Jackson Hole, WY

We also visited Jackson Hole, since we (well the boys and I) had never been there. We went to Jackson for the day and did the tourist shopping thing and stayed over night in Alta at a ski resort. There were tons of bicyclers, horseback riding, and you could take the chair lift up the mountain. The boys loved that, of course. I thought Logan was going to be scared, but it was the best part for him. They had a nice heated pool too. This was only the second time Tate has been in a real, big swimming pool, but he was jumping in without holding onto my hands and going all the way under water. It was amazing, he isn't even two! The kid has no fear. We are in trouble. Anyway, we had a great weekend getting to see a little more of the area. These pictures leave a lot to be desired, but no one wanted to humor my amateur photographer.

Yellowstone

Recently, Todd took two weeks off of his grueling U of Phx. schedule and we took a couple of road trips. We went to Yellowstone for a few days and stayed on Lake Hebgen. It was beautiful, the boys loved fishing and throwing rocks in the lake. Yellowstone was fun, but a lot of driving and hard with two little ones who needed to be carried, got hungry, needed a nap, wanted another snack, had to change shoes, needed a drink, had a stinky diaper, you see where this is going. It was a really cool place to visit though, if you can get past all those "stinky geysers" as Logan called them.

See how our garden grows...

Since I'm sure it will snow anyday, just wanted to share some garden pictures! We have an abundance of zucchini and several very large pumpkins in the works. The boys have been busy watering and eating all the strawberries they can pick everyday. They are loving it!

Rare moment caught on film

I picked Logan up from playing at a friend's house to find this cute little image. Todd rarely gets sweet little moments like this to cuddle with a warm baby so I had to post it.

4th of July

I must admit, Idaho Falls is a great place to celebrate the 4th. Parade in the morning, activities along the greenbelt all day, fireworks at night along the river. It was even a tad chilly this year, which I think is weird considering it's July and you should be able to fry an egg on the sidewalk. We had a great 4th, which for us just consisted of the parade and BBQ at our house. We had a perfect spot at the parade in the shade since I went and marked off a spot the night before. Yes, I was one of "those" people. But hate me or not, it was totally worth it. Anyway, we also did a last minute BBQ with anyone who was around (I only took one picture of the kids for some reason). We did not go watch fireworks this year because 1. Logan is terrified of the noise and hates them and 2. they don't start until 10:30 and that is really late for us. Some of our neighbors set off HUGE ones, so it was just like our own private viewing. Fireworks are legal here, so you can pretty much see great ones from your very own front yard. Here are some picts: Tate, Josue, Logan and Jake having some good 'ol hamburgers and hot dogs.

Logan's favorite part of the parade (he made me take the picture).

McKaylee, Elise, Logan and Tate lounging in our front row parade seats. (Blurry because some unnamed toddler likes to take pictures with my camera even though he has his own and gets finger prints on the lens.)

Buddies!

Highlights from AZ trip

The boys and I took a week trip to Kingman to visit my mom at the end of June. Here are some picture highlights of our trip. We had a great time except for our trip home--we should have arrived back in ID around 7 p.m., but due to Allegiant Air's super planning--arrived home at 1:30 A.M. Pure torture since my kids have a pretty strict bedtime of 8 p.m.


I really did not mean for this picture to be first, but yes, I sometimes let my child pee outside. It's just so easy. And Grandpa Bob would be so proud! We took some fried chicken to the Hualapai's and checked out the wildlife and climbed rocks. By far the highlight of the trip! We even saw a deer that ended up stalking us!!

Pool time!

Logan painted Nana's toes ALL BY HIMSELF! Bet ya didn't guess that...

So this is a perfect picture to describe my child. He has caught a lizard in this pot, he has ketchup on his face, his shirt is on inside out, no shoes, and happy as a clam. :)

We took a quick visit to Flag for the day and got to have lunch with some of my oldest and dearest--Stephanie and Melissa. Here we all are with all the kiddos!! Aren't they gorgeous!!

Logan's Graduation

Logan has officially graduated!! From pre-school. It really was a big celebration for him--he had a rough start to school this year and a few rough patches during the year (they forgot him in the classroom once) but preschool was a great experience for him. He is definitely still very attached to mommy and a little shy, but he has come out of his shell and become more confident. His teacher, Mrs. Perez, made a big deal out of graduation (this was her very first class, so special for her too) and it was a great way to end the year. She had both a.m. and p.m. classes come together and invited parents. The kids practiced and practiced their "program" which consisted of songs and prayers and during their performance, gave each child a diploma and book of their school projects. I tried to attach a video I made with my camera (I forgot the charged and ready camcorder on the bathroom sink) but for some reason couldn't do it.

I made him wear a tie, because he has one and really, how many occasions are there when you can wear a tie? I also made Tate wear one too, just because he's so darn cute.

His teacher, Mrs. Perez, is on the left and Mrs. Jenson, the classroom aide, is on the right.