Isn't this the best toy ever!

Oh the Sweet Days of Summer!

This is Treston's pose for the whole summer. Every where we went, I think I took his picture in his stroller. He is an angel. Always happy to be along for the ride! I would have seven more kids if they could all be like him. He has brought us so much joy!

We spent a LOT of time at the pool in Denver!
We all spent a lot of time in my parent's kitchen. Seems like all we do while we are there is cook and eat...except, this time, we canned everything that we made, so we could focus on eating better and less! The kids spent hours drawing with glitter pens, and playing with play-doh and lite brights.


It wouldn't be a Sinclair photo shoot without one of these pictures : )

Hello Denver!!

For 30 days this summer, Joshua had a military training school in Washington state. So, the kids and I (and our cat, Gigi with her 5 kittens) loaded into the car and headed to Denver! It only took us 10 hours and 5 stops! But, it really wasn't bad, we were just so happy to be on a road trip!

A trip to Denver ALWAYS means lots of fun! We hiked a really neat trail that gave us the perfect view of the Denver Tech Center and Downtown.

I love Adalyn's face in this picture. She is obviously scared of the rattlers.

Joshua's new toy

So, Joshua has been teaching himself to play the guitar...thank you YouTube! It is amazing, you can learn anything on YouTube! Anyway, he is pretty good (I might be a little biased, because I think that he is good at everything he does, but, I am the wife, I am supposed to think that, right?) I always thought he had a gift for music! You can look forward to future mini concerts posted right here on our blog...

Coach pitch softball!

Adalyn's team this year was the Pythons. She had a great time and got over her fear of hitting a ball that was NOT on a Tee. It really helped that her Dad was the "Coach Pitcher" for the team. He enjoyed being so involved in the game and Addy loved having Dad out on the field!

Just what summers are made of- backyard campouts!

We set up the tent in the backyard so that the kids and kittens could have a little close by fun! They wanted to stay out all night and Joshua and I were betting on them getting scared and coming in by themselves. We even told them scary stories about bats and such, didn't work. At 11 o'clock we had to drag them into the house... i think we were scared of bats, or worse!

Truck for sale!

Well, we love this truck, but we need to find it a new home. It is an Eddie Bauer and fully loaded. It seats seven people with the third row, and has very nice leather seats and four wheel drive. If you are interested, leave a comment! It has 76,000 miles and is $12,900. What a deal!

The Big Crawfish boil

The family had a Big crawfish boil to celebrate Dustin's graduation. My parents had the crawfish flown in live from the coast. And boy were they good!!! There were many Utah natives in attendance that had never experienced a true Texas crawfish boil. I think they may have enjoyed it. Although, it does take several exposures to fall in love with the little mud bugs!






This is Treston with his Great Grandma Hicks
Treston with his Great Aunt Deanna
Treston with his Great Grandpa Hicks

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!