oh, it has arrived...

The dreadful winter has arrived. I think you all know how bad, meaning Camille, I hate the cold. It snowed for the first time last week, and currently it is a blizzard outside. I guess the only advantage I can think of is.... a white Christmas and oh ya, the kids love it.

Happy Halloween

This time of year it is hard to be creative with your blog post. So, I will stick with the trend and post what everyone else did. Hope you had a happy Halloween!!!

Cameron insisted on being a pirate. The only reason... to have a parrot on his shoulder.

Perfect costume for Mitch... biker boy. Someday I can see him driving a semi-truck, crushing beer cans on his head, and tats all over his body. Oh well! He definitely is the bully around the town.

Gabby the sweet witch

What's going on......

I love this time of year...beautiful fall colors, raking leaves, fall festivities. Everything has been going good at our home, too good. Except for an occasional sinus infection, our family has been absent of the swine flu, unlike the rest of our neighbors, friends, and family. Cameron just finished a very successful soccer season and was the fastest kid on the block. The kids are getting pumped for Halloween. We've already been to the corn maze twice and 2 Halloween parties.... pictures to come.
Any how, life is good and I posted a couple of shots of our family picture outing. The top is my favorite. Fits my kids perfectly. Cameron trying to keep Gabby from crawling off, with a half smile on his face. Mitch getting ready to strangle his little sister with his teeth clenched, and Gabby screaming out for someone to help her.

The Stars at night are big and bright deep in the heart of Texas

My sister has lived in Houston-Katy, Texas for a total of 2 months now and we couldn't live without. So, we packed our bags and headed out. Me, Cameron, and Gabby were the only travelers this time. Oh ya, that will be the last time I take a 14 month old on an airplane. She isn't a big fan of airports. However, Cameron had a blast. We stayed 5 days and 4 nights. We swam, shopped, ate great food, and swam some more. We had a ton of fun, but I am not sure I am a big fan of the humidity, Houston traffic, and the airport security guards taking away Cameron's souvenir Texan snow globe. Here are a few pictures of our great adventure. I am sure it won't be long until were back.

Galviston Beach

Gabby chasing down the seagulls

and more and more swimming

Chipmunk Trap in Action

The Set up: bucket, pringles, and some string (all found around camp)....

waiting and observation period...

quick lunch break...

more waiting...

the chipmunk is in the can, and no we didn't take the ugly rodent home. What an awesome way to entertain a handful of kids all day.

Couple of shots of my cute kids.
Heber Valley Camp- Roberts Reunion

Obstacle course 1, much scarier than it looks.

FROG BLOG

Ok, So for a second I thought the world was being takin' over by frogs. My husband went down into our basement a couple of mornings ago and there was aprox. 20 frogs hangin' out on our tile floor. They had worked their slimy bodies between the door jam and came into party. Thank goodness I was at work or else I would have freaked out. After investigation, a frog hatchery had been laid in the drain outside our basement door. We have hundreds of frogs, and I mean hundreds, crawling out of the drain at all hours of the day. We have let our kids keep about 12. The rest have gone to every neighbor, nephew, and cousin. John catches about 30 a day and lets them go in our flower beds. At the moment, he is frustrated while trying to catch a live fly for their dinner. I am kind of creeped out, but at least they are staying out of our house. I just have to keep reminding myself they are only frogs. Here are a few pictures of their takeover.

Just a few stragglers. John had already taken 20 or more to the back field

A shot down the drain

Some of Cameron's newest best friends. I think those one's are marshmallow and pancake.

THINGS TO LOVE!!

Right now everything in my life is going so smooth. I have so many things to be thankful for, so I decided to list a few. Most are obvious......
My yard, and I don't mean my actual yard but yard work. I would do yard work over house work any day. The bushes and flowers are finally filling in the beds. People might think my husband is crazy for getting me a stick edger for Mother's Day, but it was the perfect present.

I love my hubby, and my hubby helping with the yard work. Rare site, but that is ok...I would rather him leave it up to me.


Love the family..... especially my sisters and mother.


My 98 year old grandma I help care for. Blessing in disguise.

Love... my overwhelming, but very rewarding church calling as Young Women's President.

And last but not least..... my stubborn, yet very loving Mitch.

Spoiled mommy's girl, Gabby Cake

and my crazy camera happy Cameron.

Bear Lake and Trout Farm

For the 24th of July weekend, we went camping to the very popular Bear Lake. While we were there for the 3 days, we ran into 6 families, including neighbors, brothers, and friends. Who knew everyone was going to BearLake?

A few campsites over were our neighbors, the McCleans. Good thing Cameron didn't miss out on hangin' with his friends while were gone.

The Larsens and our family hiked the Minnetonka Cave. The kids were pretty concerned about bats attacking.

Craft Time

Like everyone else's, our summer is flying by. For Family Home Evening, the Bakers and our family went fishing to the North Ogden trout farm. My kids were a little uneasy about the wiggly fish. Cameron was too worried about if the fish were going to die and who was going to eat them. He does have a sensitive heart for living creatures. Mitch definitely doesn't give into peer pressure. I guess we need to go fishing a little more often.