Manti Pagent

This summer we took the kids to see the Manti Pagent. Such a neat program. The girls fell asleep before it was over but the boys loved it and wanted to go back the next night.

While waiting for the pagent to start the boys became friends with the family sitting behind us and here they are playing cards with them.

The beautiful Manti Temple

The girls waiting.

Joel's parents and Uncle Travis and Aunt Elisa joined us there.

Father's Day

Ever since my kids watched the Princess Frog, they have wanted to try "man catchen' beignets". I had never heard of them before so I googled them and found a recipe, we made them for our dad on father's day. Here are the boys taking Joel his father's day breakfast in bed.He didn't want to get the powdered sugar all over his bed so he move to the table to eat. The boys with their present to dad. If you notice what he got you can see that they always get him things that they want to use, or have him play with them with.

Summer Birthdays

During the summer we celebrate all three of the boys birthday. This year they were lucky enough to have cousins or friends around for their birthday parties.

Devin's BirthdayDevin always wants a cowboy theme for his birthday cake so this is what Joel and I came up with this year.Devin blowing out his candles, 9 years old. Devin's birthday this year happen to be during our Lewis family reunion. Fun to have Lewis cousins at his party.

Hayden's Birthday Hayden chose a Star Wars theme.Because he turned 8, he was allowed to invite friends for a party, so we invited all the Jedi Knights in our ward for some star wars fun.

Here are our Jedi's, Storm troopers and one bad lady.

Tanner's Bithday
Tanner wanted a bumble bee cake, Bumblebee the transformer.Tanner always choses to go to the beach for his birthday. This year we tried a different location. We went to Stone Resivior, Laurie's family joined us for some end of the summer jet skiing.

I loved Tanner's face in this picture, even if it is a little bit fuzzy.

I don't know why he always wants to go the beach he won't ride in the tube or on the jet skis.

This year Joel convinced him to go for a birthday ride and let him drive. He loved it he told everyone that 6 is old enough to learn to drive.

Love these boys, they make our family so very happy. I hope they had great days and know how much we love them.

Random Pics

Attempt at a family pic on mother's day.
Ellie with her tutu and fairy wings.

Kids flying a kite on our mountain.

Tanner trying to scare a cow off our grass.

Watching TV.

Ellie wearing makeup.

Ellie and her moon boots, she can put them on herself so she wears them quite regularly.

My new best kitchen helper.

Soccer

Hayden's team did very well. The kids played well together and had a fun season.

Devin played on a full size team this year, it was a lot more running than in past years but he did great.

Tanner had his first year of soccer. He did great and had alot of fun. He got his first trophy and was sure proud.