Living on a Prayer

This is Gabe's favorite song. Just thought it was funny

Snowbird

Jeff's company party this year was at Snowbird, they gave each family rides for the different rides they had up there. We chose to the the bull ridding, and the rock climbing wall for the kids. The Alpine slide kept getting closed because of the rain and we had our fill of waiting in the line. They also had facepainting a magic show and lunch. The kids had fun and we froze, it was a chilly 52 degrees up there on saturday!

Lagoon

On Friday night we took the kids to Lagoon for the first time. We went with Kim and Owen and their kids. I dont think I have ever seen that level of excitment with Kelsi. She was jumping, talking non stop, running, smilling, ect ect. Kelsi was tall enough that she was able to go on most of the rides. She loved the upside down roller coaster the best. She also scored because most of them she got to go on twice as we parents took turns. Gabe loved it, the first ride he had a death grip on the safety bars but after the intial shock he was really having fun. He was able to go on most of the rides, just not the big rollercoasters. Hopefully next year he will be able to do it, good incetive to start eating all his dinner... :)
Anyways here is a few pictures I managed to catch while I wasn't chasing Tory or before it got to dark..... Thanks for the fun weekend Kim and Owen, we really had a lot of fun!!!

Kim, Bre, Gabe, Jay, Kelsi and Ty on the tilt o whirl


Jay and Kelsi on the airplanes.


Owen, Gabe, Jeff, Jay, Ty and Kelsi on Rattlesnake Rapids, just before the waterfall!

Gabe a little wet!


Showing off! What a fun night!

Camping

We went up to Flint Mountain a few weeks ago and had a nice camping escape. It was so nice to get away from everything and enjoy some time with our family. The kids had a great time and we had a fun time trying to keep up with them and all the hikes they wanted to do and all the strang noises that go bump in the night. It was a much needed trip and we hope to go back some time this month.

Kelsi helping carve the family intials in the camping area we claimed :) She thought it was so neat


Gabe playing on a rope swing we found.

Jeff playing on the swing.

Jeff showing the kids how to push over dead trees. They thought it was so cool. They cleared a lot of trees and was being as strong as bears.

Tory loves her dad.

Weekend Activities

Kelsi and Gabriel have been at my parents for the week playing with them. They had a blast and haven't stopped talking about all the fun stuff they did. They came home acting so good, they have been so well behaved and so nice to each other... mom what did you do?! They have been so fun to have home again. Kelsi was talked to her dad on friday night after Kelsi had talked to some of her friends on the phone, he was asking her what we should do when she got home tomorrow and she said she wanted to schedule a play date. Jeff a little taken back said I was hoping you would want to play with me. So she said she thought she might be able to "pencil him in for a half an hour"..... Anyways we are happy they had so much fun and its nice having them home.... On a side note you would think I would have been able to get tons of things done with just Tory but not even close. She was so demanding, I was lucky to get one project done a day and the house still isn't clean!!!

Gabe is determined to learn how to ride a two wheeler bike. He is so close and doing so good. He went all the length of the cul de sac yesterday! Good job Gabe!!!

Kelsi playing with Tory, Tory changed her attitude when they got home. She must have been missing them pretty hard!

Playing on the tire swing. Tory thought it was so much fun she was finally big enought to get on there with them. She is getting to big to fast!

The kids having fun in the wagon.

Jeff teaching my kids how to get more stiches... as if Gabe needs any help!

Victoria

Here are some of the pictures I had taken of Tory the other day... so hard to decide which ones to get!

My Firecrackers

Here is a cute picture of the family after the 4th of July. We had a great time, the kids, mom, Christy and Brody went to the I.F. parade and they enjoyed that, well for the most part... poor Gabe just did not have fun. He doesn't have the killer go get em attitude so he kept getting passed on for candy or had it taken before he got there. Plus he hates loud noises so the gun fire and sirens really did him in. He ended up sitting on grandma's lap away from the parade for the last bit of it. But Kelsi and Brody had fun! Then we went to the green belt and walked around and saw all the fun festivities and I got a nice little sunburn. We bought some fireworks and had fun doing that until the end when Gabe put one in his mouth.... got himself a nice little burn. I had a great 4th, Gabe not so much!