Happy Birthday Ty guy!!

This year Tyler wanted a Batman cake- so if you can't tell, that is the Batman symbol made of sprinkles.

As we were driving around today Tyler asked me if he was 5 "yet"? "What do you mean- yet?" "When exactly am I 5?"So I told him he wasn't 5 until 2:33pm.

Yes!! His Dad got him a BB Gun. I quite enjoyed shooting it myself. I need to get some practice so I can hit those deer.

Tyler's Loot

What happens in Vegas...

So bummed I didn't think to take more pictures, but we were having that much fun or my hands were that full. One or the other.


We joined Mike for a couple of days in Veags while he had to go to a CLE conference.
We ate at the waaayyy to expensive Rain Forest Cafe




We went swimming a lot, but I never got the camera out. We also went over to our good friends the Faulkners. Last time we were together with Jared and Kathy we just had 2 little sweet girls and on Sunday night we had 9 kids running around. The kids all got along great and we enjoyed cathcing up with Jared and Kathy.

We loved our hotel room. Played in the big bath tub.

TY giving Christian raspberries

Amy on the Nintendo we borrowed

Katelyn is way into fixing her hair now. Finally!

My First Car Seat Canopy

and I say "first" because these are so easy to make that I have three more on the drawing board.

I made this for Ronni & David and their new little girl Brinlee Rae.

I swear by it...

When we were first married I tried a pyramid scheme to try to earn a fast buck- it didn't work.
I went to a "party" at my "friend's" house where they were showing/selling these felt activity books including gospel theme books. Perfect for my new little family and our FHE lessons. I bought a starter's kit and knew I was going to make us millionares by selling these to everyone I knew. Living the classic Utah County dream! I assembled all the books and they were cute, but so crappy. I still have most of them and they have all fallen apart. I should have listened to that rotten felling in my gut I initially had. The same feeling I have when I hear the words "Sally Foster".

I NEVER have parties selling something and I NEVER feel confident in recommending things to others because they probably won't feel the same way about it as I do.
With that said, I am going to endorse a product and recommend a fail proof cleaning method

I swear by this concotion I got off the internet.

For any stains on clothes including those nasty oil stains.

Make a paste of Borax and dish washing soap. Spread with an old tooth brush and work the paste into the clothing. Give it a good scrub. Let it sit for an hour or whenever you can get back to it. Rinse with the hottest water your hands can handle and then throw it in the wash with other like colors.


Tyler squirted a berry (very red)gogurt all over his very brand new nice polo shirt when we were out of town. I rinsed in cold water as soon as I could and not a stitch of red came out. When I got home I covered the spots in borax and whala!

I don't know about you, but when I am pregnant my maternity shirts are covered in oil spots. Your shirts could have been stained from the last pregnancy and this borax paste will fix them.

Briggy is constantly rubbing his mac and cheese mouth with his t-shirt. This paste fixes that.
Yesterday I took the boys to Wendy's and when I got Briggy out of the car he had oily honey mustard spilt all over his shirt. I already have a pile ready to paste up this morning.
I hope this helps someone else out there.

Now I also swear by Crest teeth Whitening strips. They so work!!!

Bear Lake with the Denkers

Amanda, my sister, planned a fun filled weekend up at Bear Lake, UT in the mountains outside of Logan. It was beautiful and we had a great time. Unfortunetly I didn't have my camera out much. I was playing a lot of Nurtz and I still have not been able to beat Ginny, but I am preparing for the next time I play her!

Labor Day in Blanding

Mike tried to recruit some friends from work to join us in Blanding for the Labor Day weekend, but it ended just being us that went down.
We played on the mountain and camped in Curt and Kristin's luxurious camper and drove 4-wheelers again and again. Enjoyed a great BYU game too! Thanks for all the fun!

Turns out Chritstian likes 4 wheeling too.

Deadman's Point- none of us died here

We saw lots of turkeys

Back to School

Yes!!!! School has begun and we are back to set schedules and hopefully, more sleep.

The girls to 1st and 3rd grade

Tyler to preschool twice a week



Briggs is so bored he doesn't know what to do with himself!!!

Jamie's Visit

At the end of July, after Girls Camp was over, Jamie Fox came to visit us. Jamie and her family have been great friends to us and we miss them a ton. We were neighbors back in Maitland, Florida.

Here are some of the highlights of Jamie's visit.

Jamie got to see Christian for the first time

Visited Temple Square and downtown Salt Lake City

Her favorite- 4 wheeling all over the mountain

Petting a "wild" baby elk

Paddling Boating and fishing

Lots of braids- a classic Camp Jackson hair-do

Dinosaur museum in Blanding with lots of grandkids and Gma Marcia

World's Mostest Candy Throwin' Parade in Monticello

Wilson Arch outside of Moab


Most disgusting national Park ever- The Great Salt Lake
Catching brine shrimp and their eggs. We ended up having 17 hatch.

Huge Buffalo

To end it in a high note Jamie went with us to tour the Oquirrh Utah Temple during the Open house.

We had a great time with you Jamie! Thanks for sharing her Bruce and Francine!!

Christian: Four Months Old

Just started eating rice cereal
Dad and naughty aunts have already fed him way too much ice cream

Trying to eat everything... including his family

Christian likes to be propped up to play with toys

How many candles can you fit on a small cake?

Thirty one!! Thanks for a wonderful birthday honey!

For those of you looking closely...my honey was behind the camera. Daniel was the only one....to light that many candles in a small area.