It snowed. This is just way too early

So the first snowfall came, it wasn't much, but enough to make a fort at the Walkers home. Ausin loves to play with Damion, and Damion just loves Austin. Look how cute they are building that fort together.

This is a picture of my kids before church last week. Super cute all dressed up for Sunday.

And this is just a snap shot of boys being boys.

Happy Halloween

The kids had a ton of fun! We went to the trunk or treat then carried onto the door to door knocking. Mercedes pooped out early, but stayed home handing out candy to kids at the door. I have got to say though, I have really grown to hate spider man. Austin wants to wear this costume every single day...still... Everytime he puts it on, he starts punching furniture, and people, and everything else. Lots of karate chops and spraying webs on everyones faces....When I tell him that spiderman doesn't hit friends and family, he says we are pretending to be the bad guys...Argh.

Bull-Koda

This short video clip is of Ausin. He wants to get ready for mutton busting at the rodeo, so he was creative and found a bull to ride...you know, to practice. Our dog Dakota is the new bull. He is wearing his favorite mask, grabs dakotas collar and she bucks him around, while he giggles so cute.

(I only type out what happens because when I print the blog...you obviously cant view the video)

Lazy Days

As the school year approached we winded down, but still did fun things.

my daughter that dresses herself. She has a VERY strong opinion on what is fashionable, acceptable and the accessories that go with it...she has a fashion career as you can see.

This was the ward campout at the dam. kids played on the beach, and everybody had a chance to kayak.

pathetic fireworks on the 24th of july...next year we will do better. Austin told me he wants those snap things that you throw on the ground.

The local pool

and girls days together :)

Bear Lake baby!

Its been a while, but I wanted to catch up on our adventures through the end of the summer. We went on a trip with our very good friends, the Tuckers, to their cabin in bear lake. As usual, it was a total blast. Taking a weekend and doing nothing you dont want to, and everything you do but without time constraints is bliss. We went boating, kayaking, played games, park, ate..alot, played volleyball, and just sat on the beach side deck view the view of the lake and a soda in hand. ahhhhhhhhhh....loved it!

PS- the top pic isnt of bear lake, its just of Trisha reading the kids stories, thought it was cute...

This and That

I try to remember the funny things my kids do and say to write them down.
Mercedes is currently terrified of the soap in the bathtub.
My kids have invented what they call the diaper dance...they grab their hips and swing them around and around while singing "diaper dance, diaper dance"
Austin has this phrase, he will come in and say "I am so happy to you mom"
Mercedes is known as a 'spit fire' in her nursery class. Apparently she climbed in the window, opened it, and was on her way out before anyone caught her.
Austin is now sleeping all night long in underpants and not wetting the bed at night. big step for him
When mercedes first wakes up, the first thing she asks me to do is to do her hair like a princess.
Mercedes pronounces crackers, crappers
Austin prounounces lucky charms as yucky charms

So cute!

My friend made this for me. How cute is that! I should print this and frame this.

Horse back riding for FHE

A couple of weeks ago, we went to a friends house to go horse back riding for family home evening. Kevin and I love to ride horses. I always get a little nervous around them for the first while, but it is such a enjoyment to ride them. The kids rode the pony, and Austin loved it...Mercedes thought it was OK as long as I was by here. Both kids ended up in the sprinklers and dirt before the end of the night :)

Oh Yes She Did !!!

So, I know I just referred to myself in the third person in the title, but I just wanted to get my point across. Oh Yes, I did it! Skydiving has been on my bucket list since I can remember, and last Christmas, Kevin got me a voucher for a skydive. So this summer a friend and I did it. Brandon Tucker and I jumped this morning. This is because Kevin and Trisha said they would rather not. Not that I can blame them, it is freakin scary. However, talking to the guy that jumped tandem with me, he said he has jumped over 8,000 times. So at that point I quit being scared of dying, and just became nervouse to jump out of the airplane. We saddled up, boarded the plane, got above the clouds and it was time. What shocked me was how fast we all fell out of the plane. We all droped out one after another like dead flies. I was near tears...peeing my pants...what have you. Anyways, we fell out of the side of the plane and the only thing that kept going through my mind was "this is happening, this is really happening. I am falling at 120 mph towards the ground." It was awesome. I totally forgot everything the instructor told me to do, so it was a good thing he had control. After a 60 second free fall our shoot opened and that was a nice gentle ride down back to the hanger. It was awesome. But...I would never do it solo. No way. My mind went blank.

Before and After paint Fiasco

So, I decided I was done with the red walls. Red was fun, but after 6 years, I needed a change. This was before.

And this is after...

Summer Fun

This summer has been filled with various activities such as splash pads, local camping, fishing and of course, water fun. The pictures above are from our new (to us) trailer where we re carpeted, re did the counter tops, re upholstered and such...it looks retro, but thats becuase I am too cheap to spend $35 a yard on 20 yards of fabric. So we went with the 70s look and spent $3 a yard. Whatever, its new...

My kids have really enjoyed the 4 wheeler rides and hot summer fun. Hopefully, more to come