mini golf and dancing

For Cameron's birthday he wanted to take his good friend Eryk miniature golfing. Here are just a few pictures that I took before the rain came pouring down! Luckily the people that worked there were nice enough to let us continue on the indoor course!




McKenzie had her dance recital on Thursday. She was a toad. She danced to the song "It's Nasty Being a Toad" (it is from the Barbie Fairytopia Magic of the Rainbow movie) She did a fabulous job. I am so proud of her and all her hard work!

HAPPY 6th BIRTHDAY CAMERON!!!!

My little boy is turning 6! I can't believe it! Where has the time gone! Cameron is such a wonderful son. He is so willing to help people when they need it. His testimony of the gospel is so strong already it humbles me to be his mom. We like to tease Cameron that he is our Mr. Extremo- he is either really happy or really mad. Luckily for us the really mad is usually just a short phase. He is so smart and loves school, loves to read, loves to write and make up stories. Soccer is his passion. His favorite position is goalie, in fact his coach right now used to play goalie when he was younger and is quite impressed with the skills Cameron naturally has. If there is a ball involved he seems to catch on really quickly. He loves golf, football, baseball, basketball, of course soccer and has just learned about rugby and can't wait to give it a try. Cameron is a good big brother to his little sister Abby and is a good little brother to McKenzie. Cameron we love you so much and are so proud of you and the things you have accomplished so far.


Cameron's hospital picture when he was born

At his blessing- all of the Grandpas in his life (Cameron, Grandpa Glen, Grandpa Bob, Great-Grandpa Stoddart, Great-Grandpa McCullough, Great-Grandpa Fetzer, Great-Grandpa Skeen, Great-Great-Granddaddy Smith.

Cameron at 1

Cameron at 2

Cameron at 3

Cameron at 4

Somehow his 5 year old picture has been packed, but this is the picture I took of him today

Carnival fun!

Every year EM does a carnival at the end of their Pony Express days. The last three years we have gone and just had a blast. Here are a few pictures of us enjoying the rides.

Fun times on the motorcycles


On the boats...

on the train...

Abby and Daddy on the carousel...

Mommy, Kenzie and Cameron on the Ferris wheel...

Playing on the Army trucks!

For the Birds

Last week I was able to take the kids to the Tracy Aviary. They had never been there before and I had been years the last time I was there. The kids had a blast. The ducks were being tagged and vaccinated while we were there so the kids were able to see them up really close and watch how they were taken care of. They have some really interesting birds there. One of the favorites were the peacocks. They were everywhere. We saw them on the tops of fences, on the roofs of buildings, walking around the grounds. I think they thought they owned the place. They have a small bird show where they show off some of the trained birds. They called for a volunteer to help and Cameron was chosen. He thought that was soooo cool. Afterwards they gave him a coupon for free bird food to feed the ducks and pelicans. He was a good sport and shared it with everyone.

One of the birds with a crazy hairdo ( kinda hard to see in the pic)

One of the peacocks chillin on the fence.

Cameron at the bird show.

The Bees Game, School Dance, and a Birthday

So, the last few weeks seemed to be crazy, but time is it not crazy? Two Monday's ago we went to the Bee's game with our good friends the Walton's. Our original decision for going in May was so that we could go before it became "Amazon Hot" unfortunately we went during the latest heat wave. At 6:30 when we pulled into the parking lot it was 95*! So, we got the heat, but it was so much fun to be there with good friends we hardly noticed!

Jeff with Jason

Kenzie and the boys

Abby waiting for a fly ball

Each year in school every grade gets to put on a program. Cameron did the bugs and Kenzie was able to learn a new dance. They learned a Mexican dance- complete with costumes (sewed by the parents, including me). They looked so good out there and did a fantastic job.

And last but not least, it was Jeff's birthday on Tuesday. He turned 32. I am so lucky to have someone like him to be able to spend eternity with. He is my best friend. He is so unselfish and is always giving of himself and his time to me and our kids. I love you Pug! Happy Birthday!

Moving On

It is official... we are going to be moving. Well, I guess it isn't totally official (we have to sell it first), but we have it on the market. Our original plan was to stay in this house for about 5 years and then upgrade. But with the price of homes right now and the intrest rate where it is at it just made sense to upgrade now. We are most likely going to build again- the incentives they are offering now are amazing. So, if we do sell it quickly we will have to find a short-term lease, preferably month to month. So, if anybody knows of anything like that near the Lehi area let me know :) Also, if anyone knows of anybody looking to buy....

Why can't I stay caught up?

I don't know why I am having such a hard time keeping up on my blogging, but here I go again with a bunch of different pictures. We bought ourselves a Tracy Aviary pass and on the first Thursday of every month we get to go to the zoo for free, so, here are a few pictures of us at the zoo.

All of the monkeys "hanging" out at the monkey house.

McKenzie and Megan

The boys- Logan, Cameron and Kimball

Abby and Kimball

Cameron had a Kindergarten program where they all sang songs about bugs and things they had learned about bugs. Well, they also had to dress up like a bug. So, with all the creativity that I really don't have a made a spider costume. He wore black pants, and a black turtlneck. I had taken 2 pairs of little girl tights and cut the legs off, stuffed the legs, sewed them closed and safety pinned them to the shirt. Then i took fishing line and tied the arms together so they all moved when he lifted his arms. I thought I had a better picture than this, but I couldn't find it. But it worked and he looked great!