Happy Birthday Brey!

Today was Brey's 11th Birthday. WOW...I am not old enough to have an 11 year old :) He cannot be 11 already. The time has gone by too fast!! He has brought so much happiness to us. In honor of his birthday, I would like to list 11 things that I LOVE about my Brey. (it was hard to pick only 11)

1. I LOVE his ability to make friends.
2. I LOVE that he wakes up happy every day!
3. I LOVE how he is constantly making people laugh.
4. I LOVE that he is a "smarty pants." (he's my math whiz)
5. I LOVE how he follows Bentlee around to make sure she doesn't get hurt.
6. I LOVE his athletic ability. Sports come naturally to him. Soccer, basketball, baseball.......
7. I LOVE his PERFECT smile!
8. I LOVE that cleanliness is a HIGH priority for him. (he wanted cologne for his birthday)
9. I LOVE that he is a perfectionist at EVERYTHING he does!
10. I LOVE that he isn't embarrassed to tell me that he LOVES me.
11. I LOVE that he loves his family...

AND WE LOVE HIM!!!

Happy Birthday Brey!

Arrow of Light

Tonight, on my 34th birthday, Brey received his Arrow of Light scouting award. He was sooooo excited about receiving this award. (I think he just wanted the arrow so he could torment his brothers with it.) But anyway, it is exciting as parents to watch your children accomplish things. We are very proud of him, and we know that he worked really hard to earn this award.

Careful.....you could poke an eye out with that thing!!

It was an eventful day!
(Turning 34 wasn't all that bad! I will always be younger than my hubby :)

Good Times...

We were FINALLY able to go camping over Labor Day weekend. It was our first, and last, camping trip of the year. Our summer was so hectic that we could never find the time to go camping. We ended up going to the Oakley Reservoir, so the guys could fish and drive their remote control boats, and the kids could ride their 4-wheelers. We had a BLAST!! My sister and her family came along, as well as our friends, the Clarks. Hope you enjoy the pics.....

Home sweet home for 3 days.

Kips new hobby!

Luckily Brey was there to rescue the "stranded" boats.

Bentlee LOVED the 4-wheelers.

Bridger built himself a jump and I think he actually caught a tiny bit of air. Look closely...

My "trick riders."

Branon was just happy to be there.

Bentlee and my niece, Tayli.

"The Gals" (my sister Kandace, Tayli, Bentlee, me, and my friend, Kelly)

I think the guys "tinkered" more on their boats than they actually drove them.

I told the kids to do something "cool"...not really sure what Bridger is doing! :)
(he thought he was quite hilarious, though)

Kip took the kids for a Rhino ride. I guess the trail was pretty steep. Good thing I didn't know that until AFTER they had gone.

We spent hours around this table playing "NERTS"!! It is the FUNNEST card game ever invented!! We were addicted!

Guess Who......

Guess who likes corn on the cob...

There wasn't a kernel left!

Guess what else she likes...

Her cousin Dane. She won't leave the poor kid alone.
I think she would gobble him up if she could!

Back To School

It's that time of year again...back to school! Did we even have summer? It went by so fast! Here are two of my handsome boys getting ready to head off to their first day of school. Brey to 5th grade, Bridger to 2nd grade. Brey couldn't wait!! Sadly for me, he is starting to notice girls and has his eye on a couple of little "cuties" at his school. YIKES!! I'm not ready for this yet!!

Here is my other little handsome devil. My happy, polite, content, pleasant, easy going little Branon, left his mom at home and headed off to kindergarten. I have to admit... I was really sad to see my "bff" go. (that's what he calls me) He has been such a joy to have at home, but he was SO READY to go to school and be like his big brothers. I miss him...Bentlee does too!

Little Doll

My sister, Melissa, had a beautiful baby girl on Aug. 17. Her name is Mayli Anna, and she is a little doll!!

Cassia County Fair

We attended our county fair about a week ago. I thought I would post some pictures of the "festivities." This is Bentlee at the parade. She loved it!! Especially the horses...(she called them "kitties")

Branon, Kamryn (cousin) and Bridger enjoying the sunny weather. They made a "haul" on parade candy!

Brey and Deven (cousin) watching the parade.

Mimi (grandma) and Daisy (the horse...aka..."kitty" or "day-dee")

Fair food is the BEST!! Especially the maple bars!! We had a few...DOZEN!

A fair just wouldn't be a fair without a tacky, airbrushed tattoo! (check out their arms)

And then there's the carnival.... overpriced and filthy, but the kids LOVED it!!