FIRST Day of SCHOOL....Yeah!!!

Here are some pictures of the first day of school...you will notice that it is only of Abby and Lydia, because now that Zeth is in 8th Grade he no longer thinks pictures are cool...he did look really nice though. Abby and Lydia were both so excited to start back up. Lydia was excited for lunch, recess, and just being a first grader!! Now it is just Kyler and me at home...it sure is quiet. Kyler starts preschool next week. He is ready to go with his Lightening McQueen Backpack...I am sure that I will have pictures of that to post! I am just excited to have a little bit of free time on my hands.

Breakfast in the Mountains

We get together with the Porter Family once a month. One of our traditions is in August we go up to Muller Park Canyon and have breakfast on a Saturday. The kids had a ton of fun up there with their cousins. There was rocks to climb, water to wade in and lots of dirt...Ky was in Heaven!!! As you can see he is always smiling really big in the pictures because he was just happy! Our family is growing so fast...there are five great grandkids with one on the way. Grandpa Porter sure loves to be with the kids.

It was a LONG day!

The kids had been outside for most of the afternoon in the hot sun so they were exhausted. They started out both sitting up watching TV and then they ended up just tipping over and taking a nice long nap!I don't think that Lydia even knew that Kyler was on top of her. It sure made for a fun camera moment.

Our Week Long Camping Trip at Pineview

We spent a week camping up at Pineview Reservoir during July. Amy, Dave, Katie, Jared, Grandma and Grandpa Nelson & Shennce were all up there with us. Tara and Derek came up with the kids for an evening and also one of the days. The guys had to work so they would get up early and come home, shower and go to work and then come back up at night. Amy and I had a schedule, we would hang out and do crafts and play around until lunch time and then after lunch we would take the kids down to the lake and let them swim for a few hours. It was pretty relaxing and a lot of fun to be able to to just hang out with family. The kids had a blast down at the beach and in the water. We try to do this every year because it gives us a chance to get away but yet the guys can still work and they don't have to take time off. We just got a new trailer so that made it a lot easier to camp than trying to spend a week in a tent...it was a blast.

The Cache Valley Triathlon

Russ and I ran The Cache Valley Super Sprint Triathlon in July. It is always fun to run these with each other because then we have a "training partner" to work with. Rob and Rachel were there along with five others from our ward. It sure makes the race fun to have people you know racing with you. This one was on a little bit smaller scale...there were only about 150 participates and it was a pool swim...which I really enjoy. The lake swims are more challenging, but you can see where you are going in the pool! I told Zeth that he needs to train for this one next year. I was a little bit worried about him on the swim, but up at Scout Camp he swam 3/4 of a mile in a lake...so he will be joining us next year for sure! It is fun to have a reason to exercise and to work towards a goal. We are done for the year, but we will be ready for next year!