Birthday Boy!!

On Sept. 22nd, our oldest boy turned 12! Brey has grown into such a smart, handsome, talented, funny, young man in such a short amount of time! He is so helpful around the house...especially with Bentlee. He keeps the little boys laughing at all times, and is a wonderful example to them. We are so blessed to have him in our family!

Boo REALLY enjoyed the birthday cake!!

Two of his favorite things....legos & video games!

Nothing like a little money to put a smile on your face!

He was soooooo excited about his new 4-wheeler!

These two pics were taken after Brey's Priesthood Ordination.

Papa Ray, Bishop, Kip, Brey & Papa Blair

Our August...

I am backtracking just a little, since I have been slacking a bit on my blogging! Our August was crazy busy, so I thought I would blog about our happenings in August. We went to Utah one weekend with my sister Kandi and my niece Kamryn as one last "get away" before school started. We stayed in a hotel and let the kiddos swim, and the next day, attended a birthday party for my nephew Nick at Kangaroo Zoo.

My younger sister Melissa, met us at the hotel with her kids Mayli and Marlow. This is Mayli....she's adorable!!

Branon showing his "brotherly love!"

Brey and Kamryn...water ballet!

Bentlee, Kam, Branon & Brey (Bridger was with my brother)

Kip found this little kitty one morning at work. It was stuck under a newspaper machine outside of Taco Bandido. He had a bad leg, so I took him to the vet and he's doing GREAT! We named him Nacho......isn't that appropriate :)

While in Utah, at the Kangaroo Zoo birthday party, someone fell on Bentlee while jumping in a bounce house, and broke her arm. It was obvious that her arm was broken (it was bent the wrong way) so I scooped her up and we headed to Primary Children's Hospital. (Luckily my sis lives in Utah, and knows how to maneuver through the traffic quickly) After they did x-rays, and got Bentlee doped up, they had to re-set her arm. I couldn't watch...I had to stand in the hall. They splinted her arm, and sent us on our way. She was in a splint for about 10 days, and then she was able to get her LOVELY PINK cast!! She gets it off in about a week, I hope! It hasn't slowed her down a bit, and she tells EVERYONE about it!!

The kids entered some art work in our County Fair. They did GREAT! The older two get annoyed because Branon always places better than they do. He's a natural!! Brey and Bridg got 3rd place ribbons, and Branon got 2nd.

Kip's sister Tamie and her son Andrew came to visit from Washington for a week. We don't get to see them as often as we would like to, so it's always fun when they come for a visit.

Kip and his sis....aren't they cute!!

The boys just love Andrew!!

Back to School....

Here are a few pics of my handsome little guys on their first day of school. Brey is almost 12 and in the 6th grade. He is growing up TOO fast! He didn't want me to take him into his class this year, he asked me to just drop him off in front of the school. At least he didn't ask me to drop him off 2 blocks away :)

Bridger is 8 and in the 3rd grade. He too is growing up fast! As I walked him to his class and gave him a hug, he said "Mom...don't do that! That's embarrassing!!" Oops!

Branon is 6 and started 1st grade this year. He isn't embarrassed of his mama yet. I was happy when he held my hand all the way down the hall to his classroom and let me hug him! :)

So that leaves little miss Bentlee here at home with me! (yes...she has a broken arm....more to come on that....)

Summer Recap....

So...........My camera got wet the last day that we were at Lake Powell and sadly, it DIED. I have been without a camera for the past 2 months, so that's my excuse for SLACKING on my blog. Brey was nice enough to let me borrow his camera a few times, so here are some pics from our eventful summer. The top two pictures were taken just minutes after Bridger won the Homerun Derby in the Rookie division. He hit the most/farthest pitches for his age group!! He's a little slugger! (thanks for the pictures Kacee) Brey's baseball team took the 3rd place trophies this season. They did a GREAT job and had an excellent coach! The next few pictures were taken at our annual 4th of July Party. We had an awesome turnout this year......96 friends/family member attended, and of course, Kip put on a spectacular firework show!!

These pictures were taken when we went 4-wheeling in Oakley.....

Bentlee has NEVER been so dirty, or so happy!! She loves riding in the Rhino!!

Brey

Branon, Boo, Bridger

Friends: Kelly, me, Hillary

*I have a new camera now, so I plan to take lotts and lotts of pictures!!

Lake Powell

Lake Powell was WONDERFUL!! The 95 degree weather felt great!! We spent the week with my sister and her family, our friends the Nelsons, and our friends the Clarks joined us for the end of the week. We spent our days eating, swimming, boating, laying out, nertzing, and relaxing!!

Bentlee LOVED the water!!

Brey......buried ALIVE!!

Happy little Branon!

Not enough hands......yes, that is sausage sticking out of her mouth.

Who has the BIGGEST mouth??

Me and my gals....Hillary and Kandi.

Every time I try to get a picture of Bridger....he goes cross-eyed. Silly kid!!

S'mores on the sand!

Bath time!! Bentlee filled the sink, which left little room for any water! :)

One of the many fish that Brey caught.

Dance party on deck!!

Little buds....Caison and Bridger.

Branon finally got up enough courage to go off the slide!

Bye Bye Lake Powell.....see you next year!!