Happy Birthday Emma!

Happy Birthday to my Amazing 6 year old. Emma turned 6 on July 8 while we were at Bear Lake! I can't believe she is already 6 years old. She is getting so grown up. Emma is by far my easiest child. She is so happy and obedient. She is my little helper who loves to help me with everything. There are so many things that I love about Emma. Emma is very talented at violin and dance and loves to practice both. She is a great big sister and is always looking out for Gracie. I don't know what I would do without here help around the house with Gracie and Mason. Emma has such a strong testimony, I love to hear her pray, it feels like she is really talking to her father and that he is right there with her. Emma's ability to reason and relate things to herself is beyond that of her years. Emma is full of sunshine, she is always laughing, smiling and having fun. She is so friendly and makes friends everywhere she goes. I swear everytime we leave the park Emma has made a new friend or two. Everyone loves her and loves to be around her because she is so cheerful and energetic about life. I love Emma's smile and she seems to share it freely with everyone. Emma loves to learn and is always excited to learn something new, she loves school and reading. Emma LOVES her daddy and is a total daddy's girl, one of her favorite things to do is dance with daddy when he gets home from work. Emma brings so much light and joy into our home, I can't imagine our lives without her. She brightens everyone she meets, and we all love her so much.

Happy Anniversary

Our 10 year anniversary with actually while we were in Bear Lake for our Family Reunion. I can't believe we have been married 10 years. It wasn't very romantic considering all my family was crammed into a cabin and we had all our kids and Becca and Quinn in our room, but we made sure to celebrate when we got home from our trip. Chuck took me to Tai Phoon for dinner, which was so good, I loved it. Then we went to see a movie. I am so grateful to have been married to this amazing man for 10 years, and to know that he is mine for eternity. We really feel that our marriage is as close to heaven as you can get on this earth. I love to be with Chuck, he is my best friend. I really love everything about him, I realize more and more how perfect for me he is. He makes me want to be a better person. Here's to a million more wonderful years together.

Family Reunion 2012- Bear Lake

Our family reunion was so fun this year. We went and stayed up at a big cabin at bear lake. We were there for 4th of July with just my family and then the next day all my cousins and aunts and uncles joined us. The most exciting thing about this trip was that Cayden learned how to Wake Board by himself. I was proud of him for getting up all by himself and even ventured out on the boat despite my 9 month belly to see him do it. The kids had a blast with all their cousins playing in the sand, tubing and swimming in the lake. It was actually very relaxing for me despite the horrid swelling that I developed because of the heat. By the end of the week all the men had a bet to see who could come back to the reunion next year with a six pack. They realized that a couple of years ago they all had them and now being married a few years has really taken it's toll, so they vowed to get them back. We took before pictures and the older generation of dads wanted to join it. We love my family and always have a really great time when we are with them.

Seven Peaks

We took the kids to Seven Peaks a few weeks ago and they loved it. They were so excited to go on all the big slides. Poor Gracie got pooped out pretty quick and fell asleep for the rest of the day, I guess the heat and missing her nap were to much for her.

My little Scout!!!

Cayden Started Cub Scouts this year when he turned 8. He has really loved it and I have enjoyed helping him and getting to know the program. I come from a bunch of girls so scouting stuff is really foreign to me. The more I learn about the program the more I enjoy it. It is such a great thing for little boys. Cayden is super excited about earning all his awards and is really motivated to get all his stuff done. Lets hope he is still this excited about scouts when he is 15 and working on his eagle. Cayden has earned his bobcat, 2 belt loops and a bead. We hope to have him finish his wolf in the next 3-4 months.