First Camping Trip

Last weekend we were invited to go camping with some friends; The Sanchez family, the Burts and the Beardalls. It was our first camping trip with all 6 of us in a tent together. We headed up to Diamond Fork in Spanish Fork Canyon.

Emree and Cole

The boys; Conner, Quinn, Carson, Caleb and Easton

The girls; Ella, Peyton and Riley.

Ella, Riley and Peyton going for a ride.

Adam, Eric, Emree and Easton sitting around the campfire.

Eric and Emree

Kelli, Taryn and Adam

Conner, Michelle and Ella

Stephanie, Jason and Ella

We had such a good time riding on the four wheelers and just relaxing with our friends.

Montana Fun over the 4th!

We headed up to Montana for the 4th of July week and once again it was a stellar vacation. It's so nice to sit and watch the creek rush by, listen and watch the wildlife, get some golf in (I won the tournament this year), play with the kids in the water, hike, and all those activities you can do when you're detached from the normal hustle and bustle of life.

Enjoy the pics... we enjoyed the time we were there.

Chilling at the cabin...

Hiking to Morell Falls...

4th of July...

Tubing the river...

Fat baby at dinner... :)

Ella's Preschool Program

Ella did a great job at her graduation program from Jodi's preschool. She was super cute.

Waiting with Brinley in anxiety...

Her big part reciting "Humpty Dumpty" during the program.

Ella and Peyton enjoying their hard-earned piece of graduation paper.

Men - NEVER ask this!

So, the other day I thought it would be funny to ask Michelle (out of true sincerity) what she did all day. This, as you can imagine, was interpreted as; "what do you do all day (with obvious undertones, not implied, of her not doing anything all day)?"

I received the scowl of death and then proceeded to dig myself further into the hole asking if she had noticed the pile of stuff next to her side of the bed that hadn't moved for weeks. D'oh, what an idiot I am. Obviously I was curious if it was cleaning that she did.

Bottom line, two things: 1) my wife does LOTS of things all day both fun and laborious, and 2) I owe her a continuous apology for probably the next year. I love her and all she does.

The reason for this post, I saw a book cover for a children's book and it made me think of it.

St. George Trip

It had been a while since we took a trip as a family so we headed down to St. George for a few days to get away from the cold and relax. We went on some hikes, walks, and went swimming (a lot). It was fun to get away... now we need to do it again.

Easton's Baptism

Easton turned 8 and got baptized a couple of weeks later. He did a great job (only took two times) and got a new set of scriptures and well wishes for his big accomplishment. We're very proud of him and his decision.

We're back... is it really 2011?

So, yeah, sorry about the absence from Blogland. Kinda been busy with things lately and the blog fell from the list of things to care about. No more!

Here's a blast from the recent past and how we kick off 2011 - with Ella's birthday. She's getting so big and I can't believe that she'll be in kindergarten soon. Oh how time flies when you're getting older every year.

Well, gonna try and get more pics and vids uploaded soon... check back.