Pumpkin Patch

We had such a fun time picking out our pumpkins at the pumpkin patch. The kids loved the little corn maze! We took our time picking out the perfect pumpkins. They are huge! We're going to carve them tomorrow night with our cousins so we'll update you on the finished product later!









Karlie and her friends lined up for kindergarden!

Karlie and Hailie entertaining me while we wait for the kids bus to come for school!

Summer 2011

Here a are few of the fun things we have been up to....

We went up to Island park and got to stay at a friend of ours cabin and it was so wonderful. They are right on Henry's Lake so the kids loving taking canoe rides and playing by the water.







While some of our cousins were in town we found this little stream. The kids were all in their clothes and decided they would very gently wade into it. By the end, every kid was soaked top to bottom!

We did some research and found some natural hot springs that someone has damned up to make this little pond. So the water was nice and warm. The kids literally could have stayed all day. They found the floating logs very entertaining!

We also went up to Sawmill Canyon for a few days camping. It was so fun. It's turned into a family tradition to spend a weekend up there. We took the kids on the hike up to the lake and they did so well. By the end of the hike we owed them $2 and a trip to the snow shack but at least I didn't have to carry anyone!!

Fourth annual....

We spent another week up in Coeur d' Alene this summer. Although sadly, it was rainy and cold the whole dang week! Literally, we could hardly do any of the fun things we normally do there. It was quite depressing!! We made the most of it though. We got to go for some fun bike rides, went rollarskating and of course, Chuck E Cheese! We actually stayed up there an extra day hoping for better weather so we could go to Silverwood.

Even though the weather was cool, we still managed to fit in the water park at Silverwood. The poor kids were shivering so bad! You had to stay in the water to stay even slightly warm!


I love this one of all the kids. They got a few new kids rides and the kids just rode them over and over because there were no lines!!!




We're glad we got to go up another year! So dang fun!

A day away.....

We took our little family on a day trip out to Shoshone Falls. It was so beautiful! The water is so high right now so the falls were raging!

Just a little nerve racking with the children balancing over the ledge!




We were blessed with such a beautiful day! Loved the falls!

Today was a big step for my little Hailie. Today was her first day of Tiger Tots preschool. It's just a little 4 week preschool at Idaho Falls High School that all of my kids have done. Hailie is my most shy child so this was a pretty big deal for her. The others just went and never looked back but it took a little convincing for Hailie. Oh.....and that hubby. He looks so happy!! New toys will do that to 'em!

My husbands new BFF! He's totally forgotten about me!


Oh how I love this little girl! She's adorable!

Just had to throw one of Braden in there too. What a cute big brother trying to tell his sister how wonderful school is!

Our Vegas Getaway!!

Our Vegas Getaway has come and gone! We had such a fun time! Mike's sister Holly and her husband Larkin went with us. Between Mike's mom, sister Heather, and my mom, our kids were well kept here in Idaho Falls while we enjoyed our vacation away! It was the first trip that we have taken without kids since we have had kids!! It was wonderful! We went to Vegas for five days and could not have had more fun. We went to the Cirque du soleil Mystere show and it was incredible! We also went to the American Superstars show which was fun minus a few small details like Michael Jacksons clip on nose and Lady Gaga needed a little help! Don't let the picture of Holly and Larkin fool you! This is how much fun they are totally sober!! It was fun to get some away time and enjoy the sun!





We walked and walked and walked!! Here are a few pics of us on the strip. Mike should totally be on a coca cola comercial!


One of the days we were there we drove to Red Rock Canyon. It's about 20 miles outside Vegas and it was so incredibly beautiful. The pictures really don't even do it justice. We hiked around these caves and cliffs and enjoyed the warm weather. And yes Holly is holding her flip flops!

Braden's famous snowboarding!

This last Monday Mike and I decided to take Braden up snowboarding for the first time. We went up to Kelly's and honestly it was the best snow we have ever seen up there. There was so much powder!! We wanted to take the opportunity to teach Braden on softer snow so we were so grateful but then again it was so hard to be stuck on Skier's lane the whole time!! I was feeling like a bad mom because I hadn't taken any pictures of his first snowboarding trip. So last night I was laying in bed watching the news and they were doing a story on how great the snow was up at the resort and next thing I realize....there we were. They filmed a short clip of me trying to teach Braden to go down the hill! How Random!! Of all the people up there! Braden thinks it's pretty cool that he was on T.V.! Thanks Channel 8 for the picture!!