Emily was able to tie a cherry stem in her mouth…

Her biggest accomplishment this weekend.  Tying a knot in a cherry stem with her tongue.

Who knew Wal-Mart could be so much fun?

We were at Wal-Mart the other day and ran across this lego statue. Of course we couldn't resist getting a quick picture. This reminded me of a website that I ran across the other day http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/ It is hilarious.

Another great weekend with Travis and Hollie...

We had a four day weekend with Travis and Hollie and Gavin and we enjoyed every minute of it. Travis and I were able to get some fishing in, Daniel found a heart shaped rock and put it on the heart tree, we had family pictures, and we cheered on Travis and his team for the 100 mile bike ride. The time always goes way to fast...but it is time well spent.

Thanks again Travis and Hollie and Gavin for your hospitality.

Enjoying the Heber Valley...

We stayed the weekend in Heber and enjoyed the time away as a family. We stayed in the little RV camp below the Jordanelle Dam and dropped the girls off at Swiss Days on Saturday. We had plenty of time to fish, explore, and play Monopoly. We drove to the top of Memorial Hill in Midway enjoyed the 360 degree views of the entire Heber Valley on a beautiful day. It was a bit windy on top of the hill so Daniel faced the wind and pretended that he was flying.

Utah Geode Beds...

Me and the boys took a drive out to the Utah Geode Beds while the girls were in Idaho. We figured they probably wouldn't enjoy the trip. Boy were we right. We weren't sure if we enjoyed it. First of all, it is 90 miles down a dirt road over two mountain passes. We could see the salt flat out in front of us and there are absolutely no trees or bushes (or people) out there to speak of. We pulled up to a spot to dig for Geodes and when we got out of the truck the boys discovered that my right rear tire was completely flat. Grrrrr. The boys dug for a few minutes and then lost interest while I proceeded to put on the spare tire, hoping it had air for the really rough 90 mile rocky road back to civilization. We left for home early just in case we had another problem. Fortunately we had a cooler full of water and junk food that we took with us. We could have easily spent the night if we needed too...but we were glad to get home and take a shower. Daniel found a couple of geodes...but we really didn't give it a good dig...maybe we will stop by again in the future...but we aren't planning the trip yet.

Happy Birthday Nathan!!!

We love you and hope you have a terrific day! We are so happy to have you as a part of our family. You are such a clown and you keep us laughing. The picture above is Nathan sleeping in the back seat of the truck on our sleeping bags after a 15 minute drive home from the Father's and Son's overnighter.

Two days at the amusement park...

We spent two LONG days at the amusement park as a family. The first day we were there we hit the rides that the kids wanted to do at least one time each. And then when we returned on Saturday for day 2 at the park we spent the time going on our favorite rides over and over again. Daniel and Nate really like the Turn-of-the-Century and the Wild Mouse. Tyler, Emily, Rachel, and Dad loved Wicked. It was, well, wicked! Of course, a family favorite is Rattlesnake Rapids. We had a great time. I can handle it about once every two years. So, we'll return in 2011.