The Boys Went Camping

This past weekend Steve and Dakota went to Utah and picked up Cody and Carson for a night of camping. They camped somewhere near Bountiful, Utah and had a great time. They had really good food, which Steve is famous for (camping food) and had great conversation. Apparently there was some conversation about how to kiss girls. Keep in mind that these boys are 10, 12 and 13 and it is very doubtful that any of them have ever kissed a girl. Steve stepped in and forced a change in topic. Silly boys, gotta love them. :)

Lounging in the hammock (what a life)


Sticks catch fire??


Gotta love timers on cameras and gotta love these guys.

My Eternal Family

Last night Devynne, Dylan and Dakota were sealed to Steve and I for eternity. We are now an eternal family and I couldn't be happier. It was incredibly wonderful and special to be together in the temple and know that we will forever be linked to one another as a family. No matter what comes our way in this life, whether it be by our own choices or choices of others, I find comfort in knowing that we are sealed and will be together as a family for always. I'm so grateful that Heavenly Father has a plan for all of us and that he leaves no one out. And being sealed by the proper authority only comfirms that to me and brings me such happiness and comfort. Life is good. (well, more than good) :)

Just Because

This past weekend was a great weekend. Friday night Steve and I went to a Primary dinner with leaders and teachers from Primary and we had a great time. We did an activity called "2 truths and a lie". You wrote 2 true things about yourself and 1 lie, everyone had to guess the lie. It was really fun to see what people came up with.

We then went to a pinewood "demolition" derby on Saturday with our ward which was for the adult guys. It too, was a ton of fun. The adult men had more fun with this than the 8, 9 and 10 year olds have with their pinewood derby race.

Sunday after church we had a birthday dinner for Steve's mom at Jenn's house. Dinner was fantastic (thanks to Jenn and Steve) and the company was even better. Mike and Jenn had us laughing hysterically. Happy Birthday Grammy!!

Another hilight from the weekend was that Devynne went to dinner with the laurels (16 and 17 year old girls from church) and their leaders and she brought home a piece of chocolate cake from Claim Jumper for me (my favorite) just because. I love that girl. :)

Check This Out

I ordered this necklace when I saw the web site on another blog I read. I thought it was so cute to have a necklace with my kids' names. So I went to the web site and saw that they had several different styles and I chose this one. If you want to check it out for yourself or for a gift go to:

http://thevintagepearl.com

Yay For Dylan!

Dylan has a job! We're very excited for him. Yesterday was his first day at PBS (Public Broadcast Station). He's working Monday through Friday after school and is working behind the scene. Yesterday he operated the camera while they filmed a homework hotline show. Over the summer Dylan's Broadcast/Journalism teacher called him to see if he would be interested in a job at PBS and Dylan said yes. He interviewed in the first part of August and then didn't hear anything. We just figured they filled the position. Then Dylan got a call a little over a week ago and was told they wanted to hire him. Yippy! So now the boy will be earning his own money and he's very happy about that. We're very proud of him and we hope he enjoys himself and does well. :)

If You Want to Laugh

These movies are hilarious. Steve and I saw The Proposal earlier this summer and we loved it. It was so funny I laughed out loud thoughout the whole thing. It had been awhile since I laughed like that in a movie. It was so much fun. So we decided to see All About Steve this past Labor Day. It too, was so funny. Again, I laughed out loud several times. If you want an easy, entertaining movie to go to just to laugh, go see this movie. I really like Sandra Bullock so I'm glad she did two movies in a row that were fun. The Proposal was funny and romantic and All About Steve was funny and silly. This is my professional opinion. :)

My Favorite Child

Devynne is my favorite child because......

She is my first born and my only daughter and will always have a special place in my heart for those reasons. She's had alot of the same goals for years (and I'm talking since she was 5) and has great determination to accomplish those things. She speaks up for herself and questions authority when she disagrees and does so appropriately. She is very loyal to family and treasures family memories. I so admire her for all of these things and more. She sends me text messages when she's with her friends or at school just to say "hi" and "I love you".

Dylan is my favorite child because......

He is my middle child and my first born son and he too will always hold a special place in my heart for those reasons. He has the best sense of humor and always has a witty comment or comeback. I laugh constantly when he's around. He's very mellow and laid back which makes it so easy to have conversations with him even when he's in trouble. He's very talented and has a very creative mind. He has the awesome ability to soak up information like a sponge and retain it. (a gift that I seem to lack) I love the way he says "mom". It still reminds me of when he was little.

Dakota is my favorite child because......

He's my baby, although I'm sure he wouldn't like that label so let's just say he's my last child and again he will always have a special place in my heart for that. He's very animated and extremely chatty. He makes friends where ever he goes and tries not to hurt people's feelings. He is always sharing his random, honest, innocent and sometimes crazy thoughts with me and he is always surprising me with his questions. (we never lack for conversation and I love that about him). He hugs me everyday and isn't embarrassed to do so.

All 3 are very smart, funny, caring, responsible and loving. They all want to make good choices and feel good when they do. They make mistakes and seem to learn from them. (for the most part) They are very willing to go to church, EFY and seminary and to learn gospel truths. For this I'm very grateful. They all 3 have bright futures ahead of them and can accomplish anything they choose to do. I'm so excited to see what those things may be. They have very different and distinct personalities and they are my "favorite child". :)

Straggler Pictures and an Update

A month ago Steve and his kids hung out with Steve's friend Dave and his family from Idaho for a weekend. They stayed in a cabin in Brighton, Utah together and they had a ball. Here are some pictures that I found on Steve's camera when I was actually looking for some straggler pictures from my sister's visit. I guess this is what happens when we use 3 or 4 different cameras for stuff. My favorite is this one of Carson. He is something else. :)








Here are the "stragglers" I mentioned from my sister's visit a couple of weeks ago. We went to Caesar's Palace and walked around for a little while.