Swim Lessons

The kids were so excited for another year of swim lessons. This was Ben's first year and he loved every minute of it! All three kids passed and moved on to the next level. They are really becoming great swimmers. On the last day of swim lessons all the kids get to go down the water slide and jump off the diving board. They are already looking forward to next year.

Camping at Maple Bench

At the end of June we went up Payson canyon with 3 other families for 2 days/nights of camping. We had so much fun and the campground was gorgeous! We went on an easy 1/2 mile hike to The Grotto which was a little waterfall. The kids had a great time and loved playing in the water. Later in the day we went to Payson Lake and let the kids swim and play. The kids got to ride in the back of our friends truck which is always the highlight of our camping trips. The best part of the trip was that it only takes 20 minutes from our front door to the campground. We feel blessed to live in such a beautiful area! Here are a few pictures that sum up our trip:

Cute boys

Dan and Grant

Ben spent most of his time like this-completely dirty!

Grant loved to crawl in the dirt and tried really hard to eat some!

Kylie and her friend

The kids on the hike to The Grotto

Take me out to the Ball Game!

Kylie and Bradley just finished up a riveting season of T-ball and baseball. Kylie played for the "Red Hots" and did really well. After every hit she would look at us and wave as she ran down to first base. She was an aggressive fielder, to the point where she would push teammates out of her way to get the ball. She's looking forward to playing again next season.

Concentrating as she slugs away

She loved getting our attention during the games

Bradley played coach pitch for the Royals, and he improved a lot during the season. He is really starting to understand the rules and loves to hit. He's looking forward to playing next year when the kids pitch.

Grant loved watching the games, not usually shirtless, but this game he made a mess with some cookies.

Wasatch Back Relay

The last 3 years I've run the Wasatch Back Relay from Logan, UT to Park City, UT. It's run with a team of 12 people, alternating legs all day and night until you finish the 188 miles. I had the opportunity to be the first runner this year, so I ran 21.2 miles over 3 runs. The team was sponsored by my company, so a big Thanks goes out to InfoTrax. We had a great time and were all able to finish our parts. Left to Right: Ryan, Mike, Mark, Ken, Kent, Sandra, Jeff, Curtis, Cory, Brian, Jake, Me

Kristina and the kids came up to the finish line in Park City. Bradley and Ben ran to the finish line with the team.

The older 3 waiting for us to finish up

Grant turns 1!

We drove back from California on Friday, June 4th so that we could celebrate Grant's first birthday with Dan on the 5th. For his birthday I chose to have "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" theme since he crawled just like a caterpillar. It was fun to make invitations and centerpieces. We had fun with a few friends and family over for a BBQ. Grant was pretty confused as we all sang to him and did not like having cake all over him. He is such a cute kid. He has 2 little teeth on the bottom, loves to be outside and really loves to take a bath. We are so grateful he came to our family!

The invite

The Birthday Boy

The caterpillar balloons

The table

Centerpiece

Centerpiece

Opening presents

Center of attention

He didn't like being messy

Trip to California

The day after school was out the kids and I, along with my sister Melissa, drove to CA to spend some time with my family. We had so much fun hanging out, swimming and enjoying our first vacation of the summer. On Saturday, the kids went with Grandma and Grandpa to the Fiesta Days Parade. The next week my mom took us to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (aka Marine World). The kids loved the rides and got completely soaked by a killer whale. Bradley even got picked to pet a sea lion. We had such a fun trip and we can't wait to visit again!

Grant loved being outside

The kids would go straight to the backyard when they woke up and work in their "restaurant"

Kylie and Bradley petting the pony

Bradley and Kylie on the swings at Discovery Kingdom

Grandma and Ben

The kids on another ride

This was a little drop zone and Ben's face on the way down was priceless!

Grant just hanging out

Ben got soaking wet in Thomas the Train town

Bradley petting the sea lion

Killer Whale show

After the big splash

New Car

Just a quick update, the Accord served us well for the last 9 years, but it started having some trouble this week, so we decided to get something more reliable. We found a screamin deal on this 2008 Toyota Camry, so we're the proud owners of what Ben calls "Baby Blue". It's a smooth ride, has a sun roof, and the air conditioner doesn't make the car overheat! Pretty exciting stuff.