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Camping in Duluth

Here are some photos of the stake activity we had up in Duluth over the July 4th weekend. Camping, hiking, playing in some water falls and other junk.

Owen and Olivia

Here are just a few of Olivia's one year pictures. I think I took over 200 pictures. I love it, this is my new passion! Great job to Mary Jane for using the blog. Good thing Andy didn't delete it, lets keep this going strong. See you all this weekend. Thanks Mj and Jim for watching our kids this weekend. Me and Chris are so excited to get away.

hey.  happy summer (?) everyone.  i'm just getting used to posting on this blog!  

Three cutie pies.

Hey, everyone!!!  

We're excited about our family!  Thanks, Em for showing me how to make a new post!

mj/mom/gma

hello everyone.  I just figured out how to make a new post!

More Bonus Pictures!

Daring little Madalin even wanted to jump off the highdive!

W I D E L O A D coming through!

Owen all by himself! What a tuff guy.

Kayden is going to be a surfer.

Easy does it!

The Oven!

Today is the start of the third trimester! Can't believe theres only 90 more days! She's huge!!

Here's a bonus picture!

Olivia on the Farm

Katie will be in Utah July 26-Aug 3

So let's plan something fun. Looks like Andy is already planning on it with some river rafting.
i know you are all busy, and will be working, etc., so you may not be able to come to some of the things going on that week.
so here's the deal, i'm going to throw out some things i want to do. you need to say whether or not you can come. i'm not expecting everyone to be be able to do everything, so just tell us what you want to do/can do.

1- river rafting down Weber river.
2- water fight at Kamas.
3- camping for a few days, somewhere close, maybe mirror lake we did a few years ago.
4- Hogle zoo
5- four-wheeling
6- mountain biking
7- swimming either in Kamas, or in Lehi, (or if there is a place Morgan that i don't know of).
8- bon fire in the backyard
9- picnic at the park with the nieces and nephews
10- birthday party for your's truly, (i do expect all of you to be at this, this one is non-negotiable), so we'll plan around schedules for this to find a time it works for everyone. maybe that first sunday i'm there, any objections to that day?

anyhow, post all your comments so we all know what everyone wants to be at.
see you in a few months!!!

Summer Trip

Am I opening a bag of worms? Let's find out!

Actually this would be a pretty simple trip. A half day on the Weber river between Kamas and Morgan (a little closer to Morgan). It looks really mild. I think it would be closer to 2 or 3 hours than a true half-day. Check out the website and tell me what you think. I was thinking it would be fun for when Kate is here. It's pretty cheap and any and all grandkids would be free (six and under). I think it's only class II and maybe III (probably not by late July) so really mild.

http://www.dinoadv.com/ There's another company out of Park City that is $35 for adults, $20 for kids. This one (Dinosaur Expeditions) is $38 for adults and free for kids or $49 if you want lunch. It ends at Taggarts which is easily the best restaurant in Morgan County.

The newest Alpaca

Here are a few pics of the new cria born today. We think she was born about 3pm or so - just before we got home from the airport dropping off Kate. In the lower right of this one you get a glimpse of the placenta. It was really big and pretty gross.


Since it was rainy Jim picked her up and took her to the barn to dry off and stay warm.


There she is with Socks her mom.


This happenned a few times to Jim, a couple to MaryJane and once to Jacob, Sarah and the neighbor. Socks was giving little 'kisses' as we told Sarah. I think she got Jim and MJ pretty good a couple times. She's biting Jim on the head. This one he just about started cussing like a rancher. Wait, he is a rancher!



I think she weighs 18.5 lbs and is nursing and walking very well. Wouldn't that be great if our kids could walk around within an hour? I guess it did happen on that 'Baby geniuses' show. Was that a true story? Anyway, as far as I know this little girl doesn't have a name yet. How about Bodor or Bocor in honor of the poor little kitties?

There should be two more coming along soon!

Look at those pretty blue eyes!

Cute Samany got caught getting into all of the water bottles. I can't believe how fast of a mover she is, she is very good at entertaining herself. She is growing up way to fast.

Owen and Jacob

Boys you weren't as cooperative as Sarah, but I got a couple of good pics.

Sarah Boots

Thanks Sarah for being my cute model today! You are such beautiful little girl. Love you.

Come on guys.....

Okay everybody needs to step it up. Katie, and Adam you both need to post more. We never get to see you guys. And this is the best way to keep in touch. We need to see Lindsey's belly and see how it is growing. So everyone needs to put in a little effort to make this blog work, or Andy is going to delete it. And Jim and Maryjane learn how to do this. We never hear from both of you.

Anyways, here are some of the hundreds of cute pictures I have been taking. I am almost done with my class and have loved it thus far. I am taking her 102 class in June, and then her photoshop class later. Man I am just going to get better and better.

P.s. My teacher said Olivia's eyes were unreal. Aren't they so beautiful, Why didn't I get that lucky.

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New Babies...

Both my cute sisters had their babies this last weekend. Jade had a cute little boy, Bremen (pronounced Bray-men), on Saturday. After being in labor for 36 hours he finally arrived with the biggest cone head I had ever seen, but it went down really fast. He weighed a whopping 9 Lbs. 11 oz. No wonder she had such a hard labor, poor thing. Jade is doing good and isn't he just so cute!

Jill had to have an emergency c-section on Sunday, because of her Pre-eclampsia at 34 weeks. Mylee was born prematurely weighing just 3 lbs. 12 oz. She is such a strong little girl. She has been breathing on her own from day 1 and is know eating and sucking a binki. Jill is doing okay she still has high blood pressure, but hopefully that will go away in a couple weeks. They think Mylee will get to go home in a couple weeks.