a confused face and said "Tia, are these your big giant nipples?" And all of us could not stop laughing. I am not known for being chesty, so Michael has never asked about boobs or anything, but he does know that he has nipples and so does every one else...and for those of you who know my sister, know that she is pretty chesty and so this was new for Michael. I guess I need to do some explaining now.

A couple nights ago we tried putting Bryce to sleep and he refused to lie down telling us that he "went to sleep last night" so he didn't need to go to sleep that night and the little guy was up until after 12:00 until finally he couldn't keep his little eyes open anymore.

Man Vs Mud

Jeremy and I took on the Mud last weekend with his mom, sister, and brother-in-law....and we dominated! Actually the mud may have overcome us in some spots, but we eventually fought our way back and finished the 5K Mud Run. We launched ourselves down slip n slides, waded through chest deep mud, ran through tires, army crawled through more mud, swam across a small river, ran under tunnels, and crossed slippery mud fields. It was a blast! Thanks to Terry and Natasha for watching the kids. Michael and Bryce cheered us on and sprayed people with water guns as they ran by and had a great time as well.

My Baby Brother

My baby brother, Michael, got married last Thursday to a wonderful girl named Rachel, who he met at BYU Idaho. They were married in the Oquirrh Mountain Temple and had a beautiful sealing. We love Rachel and are so glad that he chose her to be his wife. We love you Rachel and wish you and Michael all the happiness in the world!

We Came, We Saw, We Conquered

That's right....Jer and I completed our first triathlon together. He is a triathlon master, but this was my first race. It was a lot of fun. Well...mostly fun....there was a part during the bike riding where I thought to myself "this sucks, why am I paying money to torture myself." But I was glad that I finished it and would like to try another one next year. We swam 400 meters, biked 10.5 miles, and ran 3.2 miles. And I must admit I think we are pretty studly!

Before the race

After the race...and we are still smiling