Summer Fun

Summer for us is about being outdoors and fun in the sun!

We do lots of different things and wanted to include you in our adventures!

 After playing at the nearby park the kids come home black!

 We ride bikes and take naps especially on long rides.

 We have water fights in the yard.

 Crafts!

 Potty training!

Just getting started with this but she will sit there for awhile with books or magazines to read!

 Renting a canoe and going to the lake!

 Pole dancing :)

 Fourth of July Party

 Brayden Tree Swinging

Lake Lake and More Lake! 

 Water is refreshing!

 Rexburg Splash Park

 Brayden and the two boys I watch through the week!

 She is always freezing when wet!

Kaytlin watching the merry go round instead of playing at the splash park!

More fun in the coming weeks we will share!

Brayden's Baptism

&

Alayna's 2nd Birthday

August 4, 2012 was a very special day for our family!

 Brayden chose to be baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints!

We had lots of family and friends join us to celebrate which we are so thankful for!

Alayna also turned 2!

At the luncheon, after the baptism, we sang to her and had cake!

 She also opened a few birthday presents.

After the luncheon we headed to the lake to play and have dinner with family.

 Above: Ashley, Mandy, Brayden, Alayna, Mason, and Kaytlin

 So fun!

 We are very glad Grandma Vermillion was able to come out to be with us!

She had some fun with cousins!

The spirit was felt and we had lots of fun with family!

Thanks to all our family and friends who made the day special by celebrating with us!

We love you all!

Brayden's 8th Birthday

Brayden turned eight this year! I still can't believe it but there comes a time everyone has to let kids grow up! He is certainly growing up but I still call him my baby!

I wanted to do something special for him so the night before his birthday Josh and I blew up 70 balloons to put in the kids bedroom! I hung them from the ceiling, on the walls, and covered their bedroom floor all while they were sleeping! The next morning he got up and told me he was so surprised. He asked me who did it and Kaytlin quickly piped up that it was probably Santa Claus and Brayden said No he is for Christmas. It was so cute!

We celebrated his birthday at Freeman Park on Monday July 9th 2012 with family! I made dirt cake which was yummy that got ate right up! The kids all wanted a worm! 

He also got to do some pretty fun things this week! With turning 8 he was invited to join Cub Scouts! He went to his first Cub Scout meeting on Wednesday and was thrilled to find out they are going fishing in a few weeks!

Also he was invited to throw the first pitch at the Idaho Falls Chuckar's baseball game last night for participating in the library summer reading program! He was thrilled!

He was certainly good luck because we WON 5-0!

Happy Birthday Buddy!