We love Aunt B! We had such a fun time with her while she was here!

Brannen Goes to Bear Lake

While Bekki was here visiting we went to Bear Lake. We met her fun friend Jodi and played in the water for the dqy. When we got there, Brannen wasn't sure that he liked the lake.
I think walking in the sand kind of freeked him out a little bit.
Then he decided that maybe this wasn't too bad. He and Maura had a great time playing in the water.
He found some bird to chase on the beach.
And even found time to practice a few new yoga poses that he'd been working on. Namaste Brannen!
He discovered that he really did enjoy throwing sand. Hey, maybe this lake stuff is okay.
Well, maybe not. We tried though. We might have fun next time!

Brannen's Friend

Brannen has a great buddy named Seth. Seth is actually Brady's friend, but when Seth comes over to play with Brady, he usually spends as much time playing with, holding and talking to Brannen. Therefore, Brannen LOVES Seth!
This is my friend Seth!
He lets me hit him - it is really fun.
And I really like it when he and Brady help me go bowling. I am such a big kid - like them. When I grow up, I hope I am awesome - like Brady and Seth!

Temple Trip

We have been planning a temple trip this summer - after Brady's birthday- to do baptisms for the dead. Grama Chris had names ready for us, Aunt Bekki was here to babysit the other kiddos, so away we went.

These two have a great time anytime they are together!
At the Rexburg temple. Idaho Falls was closed - so it was nice to go to a new place. We had a great day. What great kids.

Kissin' Cousins

A little stroll through the woods with my buddy Maura.
Here it comes!!!
Oh I love Maura! She is such a good cousin!
Yes! And all the kids love to tell Brannen to give Mookie a kiss. What cutie kids.

Puzzlemania!

Dallin gave Brady an awesome puzzle for his birthday this year. It was a prehistoric map of the world - complete with man strange dinosaurs and interesting animals. It was a PROJECT to get it completed, (Thanks aunt B for finding it - I made you help finish it - didn't I!!!) but oh so fun to work on. Now we just have to get busy on the puzzle Grama Chris gave us. Yea, we'll have to muster up the stamina for that one!

Happy Fathers Day 2009!

My favorite man in the universe - with my favorite kids in the universe!
(yep, still catching up on my blog - busy summer : ) )

Bike Ride!

We are set and ready to go! We have treats and bottles! Lets go on a really fun, really long ride!

Yea, well it lasted for at least three minutes - before they took each others food - threw the bottles and proceeded to poke each other and scream. Oh well. Those three minutes were really fun - totally worth the thirty minutes that it took to get us all out the door and ready for the ride. :) Babies! So much fun and so much work! Twins would be tough - I'd need to be much younger. I'm an old lady!

Brady the Deacon

Brady is twelve! I can't wrap my head around it! He was ordained a deacon on his birthday, Sunday, June 14th by his dad.
He passed the sacrament for the first time this past Sunday. He was really nervous - but did a great job.
Cutie kids on Sunday morning
The boys. One of Brady's superpowers is being able to close his eyes for nearly every picture taken of him. : )

Happy Birthday Brady!

Hey! Brady is 12! What a guy!
Here is the birthday cake we made for him - but not the cake he requested. This was just the "dessert" for our family b-day party for him. Something for candles and singing.
Happy Birthday from Dallin! Big D gave Boo an AWESOME puzzle. It was a prehistoric dino/map of the world puzzle. It was sure fun to put together.
He also got a cool m&m puzzle from Grandpa and Grandma Fullmer - it might kill us to put that one together. His favorite gifts were his two new golf clubs - a wedge and a hybrid. Kelly is most definitely training up Brady to be his his long- time golf partner!
Now here is THE cake that Brady requested. When I was asking him what kind of cake he wanted he was kind of quiet. He really doesn't like sweets. He usually skips them all together. He suddenly got a big smile on his face and said, "How about a BACON cake?!!?" The kid thinks bacon is the best substance in the known universe. He LOVES bacon. He ADORES bacon. He would eat bacon everyday if he had his choice. Well, on your birthday you have a choice - for sure! Here is the bacon cake! AWESOME!

Yes, we do strange things at this house. All for Brady though, so it was definitely worth it! Love you, Boo!

Bran Meets Maura!

Brannen and Maura have had a great time getting to know each other! And they have gotten along much better than I expected them too. I think they have really enjoyed having another baby around for entertainment. They kind of don't know what to do with each other. They mostly just tend to follow each other around.
They have practiced some kissing though. A very valuable skill.
And oh, they can teeter-totter with the best of them.

First Scout Camp

Looks like a roudy bunch - huh?! Brady had a great time on his first over-night scout trip. It rained most of the time - so there was much muddy laundry to deal with at the end of it - but I think it was worth it. He had a great time.

Beautiful Smile! Beautiful Girl!

Here she is - the teenager in our family with her new, shiny smile! They haven't bothered her too much - I'm so relieved. She tends to be a huge drama queen - especially when it comes to personal comfort - so we are glad that she hasn't really complained. She's getting older all the time!

Aint He Cute!

Here's a smile to brighten your day!

So how is everyone's summer going? Ours seems like it really hasn't gotten moving yet - at it is almost July. We have had such miserable wet weather that we haven't been able to do much. Bekki and her family are here with us for a couple more weeks - and we hope the sun will come out to play! We need to go to the pool - bike rides - picnic - ya know - summer stuff!

Naturally Kelly managed to get hurt a week ago (dog attacked him on his bike - he doesn't remember much - long story ending with much Kelly pain, a concussion, broken helmet, emergency room visit. We do good head injuries in this family!) so his golfing has suffered - and therefore, we have all suffered. We are hoping that he gets better really fast so that he will have fun on his Scotland trip in July. He is actually doing much better, so it looks hopeful.

Kids are having fun and staying busy. Rae is always working at the riding stable with Grandpa and loving every minute of it (dang it - I need her to stay home and help ME! ) - Brady is either golfing, asking Kelly to take him golfing, playing some b-ball with good buddy Seth, or entertaining younger cousins with xbox or gamecube - it is a tough life. He has managed to also read a couple of good books already this summer - so way to stay busy Boo! Reese is the best darn helper the world has ever seen. She is the baby magnet! Maura and Brannen love her!! She is so content to "go with the flow" she always seems to be busy and not bored.

I have mainly spent my summer standing in the driveway. It is true. I watch the youngster of the family throw every rock he can find into the two puddles in our driveway. He can do this for hours. I promise you. I stand and watch, and if I get bored and start to wander and do something else (keeping one eye on him, of course), he heads out into the road to escape. I manage to catch the little guy before he gets munched - it is a good thing all my neighbors look out for him. His other occupation of the summer is trying to pet the horses in the field. Yes, we chase him a lot. He just can't stand to be inside! It has got to stop raining soon!

So that is a catch up on all of our doings. I have many pics to post - and will get busy with them soon!

Her Reign Has Ended!!

The Jr. Princess in this house turned over her crown this past weekend (well, actually she gets to keep it - they give the new Princess her own! Shhyyaaa!) Rae did get to go the the try-outs for this year, dress up, give a little farewell speech, do a little riding and just have fun. It was great. We went and watched with NO STRESS. It was so fun. I didn't have to worry one bit - just enjoy a cute girl having a great time on her horse. I guess this hobby isn't going away. She loves it waaaay too much!

Reese and the Field Trip

Before school was out, Reese and her class went on one last field trip. They headed to Tauphus Park Zoo in Idaho Falls - and Bran and I met them there. What fun we did have! Brannen loved being there with Reese.
Ohhh! Scarrrry!
Reesie with her buddy, Abby and of course Mr. Cazier - the best teacher ever!
After the zoo, we got to go ride a few rides next door while we ate our lunch. Fun stuff - bad picture!

Late Memorial Day Pics

I have been trying to catch up on blogging a bit, and was looking at some fun we had in Logan over the Memorial Day holiday with Clint and Allison. We spent the weekend with them - the big boys golfed and the kids played and we all had a great time.
Chase and Bran at the park - and many other kids climbing around and having a great time.
Uncle Clint cooked us some yummy food.
Kiddos had a great time sleeping out on the tramp - complete with fun tarp covering that they insisted on installing. Notice how tired they all look! Sleep-overs are never sleep inducing!

Fun Fun Fun

We love summer! We love fun!


Brannen's new basketball hoop - he loves it. Hours of entertainment!

Brady the Basketballer

Brady had a great time recently at the Star Valley High School basketball camp. He loved it! Nothing like playing with the big boys! Too fun! He did great too! They gave 4 awards for each grade 4th- 8th, and Brady received 3 of the 4 for his grade! Way to go Brady! He told me that he didn't win the free-throw competition because they wouldn't let him jump - had to keep his feet on the line. He's too short to make it without jumping : ) Jude just told Jen yesterday, "when I grow up, I want to be just like Brady." All I can say is - WHO DOESN'T?! What a nice, kind, helpful, fun (not to mention patient with all of his little cousins) kind of kid!

Reese Tumbles!

Reese has been working SO hard on doing a back bend by herself, without some help. I think she's got it! She has been so proud, she wanted me to blog it! Here you go Reesie!