HAPPY 8TH BIRTHDAY!!

My Zackery on December 17th turned 8!

He is such a fun little boy. He loves everything to do with nature. We love to go on hikes together and explore. He loves bugs and animals, he is always catching bugs and storing them in containers. He is very creative, you give him paper, glue, stickers, markers and he is going to make something wonderful. We are so happy he is part of our life!

Boating, one of our favorite family activities, he is a little fish.
Being creative, he carved his pumpkin all by himself this year.

Hike to Waterfall, he loved this adventure.

We gave him a skateboard for his birthday.

Here he is with his all of his pads and helmet. Cami told him the pads went over his pants, but he liked it better this way.

Zackery we love you very much!!!!!

EAGLE SCOUT

We are so proud of Toph!! He has worked very hard to achieve this great award. Over the past three years he has earned 26 merit badges, passed off several requirements and went to several camps, both in summer and the winter. There is no easy road on your way to Eagle, just a lot of hard work and determination. He is a great son and so fun to be around. He is a good example to all of us. We love you Toph, way to go!!!

People are watching you!

You never know what kind of effect you are having on someone. One of Kimmy's best friends was baptized today. She may have had the missionary lessons at our home, but all of the people she has know throughout her life have been a great example to her and prepared her to accept the Gospel. A forth grade teacher was there today, Sarah said that she had been a great example of love and support. Her dentist was there, some of her high school teachers were there, families of old boy friends, families of close girl friends, and an incredible group of friends, and many more, all examples in their own way. She was watching all of these people, we had about 120 people at the baptism, they were all a great example of how a Latter Day Saint should act. I for one am going to be a little better about how I represent myself so I can be that example to others. The church is true, we are so blessed to live in this dispensation of time. We have a living Prophet, the Book of Mormon and Temples all around us. I love this church but most of all I love my Savior whose church this is. Sarah I love you and I am very happy for the decision you have made today. Now you are the example to so many.

Great friends and great examples!
Sarah and the best missionaries ever!! We love them!

Fun Weekend With My Grandsons

Zack and Brayden were out of school for UEA this weekend and I begged Josh and Cami to let them come and spend time with us. We had so much fun. Thursday we went to Dinosaur Park, it was great all decorated for Halloween. Friday we went with some friends to Black Island Farm. First of all we got the best deal ever to get in and then it was such a fun place, the boys just loved it. Saturday we just went to the park and hung out around the house. Sunday everyone came home for a big breakfast and to watch conference. It was so nice to have everyone home. We ate and slept and enjoyed hearing from from our Prophet and the General Authorities. Thank you Cami and Josh for sharing the boys with us.

Fun with the girls

There is something about laughing and eating chocolate late at night with girlfriends that rejuvenates the soul. Thank you Book Club girls for a very fun night. for those of you who couldn't come, we really missed you.

Happy 70th Mom

My Mom is 70, I can't believe it. She is beautiful, smart, fun and full of life. She raised seven children on her own, which I can't even imagine doing. She earned a college degree while raising those seven children. She loves her family and the gospel. I love her very much! Happy birthday Mom!

Here are just a bunch of pictures of the celebration. It is always fun to get together with family. We actually had a lot of our family there, even some from out of state.

Is it ever done?

This is my best friend!

If you don't have one you should get one. Best $100 dollars I've ever spent!!!

So I pretty much neglected our house over the summer. There was just too much fun to be had. Of course I did the weekly scrubbing, but anything more just didn't get done. Now here I am all the kids back in school and I'm noticing how much my house needs a deep cleaning.

I started to scrub... walls, baseboards, you know just all that stuff you only get around to about twice a year. The thing is the more I clean the more I find that needs to be clean. Closets are a mess, light fixtures are disgusting, cabinets need organizing. I'm quite sure that I will never be done.
I have to admit that I do love a clean house, so I guess I will just keep at it, little by little. When I get discouraged I just go sit in the rooms that are already done and that motivates me to do more.