Fair '09

I seriously only took 2 pictures at the Fair this year. Could it be because between my friend Emily and I we had 9 1/2 kids (she's expecting!) all under the age of 7!? We had a few extra tag-alongs. Crazy, yes. Therefore, I rushed out of the house without my camera. Ooopps. But somehow I remembered it when Emily, Molly, and I went back for the JoDee Messina concert. Funny how your brain functions after kids are in bed and you're by yourself for a second!

She was really fun, and the weather couldn't have been better.

My Five:

1. Quick family trips

2. My brother Corbin. He's pretty awesome these days!

3. Taking a dip in the pool

4. One of Emma's school teachers from last year was baptized on Saturday. I haven't been to a baptism like that in years. Wonderful is all I can say.

5. Primary songs!

Summer Pictures

Matt and his dad had a meeting at Lake of the Ozarks, so the three of us and Matt's mom joined them! The hotel were the meeting was held had a beautiful Japanese Garden, so out came my camera! I do realize there are lots of pictures here. Sorry!

Then Emma took a picture of the fish in the pond, and me and Tal! She LOVES taking pictures.

Oh Tal!

Tal is so great. I've decided that having a boy means you have a few other thing too: messes, hitting, messes, trucks, messes, and a whole bunch of cuteness!! He toddles around and gets into everything with a smile across his sweet little face. He just makes me smile, even when we does this:

I've learned to to keep all doors closed again. If not I'll hear "splash, splash, splash" and his cute little laugh coming from the bathroom!! Gross. Emma never did that.

We were playing in his room the other day and he brought me his gun hostler and his church shoes and sat down in my lap so I could put them on! It was so cute.

How can you resist this boy!!! Mmmm I could just squeeze him all day.

The Cookie Mystery!

This has Emma written AAALLLLL over it. Painting book, a pink wrist band, and a pile of cookies with the cream filling licked clean!

And THIS is all Tal!

Lone Elk Park

Picture this: the high is 75 degrees with no humidity and it's July in Missouri!!! It's true, it happened, so we had to be outside. A few miles from us is a pretty little place called Lone Elk Park. It's a huge, enclosed stake park with buffalo and elk walking around. There's a driving trail that takes you around, and if you're lucky you'll catch a glimpse of these roamers! That's were we decided to spend this incredible day and our friends the Jensen's came along.

So ignoring all the house work that needed to be done, we packed up ourselves, the Jensen's, and a yummy picnic and enjoyed the time outside.

The girls found a frog. They chased it, and giggled for quite awhile!

Where's Tal?
Here's our buffalo friends (no elk on this trip)!

Humphrey and Seashells

We had 2 new friends visit our house today! We met them while on our walk this morning, and they tagged along for the ride home.

Meet Humphrey (the big guy) and Seashells (the little spot)

They were funny little fellows always hopping and jumping. They were only able to stay until daddy got home from work, because then their mommies wanted them to come home for dinner!

My Five

1. Emma's creativity!

2. Tal's smile and the way he curls his tongue.

3. Being able to see my family. There's nothing like the 4th of July in Fillmore!!!

4. Finding really good deals, PLUS free shipping!!!!!!!!!!

5. My new headboard the I MADE! Yes, I framed and upholstered a headboard, and it looks awesome if I do say so myself.

Our trip to Utah

I survived!!! And so did Matt (a week and a half alone and I think he really missed us). The kids and I took off to Utah, and we had a great time. Here's a few of the highlights:

The kid's parade

THE parade

CANDY!!!!

Cherry Hill water park
Hula-Hooping!
Cousins and kids

Lindsay and Alex, Me and the kids, Brianne, Jaden, and baby Halle

The kid's with Reid and Danielle (my cousin Jamie's cuties)

Copley's
Two fish!!

The Ute Stampede. Always a treat!

The Oquirrh Mountain Temple open house.
We did so much, and had a perfect time!

Company Picnic 2009

It's company picnic time again. As always it was held out at my in-laws farm. Tons of food, swimming, games, horse rides (of course this was the best part!), and little rain made for a full day!

Shay the pony

Scout the horse
Emma and Kami
Riding buddies, Emma and Kora