Buddies!!!

West Canyon Camping!!!

We headed to West Canyon last weekend for a little camping!!! West Canyon is not on my favorites list for places to go......BUT Taylor loves it and so does Tate!!!! I was not that trilled but by the end of the first day, Taylor and Tate were contagious with there passion, and I started to see the big picture of the many memories that will be made there!!!! I really, even though it is the dirtiest place in America...the memories are what really matter!!!!

Puppy Love!

Meet Tank!!!

I got out voted. After 2 other dog attempts, that did not end up great, we have Tank!!! It is amazing how you can not want something at all, and be totally attatched in 45 minutes!!! And the kids LOVE him!!

Tank...please be kind to our backyard!!!!

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Kindergarten!!!

First day of Kindergarten!!! I cannot believe it!!! Tate was so excited, he was bouncing of the walls, he was also quite nervous of the unknown!!!! We went the week before and met his teacher Mrs. Rico, and checked out the class, he was all about it!!

I on the other hand, not so sure!!! I wasn't sad that he was going, I was so excited for him to really get to start using that smart little brain of his, the hard part is when I can see the nervousness in his eyes!!!! That is when I start to tear up!!! I kept telling him that if I cry they are happy tears, because I didn't want to have him fall apart!!

So the first day he could hardly stand it he was so excited, we dropped the twins off at GG's and then we went!!! He kept getting quieter the closer we got. Then he is asking who is going to pick him up and all of his worry questions....I was dying inside!!! We went and lined up where his class was, but he didn't want to let go of my hand until he had to. I could hardly look at him...those eyes!!! I had to tell myself that I had to hold it together until I left!!! And that is what I did. Mrs. Rico opened the door, he went and lined up and gave me a wave goodbye!!!!!!AHHHHHHHHH!!!! THAT IS SO HARD!!!!!

I walk back to my car sobbing, Taylor told me to call him when I dropped him off, so I get to the car and call while I'm leaving the parking lot. He asks how was is??? I start to bawl, and Taylor says, " I can see you"!!!!! He was just as bad as me, he was coming to check himself in the work truck!!!!!!!

Luckily Tate's nerves are all over now that he knows what is up!!! So here is to a great year with Mrs. Rico!!! Good luck my little Kindergartner!!!!!

The excited eyes!!

The nervous eyes!!!

Happy 6th Tater!!!

Tater is 6!!!!!! We had such a fun party this weekend with family and friends, and then on his birthday on the 23rd, we went and celebrated at the Myan, and went Trilobites digging at the Dino Museum at Thanksgiving Point!!!! Tate was in heaven, we have a car load full of trilobites treasures!!! GG, and Grandpa came with us, and it was such a fun day!!! I love my kids birthdays, it is by far my favorite holiday of the year!!! ( yep even Halloween, but it is a very close second!!!) LOL!

Some birthday Pizza with some birthday buddies!!

Nothing better than a dino!!!

We lucked out this year!! One of Taylor's buddies at work had this slide and let us use it!!! They had a blast on it!!! Thank you so much Selb!!!!!



Water balloon fight!!!!!

The birthday boy!!!

This year he wanted an alligator for the cake!!!! And Whit and Reese practiced for a week singing him Happy Birthday!!!!!

This is the Trilobites dig. I recommend it!!! It was really fun!! I think my dad and Taylor got into it just as much as the kids did!!! We were all digging and hammering, and finding all sorts of treasures.......then we looked up, and said.." where is Whit?""" " have you seen Whit, no I haven"t seen Whit!!!

Well.......

He had shimmied through the fence , and walked over to the other side of the building....not to far, but not by us......and this is what I found!!!

He said..." I just ride cow, not find rocks" I told him..buddy it is Tate's birthday and our family is finding rocks, on your birthday, we can ride cows"!! He climbed out of the wagon, and said " "FINE" !!!!!! ( i am big trouble with this one!!)

We really all had a fun time, Reese got totally into it!! Tate found a rock with like 7 trilabites in it, and I thought he was going to pass out!!!! He is one awesome kid!!!

Happy Birthday Tate. I cannot wait for you to start school, and to put that smart little brain to work!!!! You are such a good kid, and a good listener!!! A great big brother, and I still don't know how I got so lucky to be your mom!!!! I love you!!!!

Reese's 1st Hairdo!!!

Nothin like a new haircut!!!! I couldn't take the straggles any longer!!!!! It looks so cute!!!!

Hinckley and the Res!!!

Hinckely and the Reservoir, one of our traditional summer family affairs that we do every year, and that I think I look forward to the most!!! We rodeo, then head to the water to do dome boating with Jacquie and Robert and the rest of the gang!!

The little kids have a blast, and only get out of the water long enough to eat. The big kids have a blast too, but pay for it the next day!!! Riding on the tube is definitely a contact sport, and you have not given it your all if you haven't got a bruise or ten, and some sore muscles the next day!!!