June

Right now, I have a lot of nervous energy that I should be applying to the house.  However, I think I'm going to try and get caught up on my blog a little. 

 We have had a very busy last few months and sitting down at the computer just doesn't happen very often.  Since I have two little ones asleep right now, I'm going to give it a try. 

Here is what happened in June:

The first of June we had our Family Pictures taken by Becky!  They turned out great. 

I love this one of us all together.

After our pictures were taken, we headed off to Lake Powell!  It was tons of fun.  The weather was great!  We could have stayed forever. 

Cole practicing his surfing.

Ethan learning to surf.  He got on his knees, what a great start!

Izzy just loved being on the front of the boat when ever she could.  She loved cheering on her brothers!

I didn't think it was possible, but Ashton has his older sibs beat.  He is even more of a fish than the other three.  He absolutely loves being in the water!

Good-bye Denver Zoo!

We tried to get to the zoo as much as possible before we moved.  It is one of the kids' favorite places to go.  This was our last trip, at the end of June.  It was our most fun trip yet.  I let them go on the train and the carousel.  However, the highlight of the day was the baby sea lion.  It was just a week or so old and just the cutest thing ever.  I couldn't have asked for a better way to end our time at the Denver Zoo!

Soccer

This years soccer, I have to say I was sad to see it end.  We had the last game yesterday.

It has been fun watching the boys.  

Cole really loves to play (once we get him there).  He loves to run down the field with the ball.  He is quite good, he averaged about 3 goals a game. 

Ethan is still in the tumble weed division and they don't play games yet.  However, he loved to get out there with his friend and his coach made it a lot of fun working on the fundamentals.

Isabel loved going and watching her brothers. 

I really think she enjoyed going to the park to play a little more.  It was cute to hear her cheer for them.

Holly's Giveaway

My sister Holly is holding a Giveaway on her blog Treasured by Holly! She's giving away a gift certificate of $40 towards anything in her Etsy shop. You should definetely go and sign up to win! Even if you don't, please comment that I sent you to look since that will earn me points. Anything in her shop would be perfect for your little girls or as gifts for the ones you know ;)

R.I.P.

In memory of one of our most beloved....

Trees.

Yes I did write tree. We love our trees so when we lose one it makes us very sad. For years we water them, trim them, enjoy their beauty and bask in their shade. This tree was a type of cherry tree. For the last week it has been in full bloom. Well last night we were hit by YET another storm, this one dumped snow. Well our tree and all its flowers just couldn't take all the weight and it snapped, right down the middle. I HATE THE SNOW!!!

I know I'm being just a little bitter, but I am a desert girl and I just don't like to live in the snow.

Sorry, I'm mad and I needed to vent.

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So while I'm on here I thought I would do some catch up. We have been very busy as of late with things that I cannot report about yet. So what I can report is we took a trip to St. George and Phoenix for spring break. It was fun to go somewhere new and the weather was beautiful!

The desert was in full bloom!

These Saguaro cacti are really cool! They were everywhere.

We couldn't keep the kids out of the pool...they had a blast!

Yes, an outdoor pool in March.

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Isabel turned three in April, she is so fun! We just love having her in our family.

The kids have been loving the hammock in the back yard. I love to use it as well, it is a great time to sit and visit with the kids as we swing and relax.

Ashton never wants to get out. It's really cute.

Ashton Turns One!

Our last little baby turned one last Saturday!

Ashton is so special to us and we are so lucky to have him in our family.

He has recently mastered walking and has now moved onto climbing (typical boy)!

Here is the panda bear cake I made him. As you can see from the picture before, he loved his first piece of cake.

Here we are right after he was born.

Happy Birthday Ashton!

We sure love you!

Zoo Day!

I took the kids to the Denver Zoo last Friday. It was a beautiful sunny day, so we thought we would go and send a couple hours.

The kids had a blast, it was the first time we have gone in the winter time.

The kids always love to see these HUGE fish!

One of the elephants was taking a nap in the afternoon sun. She had her trunk propped up on this pole with her mouth wide open. It was so funny!

We will have to go again soon, it's like a whole new zoo in the winter time.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

We have had a lot of fun the last two weeks.

We all enjoyed Christmas, it was simple and quiet. I really love being at home, doing our own thing. It helps us grow closer as a family, making our own little family traditions.

Here are a few of the high-lights....

Kevin didn't work this past week. The time we have spent together as a family was priceless, we don't want it to end. After a busy year with Kevin in school and the rest of us busy with Young Women's, sports, and everything else we need time to just be together and be normal. Something we never feel we get to be with the pressure of everything we have going on.

So this week was spent time swimming at the local rec. center, going to a movie, snow sledding, and ice skating to name a few. We also had our families first ever New Years Eve party. We made our own decorations, party hats, and noise makers. We played Twister and some other games. Stayed up late( 9:30), had a count down to 2010! We all had a blast!

Ethan tried hard, but he fell a lot and was all tied up in knotts.

He was so funny.

Kev and Izzy

Cole on his way up the hill.

Jill, Ethan, and Izzy headed down.

Hope you all had a wonderful end of the year!