Family pictures

I have an amazing friend who took some family pics for us at Wheeler Farm. Love what she did!

Another year

I can't believe it's been 2 years since Chad passed away. We had a really nice family gathering at the cemetery then went to my house for soup and sweets. I am so thankful for all the people that Chad brought into my life. During the day, the kids and I hiked up to the last spot where we had family pictures when the kids were just 9 months. It was beautiful.

Hiking in donut falls

We love to go on adventures! The kids think everything is an adventure and with twins, it usually is. I decided to just be more adventurous and discover the beautiful canyons that we live so close to. Love these kids!

My little dancer

Olivia is a dancer at heart. She hears music everywhere she goes. She dances to every movie, to all the credit music, in the store, in church. EVERYWHERE! So, I signed her up for dance.
She does tap and ballet at a studio in Sandy. I love it and so does she. Her teacher is great and Livy is a great student.

Bridger loves to take Livy to dance class. We sit in the waiting area and play dinosaurs and read books. It's great one on one time for us.

Bear Lake

I can't believe these are the only pictures I have from our camping trip! I guess I was having too much fun to take any more. The kids LOVED it and so did I. Lots of sun, sand, food, family, and friends. I can't wait til next summer!

Doesn't she just look like she's in trouble?
The lake was so high this year. It made the beach so close to camp.

Chase wrestling with Bridger. Love these boys!

Happy Fourth of July!

The kids and the house got decked out for the fourth! I made Livy's skirt and Bridger's tie! It was so fun and easy. It was also nice to have coordinating twin outfits for a boy and a girl! Which is impossible to find in the stores (at least at a reasonable price)!

Livy and Bridger love to do funny poses for the camera. Here's some of their best!

Garden Update

So far, so good. Some of the plants have contracted a fungus, so I don't know if I'll get any good peppers or eggplants. I took this picture on Sunday afternoon and it was soooo hot. I decided to water because so many of the plants were looking wilty.

My grass in the front yard is not doing to hot, or maybe I should say it's getting too hot. My flowers are loving it, though. This is the first year that I really planted any annuals and I have to say that they are looking pretty good.

Dirty Girl Race at Wheeler Farm

I signed up for my first muddy obstacle course race. It was a lot of fun!

The before shot with Britney and Brittany from work:
During the race...just me and Brittany because Britney kicked our trash and left us in the dust!

The after shot...we are muddy believe it or not. There was a lot of muddy water, so the mud didn't really stick. We survived and hope to repeat it next year!

Colorado

We went on an adventure to Colorado over Memorial Day. I had to call it an adventure to get the kids excited about riding in a car for 8 hours! They were so good!

This tree that the kids are sitting in was soooo small when I lived with my grandparents. It's crazy to think about how long ago that was!

My cousin, Julie, is a fierce athletic competitor (even 5 month pregnant)!

And Nick here is the jokester. Never serious. Never.

I know this last shot is far away, but we were at the theatre to Kung Fu Panda 2 and the kids just all decided to hold hands!

It's always good to go home.

Gardening

I started this type of gardening because of Chad's enocuragement. He heard about it from a co-worker and thought he would possibly, maybe, like gardening if it was low maintenance. So, he bought me the Squarefoot Gardening book for Mother's Day in 2008. I have done it for two years and have not been successful yet. Although, I'm conviced that is due to my lack of follow through rather than the type of gardening.

It started out with two 4'x4' boxes. Determined to be prepared to have a successful gardening season in 2011, I started preparing during the Fall of 2010. I added 3 more 4'x4' boxes and a zuccini circle (no matter what the book says, I'm convinced that zuccini will NOT grow vertically).

With the help of some of my wonderful friends, the garden got planted today. Plus, the yard got mowed and edged which it needed desperately!

Bridger and Livy "helped" too. They especially loved the watering part!

This is my friend, Heidi. Her son, Beckahm (you can't see him because he is between me and Heidi), and Bridger are helping to plant green beans.

In the picture below, Bridger is whining about smiling for the camera. He is saying " No, no, no!"

Livy wearing my friend, Britney's, glasses and giving two thumbs up!

Idaho

I love to go visit my aunt and uncle and my cousins in Idaho. It is ALWAYS fun at the Willford's house! It is a short trip and loads of fun and adventure to be had. Lots of kids for my kids and lots of adults for me!

Jared playing Sorry! with the kids. He is so loved by the kids and a great uncle.
Gotta love Livy's goofiness!

Twister at Jim and Julie's house while Sara and Katie were making homemade donuts with original and orange glaze! YUM!

Discovery Gateway

We had so much fun at the Discovery Gateway. This was our first time. Bridger's favorite part was the beehive close to the entrance. They have about a thousand balls and you can put them through tubes that go through a maze, or make music, or turn on lights. It definitely kept him as busy as a bee. Livy's favorite part was the water feature. She was drenched when we left!




They can "work" on a farm putting hay in the barn, planting crops, riding the horse, and driving the tractor.

They had this stage area with different backdrops and costumes. This is Bridger being a knight. In case you didn't know, he is VERY in to swords right now. So, he often is a dragon-slaying knight in our house saving Livy and I several times a day.

Livy, of course, is the princess. Doesn't that make me the queen?

Aquarium

We LOVE to see the fishies at the aquarium in Sandy. We go at least once a month. Bridger used to be terrified of the aquarium. He couldn't differentiate between the paintings on the walls, the sculptures, and the real thing. He still gets a little afraid but he warms up quickly.

Life on the reef

Bird eating spider (I've actually never seen it in person because it hides under this log and you have to use your flash to get a good picture of it)

Valentine's Day

Look at my valentines! Aren't you all jealous?

Thanks to my sister, Ellyse, who has a quirky, yet endearing sense of humor!