Brooklyn is in Kindergarten!

Brooklyn is in Kindergarten. I can't believe I have a kid in school. I feel so OLD! She had a good first day. I didn't do too bad either! She has made some good friends, and is learning a lot. Here are some pics from the big day.

Brooklyn looking cute for the 1st day of school

Eagle Valley Elementary!

Brooklyn sits at the Purple Table.

Her first day of school outfit from Grandma Dee

Brooklyn & her Teacher Miss Nybo. (the sun was a little bright)

Brooklyn walking to school with her Tinkerbell backpack

So far she has done great at school. There are days when she sheds a tear or two because she doesn't want to go, but she always comes home smiling! We love you Brooklyn!

Summertime

I thought I would do a post about the fun things we have done this summer. We have done lots of fun things just around our house, neighborhood, etc.

Brooklyn was in a Bike Parade with our Primary. She got to decorate her bike and follow a fire truck around the neighborhood in the parade. She loved it!


Shad and I got to go to Lagoon with Shad's company for their summer party. We had great time together. This is a picture of us at Lagoon-A-Beach. It was 100 degrees the day we went and the pool was a much needed event!

Shad and I learned to make apricot jam this summer too. We had a couple mishaps but overall it turned out great. All of the jars sealed too!

Every year my Dad and I celebrate our Birthdays together, they are just 3 days apart. And no I am not 53 like the cake says, those are my Dad's candles, mine are the individual candles. If you want to know how old I am you can count the candles!! :)

We did lots of swimming this year too. Here is Brooklyn all decked out and ready to go!


Chandler loves swimming too. He would even jump off the diving board, and say "Mommy, don't catch me!!"

I took the kids to 2$ Tuesdays at Thanksgiving Pointe. We went to Farm Country and the kids loved it. Especially the pony ride.

Her is Brooklyn on her horse!

Here is Chandler on his horse. He threw a fit when he had to get off. He loves to ride them, and he wasn't scared at all. I guess we need to go to Texas and visit Shad's parents and let him ride more often!


Chandler and I did some baking this summer too. He loves to lick the bowl and the beaters. He looks so adorable with cookie dough all over! Priceless!

And summer wouldn't be summer without our garden. We have lots of food from it this year. These are my tomatoes. We have also eaten green beans, strawberries, carrots, spinach and lettuce. Our potatoes should be ready soon! And my Mom is giving me grapes and peaches from her garden to make some more jam! Yummy!

We hope you all had a great Summer, cause we sure did!

July 24th

So this year for good ole' Pioneer Day, Shad ran the Deseret News 10k with our good friend John Gifford (no relation). John's wife Jessica and I didn't want to wake up early enough to watch the guys cross the finish line because the race started at 6AM. So we just met up with them after to congratulate them, and to watch the parade downtown in SLC. I've never been, and it was a blast!

Me & the Kids watching the parade

Brooklyn, Chandler & Shad

Brooklyn and Me

Shad and Me

John and Shad somehow managed to squeeze our little Honda into this tiny spot. Oh My! The things our husbands do when we are not around.

Way to Go Shad and John and the many others that ran the 10k. We are looking forward to the Half Marathon in September!

5 Years Old

I can't believe my little girl is 5 Years Old. She is turning into such a beautiful little girl! We just love our little Princess. This year Brooklyn had a "friend" birthday with a "Dora the Explorer" theme.

Here is Brooklyn blowing out the candles on her "Dora" cake.

She got a Polly car and a Princess Memory Game from Grandma Dee Dee

Here is Brooklyn and some of her friends coloring their party bags.

It was a swimming party and the girls had a blast.

We love you Brooklyn!

July 4th

This year for the 4th of July we got together with our neighbors! We had a great time with fireworks, water balloons, barbecue, yummy treats, and lots more!

Shad and Chandler with the Sparklers! Chandler was not big Fan!


Brooklyn and Me!

Shad, Jimmy, and James using the water balloon launcher!

Chandler & our Flag

Brooklyn

Shad's 5k

Shad has been training for the Spanish Fork half marathon in September. In June he ran his first race. It was the Eagle Mountain City 5k. He did fantastic! I am so proud of him. In addition to training he has also lost 29 lbs, He looks and feels amazing.

Shad at the finish line!

Shad and Me after the race!

Spider man ran the race too, so here are Chandler and Brooklyn with him

Me and Brooklyn waiting for Shad to cross the finish line

Brooklyn and Chandler waiting for Daddy.

Shad's next race is on July 24th. He is running in the Pioneer day 10k in Salt Lake. I'll keep you posted on how he does! GO SHAD!!

Lake Powell

Lake Powell was a blast this year! We had so much fun wake boarding, water skiing, knee boarding, going down the zip line, hiking, boating, going on the wave runners, jumping on the trampoline, and eating GREAT food.

Our family on the houseboat!

My sister Sharae, Me and My Mom

This is the kids by the houseboat called the Maui Sunset. It is probably one of the nicest house boats on the lake. As you can see it is huge! 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, washer and dryer, 3 decks, 3 fridges, and 2 kitchens. Sweet!

My hott husband!

Chandler jumping on the tramp!

Brooklyn with her "Ear-Bandit" on because of the tubes in her ears!

Chandler being himself.

Shad and Chandler!

We had a blast. A big shout-out to the Clifford family for letting us on their Houseboat and inviting us, we had a great time!

Easter

We had a good Easter this Year, I know it is almost June, but I couldn't let these cute pics be left off the blog, so ENJOY!

Brooklyn in her Easter Dress, and holding her basket!

The Handsome Boys all ready to go to Church!

The Boys again coloring eggs

Chandler and Brooklyn at the Ward Easter Egg Hunt, they had a blast, and got WAY too much candy!

Every year Shad's mom makes us a YUMMY Easter treat. This year she made cupcakes out of white chocolate and filled them with candies. Thanks Grandma DeeDee!

Canning Chicken!

So this spring My Mom and good friend Jessica taught me how to can chicken. I found an AWESOME deal on chicken at Macey's and went to work. Here is the finished product that Chandler is Showing off. I know it looks gross, but it really is quite tasty!!

p.s. yes that is a PINK cell phone, (it is Brooklyn's)