Last week of summer

Wow!!! Can you believe it is time for school to start???? I don't know if I should be happy or sad. Happy in the fact that now we can get back to a routine in our everyday lives but sad that I have to send the boys off to school.

We had an interesting last week of our summer. On Monday, we went to Independence Rock and Martins Cove. We have wanted to visit these places since we moved here and we finally went. The boys LOVED Independence Rock. They could have spent the entire day there. They wanted to go back there when we got done up at Martins Cove as well. But.... We had to come home and cement in a fence post. Maybe another day we can go back. Kennen and I thought Independence Rock was awesome as well. On top of this huge rock (mountain) there was little ponds no more than 2-6 inches deep and some had little fish in them. Now how exactly the fish got there we have no clue but it was pretty cool. There was a lady up there that same day and she had been there before and there was not the ponds before so we thought that was fun. Martins Cove was neat as well. The boys each got a ring made from a horse shoe, and a wooden necklace thing that if you go around and answer questions you turn it in for the necklace. So I just have to tell you I was taken aback by the Cove. My impression has always been it was more like a cave thing that the pioneers took safety in. It is not it is out in the open. I have pictures of it so please look. It is very pretty there. It was an amazing day... Can't wait to do it again.

Sid had surgery on Wednesday 8-12-09. He had his tonsils and adnoids removed. He has struggled with this and has been one sick little boy. Thankfully, he has began to eat and drink it only took 4 days and a threat from a friend who came by (he is a dr.) and he told him that he was going to end up at the hospital if he didn't start drinking. I made homemade Chicken noodle soup with homemade noodles for dinner on Saturday night, and he finally ate something. YIPPY!!!!!!

Robbie has been a trooper through it all. He spent Wednesday with the Ross Family Thank you for taking him. He had a great time. Kevin took Robbie and Kyle fishing and Robbie had a blast and then they all went to Natural Bridge. Robbie said he had a great time. Other than that he has been home with me helping with Sid. He has been such a good big brother and has laid with Sid and kept him company watching movies. School starts in the morning for him. Tiffany took him to meet his teacher (thanks again to the Ross family) He says she is very nice. So hopefully this year will be a good one. Lets hope....

Kennen and I are doing well. Just ready for Sid to feel well and all that goes with that. Oh and Our garage door broke Monday Night as well. That sucks rocks it came down on Sids bike and didn't stop it kept shutting and it so crumpled the door. So now we have to buy a new door. BUMMER!!! I so hate buying things when they were perfectly good but they malfunctioned. Oh well, such is life.

We hope all is going well with all of you. Love you and enjoy the slide show....

Visits and lots of fun.

We had a good week. The boys and I went to Natural Bridge and had a picnic. It was so much fun. The weather was hot and the water felt nice.

My Aunt Yvonne and Ed came to Casper and ate lunch with us and then went to a museum it was good to see them and spend some time with them. They had 2 of their grandkids with them and all of the kids enjoyed playing together.

We have had many nights being outside this week and enjoying the warmth of the night air. We have enjoyed multiple fires and many talks. Love being able to have a fire and spending that time together as a family.

Robbie has decided to ride the big bike and then also took the plunge at riding with no hands. What a crazy boy. Kennen says he doesn't get that from him that it must be from me. :)

Sid is just Sid. He is a blast to have around. He is so dang funny. Please all who read this keep him in your prayers. Our little man goes in for surgery on Wednesday.

We have had a lot of new families move into our ward. It has been fun. There is a new family here that has a son Robbie's age and a daughter Sid's age and a daughter between the two and one younger. It has been so good for Robbie to have a boy his age to play with. Sid has really enjoyed the girls as well.

Kennen is still working at work and at home. He is in the process right now of moving the fence and getting things ready for a storage shed.


Summer is coming to an end. Next Monday, Robbie will be at school. How time flies when you are having fun.

We hope this finds you all well. We love you and have a wonderful week.

Happy Monday!!!

I have gotten so bad about taking pictures. Sorry....
Anyway, our backyard grass is growing YIPPY!!!!
Kennen took out a section of our fence today so he could make a gate. We are so tired of dogs coming into our backyard. Hopefully he can finish it soon.
Today is Kennen's day off of work so we did some grocery shopping then we loaded the bikes up and we took them to the river parkway trail and rode them for 3 miles. Go us not bad for the first time out. It was a beautiful day out and we all got sunburned.
We also took the boys for a haircut. This was Robbie's first haircut in 8 years in a place other than home. He is growing out his hair, we told him that is fine as long as he kept it up nice. So far so good. Sid with his hair cut looks so big, it is amazing how hair can change the appearance.

Anyway, our week this week will be busy so I will take my camera. Hope you all are doing well.

Love ya!

A Sunday SHOUT out!!!

HELLO!!!!! Okay it is Sunday, not much has happened since Wednesday when I posted.

Lets see..... Wednesday we got the seed planted for the grass out back. YIPPY!!!

Thursday, play group, Sid's school, Sids ear doctor appointment, home, scouts.

Friday, I had 6 kids here. WOW!!! I even braved taking all of them to Sids doctor appointment. I made it there and back, and then made lunch and we all (yes 7 of us) went to the park and ate lunch and played. Came home and played in the sprinklers on the front lawn and had a water gun fight. I praise all of you mom's who have more than 2 kids. :)

Saturday, we cleaned from sun up to sun down. Nothing exciting about that. Other than we have a clean house house. Love that.

Sunday, we went to church came home ate, went back to church for a scout meeting, came home then went outside and played (digging weeds) in the back yard. Then we got to start a fire. Love having fires in our backyard.

That is our week in a nut shell if you want to read more go to the post with the pictures. :) We love you all. Hope you have a wonderful week.

Shad if you are reading this Happy Birthday and I love you.

Museum, Museum, Museum and Utah

Okay, I am late posting. Sorry to all those who read on Sundays. We went to Utah Sunday morning and left at 3 am and got back this afternoon. It was a good trip and we had fun. We realized that it is way to hot in Utah for us, we like the Wyoming weather.

This last week plus a few days we did three museums. It was awesome. We did Crimson Dawn with Jeannette and kids and then we went to the planetarium with Ron and the kids and then today on our way home we went to Fossil Butte National Monument. They were all fun.

It was also our 12 year anniversary on Saturday the 18th. Kennen worked and then we went swimming and to dinner. Yes, all four of us went. What would an anniversary be without all of us??? My husband is the best, he gave me some yummy candy and a dozen red roses. What more could you ask for? I love him...

While in Utah we were able to have a BBQ with my mom, Jack, Shad, Jenny and their kids, grandma and grandpa, Mike and Kelli and their kids. It was nice. We were able to spend the night with Shad and Jenny and the kids had a great time together. We woke up Monday from there and went and spent the day at the farm and then about 5 left to go to Logan to visit Kennen's family. Left Logan this morning and came home. We went a different way instead of I-80 which was a nice change.

We are all doing well, tired but good. We are all glad to be back home (not that we don't love to visit it is just very tiring for us). The first thing the kids did when they got home was get on their bikes and scooters and went to play with their friends.

We hope all is well with all of you. Oh there is one other thing. We bought the suburban it did wonderful on this trip. BUT...... We have now named it the bird magnet. It has killed 5 birds in the 1 month that we have had it. Crazy!!! Never have seen such a thing. Anyway. We love you all.