Boating

July 10, 2012
We had another awesome day out on the lake with Jason and Bonnie and the kids!  The weather and water were perfect and the kids had so much fun.  Hannah wakeboarded again and stayed up FOREVER!  She is getting so good, I am so impressed!  Maddy went with Rob a couple of times and even stood on the board with him.  Megan had tons of fun swimming and Wyatt didn't want anything to do with wakeboarding or swimming.  He just wanted to be in the boat or go home so he could ride in Grandpa's truck.

4th of July

We started out the day by going to breakfast at the Saxey's house.  We saw a lot of old friends and neighbors who were so excited to share in our news of adding baby #5 (some were a little incredulous)!  It was great to visit with a lot of people we see once or twice a year is all.

The kids running up to Grandma and Grandpa's house!

We then went swimming at the Peter's house (neighbors of G&G) who are so generous and open up their pool to whoever wants to come.  The kids loved it and had a blast swimming with the Christensen cousins. 

Hannah and GUS, the Peter's dog.  He is enormous, but such a sweet dog!

After swimming Grandma and Grandpa took us to see the movie Brave!  It was a lot of fun, the kids loved it, even though is did scare Megan, she was crying a little in the scary parts.  I think Maddy and Wyatt were scared too since they both ended up with Rob and I, so 5 of us were sitting in 2 seats, typical!  

After the movie we had a BBQ at Grandma and Grandpa's house and then headed down to the grass behind Target to get ready to watch fireworks.  

She wasn't really asleep, but I couldn't believe she would wrap up in her blanket with how hot it was!

Megan got her hair stuck in the velcro on the stroller, she wasn't too happy about it.

It was a great day!  The kids loved the fireworks and I love spending the whole long day together doing fun things!  So tiring, but the best thing is the next morning Rob took Hannah to work because she was up bright and early and me and the rest of the kids slept until after 10:00 a.m.!  That just never happens, it was awesome!

GOD BLESS THE USA!!

The Rest of June

 Happy Father's Day!  The only picture I got that day.  We sure LOVE Daddy and Grandpa!

Hannah and Ellie

We went swimming at the Veterans Pool with some friends and while we were there Hannah lost another tooth!

Out doing some Saturday yard work one weekend and Rob let Wyatt help mow the lawn.  Wyatt was sooo thrilled about it!  All the kids ended up having a turn.  Hannah has been learning the whole summer and usually does the front park strip all alone.

On June 26, (our anniversary actually) we met Annie and the kids, Bonnie and the kids, and Sarah Clayton and her two kids at the Herriman Reservoir.  The kids had a blast, Wyatt especially keeps asking to go back to the beach.

June 18-28 Hannah and Megan took swimming lessons at the Veterans Pool.  I saw a lot of improvement this year, especially Hannah!  They loved every second of it.  Wyatt on the other hand dreaded going and sitting in the sun for 30 minutes while they had their lesson and was just mad he couldn't get in the pool.  Next year I guess we'll be putting all four of them in!

Megs with her class.

Hannah with her class.  I teased Rob about Hannah's hunky swim teacher!  

 After weeks of begging Hannah and Ellie finally got to do their "bake sale."  They sold cookies and lemonade and they made over $15 dollars that they split and then each paid me and Heather $1 for supplies.  Those two are so cute together!

 Here they are playing school underneath the Brinkerhoff's trampoline, the older girls were the teachers and the younger ones the students.

McKenna and Maddy taking a ride in the jeep.

On Friday, June 29 we met up with my friend Laurie and her 4 kids and did the trail up to Bridal Veil Falls.

 Laurie's three girls are my girls' ages and then her little Max is about two years younger than Wyatt.  We love seeing them and always have a fun time!

And finally, June 30, the last day of our busy, busy month we were able to go boating up at Deer Creek!!  It was awesome!  Mark and Kathy bought a kids sized wakeboard for the kids and Hannah was able to get right up on it and stay up for 4 or so minutes!  I wasn't on the boat yet so I didn't get a picture of that first run but she was awesome!

Megan out with Rob.

Maddy's first time wakeboarding with Daddy, Yay for Maddy! 

Hannah's attempt at a second run, but the water was more choppy and she wasn't up for trying over and over again.

 It was a fun day!  Wyatt kept saying he wanted to wakeboard, got in the water with Rob, but then decided no way!  Hopefully he will soon, but water definitely makes him more nervous than any of the girls.  We have so much fun out on the lake, thank you Grandpa and Grandma for sharing your boat!

And then that night we dropped the kids off at Annie's house so we could go out for our anniversary.  We went to Carver's and a movie and it was nice!  We have been married 8 years now, wow!  I told Rob now we have been married for longer than we dated!  And I have now known Rob for 15 years of my 29 years of life, more than half.  I love this man so much, he is my everything and has given me everything I have ever wanted, to be a wife and mother with 4 beautiful children and 1 more on the way!  Thank you babe!  We have a wonderful life and I am so grateful to share it with you!

Rob and I