We miss you already!!!!

This summer most of my family was able to come out her and spend some time with us. I am still not sure why everyone came here for the summer all their homes are MUCH cooler than here. Anyway I am glad they all came, I really don't like driving. So when my parents left they also left my second to youngest sister here to spend the summer before she goes off to college. I am so glad she stayed because she was only 6 when I left the house sooooo long ago and I barely felt like I knew her. So it was so sad to see her go on labor day. The kids adored her and ask for her to come back every day. Who needs a college education seriously come back to us Trisha!!!!

My kids get up WAY to early so one Saturday I think it just wore her out. Reagan and Trisha watching Mickey mouse club house.

After church

Pirate Tyler with Trisha
And now for a good smile.

We love you Trisha don't forget about us now that you are a big college student with all those friends and late night parties and the occasional studying.

One hand isn't enough!

Tyler turned 6 on September 4th and this year he really wanted a friend party. SO Trisha and I made some cute invitations for the boys in his primary class.

The night before While Trisha and I decorated the living room Joe blew up almost 100 balloons (not by mouth he used a air pump) and we decided to put them all in his room to surprise him when he woke up. I went to roll over at 6am just to see the biggest smile in my face EVER. He was so excited about all the balloons he woke everyone up and they all took turns sliding into the balloons.
Reagan didn't want to get ready for the day she was having to much fun but I finally talked them all into breakfast with some toaster strudels and Cinnamon rolls (Tyler's pick).
Before school we let him open 2 gifts. He chose one from his cousins Jaxon and Troy and one from us.

Trisha and I ran off to the the gym and quickly returned home to work on the cake. We were throwing Tyler a surprise star wars cake so we make a light saber cake.

I rushed off to pick up Tyler while Trisha waited for the 4 wild boys to show up. She was terrified being left with them and it was only for 5 minutes. She said that it was the first time she wished she had a drivers license because she would rather go get Tyler.

We played a bunch of games to "train" to become official Jedi masters. Here are all the Jedi's in the cloaks I made for them.

Tyler opened his presents

And then the biggest hit was playing with legos. I dumped out all the legos so they could create a ship or star port and they loved it. They played with these for at least 45 minutes.

Tyler cook was very creative and made this star ship.

Abe working hard
Otho still working

Master Jedi Emma and her creation

David Edholm with his finished product

Tyler and his ships

All the boys and sisters eating some galactic pizza and drinking yoda sodas.

Tyler and his cake

The Jedi's

After Joe got home and the kids were all gone he opened the presents from us.

By the end of the day Trisha and I sunk into the couch exhausted!!!

Guess who has NO diapered children?

I keep forgetting to post that my little Reagan has been potty training for some time and I have not had diapers in my house for over a month now!!!! I am not sure why she wanted me to tie this ribbon around her but isn't she cute!!!

New patches

We are sick of putting on those silly sticky patches and so I was looking on line for other patches and I found a pattern for these. I made TONS of them and they just fit over her glasses. It is so much nicer with these there is less of a fight getting them on in the morning and now she actually wears her glasses too. The first morning Joe wore one too.

here are a few more.

Joe Turned 31

Joe Turned 31 on August 18th. The Friday before we celebrated his birthday. We went to breakfast and then came home and opened presents. He got a water gun and so Joe and the kids got on their bathing suites and had a water fight. After that Joe went off to get a massage and then that night we went out for dinner with the the curry's. It was such a fun day. I only took pictures of the water fight so here are a few.

Tyler filling up his gun. Joe shooting me and Tyler shooting Joe.

Joe and the girls ganging up on Tyler.

I love you babe!!!!! I hope your day was special.

Here is a video of Joe opening his 2 favorite presents of the day.

All day long

Tyler started all day kindergarten. I decided since he did the young learner program last year he would be ready for all day this year. When I picked him up that afternoon he told me he was already use to all day. He loved it! Recess and lunch was his favorite!

He really wanted a star wars key chain for his backpack and after much searching and than Kim's suggestion of the Lego store we found the perfect key chain for his backpack.

Isn't he handsome.

He didn't want to turn around and say bye he just wanted to go find his friends.

We love to camp!

Joe surprised me and took Thursday and Friday off so we could go camping with the Curry's! We left Thursday morning and headed past Payson to get to some nice cool weather! We got there and set up and it started to poor rain!! Luckily it only lasted for about an hour and it cleared up. Everyone else showed up as soon as it stopped raining.

Tyler was excited to burn his plate after breakfast Friday morning.
Reagan and Joe first thing in the morning.

The next few pictures are all taken by Tyler. He asked me to put them all on the blog to show everyone.

Here is Lance

Stanton

Michelle and Emma

Rob

and his dead Army man he found

After Breakfast we headed to the lake to try some fishing. Tyler only lasted about 20 minutes.

Reagan just wanted to explore

The kids loved throwing rocks into the water... The adults (well the boy adults) didn't like it so much. They didn't catch much.

Lance caught this thing. We are still not sure what it was.

and Joe caught a dragon fly then used it as bate after words.

and that was pretty much all that was caught.

Reagan LOVES to play with my ipod touch. she always asks for "mommy's pod" She plays for hours.

The second day the Johnson's came. The kids loved having so many friend's to play with. I think they played in that same spot for 2 hours.

Abe, Tyler and Otho playing with sticks and fire.

Emma with her dirt drink and stick straw.

The girls! You have to remember Kim Michelle and I had already been camping for a whole night and Myra just got there a few hours before so that is why the 3 of us look a little dirtier.

Joe dishing up the chicken.

Right before we left I realized I cleaned the girls faces often but never touched Tyler's. His hands, arms and legs were disgusting.

By the time we got to Payson to head home our brakes weren't working so well so we had to stop at an Auto Zone and Joe borrowed some tools and bought some new break pads and changed them in the parking lot while me and the kids ate ice cream at McDonald's. Just doesn't seem fair does it. I have the BEST husband EVER!!!