Water Fun at Lake Powell

The kids and Cris had a blast playing in the water at Lake Powell. We taught Kennedy, and Kaden to knee board. They loved it and didn't want to stop!!! They both got up on their first try, and stayed up the whole time.

Andrew also enjoyed knee boarding.

Cris wake boarded a lot......

And also fell a lot. :) Ok so he didn't fall to much, but I got this one on camera.

We also jet skied a lot.

Jocelyn liked it the most and was always asking for rides.  Here she is with Jenny, and Corina

The kids also loved tubing, and didn't want to get off. Kennedy and Kaden discovered that it was fun to fall of the tube. They would do it on purpose, just so they could float around in the lake. 

First Day of School

The kids had a great first week of school! Even though they missed the first few day because we went to Lake Powell they didn't miss much. Kennedy is in the 4th grade this year, and Kaden is in the 3rd. 

Stay tuned for some pictures from Lake Powell!

Has It Really Been That Long??

Wow, it's been a month since I've posted anything! We have been really busy and enjoying the summer. 

The kids did two sessions of swim lessons, and loved every bit of it. Cole on the other hand didn't do them. He's not much of a water fan, unless it's only a few inches deep. We've been to the pool here and there just to get out of the heat. 

School starts on Monday, and the kids are pretty excited. I am too! I love having my kids at home, but I can't wait to get back into a routine, hopefully less fighting, and a cleaner house.(at least in the mornings.) I'm still not sure if I like the grade level schools that they changed to this year. We went and meet the kids teachers, and I don't know anything about them. I also am not to sure if I like that they will be going to different schools. They won't be able to walk together, see each other throughout the day, or get each others homework if one misses school. Jocelyn missed the deadline for Kindergarten by a week. I was a little sad that she wouldn't be going to school with most of her friends. But I'm sure that she will benefit from an extra year at home under her belt. She will be going to pre-school 4 days a week in the morning, and she can't wait!! Cole will be bored at home during that time I'm sure. 

Our garden is growing like crazy!!(along with the weeds) We have enjoyed peas, beans, cucumbers, carrots, hopefully some corn soon(if the worms don't eat it all, anyone know how to get rid of them?), and of course Jocelyn is enjoying as many cherry tomatoes as she wants all to herself!!!! 

Cris has been working a lot, which is good because come this winter, he may be working in Gallup. :( I haven't been doing much but wrangling kids and cleaning up their messes. Which I wouldn't change for anything in the world. We are looking forward to a small vacation to Lake Powell, where we will see my cousins from Germany I haven't seen in about 7 or 8 years. And the kids will finally get to meet them. We can't wait, to swim, water ski, wake board, jet ski, and just relax, and have fun in the sun!!

Just for fun here is a picture of Cole on his new bike he got for his birthday. Now if only he could figure out how to ride it without pushing the brake all the time. :)

Our Baby Turned Three

Our little guy turned three today. He no longer gets into movies for free, and isn't a baby anymore. Here are a few things we love that Cole says........

1. I not baby, I a big boy.

2. I not pretty mom, I a boy.

3. Mom, your the best, and daddy is a nerd.

4. Watch my trick.

5. I not dude.

6. I love you.

Here are a few pictures I took of our big boy!!

Beautiful Summer Sunset

For my photography blog group, last week one of the words was summer. I love summer sunsets!!! The colors are just beautiful, and I can't wait till the monsoon starts and I can get some even more beautiful pictures of the summer sunset skies!!

I love silhouette pictures, and I've been attempting them lately. Here's one of my kids and the sunset.

This is the Indian wood statue over at the 1st Street Park. It reminds me of the one in Idaho Falls. 

U.T.U. Family Days

Cris is a member of the U.T.U. (United Transportation Union) at work. They did a big party for the members and their families. It was a few weekends ago, and was a lot of fun!! They reserved the pool for both days, had a dunk tank, cotton candy machine, popcorn, jump houses, food, and lots of fun. They also did raffles. In the raffles we won, a DVD up convert player(it up grades your DVD's to HD while watching them), a MP3 player, and a scooter. We ate there both days, and I loved it cause I didn't have to cook. 

Jocelyn trying to dunk Kennedy.

She missed so Cris helped her out. 

Kadens turn in the dunk tank.

Jocelyn enjoying the cotton candy, and sun!!!

Cole at the pool.

We had so much fun, and hope that they do it again next year.

Big Lake Again!!!!

After Kaden got baptized we went up to Big Lake after church on Sunday. The 3 hour drive is well worth it!!!!!

We went,

Along with Crystal and Lance and Cris' mom and dad.

We fished a lot!! And caught our limit one day.

All the kids got a ride on the boat, and didn't want to get off.

We saw lots of wildlife. Crystal and I saw about 3 deer one morning while on a run. This is one that we saw while going to the little store down by the lake. We also saw a Elk. But I didn't get a very good picture of her.

Kennedy and Sari hung out a lot. You wouldn't see one without the other.

Staisha got very, very, very dirty!!!!!!!!!!

Cole learned to pee on the rocks. Every time he would tell me, "Mom, I'm peeing on a BIG rock!!!" 

He also had is fair share of time outs on the "time out rock"

Cole and Staisha loved playing hide and seek with Grandma Moss. They were very good finders. Hmmm, I wonder why?????

We all loved the s'mores we ate, along with all the

 yummy food, especially the peach cobbler Lance and Crystal made.

We had such a fine time, and can't wait for the next camping trip.