Lagoon Fun

We had a fun time at Lagoon to finish out our vacation. The weather was overcast most of the day, so it kept it nice and cool. The kids enjoyed the rides. Kambrie was a little dare devil and went on every ride that she could. Ky got us soaked by begging to go on this water ride that in the end he said "wasn't worth it." I agreed. Kolter was a little bummed because he couldn't go on all the rides that he wanted to like the bigger kids, but he and Karsten did have fun on the airplanes and the flying things with guns on them. Kenz did pretty good, as long as I held her...nice. (Why did I bring the stroller? Oh yeah, to hold the blow up bats that Ky won at the baseball booth, all three of them. Good thing Danny only paid $1 at the basketball booth instead of $5 when he made the shot. Otherwise we surely wouldn't have had room to carry the huge basketball instead of the lame little stuffed tiger. Oops! Kyler was so sad)

All in all it was a fun day, ending just in time as the rain began pouring down just as Danny shut the car door after we ran to the car to avoid the rainstorm that we saw coming when we noticed the dark clouds on the horizon.




This was the favorite ride of the day. The kids kept going on it over and over. Luckily the line wasn't ever very long and it always went really fast.

We've Gone Country...

Okay, so we wish. Anyway, today we had a very fun, unexpected visit to the Mays in Layton. I just happened to text my good friend from college, Tana, who I haven't seen in almost two years, who lives in Wisconsin. Well, turns out she is home visiting her family for a month. Our motel just happened to be less than a half hour from their home, so of course, we went to visit.

It was so much fun for me to go back there. I have fun memories of great times back in the good old Dixie Days with Tana and being at her house with her family. So it was fun to take Danny and the kids there and let them experience it too.

They got to ride a horse and feed the horses too. They all LOVED it so much, and Kyler has decided that we are selling everything and moving out on a ranch. He says Dad said it's okay. Hmmm, we'll see I guess. Montana, here we come ;)

Seven Peaks

Seven Peaks was a lot of fun for us. The kids really liked the pools and the slides. They were brave enough to go on the scary ones too. Even Kenz enjoyed the sun and water and was a good baby the whole day. Karsten got saved by a lifeguard from the lazy river (second time he's almost drowned in one week!!)Ky rode slide after slide all day long. The weather was perfect and no sunburns. Hooray!

Campin Out

This is how you fit a family of seven in one motel room :)

Here We Go...

It's vacation time!! We're heading up north for some summertime fun. It's not easy packing for five kids for five days. I hope I didn't forget anything...

Summer Days at the River

One of our favorite things to do when the weather gets hot is cruise down the dirt road, in the pink jeep, with the music turned up. And where do we go? To the river to cool off a little.

We took the all the little Stuart cousins there the other day. They all had so much fun...makin' memories. Sweet summer fun at the river :)

3 Months Old

Yes, she still has blue eyes, and believe it or not, she has red hair too!

Kyler's Baptism

Spending Time in the ER...Again!

Our Kolter is so accident prone. Kinda like I was when I was little. A few months ago we had to take him to the Emergency Room to get the antenna of a remote control car out of the back of his throat. It was hooked back there kind of like a fish hook. Yeah, that was fun. At least they got us right in and took care of the problem right away. What a weird situation. Don't ask me how he got it stuck. I guess he just had it in his mouth or something. Anyway, so as if one trip to the ER a year isn't enough, accident boy had to go again when he slipped off of a pogo stick, splitting his lip wide open. This time we weren't as lucky with the quick visit, and hours later he left with three stitches in his lip and some glue to seal the cut on his chin. Poor Kolter. At least he's a tough little boy and handled it all really well.

You're Invited...

Since I can't seem to get these invitations out, I thought I would post it on here. Now you know :) I can't believe he's already old enough to be getting baptized. What's next...mission?!?!

The "Steps" to Baptism

Ky is taking the "steps" to prepare for baptism with a little help from Uncle Bear and Uncle Spike and Grandpa Nev too.

It's Summer Time

You can tell it's summer at our house when the boys get their summer buzzes. This picture cracks me up.



Already enjoying the lazy days of summer.

A Special Day

Kenzlie's Blessing Day ~ May 17, 2009

One Sad Little Girl

Well, after spending a fun day at the lake today we came home to find a tragedy. Our little Cloie (Kamz decided to spell her name like this)who we had left outside because we couldn't find her when we were leaving, had had a run in with the dog, and didn't make it out alive. It was so sad. Cloie was such a little sweetie, and when Iron Man would try to play with her she would just kind of lay there and not hiss or scratch at him like her brother Rookie would. So I guess this time he just got playing too rough or something. It was just so devastating for everyone, especially Kambrie. She cried hysterically and it broke my heart. I guess you can say we had a literal Memorial Day.




We made a little blanket out of some scrap fleece and wrapped her in it.




Then we burried her in the field across the street.




Don't let her smile fool ya...she was still so sad. She just wanted to do her best to give Cloie a nice grave and wanted to smile and tell her she loved her one last time.

Baseball Beauty Queen ;)

Kambrie had her end of the school year program and I took this picture before she left for school that morning. For her program she got to be a "mother." She had two parts and said them both so well. I was so glad that out of all the things the kids were gonna be when they grow up Kambrie got to be the mom. How blessed she will be if she gets to be a mom and have sweet little kids like I do :)





Kambrie just finished her first ever baseball season. She had a lot of fun and did so well too. She and her cousin were such good little players. All of the little boys' parents said that the girls were the best on the team. It was so fun to watch her play.

The Big 8

Kyler is 8. Wow. Where does the time go? Really, I can't believe how quickly the past eight years have flown by. Everyone always says to enjoy your kids cause they grow up so fast. Well, I definately believe that. I can remember holding my little 5 lb 12 oz baby just like it was yesterday. It all flashes before my eyes every time Kenzlie cries too because she looks just like Kyler looked when he cried. Anyway, the celebration for his big day was lots of fun for him and everyone. He chose to have his cousin, Taven, come down and stay with us for the weekend. We went swimming and went to Ky's baseball game on Friday, and on Saturday I took them to my favorite shopping place (TJ Max) and bought them matching hats and outfits. Then we went to lunch at Winger's (Ky's choice) and then came home and had ice cream cake and he got his present from his dad, a KTM dirt bike. After that they all went to the Blitz football game to watch Uncle Rod play. I think he had a pretty fun birthday, and now we anxiously await the big, big day...his baptism day.

Happy Birthday Kamz!

Kambire and her new kitty, Cloie. She has been asking for a kitten for over four years now. Finally, her dream came true :)

She had a way fun day. She got to go get her hair cut and styled at the salon by my good friend, Sommer. I think that made her smile even bigger than when she got her kitty. Kambrie loved picking out how she wanted it styled from a book.


We played a little game of "Pin the flower on Kambrie." I had to post this picture cause I thought it was a cute idea. Kamz wanted to play Pin the Tail on the Donkey, but when I asked her if she wanted to do this instead she got so, so excited. She thought it was a fun idea and talked about it for weeks before her party.




Look at these cute girls...and I get to claim all of them :) This is three of the four girl cousins all the same age. I wish my older sister lived closer so her little princess could've been here too.

Sweet Miracle

Our newborn baby is quickly becoming just a baby, and not so new anymore. Sure she's only four weeks old, but really that's getting up there already. It's amazing how quickly the time goes by. On one hand it seems like just yesterday that we were bringing her home from the hospital after I had to be induced two weeks early because my fluid level was too low, and on the other hand it feels like she has been a part of our lives forever, perfectly, just like my delivery when she was born. All in all, we feel so blessed to have her. I couldn't have asked for things to go more smoothly at the hospital, and for the most part, things have gone so well since we've been home. She is a miracle, our sweet miracle, meant to be a part of our family. That's for sure. I think about how we could have lost her in the beginning of the pregnancy with the special circumstances back then, and then to have her come early because of the fluid level, NICU team in place, and not needing them at all, and also having her cord wrapped around her neck, not once, but twice. When I think of all these things it just makes me feel so amazingly blessed to have her here with me and healthy. I love my little miracle, I do.

These are some of the pictures from her newborn session when she was nine days old. If I could I would post them all. I love every single picture. Kellie with Elements Photography does such an amazing job capturing the beauty and innocence of a newborn baby. I'm glad she was able to get these priceless pictures. I think I'll have to post some more later.