Our New Addition...

No... I am not PREGNANT! I am, however, taking care of a new baby. Somehow I was talked into a new chocolate lab puppy by my husband and boys! Don't they already have a chocolate lab you ask... Yes we do! But now he has a friend! And now I am not the only girl in the house! Meet our 8 week old puppy Koda Jo Bear! She is so sweet and sleeps most of the time, but I know that will pass! I am a bit freaked out about cleaning up all that poop, but Ty has promised me that it is something I won't have to do to often! Hopefully he stays true to his promise! Thanks Jake and Samantha! We love her!

Sleeping away!

Sweet floppy face!

She is a big girl!

Family Getaway

Tysons parents treated us all to a quick trip down to Manti this week to see the Manti Pageant. We had a fantastic time. We went to dinner, went to the pageant, and then slept over night in Gunnison. The next morning we got up, went to breakfast, and then it was off to Seven Peaks. The kids all had a BLAST! It was super hot so the water was a great place to be!
We had a ton of fun! Thanks Heather and Deon!
Her are a few pics that I took at the pageant. My sis in law Tauni took some awesome pics to so I will have to post them when she emails them to me!

Parker and Gavin Love to hug and kiss eachother!

So cute!

Some of our group + 2 little girls that wouldn't

leave us alone!

Gav and I by the temple... Gorgeous!

Handsome Cam loved the "castle"

All my boys! Did you notice that the

angel Moroni is missing? They take it

down to use it in the pageant... it is the only

one that is removable out of all the temples.

Thanks for the interesting fact Tauni!

Our Crazy Busy Fun Weekend!

We had a really fun Fathers Day weekend! Ty had Friday, Saturday, and Sunday off which is

almost unheard of so we took full advantage. We went swimming at the Kearns outdoor pool on
Friday which was a ton of fun, but of coarse I forgot my camera! Saturday we went down to the Farmers Market at Pioneer park with my parents. This is usually a favorite of ours, but I think to many other people feel the same way and now it is just crazy busy! Then my Dad and Ty headed home to do their own thing while me and my Mom took the boys to the Gateway. The Chalk Art Festival was going on which was tons of fun! Some of the art work was amazing! I wish I would have taken pics of some of the art work but I was to busy chasing around my kids! They also had free hair and face painting, popcorn, cotton candy, and Popsicles that we took full advantage of! We had a ton of fun and are glad my Mom could come hang out with us!

Sunday Tyson said he just wanted to relax and that's exactly what we did! We went to lunch and just hung out and then went to my parents for a BBQ. It was a great day!

To start the week off we went to Murry Park to watch Ty do swift water training and play at the park. Its always fun to watch Daddy jump in the river! And today we went to Thanksgiving Point to play in the water with Randi, Garrett, and Embrie which is always a good time!

See what I mean by BUSY?! I LOVE SUMMER! Always something to do!

The rest of the week is jam packed and I am sure I will have lots of pics to post about the Manti Pageant, Seven Peaks, and Herriman Day! Hopefully I can get a nap or time to lay out in there somewhere!

Gav swinging at Pioneer Park

Cam swinging too!

Gav and Grandma and Grandpa strollin' in the park

Gav and Cam after they got their hair sprayed


Gav at the fountains! Cam was running around

so much I couldn't snap a pic of him!

Enjoying Popcicles!

My Green Thumb!

I decided to grow a garden from seed this year and it has turned out very well. I have a large garden area, so I was really excited to see how it would turn out... so far so good! I planted 2 rows of carrots, 1 row of broccoli, 1 row of cauliflower, 1 row of onions, 1 row of lettuce, 1 row of radishes, 1 row of red potatoes, and 1 row of Yukon gold potatoes. Add that to my rhubarb, raspberries and strawberries and you would think that would be enough right? Wrong! I also have another garden area the same size as this one on the other side of my yard that has cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, tomatoes, squash, zucchini, pumpkins, 4 green pepper plants, jalapenos, and cilantro... I think I may have gone a bit over board! Oh well, we will be eating healthy and my kids have enjoyed watching everything grow!

radishes

some of my rows!

the rest of the rows with the rhubarb in the back!

Sunny Fun!

We have been having tons of fun playing in the sun! Here are a few pic!

Me and my boys!

Gav didn't want a diaper on so his little bum

crack was hanging out... so cute!

Cam in his new pool he picked out... he's so

excited because it has a slide!

Cute Gavers jumping on the tramp!

Splash Pad MaNiA!!!

We took advantage of the fabulous weather this week and went to as many splash pads as we could. The week started out with a trip up to the Gateway on Sunday to play in the water. There is just something about going to the Gateway that I can't get enough of... I love going there, I just wish Ty felt the same way! I forgot my camera, but it was pretty interesting up there because the PRIDE parade had just gotten over and there were a lot of colorfully dressed people. It was pretty fun to watch!
Tuesday we went down to Thanksgiving Point to the Children's Discovery Gardens. If you haven't been there yet you really should go. They have a way cute water area there that my boys LOVE way more than any other splash pad. It has a Noah's Ark with animals in it that spray water that is surrounded by water that the kids can wade in. We took lunch there and spent 3 hours playing in the water and soaking up the sun. I love days like that and enjoyed every second with my sweet boys!
Last, we went to the splash pad by our house with our play group. Getting together with these guys is always a good time and good company! The kids had tons of fun both playing in the water and playing at the play ground. All in all we had an awesome time!

It was in the 80's all week and now as I write this it is in the 60's... Bummer! Can't wait til next week when things warm up and we can go enjoy some more summer fun!

Cam doing his new signature pose...
I think he is doing some form of

muscle flexing!

Getting sprayed by the arc!


Gav enjoying the water!

Cam and his cute friend Logan at the splash pad!

Such a poser!

Posing on the fence!


My 2 cute boys just hangin' around!

Tub Time with Gavers!

When I tell Gavin it is time to get out of the tub he always puts up a fight. First he starts off with yelling "NO!" at me several times and when he sees that I am still coming at him with the towel he does this...

He lays down on his belly and puts his ear in

water! It is frustrating... but he looks so

dang cute!

What a poser!

Camping Trip #2

Over Memorial Day weekend we decided to head out camping somewhere new. After last years experience we said that we would never go camping over Memorial Day weekend again. Our past Memorial Day camping experiences have been full of a lot of mud, rain, and getting stuck which is not our idea of a good time! We decided to brave it anyways, but this time in the rain-free deserts of Cherry Creek.
I was a little optimistic about going here, seeing as how I HATE the Sand Dunes with a passion, but our neighbors, the Birches, convinced me that it is totally different. I am very glad that they did because we had a blast! We had a ton of fun and Camden and Gavin had so much fun playing with their friends! I wish I would have taken more pics, but we were having to much fun and I didn't think it would be too smart to leave my camera out to fill up with sand! I will have to post some of Cam riding his early birthday gift that Ty picked up for him... a 50cc four wheeler! He looked so dang cute driving it around!
Ryan, Jess, and Parker came out for the day and it was way fun to have them there! I hope that they will come camping with us another time when they can stay longer.
All in all it was a great trip. Other than almost every machine we brought down there having issues that is... If you are looking for Ty and he is not at work you will find him in the garage rebuilding dirt bikes.

Gav playing in the perfect "sand box"
behind our trailer. When he wasn't
begging is to "ride it" you could find
him here!

the weather was kind of crappy the
first day we were there and our
friends weren't there yet, so we busted
out the play dough and the kids had
a blast!