4th of july

I know this was a while ago but for my own peace of mind i decided to put them up here. On the 4th we went to the West Jordan park. They had a whole carnival set up there. It was pretty fun. We had fun watching the boys on the rides. Ethan kept wanting to go on the motorcycle one & so did every other kid that was there. We had to wait in line for while all the other lines were short. The things you do for kids. Then we went over to our friend's Scotty & Melissa for a little BBQ & a neighborhood firework show. It was fun just hanging out. As you can tell from the picture below, Ethan was SO excited about the fireworks. I think i enjoy them more than he does. Anyway...thanks guys for the fun night.

TREK

Well Kevin went on his first trek. He was a little leery about going since his brother, on his trek, had to hunt for food & kill their own turkey.....fun stuff. They have come along way since then. Kevin said they had plenty food & water. Modern day pioneers. I even made him take his phone so he could call me!! Kevin left early Wednesday morning & came back in the afternoon on Saturday. This is a picture of him when he got home. I didn't even recognize him. Might i way what a hot pioneer! I guess the rugged outdoor type does something for me!! TMI??? Anyway...... he said he did enjoy it & would go again in 4 years or so. We sure did miss him back at the homestead!!

My baby is 2 ! Happy Birthday!

I can't believe that my youngest is 2. He is talking so much more & into everything. He is Ethan's little shadow. On Jackson's birthday we decided to go to Wingers, since he gets a free meal on his birthday. I don't mind going because i LOVE the asphalt pie!! YUM!

It was fun. He was so happy & excited the whole time.

Yummy Asphalt Pie

Jackson enjoying his free meal

My 2 other boys!!

Afterwards, we went to the Murray Pool. We like Murray because you can take your kids down the big slide with you. The West Jordan one they won't let you. Ethan loves the slide, he went down it a million times! Jackson was a bit scared when we got in the pool. He was holding onto me for dear life!! He would not let go. Ethan also would just go down the slide but not come play in the area where all the water was coming down. I guess we need to go more. We were about to leave & then i guess the boys knew this so they decided to do a 180 & love the water!! Jackson left the safety of mom & went off on his own.....going down the little slide by himself....going under the waterfalls....laughing the whole time.......it was funny.

Needless to say we stayed, they were having too much fun getting soaked !

Fearless Jackson going down the slide all by himself

My little 2 year old. Notice he is sporting pink plastic pants....very manly.

Happy Birthday Jackson!! We are glad you made it here, despite the crazy 9 months you had & the grand entrance you made. We love your smile, your laugh, the way you follow Ethan around everywhere, your love for tractors & trucks.......... you make us very happy.

WE LOVE YOU JACKSON!!

YM tetons

Kevin is the YM president in our ward.....he fits right in......just a big kid himself. They went up to the High Adventure base camp in the Tentons. They went last year too....it looks pretty awesome to me. They have an obstacle course there, went mtn. biking, & my favorite....... rafting the Snake river. I wish we did things like this when i was in YW.....instead i had to learn to be a homemaker......making bread. I still don't make bread....but i river raft!! They had a few accidents up there.....one boy crashed on his bike, one had to get stitches in his head & the bishop broke his finger....boys will be boys. Maybe next year they will need a much needed nurse!

I missed Kevin while he was away............but i know he loves doing this stuff & being outdoors just like his wife.

My Kevin & Davis

The infamous group in Jackson Hole

They had a lot of challenges they had to do. One of them was to get as many people over the water on this rope. Pretty funny to watch the video & pictures of them

The bishops poor finger

Adam's crash......I am sure his mom loved that when he got home!! :)

Where are the bears mom???

We went to Bear Lake over the 24th weekend. Kevin's aunt & uncle live up there & have a sweet pad. I would love to move there!! I love being that close to a lake. Down close to the Lake there is a big grass area where you can set up tent, have a fire & just chill. We had a blast. Some of Kevin's cousins came up for the weekend & Kevin's brother & his family......thanks guys for the fun weekend!! Our friends from Idaho came with us also......................along with their nanny!! :) There was plenty to do....jet ski, boats, play on the beach, 4 wheelers, illegal fireworks....

I hope to be able to make it up there again.

THANKS JAN & ELDON

The Horsleys & Moores

Aubrey, Ethan & Natalie

Shilo & baby Caroline & Ethan

My 3 boys

The view from our camp

Did you get one E man??

The clan

Amanda, Jared, Natalie & Carter