Cabin Fever!

It has been a long time since i last spent a few days at our families cabin. Not because i have not wanted to be there, only because usually there are no weekends left on a very busy calendar. Last time I stayed at the cabin I was pregnant with Ethney. I have been thru Jackson just have not stopped at the cabin. I was reminded very quickly the reason that i love it there..... I am so glad that we went this past weekend with Mom and Dad and helped a little with a new little venture.

Of course we took the bike just in case there was a chance for a ride or two.... or fifteen.

Me and Ethney playing a little....

And yes, of course, the reason behind it all. Dad had a few chores for us to do while we were there. Needless to say he did not stop, it was go go go the whole time. I did manage to peel him away for a few hours on saturday afternoon so we could make a quick visit to good old Jackson. Thanks Dad for taking a little time away from those rocks. We loved spending the day with you.

The kids loved spending time with Grandma and Grandpa, since they were missing Dad, it was a good thing to keep our mind off the long week ahead. It is so beautiful up there in good ol' Star Valley.

Flaming Gorge - The 4th

Fishing the Green

A little swimming for the crazies!

A little visiting with Josh.....

The River

Shan, Adalee, Ethney & Mado

A little Fisherman.....

Exploring and more

Should i or shouldn't i...

Chilling in the shade!

The Fourth of July

Me & bry at the River

A little Sittin at night staying warm, it got a little chilly at night, the days were pretty nice, it did however rain a little each day.

Smores of course!

The new Dirt bike! Yes, Mad Man Muggins retures!

Our crazy bunch of hooliguns!

April Showers bring May flowers? Right!

Will the showers ever end? This was tonight, after we thought the sun was here for a while.

Will we ever get to plant that Garden in fulL?

Nothing like getting ready for bed and then running thru the sprinklers. Oh well - it was a most fun time watching the kids giggle and freeze while it was still in the 50's! NUTS!

MOTHERS DAY!

This is us, at Log Haven. This was a tradition for Bryan's family with his Grandmother, Sonya. The last time we were here Ryker was only 2 months old. I have the best Picture of him in this same spot Bry and I just smiling happily and him screaming his gutts out cause he wanted to eat. It is priceless. To top it off there is really no where to sit and nurse in private so as a newly learned nursing mom, i went into the bathroom and nursed him sitting on the toilet in the bathroom stall! Yes, i know, sanitary! Hey it worked! you do what you gotta do!
This brought back some memories of His Grandmother, how we miss her. She passed away shortly after we were married. I think that the Mother's day that we were there with her last was the year we were engaged. Wow! One more month and that will be 14 years! How time flies!
I Am so Grateful for my mother! I could not do it with out you. Thanks to my Mom's in Law as well, thanks for everything! You make my life a little easier to say the least!

Happy Mom's Day To ME!

Me and my honey at LOG HAVEN, up Milcreek Canyon, it is so beautiful there.

Me and Little Miss. The grounds there are Fabulous! To walk around there is fun. Waterfalls and all the fun little paths to explore.

I got so spoiled or i should say that i am so spoiled. Along with new earings and a necklace with my children's birthstones, Bryan and Ryker (a little help from me) have been working on a Green House for the back yard. I can not tell you how excited I am for this! i love to garden and this is the next level for sure! it is going to be so beautiful when it is done. We are getting closer. I have to share these pics only because Ryker everyday asks what is next. He walks around with his tool bag and wants to learn how to do everything. He had this cutest smile on his face like he knew what he was doing and was so smart. I wish you could see it in the picture. I love him for his growth and his love of learning. He makes me want to be better in all that i do.

Ryker, the understudy! Dad the wise teacher....... in so many ways.

WOMEN's CONFERENCE

How lucky was i when my dear friend Cara called and said that she had a extra ticket to Women's conference. (Thank you Mrs. Hickenlooper) It is exactally what i needed! What an amazing time and experience.

We were under the impression that we were staying in a large two bedroom room with a full kitchen, o.k., Not so much! The dorm room or prison cell was two tight single beds, flat sheet included and a toilet to share with three other rooms! After the upfront shock the whole experience was well worth it and truly we never even spent time in the room other that to shut our eyes.

We got up early on day one: 5:00! a.m. ( i have not been up that early for to long to remember) seriously who does that! But once again well worth it! Cara signed us up to sing in the Women's Choir so we had to be there by 6:30 and practice for the morning session at 9:00. I myself do not sing so well but is was amazing and i learned a lot. I love to sing! especially in the shower or in a room that only my children can hear me, sorry to my neighbors that might catch the occasional tune, but wow, talk about feeling the spirit! This room can hold 23,000 people, it was close to full on a couple of moments. They said that there was at least 15K women, maybe closer to 20K at this conference! Unreal! The Power of the RS~

The streets at BYU were packed and i am not joking when i say you better make use of those 30 minutes to get you to that next class because it was like sardines in those halls! What fun we had! hussling our gutts from one place to the next. It was beautiful and so peaceful! It was fun running into a few friendly faces too!

The Humanitarian projects were nuts! Talk about some service hours, what a great way to spend the first evening, followed by an amazing concert filled with amazingly talented people! Hilary Weeks, The Fabulous Five tap dancers, Mercy River, Alex Boye, Michael Mclean, and one more gentlemen i forget his name but what a powerful voice and quite a sacrife to be there. His wife gave birth to their son while he was there and he missed it! Tear Jerker! THANKS CARA FOR THINKING OF ME!

Easter Fun!

Grandma Bott put together a real fun easter egg hunt for the kids the saturday before easter! Sad that Sarah and Jaxson could not make it, but we had funn hunting and coloring eggs.

Little miss Shunshine!

Ryker Looking in the hard to reach spots!

Say cheese! Faith and Ethney working the yard.

All the kids! Salavating over the goods! Thanks mom, you are the best!

Snowbird!

Here we are at the top, end of the day, we decided to take the kids up with Josh and Cullen and see what Ryker could do. He loved his board! Me, still a big chicken! That hill is too big for me! Hee, Hee!

Ethney loved it. She kept saying she wanted her own board. Bry took her down a few times and she just kept begging for more. I guess maybe next year we know what to get her too!

What a little stud! He is so dang cute!

Thanks Josh for the fun day and helping us out!

Ryker Turns SIX!

Already a month behind, i thought i would post a few pics from Ryker's Birthday. Nothing to fancy this year, just a little "Bite" of cake and ice cream with the family.

We decided that our children could celebrate the day with just the family on the even years and save the big parties for the odd years. The day is all for them so they get to pick how to celebrate it. This year Ryker chose to spent the day at Boondocks, it was fun. However it did rain most of the day so we had to rain check on the speed racing (outdoors) no worries we will be back.

My happy kid! I can not believe that time has gone so quickly, he makes me smile as well as all those around him. He was spoiled of course!

The board was his favorite! (thanks to Mado for always letting him borrow) we figured it was time for his own. We took him out the next day to try it out! We had a blast. it was so fun to see how brave he was on that big hill!

Moab! 2010...Bry's reason for the season!

B, Brandon & Ethney

The beginning of day one! We have so much fun, hiking riding, running and screaming! This was the beginning of Cliff Hanger. Not so fun for me because I am afraid of Heights so I ended up hiking and running down 90% of the trail. I love Moab because it is such a beautiful place to be you do not notice the miles you are doing because there is so much to see. The kids love it too, it is a blast with the whole family and all our friends. This trail was roughly 10 Miles, well worth the view at the top! WOW!

This is Josh ans Cullen on the first Obstacle of LOCK JAW! Scarey for sure. Last year Josh just about flipped it here with his whole family in the jeep, not so fun. I lost it and was screaming enough for everyone.

Mike with some sweet flex!

Bry and Denny (work buddy) also at the beggining of Lock Jaw. It is beyond me how they climb over some of these obstacles. A little further up in the trail is connects with GREEN DAY. There is a wild obstacle that i actually stayed in the jeep for. Everyone was so proud they could not believe it, not even me, of course because we were leading the trail i have no proof, all the cameras showed up after we made it thru.