My Big Bro Jeff made him this awesome cake! I'm pretty sure the Hulk got punched in the head on his way to the party!!


Happy Birthday to my cute boy! Braden turned 7 this month and is becoming such a little man! It is scary! I love this kid so much! He has always been such a bright part of our lives. Braden is really such a sweet kid. He loves his family and cousins and friends. He does great in first grade. I asked him what else he wanted me to say about him...."I like green, I wish for a lego police station, I like pizza, I LOVE the Green Bay Packers, I like Jesus, I love Thors hammer, I like food, and I love my mommy the most!" Okay, I added the mommy part, but the rest is straigh t out of B's mouth.

Better late than never...

A little trunk or treat action and our awesome pumpkins!

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!