Bear Lake

We were able to go up to Bear Lake for the long 4th of July weekend. We headed up on the 1st after work and came home on the 5th. It was great to be there with family and to have fun together. Here are a few pictures of our adventures...

Cameron loved holding the flag when Pug was out skiing.

Cute Abby sitting on the boat ready for some fun.

Pug out skiing. It was soooo cold and the water was way choppy. I chickened out, but Pug did it! Way to go Babe!!

Abby loves to pose and have her picture taken. I could do a whole post on just the poses that Abby has :)

Kenzie coming in from the wave runners.

Cameron having fun at the beach.

Saturday it was COLD. I think the high was 69* brrr. So after the lake we went to a heated pool to play.

The view from our cabin.

The Cabin.

Abby, posing again...

Cameron with the view

Beautiful Kenzie

This may look like a cute picture, but they were all yelling and fighting with each other in it. I thought it would be a cute picture. :}


Sunday after church Glen and Margaret wanted to take pictures of each family. Abby wanted to do it her way. She wanted to stand on Pug's knee and pose.
(see how happy she is?)

I wanted her to sit nicely on Pug's knee.
(see how sad she is?)

It was such a fun trip. I am so glad that my in-laws made it all possible. Thanks a bunch! We love you!

June- in a nutshell

June was a crazy busy month!! I have not been very good at blogging lately, so here is part of our June (the part that I actually remembered to take pictures).

Cameron had his birthday party. It was wild a crazy!! Waaaayyy too amny little boys!! j/k We had a great time. Cameron wanted a Star Wars party, so we ate Galactic Pizza (Little Ceasars) with Yoda Soda (Sprite and lime sherbet) to drink. They all went on a Jedi Quest to become a true Jedi. At the end of their quest they were all presented with a Light Saber (pool noodles with duct tape). Everyone had a blast, and I was very happy when they all went home. Wheww!

This was the best picture I could get with all of them.

Pug's sister Heather came up with her kids- from Arizona. And we all went to the Bee's game. I don't think that we ever really watch the game- we just go for the socializing!
Cameron and Dave

Ella and Abby

Heather and Max- Some how I forgot to downlaod the picture of Kenzie and Elise, but I have a really cute picture of the two of them.


Abby got the chance to go to the Real game with JUST Pug. She was so excited that it was just her and no brother or sister :)


One of Pug's friends from his mission married an Italin girl and moved to Italy. He was here in Utah for a week and made time to come and see us. It was great to see Tom and hear how things were going for him and his cute family. We missed Stephy and their two adorable kids.


Well, that just about covers most of June- except like I said for those MANY time I forgot to take picture. Oh well, maybe I will get better in the future.

Happy Birthday Cameron!!

Happy Birthday to my sweet little boy Cameron!! Today he turns 7 years old! How did that happen?! It seems like just yesterday he was the cute chubby little thing that was content to sit on the floor (mostly because he couldn't crawl) and watch sports on tv with his Dad. Now he is the one playing the sports!!! He is such a sweet and caring boy who tries so hard to make people happy. I love you Cameron!! I am so glad that Heavenly Father decided to give you to me.
Here is a look of the past few years (minus his kindergarten picture when he was 5. That got packed up a year ago with the intent of being moved into another house by now, but that hasn't happend yet).

Cameron was born 6/10/03 at 12:11 in the afternoon and weighed in at 8 lbs 4 oz.

6 months old

One year

Two Years

Three years

Four years

6 years (his first grade picture)

What do you do in the "summer" time?

So, what do YOU do on a cold rainy day in June?

Happy Birthday Pug!!!

Honestly!!! This guy can't take a picture without pulling a face! Oh well, I still love him!

Happy Birthday to the greatest guy in the world. He is so good to me and to our kids. He is always pitching in to help wherever it is needed. He loves to play with the kids and gets them so giggley and wired. He loves to tuck them into bed and read them stories. He is so good about being a good example to those around him. He loves the gospel and tries to live his life the way Heavenly Father would want him to. He is sweet and caring and understanding. I couldn't have asked for a better husband. I love you Babe! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! (I won't mention the #) hehe

McKenzie's Piano Recital

The Ups and Downs of Mother's Day

My Mother's Day was actually more of a Mother's Weekend. It started on Thursday when Pug told me to go and get some new (desperately needed) clothes. So I bought me 2 casual skirts, a pair of capris and shirts. All very cute, but nothing I can wear when the temperature doesn't get above 65! But soon they will be part of the rotations! Then on Friday I got these lovely flowers from my parents. They smell as good as they look!

On Saturday- well it was wild and crazy. The day started off with a Primary Activity. Which is great now that all 3 of my kids are in Primary. I was able to send them all off together down the street. While they were gone Pug and I got everything ready for Cameron's soccer game and then the Real game right after. We picked the kids up just before 11:00 and went to watch Cameron play. He did great and of course their team won (although just barely 2-1). After the game we went and had Cameron's team pictures taken. Then it was off the the Real game.
I love Real games! They are so fun and energetic! And we were lucky enough to be able to take the whole family this time. Right before we entered the stadium I was approached by a lady wanting to know if I wanted to participate in the Mother's Day Dash. 50 women running half the length of the field for 50 unknown prizes (all raining from $25-$500). I thought "Sure, what the heck! I am guaranteed at least a $25 gift." So at half time I run with all the speed I had and claimed my envelope for the prize. I was so excited when I saw I won $175 gift certificate to Simplicity Photography, a $25 gift certificate to Staley's Stiches, a Flirty Apron, and 7 new flower clippies. And to top it all off Real won 3-0!

So, as soon we got home I turned on the computer to check out the websites for the photographer and Staley's Stiches. Well, I don't think that I will be able to get family pictures like I had hoped. The session fee for a family of 5 is $275, PLUS a MINIMUM order of $400 worth of pictures!! WHAT?! Are you CRAZY!!! So I would have to spend at least $500!!! NO THANKS!!
The blog for Staley's Stitches was a little better. She only had a few items and most of them are baby item. And as you all know my BABY is almost four, and I don't see anything on the horizon. So I might be able to get my sister Annie (who is having her baby any day!!) a little something for her Lilly.
Now, let's get to the actual day of Mother's Day. It started out at 6:45 am with all three of my kids yelling "HAPPY MOTHER"S DAY!" I was actually okay with them waking me up that early because I was having a Stake Baptism nightmare (trust me you really don't want to know). After about half and hour Pug went down to "help" them make me breakfast. They made me cinnamon toast and a glass of oj. After they brought it up we decided that I would eat it downstairs with them. My kids really did try to behave for me, but i guess after you have been good for so long something bad is bound to happen. And it did. Cameron had one of his BIG temper tantrums that take at least 30 minute to calm him down. Luckily we were able to get a handle on things fairly quickly. Then at church nothing out of the ordinary happened. In fact McKenzie and Cameron were quite good. I ended up helping out the Primary again, so I missed the Relief Society lesson, but that is okay. The Bishop made all of the women 2 cookies (which I put in my church bag to eat at a later time, only to find that Kirby sniffed them out and ate both of them and half the bag they were in this morning).
When we finally made it home, that is when everything fell apart- for Abby at least. She was screaming and crying about EVERYTHING! I had to lock myself in the bathroom just so I could call my own mother and wish her a Happy Mother's Day. Dinner was good. Pug bbq some chicken and we had potatoes and broccoli.
The best part of Mother's day was when the kids were all asleep. I went in to see their sweet peaceful faces. And thought about all the hugs and the "I love you Mommy!" and all the little silly things they do to make me laugh. And that is why I am so glad to be a Mom.