Kisses

I love sweet baby kisses. Wide mouthed and slobbery with the sweet little "ahhh" sound that comes with it. This little girl loves to give kisses.

Although lately she has developed a stubborn streak and when asked for a kiss she gives a very mischievious little grin and runs the other way. But they still happen sometimes.

Payton is here!

My sister Stephanie had her first baby almost 2 months ago. She is a very darling little girl with the blackest and thickest hair I have ever seen on a baby. She is almost 2 months old now and still has her hair.

Stephanie says she is a good baby. Good luck Mathew & Steph

Kindergarten, Here we come!

Derek started Kindergarten on August 9th. He was looking forward greatly to Kindergarten and was so excited the first day and has enjoyed Kindergarten this past 2 weeks. The beginning was a bit rocky for me, issues with the school, and just letting go of my sweet boy, but I think I'm getting used to the idea

He went to school in the afternoon the first week, but after the first week the school eliminated the afternoon Kindergarten and now he goes in the morning. That has actually worked out better, so I'm glad. I get to walk him to school every morning regardless if I have to work that day or not. It also forces me to get up and get going in the mornings.

Derek says his favorite thing about school is playing on the playground. He also likes his friends at school. I almost didn't put up the last picture because I don't particularly like what I look like from the back, but Derek and Emily were too cute that I had to. Darrell bought Derek a camouflage backpack and added 3 patches - an American flag, a top gun patch, and a tank. Derek of course loves it.

I will be grateful when the weather cools down. It isn't the hottest part of the day at 8am when I take him to school, but it is definitely warm and not too comfortable. I also look forward to taking the girls to the park in our neighborhood on the way home. I do like having the school in walking distance from home. Well that's it for now.

Goofy boy

These pictures truly represent a side of Derek that can both make me laugh and drive me to the brink of insanity:) He gets in these goofy moods and makes the silliest poses and faces. It is cute and funny for awhile but then it gets out of hand and sometimes it is difficult to get him to calm down and act "normal". The first picture is actually one taken when he was not supposed to be touching the camera. It is interesting what pictures you find on your camera when this happens.

Oh, my little boy:)

Birthday at "Sea"

Of course we can't forget Emily's birthday while at Lake Powell . She got lots of "princess" things. Braclets, a pretty pink skirt, a purse, barretts, books, coloring items. She loved being the center of attention for awhile.

Lake Powell

This post is a tad late considering our Lake Powell adventure were at the end of June, but better late than never:) We spent 4 days out on the lake swimming in the water and enjoying the wonderful company of family. The kids practically lived in the water and loved it.

One of the days we had a talent show. After watching the first act, Jayden and Emily wanted to participate. Of course once they stood in front of everyone nothing happened, but at least I got a cute picture of the two.

Here is a good chunk of everyone lounging out behind the houseboat. Sarah loved walking around on the front and back porches and on top of the houseboat. She was just learning to walk at the time and it was funny to watch her toddle around. She especially loved coming in and out the front door.

There is a water slide that goes of the back of the boat. It is pretty steep and far from the water. I told Derek to go down. I didn't actually think he would, but after much persuasion, he finally did and LOVED It as you can tell by the very cute grin.

Little Sarah often has very silly expressions.

Of course lake Powell wouldn't be Lake Powell without the jet ski rides. Both Emily and Derek love going out with dad on the lake.

Emily spent countless hours floating around in theses swim rings. She would sit out by herself and spin round and round. She couldn't get enough of being in the water.

There was an ongoing sandcastle project going on during the trip. Derek and Emily loved helping dad. Derek did get a little possessive of the castle and when Grandma Brimhall put little people all over he was not happy and destroyed them...mmm little stinker!

Sarah did not spend much time actually on the beach, she preferred being on the boat like her mom. I liked sitting on top and reading a book, although I did go for a swim a couple times.

We had not been able to go to Lake Powell since Derek was a baby, and is was fun to go back. The kids had a blast playing with cousins. It was a change of scenery and I enjoyed visiting with everyone.

Bubbles Bubbles Bubbles

It surely is surprising what little children consider to be edible...Sarah thinks bubbles are:)