Summer Lovin'

This past weekend we went to Cascade Reservoir. We have been a little homesick for Minnesota and had to get to some type of lake, this was a great one and made us feel a little more like home.

Here are the boys getting all buried in the sand. It is a great way to keep them safe and they stay put for a good while! We would normally make them into some sort of fish...okay they would ALWAYS want to be a "Daddy fish." Them and their Daddy. Speaking of their Daddy, here he is after a good swim in the lake. Good lookin'!

We had a little picnic there and Carter couldn't get enough of apples...kids they really just love them. Is it just mine? We hope to have some more good finds here in Idaho if anyone knows of any let us know, we want to love it here as much a we loved Minnesota.

Dave and Becca's Wedding!

Dave (Brian's brother) and Becca got married last Saturday and it was such a great day! I didn't get the best picture of the beautiful couple, but they were so happy and gorgeous. Almost ready for the big day. Marcus havin' fun with Grandma.

It was really hot at the temple but Carter managed to stay cool :0)!
So did these boys.

My Handsome Groom

Family photo!

At the wedding dinner the boys had a whole lot of fun...even under the table. It really was such a great day. Congrats Dave and Becca!

This is just a fun picture of Mark and Jeana having fun with the boys.

LOCKED OUT!

Today started out as pretty good, I finally ventured out of my house with the boys to do a little grocery shopping and didn't even get lost! But we did however have a little trouble in the afternoon.

Before the trouble began:Carter is crawling around EVERYWHERE!

Marcus and Carter are such good buddies. This is Marcus smiling...haha.

Well Tyson and Carter were down for their naps and Marcus and I were making some cookies. We were all done and Tyson was still sleeping so I thought we would go and test the pool water to see if it was warm yet. We had previously filled up the pool so that it would be a nice and warm for us after Tyson's nap. Marcus and I just stepped out and I closed the sliding door when the wooden stick (the one you put in the sliding door to lock it) fell! Marcus and I were LOCKED OUT!!! Tyson and Carter inside!! Okay I tried to stay calm but WHAT IN THE WORLD WAS I GOING TO DO!!! Brian wasn't going to be home until 7:30 and it was only 3:00. Tyson isn't really that good at opening the door to his bedroom, and he was still sleeping. Well I first went to all of the windows but I kind of knew that they would be locked too. I finally decided that I had to wake up Tyson and have him try and open his door to let us in. I probably did the wrong thing but I grabbed a bouncy ball and threw it up to his bedroom window several times. I think it scared him pretty good and I could hear him hollering up stairs, but he was now awake. Now the tricky part was to get him to open his bedroom door... which he NEVER does. Well after 30 minutes and a couple prayers later he finally came down stairs to save us...

and we finally got to play in the pool.

The HERO of the day! I am sure glad we finally got back into our home, thanks little buddy!

Our Home...Welcome

Family Room and Dinning RoomKitchen

Boys room, we still have them all sharing...I like it that way.
Office Backyard, some of it...the rest of the backyard. Please come and visit, we would love it!

Island Park

Each year my family goes to Island Park in Idaho. We haven't been able to go for the past couple of years but since we live a little closer we got to go. Well most of us did, Brian had his orientation for his job that week so I just took the kids. He was so sad to miss out on Island Park again! My whole family helped out A LOT! Thanks guys! Here's some pictures!

Carter

Grandpa Mike and Carter. He loved the backpack!Melanie and CarterYellowstone boys! They sure love Grandpa Mike

Four wheeling!

Cousins Hard at work!Kayaking

Grandma bathing Carter...I didn't even have to give him a bath! Thanks Mom and Dad we sure loved it, and hope we do it again next year.

MEXICO!!

After Mark and Jeana's Wedding we moved into our new townhouse in Idaho and then took the kids back to our parents and went off to Mexico. We have now been married 5 years and we really had such a great time, and so did the kids, thanks Grandpa's and Grandma's! Here's a little of what we did:

We stayed in a hotel like this.Saw beautiful flowers like this. Were welcomed back to our room with towels set up various ways, this was my favorite. Played on the beach.Went to a cenote (underwater cave, where we snorkeled),

And enjoyed each other the whole time! It is so wonderful to be married to you Bri, thanks for taking me!

Goodbye Mexico! Hopefully it won't be too long before we see you again!

Mark and Jeana's Wedding

Weddings are always so much fun! This past weekend Brian's sister, Jeana got married. It was such a perfect day! She was really glowing! Congratulations Mark and Jeana!Me and the boys!I LOVE this picture, doesn't Bri look SO good...Carter too.