We did it!! We signed the next 30 years of our life away! We couldn't be happier! We have waited a long time to buy our first home and it feels GREAT!

What a TREAT!!

We were able to have Grandma and Grandpa from New Mexico come and visit for a few days. We are so blessed to have families that are willing to come and help. They brought us a washer, piano, table and chairs that are highly appreciated! Not to mention they worked all day in the heat pulling weeds. The kids were thrilled to have them come, and were sad to see them go. Thanks for everything Viv and Joe!

After moving a few things in we were able to take a nice hike in the desert.

Grandpa was able to tote around a little more than he bargained for.

Moving the piano in we were grateful Todd, our next door neighbor, came to help.

Happy Fathers Day to a wonderful Man. Abi searched all of St.George for the perfect gift. When she saw this shirt she new it was it. It is a Mr. Happy shirt, you may be wondering what is taped on the front. Well not only did she look everywhere for the shirt but she took a very long time finding the right card. This card has a six pack of soda on the front and inside it instricts to tape to your belly and you will have the six pack you have always wanted! This will also explain is macho man face!! I also want to recognize my dad and how wonderful he is. Kev and I have been blessed with great dad's! Happy Fathers Day (I know it is a little late)

For the last couple of years we have made the tradition for all the girls to head to St. George and go to Tuacahn and stay in a wonderful Bed and Breakfast. Our girls day this year started off with a bang! We all were able to get pedicures and to my surprise that was a wonderful treat!

Mom had some wonderful pruses made for each of us and inside was twenty doallrs. Our first stop was to TJ Max, and a little competition was set in place. We were to take the twenty dollars and see who get the best deal. Wouldn't you know Julie won! For our next stop we headed to Lori's house for a quick visit. This was a great treat because it has been a long time since I have been able to visit with Lod, and then on to lunch. We ate at a great little bakery that hit the spot and gave us the energy we needed.

Of course we needed to head to Target. Wouldn't you know Megan found just the hat that represented how we were all feeling, (like royality, hello did you see our purses and toes!!!)

It was time to head to the Bed and Breakfast for a quick relaxing swim. At least I thought it was going to be relaxing, next thing I knew they are all doing water arobics!!!

After swimming and a great dine in dinner from Cafe Rio we all glamed up and were ready to head to Tuacahn. We were so excited to see Annie.

Now some of you may wonder why Abi is Daddy Warbucks and not Annie. Well it goes a little something like this... As I was trying to make my way up to Daddy Warbucks I nearly tipped the whole thing over, please remember I am pregnant and not graceful. Then we were laughing so hard that I nearly had an accident. We thought it was funny, can you imagine being a bystander and seeing this all take place.

The show was outstanding!!! After, the cast came out and Abi was thrilled to be able to get a picture with Annie. Not only a picture but an autograph as well.

Abi and Aunt Ju-Ju the next morning showing off their skills.

In the morning we were able to go to a farmers market. What a fun thing! There were so many fun stands and the weather was perfect. After checking out all the stand we enjoyed a few minutes to sit in the grass and listen to live music. What a wonderful trip we had! I just want to thank mom for going to all the effort she does to make such a good trip and to build such great memories.

I forgot to mention that Kev made this trip possible for me by staying with the kids. He and the boys came up to Beaver with us and then when we headed off he went down and watched Bubba and Alex. He is a great man and so supportive of me. When we returned home from our trip the fun didn't stop. Uncle Luke decided that he wanted to make dinner for everyone (thanks again Luke dinner was great!) On the way down to Greenville Kev let Mac take the wheel. I know he's starting young. Hopefully that will help be as good of a driver as Kev is!

Mom had one more little surprise for all the kids. She gave them each a gratitude journal, water bottle and a book for the family. We are excited to start reading Holes one of my favorites! Thanks again Mom!

Kev took the kids on a hike the other night and they had fun taking pictures.
I think they turned out pretty neat!

We forgot to mention that Abi did get her cast off. Funny how it happened, we went swimning and tried to wrap it up as good as we could but it still was soaked by the end. It was the day before she was suppose to have it off anyway so our Neighbor Sherri cut it off for her. The x-ray showed it may have come off a little too soon but she has just been extra careful with it.

Ben had a birthday shout Hurray!!!!

It is so hard for us to believe that our baby is already four! He is truly a wonderful little boy and we feel so honored to have him as part of our family. He keeps us going but always adds excitment to our home. All through the school year he has been talking about his party and inviting his friends, so we thought we had better carry through with his plans. We had it on Friday because his birthday was on Sunday and many people head out of town on the weekend. He loved having his friends come and share in the celebration. We love you Benjamin! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

We had some great helpers. Abi and her friend Mia came and helped with making sure the kids were getting along, and out Mac was so good to play with all the kids. We were so glad that they were all there to help.

He had a blast opening his presents from his friends.

We tried to light his candle but the wind was just too strong. Oh well we all sang anyway!

This year we opted for the pull string pinata. Kev felt a little safer holding it that way!!

And there they go!!!

Ben was remembered by all of his family. Thank you for the phone calls and gifts it helped make his day special! He had to wait for his dad to shower and get ready for church before he could open his gifts. He was so excited to get started!

I think his brother and sister were more excited. They had put their money together to buy him a gift. They looked so hard to find just the right thing. After they picked out a T-ball set Abi had a little money left over and she wanted to buy him some more. She is always thinking of others and how she can make their day more special. She is such a good girl.

Ben knew just what he wanted for his birthday meals. Pancakes and bacon with chocolate milk for breakfast, ramen noodles for lunch, and pasta for dinner. When he said pasta I hoped I was right when I made spaghetti. It was a good guess. He was able to go to the store to help me pick out what he wanted. during our trip he started acting up and I told him he needed to stop. He turned around and said, "It's my birthday, hello." Oh he can be full of it!

Ben was there every step of the way helping me get things ready. He helped make the cake but I think he was just staying close by so I wouldn't wash the beaters before he could lick them.

Ben was so excited to have Uncle Verle, Aunt Rose, and Kennon come over for cake and ice cream. He and Uncle Verle are pretty good buddies!!

Make a wish little man!!

What a GREAT day the little guy had. He loves to have the attention. He highly enjoyed receiving calls from everyone and being the spot light. In Primary he was able to come up and wear the birthday hat and stand there while all the kids sang to him and he ate up every minute of it. We sure are blessed to have him in out home.

The boys and I decided it was time to start the yard. We thought it would be best to start small so we planted some flowers just outside the front door. It makes the rest of the yard easier to take when you first see flowers.

We love our little flower patch!!

I wanted to show off our shelf. Mom made this for me about two years ago and I have been so excited to get it up. Kev did a wonderful job getting it hung!! I love it! now all it needs is some picture to put on it. Kiddie Candid here we come!

We made the move!!!!!

It has been nearly two years but we did it. We moved into our beautiful new home and we are loving it!! We have decided the we would take building to actually moving any day! We were blessed to have so many people willing to help us. We feel overwhelmed with the service that was given. Other than having Tabatha the cat run away (we are hoping she will evetually come home) all went well.

The kids thought it was great to sleep in sleeping bags for a few nights. It was an adventure!

Clean, Clean, Clean!! I am so very blessed to have a husband willing to help with all the wonderful cleaning.

Before we left the trailer the kids wanted to make one last walk through. This is there bedroom, Abi and Ben were a little emotional they cried all the way home. Mac, well I think he was ready for a little more space.

We bid farwell to our little trailer on 116 tower butte. What great memories we had there. We are ready to start some wonderful memories in our new home and neighborhood.

Hello New House!!!

Our first meal in our new home!

One of the biggest treats was having Mom come back and help get everything in order. She did so much I can not even begin to thank her. I was down at the old house having a yard sale and finishing up the cleaning. She called me and asked me to come home. When I returned home I found that she and Kev had been putting everything together. All the boxes were emptied pictures on the walls, and the floor cleaned. They worked so hard and it looked so wodnerful! It actually felt like a home and that has been fun to beable to relax with out having boxes all around.

This is a great surprise. Mom and Dad asked if for all of our birthdays we wanted a new dinning room table. We were all in and this is it. We love it! It is just right for this spot. Thank you Mom and Dad.