1st day of school 2012

Morgan is in 2nd grade

Koby is a freshman this year (yikes!)

I was out walking when Koby left for school so Steve took a picture of Koby for me. He is looking so grown up. I like to still tell people that he is in jr high, it makes me feel younger than saying my son is a freshman in high school! Not quite sure what will work next year when he really will be going to the high school. This term he is taking English, science, geography, honors math, weight training, computer technology and seminary. I was home when Morgan was ready to go to school and she kept telling me to take pictures. So we took ALOT!

Morgan gets a locker this year and she thinks that is way cool. (Notice the missing front tooth-two days later she lost the other front one.)

Maylee and I walk Morgan to the bus stop and we had to take more pictures there-Maylee loved standing in line with the big kids. Sadly, it won't be long before she will be the one headed off to school.

LOVE

Roughing it: Camping & Scouting

Steve has promised Morgan that he would camp in the backyard with her for a very long time. Every time they planned it, there was some type of problem. The fires caused bad air and falling ash. Then it rained. Then it was too windy. Finally on Saturday night Steve said, "Ok we are camping out in the living room with the tent." What a sweet daddy!

Koby spent a week at scout camp. He got to do a lot of biking (about 50 miles), hiking, swimming, repelling and mountain climbing. He said that he had a great time. He did have one little accident. He wrecked on his bike and hit his head on a rock (thank goodness for helmets!) and scraped up his arm. This picture was taken about 5 days after it happened.

Maylee and I just roughed it in our own nice comfy beds!

Yard sale-ing

Morgan, Steve and I really like finding great deals at yard sales. Last Saturday we spent $13 (me=7, Morgan=6). She got the doll house, Barbie, "the head", 3 books and a cute pair of shoes that didn't make it into the picture. I got a dress, two pairs of jammies, a beanie and a shirt for Maylee, a jacket for me, pair of shorts for Morgan, a humidifier, and a hat for Koby. Poor Steve didn't get anything except to hang out with us for a couple of hours! Maylee really liked the doll house.

Caught!

I finally caught him smiling on camera!

Pioneer day

On the 24th, Pioneer Day in Utah, we decided to go up into the canyon and have a picnic. It was so nice and cool up in the mountains. We had a yummy dinner and then played at a playground, played catch and soccer. It was so fun to just hang out as a family! We played for a couple hours and then headed home just before the sudden rain storm.

I LOVE MY FAMILY!

My girls

Last weekend we got to go visit my mom and dad on their farm. Maylee was a bit uncertain about being close up to the cows but Morgan enjoys it. Both girls love the 4 wheelers. Koby also loves them but I never got a picture of him on one-he must have been driving too fast!

Since Koby is gone to scout camp this week, Morgan got to stay with my parents for a few days-she loves it! It probably helps a lot that she gets spoiled rotten. When we got home from picking her up, she went to a friends birthday party and I noticed she was acting a bit sad so I decided that she needed some one-on-one time. So last night I took her to the movies and even let her have some treats!

My girls are so much fun! I am so lucky to be their mom!