Best Buds part 2

A Perfect Day in Woodruff

It was above freezing today which is rare in Woodruff and we had the greatest time! I finally figured out that it isn't the winter that I hate, it is the negative temps that about kill me!

So while Isabelle was doing this....

Anthony and I and the kids were out enjoying the warmer winter weather. He pulled us on sleds behind the four wheeler then we made his and her snowmen. It really was the perfect day!!

Picture overload

As the days get shorter and colder I find myself having more "free" time, that is I am not able to enjoy being outside as much and as a result I get VERY restless so I finally decided to download my camera which I was surprised to see had almost 200 pictures on it in just two months! Here are a few my favorite pics over the last two months. I really try to make an effort to capture our daily activities and moments I know I will miss when these little tykes are grown and gone.

Kaitlen as Cinderella, I couln't get this to move down with other halloween pics......

My kids just playing together, and having fun. Best moments of being a mom! :)

Road trip with the kids to see Lisa out in Elko

A visit to temple square to see my grandma who is a missionary there.

Riding horses and 4 wheelers with my dad

Picking apples with the kids.

My brother and his wife as "Red Necks"

Anthony as Sherlock Samuel as Luke Skywalker, Isabelle as Ariel (not shown)

Savannah as Snow White

When Anthony gets home from work the kids smoother him to death! They love their daddy.....Whats not to love? He is the funnest guy I know, and they agree.

Samuel and his great grandpa

Samuel's Baptism Day

Best Buds

Kaitlen and Isabelle are so fun to have home together, they make me laugh and keep me on my toes. Kaitlen is such a great big sister (not the best at being a little sister, she gives Savannah a lot of grief!) she is so sweet with Isabelle and the two of them have a special bond, which I hope they keep. As you can see Kaitlen puts up with a lot and rarely gets upset with her. As for me I am enjoying having time alone with my two babies while the "big" kids are gone to school all day.

Eight

Samuel turned 8 last months and was baptized just a few days latter. (I don't' feel old enough to have an eight year old!) We had a such a great day and we are so grateful to all our family and friends who helped make it so. I realized how much better days such as those are when you have everyone you love around you. Thanks!

First Race

My brother, his wife, and kids have been racing mt. bikes for several years and are actually very good at it. I have always wanted to try it out so Samuel and I had our first races up at Solider Hollow this summer. Samuel did Awesome and loved it! It is so funny to watch the kids out on a little single track coarse. They did so good.

My race was a biathlon. Ride one loop and then take 5 shots at a target. I crashed pretty hard on my practise loop at a technical part of the trail. (I latter found out that I had fractured my ribs.) Anyway I continued the race and finished.......not very fast but I did finish. It was actually really fun and super hard. I definitely need more practise on single track before I try racing it.:) As for now I will stick to the road.

Highlights

I have been putting off posting on our blog because I wasn't sure where to begin. So I have decided that rather then doing one huge post about our summer of fun I will relive the summer over a period of time and then in the dreary winter months I will be able to recall the glorious days of summer.

After 9 years of being away from one of mine and Anthonys favorite place on earth we finally returned to Lake Powell. We were able to go with my sister and her in laws and had the BEST time! I have the best mother in law in the world and she kept our little 1 year old home with her, which really made the trip so much more enjoyable for everyone. I loved the freedom of playing with the kids and sharing with them the place I love so much.

Kaitlen loved the freedom of this trip, and being able to go on hiking and swimming adventures.

Me and Lisa and our boys enjoying the warm water.

Savannah really surprised us on this trip she was full of adventure and was up for anything. If a group was swimming across the bay she was right there with them swimming with a noddle and her little pink life jacket.....priceless!

Samuel caught his dads fishing bug and loved to fish off of the top of the houseboat. He caught a ton of different fish. Him and his cousins were often found rummaging threw the garbage after dinner for bait (meat scrapes) to catch a big catfish