Riding Bikes

So the boys are 7 and have had their bikes for over 2 years. They finally learned to ride without training wheels a few weeks ago. Today they were "practicing" and Rylee made them a little jump in the field next door.


Cole on the jump!

Noah "making a skid" for me!

Ry on the jump, doing a wheelie!

School Carnival

Lastnight was our school's annual Fall Family Festival and it was a lot of fun! The kids rode ponies, rode on a little train, jumped on the bouncy toys, played games, ate pizza and snow cones, etc.


Cole, Jenna, & Noah with their crazy hair!

The kids on the little train.

Rylee having a pony ride!

Jenna's New Playgroup

Last school year some of my friends and I with kids all the same age had a little playgroup. We each took a Wed. and had all the kids at our house and then had the other weeks to run errands or whatever by ourselves. We are doing it again this year with a couple different kids. This week was at our house and we played games, played Play-Doh, had snacks, and watched part of a movie. They are a cute little group, I am excited for Jenna to play with them each week.

Krista's Birthday!

Yesterday was Labor Day as well as my little sister, Krista's, 26th birthday. We all went over to her new place lastnight for cake and ice cream. Her friend, Kimberly, "made up" all the girls and let them dress up with some of her clothes, jewelry, and shoes. As usual Rylee and Eliza put on a "show" with some help from Jenna and Sophie. (Sophie is the daughter of Lane & Devra, friends of my brother Brandon) The boys just hung out with Uncle Griffin and tried to beat him up. Thanks Krista for letting us celebrate with you. We love you!!!

Family BBQ

Yesterday we went to a BBQ that some of my cousins were having at Taylorsville Park. The food was great, thanks Pearl! And it's always fun to see my cousins since it doesn't seem to happen often enough with the busy lives we all lead.
My cousin Adam and his wife Katie were there and I haven't seen both of them for a long time, they live in Virginia. Adam leaves on Sept.11 for Irag. I am so grateful to him ( and the thousands of other soldiers like him) for serving our country and defending my and my family's freedom. They (and their families)sacrifice so much for each of us. THANKS ADAM!
My Great, Great Aunt Mary was there as well. I haven't seen her for years, which she kept reminding me of. I use to stop by and visit with her at least a coule times a year and it has been years. I promised her I would come see her soon. We were sitting there talking and I realized that she is my kids great, great, great aunt, wow!



Here is my Great, Great Aunt Mary and my cousin Adam

Here is Jenna and my cousins daughter, Manaye. They had so much fun playing together. They are only a month apart.

More Race Track Pictures

Here are some more pictures of our trip to the race track. Here is one of Jenna on the shuttle as we went around the track. The other 2 are of the boys, Noah & Cole, sitting in a Porsche race car. They thought they were so cool!

Mike's 35th Bday!

Yesterday was Mike's Birthday! Instead of buying him the Mustang he wants we went to see some race at the new Miller MotorSports Park out in Tooele. They had a free event where you could come and watch the end of the race and then go on the track to see the cars and meet the drivers. The boys were even more excited than Mike, but we all had a good time. I was excited because I was hoping to meet Patrick Dempsey (aka Dr. McDreamy on Grey's Anatomy). He is a race car driver as well and was there. I got to see his car but he was nowhere to be found. The kids got to sit in one of the race cars, a Porsche, and they thought that was awesome! They also took us on a shuttle ride around the 4.1 mile track. It was an open shuttle and we were going about 30 mph and I was thinking how fun and scary it would be to be in a race car going 200 plus on the track. Wow!