Father's Day 2008

Bethany's Bridal Shower July 12

My little sister Bethany is marrying her High School sweet heart in a couple of weeks. I just can't believe she is old enough to get married. We gave her a bridal shower at my moms house. It was a lot of fun. Bethany got a lot of fun things for her new apartment. We gave her a time of day shower so she ended up with a few new games (Which Bethany and Jay love to play in there spare time). She got a a crock pot and food and she got a rice cooker and lots of Vinyl letter signs for her new place. The food was great we had chicken salad sandwiches on rolls made by Heather my sister. We had fruit and dip and we had a Yummy chicken pasta salad that my sister in law Lisa made. We also had cheesecake bites and cream puffs. My sister in law Rachael also made Cupcakes with Bethany and Jay initials on them! We hope you will be happy Bethany!

Mark's 39 th birthday party July 16!

We celebrated Marks 39 th birthday ! He wanted a smoker to smoke meat and he got smoking chips and a couple of shirts. We had Marks parents come for dinner and also his brother. We let the kids swim outside and we watched them as we ate. I fixed Outback' s Alice spring chicken with corn on the cob and rice. Mark really enjoyed it! Instead of making Mark a cake since he cannot eat it I made him a Brownie Truffle instead( of course the brownies were Gluten Free).We are so lucky he is the head of our house and we love him lots Happy Birthday Mark!

Andrew goes to Weblos Scout Camp Fife

Andrew went to Weblos scout camp at camp Fife in Tremonton. Andrew was excited to be able to go with Mark because Mark was just called to be the assistant Weblos leader. The boys were able to lots of fun things such as going on a Zip line, shooting bee bee guns and learning archery. Andrew really likes scout and is really trying to uphold the scout oath Always do your best! We love you andrew!

Am I Jonah or a Smurf?

I had gone downstairs to change some laundry and Jonah and Aubrey were upstairs in my bedroom watching a show for a few minutes. When I returned upstairs I saw Jonah out of the corner of my eye and he had found a blue marker and had colored all over himself . At first I was furious at him but then asked him what he had done and he showed me his cute little hands and covered in blue marker and he said "Color mamma Blue". Then all I could do was grab my camera and take pictures of this sweet little boy that I love with all of my heart. Jonah is 22 months and the love of our house no matter how naughty he is.

It's July 21 is it really the first day of school?

We live in a neighborhood that goes to year round school. So yes today was our first day of school. We have C track which means we will go for the next 3 weeks to school and then have a three week break. Noelle is in the 6th grade and has Mrs. Oram. Andrew is in the 5th Grade and has Miss Cox. Matthew is in the 2nd Grade and has Mrs Olson. We are so proud of our kids and the decisions they have made to try to do well in school Good luck this year at West Clinton.

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June 11 Northtopp Grumman Surf n Swim Party

Marks company does a summer party barbeque and then rents out surf n Swim in layton for an evening. It is a very fun family evening. This year they had hamburger and hotdogs and chicken. They also had someone doing cotton candy and the employee's are asked to bring theme desserts and they judge them and then give out prizes. They also had a company bring a bunch of blow ups for the kids to play on in the park before we went swimming. The thing my kids likes the most was the Schwann truck came and they bought out the truck of his ice cream bars and popsicles 400 or so. They were asking people to just keep eating popsicles and ice cream so they would not melt. The kids thought that was fabulous. We then went to surf and swim and they kids had a blast. Thanks Northropp Grumman for a fun family evening.

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Summer fun swimming June 2008

This year we decided to get a season pass to the Clearfield Aquatic Center. They have a swimming pool and slides and they also have a workout room with weights and machines. I have been going there since Feburary with a couple of the girls in my ward. It has been a fun place for the kids to swim inside and out. They have taken some of their friends and the kids just love to play in the water . I love summer because you can be lazy and swim and relax and still have a fun time together as a family. Hope your families are have a fun lazy summer and relaxing and taking in some rays!

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July 9 Happy 10 th Birthday Andrew

Andrew is 10 years old today. Where did the time go! Andrew is going into the 5 th grade he loves Harry Potter in fact I have gotten all 7 books of Harry Potter on tape from the library he loves listening to the tapes on an old walkman that Mark found for him. I think he listened to book 3 about 13 times. I can find him in the bathroom in his bed and in the middle of the night with his headphones on listening to a tape. He also likes playing spies and he just finished up another baseball season. Andrew is going into Weblos scouts. Mark is the assistant Weblos leader so that should be lots of fun for him to spend time with andrew and they are also going to Weblos camp next week. Andrew likes vanila ice cream and white cake. He loves Nestle crunch bars and he loves pasta with parmesian cheese on it. Andrew loves playing with Jonah and is always willing to help play with his little brother. Andrew loves to ride his bike and read.We are so proud of you Andrew for the choices you have made and hope you have a great 10 th birthday!

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DAVID ARCHULETA PARTY AT THE DELTA CENTER

In may we were able to have an American Idol final contestant from Utah. So they had a great big David Archuleta party at the Delta Center. Noelle and her friend Hailey wanted to go so I took them and my other kids to the party. The girls made signs and were very excited to watch American Idol live 1 hour earlier than everyone else in the country. We did lots of screaming and were on tv on channel 13 news the kids were really excited. Even though david did not win we think he did a great job and represented Utah wonderfully! Noelle and Hailey cried when they found out that he had not won. Sorry Noelle!

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May 31 Aubrey's dance recital

Aubrey loves dance! Aubrey goes to Julee Raybee dance in Clinton Utah. Today was her recital at Roy High School. The thing that amazes me is that Mrs Julee is the only teacher of 20 different classes. She makes up the dances for all of the classes and does an amazing job with the girls and she is very family oriented that at the end of her recital her whole family her 3 daughters and her 3 sons and husband put on a performance as well. Aubrey loves to do tap and ballet and she learned how to do a headstand and some fun dance moves this year. We are proud of Aubrey and her accomplishements this year in dance. Aubrey danced to a song from the Little Mermaid and had a blue and purple tutu and had beautiful purple flowers in her hair. Aubrey was so excited for the recital because she was able to wear dance makeup and have her hair all done up cute!

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May 13 Aubrey's Preschool Graduation

Today Aubrey graduated from Preschool. Her teacher is Sara Wright and she runs a preschool out of her home in Hooper about 8 miles away from our home. Aubrey loved going to preschool this year because she was able to go with her friends in our neighborhood and also meet some new friends. We carpooled with 2 other kids in our ward and there was also 3 other people in our ward that also went. Aubrey learned her alphabet and her numbers and learned lots of fun songs that she shared with us at her graduation we are so proud of Aubrey and her accomplishments this year! We love you Aubrey

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