Hello everyone!

Well, a couple of us are home for a bit. Hannah, Seth, and I came home on Sunday night. Hannah left for Beehive Camp early Monday morning, and Seth and I went to Day Camp for Cub Scouts not quite as early on Monday!

We have been having lots of fun, but since I left my camera in Colorado, you don't get to see any of it. Sorry! We had lots of fun seeing some friends we made last year in Eagle, and just enjoying the town. It is one of our favorite spots!

We also lit off some awesome fireworks in Frisco, and watched the HUGE fireworks show that they do there, all while wrapped up in blankets, shivering and seeing our breath. In July. There is something that just is not right about that! It was SO COLD, we turned the furnace on in the trailer every single night! In July.

Hannah left for Brighton where they are having Beehive Camp. The rest of the young men and women in the stake are going on the trek this year, but you have to be 14 to go. All the beehives got to go to a special camp just for them. It should be fun, there are going to be girls from all over there as well, so she should get to make some new friends! I just hope she survives for 5 whole days, she couldn't take her iPod OR cellphone! And I didn't even cry when she left, aren't you proud of me!?! I'll let you know how things went when she gets home.

Seth and I had lots of fun at Day camp. We got do archery (Grandma Charlene would be proud, Seth hit 3 bulls eyes out of 4 arrows, and I even hit one!), Seth got some target practice with the BB guns, and we even got to go out in a rowboat! I must tell you though, NEVER sit behind Seth while he is rowing. He scoops all the water he paddles right onto your lap, and then you smell like stinky fish water for the rest of the day! You also should not have a group of Cub Scouts in the other boat who like to tease you. They row over and splash you until there is not a dry spot anywhere on your person. Just learn from my experience!

And then tonight Seth and I went out to dinner, partly because it was just the two of us and partly because we have no food in our house! I cleaned it all out before we left! Since you are probably having picture withdrawals, here are a couple from dinner. They aren't very good because I took them with my cellphone, but something is better than nothing! Seth ordered a "pizza bomb" and it was huge! The sad part is he ate the whole thing! I am getting a bit frightened of how much this kid is going to consume in a few more years!

Seth showing a little "Pizza Love". This kid is such a ham! I am pretty excited that we get to spend some time together this week! He's a fun kid!

You would think I never feed him with the way he inhaled this pizza! He does appreciate himself a good pizza!

We Are Outta Here!

The time has finally come for us to be able to start our summer adventures! YAY! We are super excited to get to spend some time with our dad, we have missed him these past few weeks. We are also EXTREMELY grateful to Uncle Dustin for his tireless help and the long hours he has put in helping (mostly him doing, me "supervising") to get our camper into tip top shape for us! And also to Grandpa Gordon for coming to our rescue when Uncle Dustin got a job before he was able to finish! (What WAS he thinking? :o) Didn't he know we couldn't do it without him!?) We really appreciate all the help they has given and the knowledge they have shared with us.



We get to go for the week, then it is back home for a few of us. Seth and I have Day Camp for scouts and Hannah has Beehive camp the week after the 4th. I hope my tushie will survive the ride! Wish us luck and don't miss us too much!

Only Bug!

We were on our way to Logan this afternoon, when Lyra asked me, "Mom, what's that hangy down thing in your throat?" I, being the all-knowing mom, replied "It's called your uvula." "Oh," was her response. A few more minutes passed and she asks, "Mom, where are my utahnsils?" After a few giggles (I stifled MOST of mine!), we decided that tonsils give you a sore throat, but UTAHNSILS make you a Utahn!

Three Little Indians

Seth wanted to do a "rain dance" and of course he had to look like an Indian to do so. Lyra and Pyper couldn't be left out! So, some fabric remnant headbands and washable marker warpaint later, we had these.....

I think they make cute Indians, and apparently pretty good ones at that. It's raining!

Hair Bling

Yesterday I had itchy fingers, and decided that my girls NEEDED these hair bling thingies.

They were super easy and they are so cute in their hair! You just twist them in and they just "float" there! Super cute! Here's the tutorial I used.

Bug is "famous"!

So, here she is in all her glory! (You can click on the picture to make it bigger.) She was very excited to see herself in the paper. On the front page even! Thanks to Grandma-Great, Aunt Karen, and Grandma Charlene for the heads up! Apparently the newspaper doesn't have "privacy policies" like everywhere else. They just put your kid in the paper without your knowledge!

Pyper is 4!

So, this post was SUPPOSED to happen yesterday, but yesterday was ...well....a little hectic! (Thanks Aunt Loopy, Uncle Dustin, and Grandma Charlene!) So, as usual I am a day late and a dollar short!

Happy Birthday Pyper!

This girl is so fun! She is just the light in our home. She says and does the funniest things. Last week we were going to WalMart and she asked to be carried. I told her "OK, but do you know that once you turn four then it's against the rules for mom's to carry you anymore?" (Yeah, I'm evil. But I just LOVE to hear what she comes up with!) She stood there for just a second with a very ponderous look on her face. Then she announced, "Wewl, I am still thwee!" She was right, I carried her.

She has grown up so much over the past year, and mostly just the last few weeks! She loves to tag along with "her kids" and they are pretty good to take her most of the time. She gets "stinky" all the time and has to bathe at least twice every day! She is such a little princess. She loves poofy dresses and the color purple. She hates orange fruit snacks and loud noises. She wore a tutu everywhere we went yesterday. When people asked her why she was wearing a tutu, she replied "Because it's my birtday and I can!" I love her spunk and attitude!

Pyper, I hope you always twirl and dance your way through life. Don't forget to have fun!

And always take time to stop and smell the flowers! Happy Birthday, Tink. I love you!