Our little boxes

At the beginning of the summer, Joshua and my Dad built three garden boxes for us. The day that they built them, it poured down rain. But, their sacrifices have been worth it! We have had fun this summer with our garden. So far, we have harvested cucumbers, zucchini, anaheim peppers, broccoli, jalepenos and tomatoes, YUM!

Children's art festival

We went to a great little art festival and the kids made art and crafts at several booths, and all for free! Fun stuff!

My Little Brother is not so little

Dustin Graduated from BYU in May!! Congrats on getting your Master's degree in Accounting!

Ethan Graduated Preschool

Ethan had a cute little program at his school for graduation.  He had a fantastic preschool experience and we are so greatful for the oppurtunity he had to go there.  He really enjoyed school and is so excited for kindergarten.

This video is of Ethan telling about his favorite thing about preschool  "My name is Ethan and my favorite thing about preschool is making a grasshead".  Watch what he does after he speaks.

Just playin around!

Spring is here! And that means camping!

Yesterday, at about 4pm, Joshua heard the word camping, and thought, "why not?"  So, he loaded the car and took the kids to a nearby campsite.  Treston and I came up later after I finished my monthly cook-a-thon. 

The campsite was just beautiful!  It was only 15 minutes from the house!  It was not very crowded and we loved hearing the sound of a small stream running right behind our tent.

 This is him cooking pancakes in the morning.

The weather was beautiful during the day.  The temp dropped to the upper 30s at night...brrrr.  Luckily, I was the only one that was cold.  The kids were very well bundled and slept great.  Even Treston was as snug as bug, he slept in his coat!

Quick trip to St. George

We were able to make a quick trip to St. George last month.  Joshua's uncle passed away, so we took the oppurtunity to go to the services and enjoy time with family, especially Joshua's Mom (Nana).  We had a great time with her and her sisters.  We went to see the St. George temple and loved the spirit on the grounds.  

Rapunzel Rapunzel, let down your long hair!

Adalyn had fairy tale day at school.  When I asked her what fairy tale character she wanted to be, I tried to sway her into being little red riding hood (easy enough).  But, she insisted on being Rapunzel.  We ended up having a lot of fun making a very long braid and she had a blast dragging it along behind her all day at school.  (She is sad in the picture because she is locked in a tower at the top of the stairs)

2 months old

Well, he is a big boy!  He now wears 9 month size clothes!  Here, you can see all the baby rolls, so cute!

Big enough to play!

Treston is finally big enough to get an exersaucer!  He LOVES it!  He just loves being able to sit upright and look around at everything.  

7 weeks

Here is our little man!  He is 7 and 1/2 weeks old and 13 pounds!  We just adore him!!

Finally! Smiles caught on camera!

I have been trying to catch one of Treston's new smiles on camera for a week!  Well, here they are, aren't they cute!  His smiles are almost always open mouth and huge!  You can see the love in his eyes.  What a blessing he is!

BYU basketball and Colorguard adventures

Last night, Joshua participated in the colorguard ceremony for the BYU versus Utah basketball game.  He did a great job and looked very serious (from what I could tell from the very top of the marriott center).  I got this great picture with my fantastic zoom lens (okay, so its a little fuzzy, he is the one holding the blue flag).  I am so proud of him for being willing to serve his country and when he wears his uniform, I am reminded of what a great heart he has and love for America.   I am constantly amazed when we go out in public and people shake his hand, thank him, ask him questions and sometimes even hug him!  Americans really are grateful for the men and women that make our freedom possible.  I am especially grateful for those men and women that are overseas fighting and for their families that are left home.  

The basketball game was great!!  BYU won!!!!!!!!!  Joshua and I took Treston and left the other kiddos with a babysitter.  Treston slept through most of the game thanks to some really great earplugs (thank you Dustin!).  Our seats were way up high in the nosebleeds, but after half time, we joined Dustin down near the bottom.  We couldn't believe how much more fun the game was down there!!  The arena was so loud that my ears hurt for a couple hours after the game!  Now that is fun!

Treston is a month old!

He is growing so fast!  We just love having him in our family!  He has such a sweet spirit.  He is a great baby and does everything he is supposed to.  He has even started smiling (of course he wouldn't do it on cue for a picture!)

This is his really mad face!

Time for nap!  Church was exhausting!

Presidents Day at the museum

President's Day, we all took a trip to the local museum.  I LOVE seeing all the animals up close and personal.  And of course the kids enjoy it too!