How can.......

....these two little, adorable two year olds make me soooo tired!

Back to School 2009

I can't believe summer is over, it's a bit sad for me. I love having the kids home and enjoying just being kids. They all had a great first couple of days and I enjoyed visiting with some friends I haven't seen all summer, so all in all a great first week back. Hunter is in 7th grade OMGsh~ that is so crazy to me. Olivia is in 5th and Jayben is in 2nd. I pray this year will be even better than last, filled with lots of learning and still tons of fun.

Trip to Tahoe

This is my sister A'lene. I hadn't seen her for almost 4 years! We really had a great time visiting and enjoying Lake Tahoe. I remember when I was younger going out on the Lake with my sister and tying our feet to the bouy and taking a nap~those were good times! I definetly miss that.

These are my nephews Tate and Matthew. They are soo fun. I just wish we could live closer to them so I could be an active part of their sweet lives.

These are my neices Jill and Hannah. Aren't they beautiful.... I really enjoyed spending some time with them~once again wishing we all lived alittle closer so we could be apart of their lives.

Uncle Bobby gets HITCHED in Tonga

John's youngest brother Bobby served his mission in Tonga and after his mission he went back and married Halaevalu Fonongava'inga Finau. She is wonderful~ quite shy, but you can tell Bobby adores her. His family had a reception for them in Nevada so we went down to celebrate with them.

This is Johns sister Paula. She lives in Reno. It was really fun getting to spend time with all of his siblings and their families.

And this is Jayben, it's really a bad picture, but my camera once again was giving me grief. He is quite the dancer, he loves to dance. Jayben and his cousin Marcello danced the entire night!

Olivia's 10th Birthday

We have been so busy this summer I haven't had a chance to sit down and post anything. I've missed it. So to make up for it I'll highlight some of the things we have done this summer thus far.

Olivia's party was on the 23rd of June and it was a pool party. She had a lot of fun. Two of her good friends came up from Lehi to stay for a couple of days which made her year. Alicia and Ashley both live in Lehi and Alicia moved about 7 months ago and she has been missed greatly. So this was a good reunion for the both of them.

Olivia also wanted to make individual cakes with fondant. They had a lot of fun decorating them. I can't believe Olivia is 10~time sure is flying by.

We love you Livy Lou!

Today Olivia had her first experience with riding a horse. It was so fun to see her really enjoying the whole experience. My friend Dawn has four beautiful horses and invited us to go riding today. It was so cool because Dawn took time to show her how to prep the horse for the saddle by brushing her off really good and taught her about everything she would need to know when she got on her. Olivia was just soaking it all in~ Jayben and Hunter declined the opportunity to go which was sad because I think they would of loved it. All in all, it was a great day. We can't wait to do it again. Thank you Dawn, your the BEST!

It's Official~ I've gone CRAZY!

I've fallen in love with this little kitty! And I really loath cats....well maybe not now. The kids have always wanted one and I have always put my foot down about it. I'm not fond of cats... I think they are gross. But then little Aqua came over one day and stole my heart. She is sooo cute. And the kids just love her too. John isn't so thrilled about it, in fact, he had to feel my forhead yesterday to make sure I was feeling alright when I agreed to keep and take care of this orphan kitty.

Olivia named her Aqua because of her pretty blue eyes! She has always wanted to name a kitty so we pretty much made her year.
So... I'm alittle crazy, but how can you turn away a face like that! :)