Kayla's Birthday

Kayla turned 7 last week. She was so excited for it to be her special day. I had given her and Paige a few jobs to do that morning and she said she wasn't going to do jobs, because it was her birthday. For some reason she thought she was queen for the day. What's new. We went to lunch at McDonald's and then for dinner we had my parents come over. She chose to have Chinese Haystacks and instead of cake she chose Raspberry Desert. She loved it all. For her birthday she got a new scooter, some clothes, legos, a sleeping bag and a piggy bank. We love having her in our family and she makes life exciting. We love her to pieces, even though she knows how to push all of my buttons. Happy Birthday Kayla!!!!!

Feeding the Ducks

Matt's parents, his sister Angela and her kids, Kobi and Ava were able to come last weekend on their way home from Jackson. It was fun to see them and to spend some time with them. Matt and his dad took Kobi and Paige golfing on Saturday, so the rest of us went to the Nature Park to feed the ducks. My kids love doing this and we haven't done it for awhile. Fun times.

Soccer

Paige was able to soccer this summer. Matt was her coach and that was fun for the two of them to do together. She definately improved since the time she played before. She was a little more aggressive and did really well. She had a lot of fun and they won all of their games except for one. What a fun season.

Jackson Hole

Matt was able to a white water float in Jackson with a lot of his brothers and sisters and their families. The kids and I drove over for the day and we had a picnic in the park and just hung out with his mom and dad. After the float we met up with everyone and had dinner at Bubba's. Then we were able to walk around some of the shops in downtown Jackson. It was a fun day.

The cousins, downtown Jackson Hole.

Mesa Falls

For my mom's birthday this year she wanted to something fun with the girls. My nieces were here staying for a week with her, so we left the boys home and drove up to Mesa Falls. It was so pretty up there. None of the kids had ever been there, and they loved it. We went and saw the lower falls and had a picnic lunch and then we drove to the upper falls. We walked down and around the little boardwalk and enjoyed being so close. It was a fun day and my mom loved it.

24th of July Parade

A few days after the 24th, we went to the St. Anthony Pioneer Day Parade. It is tradition to go to the parade and then we go over to my aunt and uncle's house for a big BBQ. It was really hot, but the kids had fun getting lots of candy. The girls even braved the blow up water slide in their clothes. It looked too fun to pass up.

My kids and my nieces, Bailey and Sierra.

Kayla's Surprise

For Kayla's birthday we told her she would be able to get her ears pierced. A few weeks before her actual birthday, I surprised her right after swimming lessons, and I took her to get her ears pierced. She wasn't nervous at all and she said it didn't hurt. She loves having them pierced and can hardly wait to change her earrings and wear all of her cute new ones she picked out.