Zach & Quinn's Birthday

Quinn's birthday was the 8th and Zach's is the 14th. So, on Sunday the 12th we had cake and ice cream for both of them. We had candles on the cake for a 6 year old and a 17 year old. It took quite a bit to get the candles blowing out. Zach wasn't thrilled to pose for the picture, but Quinn is always ready to pose for the camera! Any way, both boys are sooo cute. Zach probably won't appreciate that either!

First Snow

I didn't get to see the great snow in Boise, but it snowed in Utah too. While Chris and I were in Brigham City, we had quite the snow storm. We drove over to Logan in a great blur of snow. Probably not the smartest idea going over the pass, but beautiful none the less. After dinner, it continued to snow at Grandma's. However, every time I got the camera, the snow would quit. I just wanted a picture of the huge snow flakes. I finally got a few really good ones! No snow stuck to the ground, but it really wanted too!

60,000 Miles

So, as Chris and I drove to Utah last weekend, I hit 60,000 miles on my car! It's an '05 Liberty. I guess I drive a little too much, huh? I bought the car with 6 miles on it. I have driven it hard, but it has been a good car. On the way home from Utah, the check engine light came on and the gas gauge fell to empty (on a full tank of gas). I started to get scared and think my car was going to fall apart. Needless to say, we kept driving because Chris looked under the hood and everything was fine. He read the manual and it said that if the gas cap wasn't quite tight, this is what would happen. In Burley, we filled the tank and sure enough the gas cap wasn't quite tight! The check engine light was still on and 50 miles down the road, the gas gauge fell to empty again. Oh, no, I thought! The gas cap was on tight this time, my car is surely falling apart. After we got to Nampa, all the lights went off and the gas tank was working properly. Now, 3 days later and everything is working fine! I guess it's a big deal to get the gas cap tight!

Quinn's Birthday

Quinn had his 6th birthday on the 8th. He is going to be a pirate for Halloween and that is what he chose to have for his birthday party. The cake was cute, but I missed seeing it in one piece because I got to the party late. Quinn and some of his friends dressed up like pirates and even got to dig in a treasure chest. I think they all had a lot of fun!

New Room

Beth and Deidra have been spending a lot of time making their new houses so cute. I was beginning to feel a little bit jealous. Don't get me wrong, I love my house, but it is just such a hodge-podge of stuff. Nothing really stands out, or is overly cute! If you check out Beth's blog, she painted cute squares around some of her pictures. I decided that would work well in my family room. We also added circles around my square. The squares around the Halloween decorations are really for the pictures that hang there year round, so don't worry I didn't paint my walls just to fit the season! The big picture is still a work in progress, Beth has a few more ideas on how to complete it. Stay tuned for updates!

Jenna's Big Day!

Can you believe my littlest sister turned 8! Crazy! It makes me feel so old, especially when my "little" brothers are 18 and almost 17. Oh well, back to Jenna's big day. Saturday was all about her. She was baptized by Dad at 2:00 in the afternoon and then we had a lunch celebrating her afterwards. Family and friends gathered around to congratulate her. I bought her a towel for her baptism day. It has a cute little girl on it and says, "My baptism towel."

Fishin'

For anybody who knows me, fishing isn't my favorite thing, but I love to hang out with Chris and he loves it. I prefer to read my book and when the fishes bite, I reel them in! Quinn has also decided that it is only fun when we are actually catching fish, not waiting for them to bite. Needless to say, when we went fishing a couple weeks ago, it started off really slow. Quinn and I were ready to give up... then the fish started biting. Chris got 2 on his pole, I got 2, and Quinn got 2, but Quinn reeled most of them in. I forgot my camera when were fishing, but took a picture of the feast! I caught the biggest one on my pole and Quinn had a hard time reeling it in!

What Disney Princess Are You?

You Are Jasmine!

Independent and adventurous. You don't want much; just to break out of the guilded cage society has put you in and experience life to the fullest. Following orders isn't really one of your strong points, and you would rather live a life of poverty than being forced into something that you hate.

Which Disney Princess Are You?

Labor Day with the Christensen's

Instead of going camping this year for labor day, Chris and I spent the weekend with the Christensen's @ their cabin! On Saturday, we went on a 5 (yes 5) hour 4-wheeler ride. Needless to say, I was able to stay caught up with everyone! Quite shocking since it was my first real ride on my 4-wheeler. I must say though, it was tough to stay up with Tyson and Trey! We rode back in the mountains to see a great big concrete mansion. (I guess some billionaire from Texas is building.) By the time we got back to the cabin we were all covered in a thick layer of dirt! I don't know if I have ever been so dirty in my life. The first picture of me and Chris about half way through the ride! Dirty already.

Taggert was the only one that wanted to look at the camera. Who could resist that smile!

Everyone just hanging out at the mansion. Sorry, I forgot to take pictures of it!

Bliss trying to get on the 4-wheeler. (Without any luck!)

(Isn't this lovely?!?!) Check out the layers of dirt!

Jamie, Katie, and Ramie

Girl's Camp was at the cabin a few weeks ago and the kids kept finding shells in the dirt!

Golfing

First of all, I have never wanted to golf, nor do I know anything about it. Grandma Black's new apartment complex has a 9 hole golf course open for residents and their families. Jenna and Quinn (and mom) have wanted to try it out since she moved in. Last week we finally tried it out. Mom left to get her hair done while I walked the course with Jenna and Quinn. Grandma played in the putting green, but just watched as we did the 9 holes! I don't know which club to use for long vs short distances and I obviously don't have much of an arm. The par for the course was 27, check out our scores that are almost tripled that! Opps!

Summer Swimming

I haven't spent as much time at Grandma's pool this summer as I would like, but today I went. Mom was there with the kids and Natalie had her kids there too. I was baby-sitting my friend's little girl, Addison and we had lots of fun. I can't believe how brave Daniel was, jumping off the diving board and going down the slide! I, of course, enjoyed just being in the sun!

Moon Family Reunion

Since neither Chris or my families really have family reunions, we go with Jamie and Micky to theirs. The Moon family reunion is at Silver Creek Plunge every year. Chris and I went with them last year and again this year. I took Mom, Zach, Jenna, and Quinn this year. It was so much fun to let Jenna and Quinn play with all the kids. I think Mom and Zach enjoyed themselves too! Chris and Zach especially had fun fishing, check out the picture. They actually got about 20 in all over the two days. Anyways, thanks Jamie and Micky for letting us tag along!

My favorite part!

My favorite part of the week was spending time with family, especially the little spit fire, Lily. Chris and I had her come stay with us 3 times while Andi was here. She loved Chris. She wouldn't say my name, but would run around the house asking where Chris was. As much fun as it was, it made me even more baby hungry. I know, my time will come, but for now I will just continue to love everyone else's babies!

Fireworks!

I think Melba out-did themselves this year. We were fortunate enough to be able to watch the fireworks up close. Braden's friends was kind enough to let us watch them from his yard. (Thanks Jesse!) The fireworks are the best that I have ever seen. We kept thinking that the show was over. I think they had about 3 finales! The kids kept saying "wow" and oohing and aahing! Lily was quite comfy on Andi's stomach. No one could keep their eyes off the show.

4th of July

The parade in Melba was great again this year. Check out the floats, definitely small hometown charm. Of course there were lots of horses and lots of family floats. There was lots of candy and the kids had tons of fun. Mom's family usually comes for the parade too. It was so much fun!

Family Fun

So, I must admit that the whole feast or famine when it comes to blogging pertains to me too. So, now to the feast! Every year my dad's family comes home for the 4th of July. This year was no different. Most days are spent around the pool, but one night is usually dedicated to riding horses. The "city" kids love to come spend time in the country with Jeff's horses. We also roasted marshmallows and ate smores after. Sorry, didn't get any pictures of the smores, only the firepit.

Aleeah

Aleeah is Chris's niece. One year ago (at the wedding) she wanted nothing to do with me. She wouldn't come near me for pictures and definitely didn't like to talk to me. This trip, she talked to me constantly. She would see me coming around the corner and start yelling for me. She still didn't really like to come with anywhere, but talked alot! In this picture she is sitting in her little camping chair. She always had to pose with her legs up, it was sooooo cute!

We had a busy week! Make sure to check out all my new posts! There are lots of pictures and videos!