Camping luck

So this past weekend we were supposed to go camping with some friends, and low and behold the hot weather that we have been having for over 2 months straight was broken with rain, rain, and more rain. So we made due with local fishing and camping in the back yard. Not quite the same, but fun none the less.....

Tooth Trouble

So we have been dealing with a stubborn child that has had this loose tooth for months and refusing to get it out. I even brought home topical anesthesia from work so she wouldn't even feel it and that was a no go. So a couple of weekends ago we went to visit grandpa and he worked his magic and we went form this.......
to this.......
Unfortunatly the other one is loose also so the drama is not yet over. We had fun at grandma and grandpa Williams. Thanks for letting us come. They live on lots of acreage with horses and tramps and wilderness and the latest contraption of my fathers......

Always good times to be had there :)

Lake Powell

So Lake Powell is one of my favorite vacations of all time, and we are blessed to be able to go annually with my family. Thanks mom and dad for always letting us come and crash your houseboat. We love you!

Some of our favorite times at Lake Powell were...
Waterskiing/Wakeboarding....


PAIGE....Alexa....

Wendi....
Justin....
We loved boating and tubing with cousins..
jet skiing....
Playing in the sand with our new tie-dye shirts...
And every now and again a little down time with grandma :)

I'm Back!!

So I know that it has been months since my last post, but I'm back on track. Our lives have been turned upside down and we have needed a little time to readjust. For those of you who don't live near by, a short recap of our lives the past 3 months....
1. Justin lost his job the beginning of March
2. I picked up a full time job the end of March and we have officially traded spots providing for the
family.
3. We sold our home upon the news of Justin's job within two days!
4. We moved into a rental across the street
5. The kids finished school and summer is here!!

We are now into the routine of our new life and are anxious to see what is ahead for us. Here are a few pictures to do a quick sum-up of our kids adventures during the last two months....
The kids in their new Easter clothes (aren't they so handsome? :)) It was a fun-filled holiday with multiple hunts and parties!!Alexa finished up her softball season. She really does well at this sport and finds it quite fun. It is always a treat to watch her in the games. Paige finished up another year of ballet with her closing recital. It was "The Wizard of Oz". She of course is the opposite of her sister and the princess of the family. She LOVES her dancing. And Cody-well his job is always to entertain us. Notice the car in his hand. You will NEVER see this boy without a car is his hand.

Alexa Alexa Alexa

So this week was ALL about Alexa. She had her last basketball game last Saturday and WON! Yea!! She celebrated that with her end of the season party on Thursday night by going to the BSU mens basketball game. They girls has so much fun there and of course her favorite part...NACHOS! Sunday she had a violin recital at a retirement community and did fantastic, also followed up by violin festival Friday where she got the highest marks. Yea my little girl. Her jump rope club also ended this week with an ice cream party and they show us all their moves. She has learned a lot of tricks. I am actually a jump rope lover so we have fun doing it together. (of course our camera was dead all week and we kept forgetting to charge it, so no pictures of these events. SORRY)

Cody did squeeze in this week with a little event of his own....HE'S IN A BIG BOY BED! No more babies in this household!!

Take back

O.K., so my sister just called me thinking I was dying because of my overly depressing post a couple of days ago. I'm here to say I take it back. It was just a day and now two days later I am fantastic!! (talk about bi-polar) Cody still has a funny looking head, but I'll give it a week and it will be normal again. My family is fantastic and I need to always remember my blessings. I love you friends and family!!

PERFECT

So yesterday was probably one of the most terrible, horrible days of my life!! Many thing happened to stress me out and worry me. I don't say this to complain (maybe get some sympathy because I know we all have these days) but just to show you that the day didn't start good nor did it end good. I was cutting Cody's hair at the end of the day and the guard on the clippers fell off and well...........

Perfect ending to a perfect day!!!