First Day of School

As you can see, Dakota (taken in the am)and Dylan (taken in the pm) both look thrilled with the "first day of school picture". Both boys like their schedules and seem to have a positive feeling about their teachers. Hopefully we'll have a great year. :)

This Room

Used to be Devynne's bedroom and every wall was as orange as orange can get. It's now Dylan's bedroom and is a nice neutral taupe (way more masculine). Notice Dylan with bed head playing a nice tune for Benny. :)

This Room



Used to be Dylan's bedroom and was midnight blue and white striped and is now Resort Pumpkin, which is really a peachy yellow I guess. It's the "guest slash Devynne when she's home on holiday" room and is very feminine. :)

This is how I (with lots of help from Steve) spent my Saturday, Monday and some of yesterday. Lots of prep work, painting, cleaning and moving of furniture. It looks great and Dylan is very happy to be in a bigger room that is much cooler in the summer. :)

Catch Up

This past week has been a little crazy for me. Not so much busy just crazy.

Dylan got his driver's license. Yeah, I know...crazy.


I drove Devynne to Cedar City, Utah for college. Again, crazy.




Why are my children growing up so fast? After dropping Devynne off and making sure she was moved in and had all the neccesseties we could think of and after saying "Bye, I love you, I'm proud of you" through tears, I drove to the gas station, got gas and a HUGE Dr. Pepper. I got back in the car and sitting there in my drink holder was a picture Devynne forgot to take with her of her and Dylan when they were 4 and 5 years old. I was a mess needless to say. They aren't my little 4 and 5 year old babies anymore. :( On the other hand, I love my teenagers. And it is exciting to see them begin on their journeys through this life. I'm excited to see where they go and what they will do.

P.S. Thank goodness Dakota is only 13. :)

Despicable Me

Steve and I took Dakota, Cody and Carson to see this movie today. It really was a great movie. It was cute, funny, touching, sweet and I really liked it alot. I laughed and even cried a little (Steve did too) Great flick. ;)

Happy Birthday Cody!

Cody's birthday was on the 4th. He was actually at Scout Camp the whole week so he got to spend his birthday at Bear Lake. He is now 14 years old and was ordained a Teacher by his Grandpa Sly yesterday at church. He is sweet, smart and full of energy, especially when talking about the Utah Jazz. Like father, like son. :)

Happy Birthday Cody, we love you!

August 1st thru the 5th

After church on the 1st, the boys and I drove to Cortez, Colorado to visit with family. Grandpa and Rita along with the Muchmores drove from Cheyenne and Royce and Amy drove from Denver. We had a great time hanging out with family. We spent two days in Mesa Verde checking out cliff dwellings built by the Puebloan Indians hundreds of years ago. We ate great food, visited with one another and the kids swam constantly. I'm so grateful for these visits and how they help me grow. I love seeing my family and can't wait to see them again. :)

August 1st

A week ago on Sunday, August 1st, Steve was ordained a High Priest by his Dad and was set apart as the 1st Counselor of the Bishopric in our ward. We are very grateful for this oppurtunity that Steve has to serve our ward in this way and for the blessings that will be given to him and our family because of this service. He will be very busy and the kids and I will be very supportive of him. Steve is a great man and I'm very grateful that he is my husband and a father to my children. I love him very much. :)

EFY in July

In July Dylan spent a week at EFY in Cedar City, Utah. He had a blast and absolutely loved the experience. He made new friends and got to see some old ones. He always has such an amazing time and he grows so much during that short week. I'm so grateful for this program that is Especially For Youth. :)