Summer 2007

This morning I woke up to a dusting of snow! While I love the winter weather, I am tired of it right now. So here is my solution...a look back at the warm summer of 2007.


I love to travel with my family. Unfortunately, Mickey has to work to provide for our family and misses the majority of these trips. So I usually head out west with my mom and spend a considerable amount of time there. Last year was a little crazy and I was gone for about 6 weeks. I was thinking about all the states that I drove through last summer...Alabama, Tenessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Oregon, California, Nevada, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio. YIKES! And I literally did all the driving. My mom had recently had surgery and I didn't think she should drive. I must admit, that I didn't want to see the inside of a car for a very long time!




We had a lot of fun. Here is what we did on our summer vacation!

-Helped my little sister with her graduate recital at BYU. Go Cougs!
-Jacob and Beth went to a dinosaur camp.
-Beth and a cousin, Bailey, went to a cheer camp.
-Took another sister and her 4 daughters to Hawaii to live. (Okay, not all the way to Hawaii but we got her to the airport!)
-Visited my brother and his family in Oregon.
-Went to the Oregon Coast.
-Toured the Tillamook cheese factory.
-Bought a laptop in Oregon!
-Saw Mt Hood and drove around it.
-Went to Sacramento, CA.
-Attended my nephew's graduation from the 6th grade.
-Celebrated my other nephew's 8th birthday at a fun waterpark.
-Did the baptism talk, special musical number and led the music at my nephew's baptism.
-Toured the Jelly Belly Factory in California.
-Walked around Muir Woods, a redwoods park.
-Went to Monterrey and played at the beach.
-Toured the 17 mile drive.
-Had to stop at Pebble Beach golf course to get Mickey something!
-Celebrated the 4th of July.
-Went back to Utah and chopped off lots of Beth's hair!
-Drove to Michigan.
-Happened upon the Continental Divide in Colorado.
-Saw Mickey for the first time in a month!
-Drove to Northern Michigan and looked at the Soo Lock.
-Took the ferry to Macinac Island.
-Toured the Island where the movie Somewhere in Time was filmed.
-Went to the Detroit Zoo.
-Toured Greenfield Village at the Henry Ford museum.

That made me tired just typing it! I think I will look back on this year with happiness. I loved the time I spent seeing my parents, siblings and other relatives. We really had a good time together.

Needless to say, we are taking it easy this year. I am going to visit Michigan. Okay, we might try to go to the east coast and visit my birthplace. Hopefully, Mickey will have enough vacation to be with us the entire time!

Excerise at our House

First, let me explain. A few years ago, I ordered Weight Watchers at Home so I could loose a little weight. The program came with a workout video that I used faithfully for about 8 months. Needless to say, I grew tired of the dialogue. I can't do the video anymore because it irritates me so much!

In September, I was cooking dinner and could hear that irritating voice. I come around the corner and find this. I grabbed my digital camera and started taping this. The video is grainy. But I love the video and it cracks me up everytime I see it.

Emma Claire

I decided that Emma needed her own post. I snapped this picture the other day and I thought it was adorable. When Mickey and I decided to have a 3rd baby, I never could have imagined the joy she would bring into our lives. I don't know if I am more confident as a mother this time or what! It could be that we are without the stress of college this time around. It was really nice to have a baby and have Mickey home at night. No matter--she is a lot of fun!

Basketball Season 2007

Jacob decided to play basketball this year. He was so excited to join the Hornet's team in New Market. As he had never played before, Jacob had a lot to learn. Jacob got to pick his jersey number. With Mickey's help he choose #33. I am sure that is after some famous player...Larry Bird maybe?

He started the season barely able to dribble or shoot. By the end, he made a few attempts at shots during the game and dribbling down the court. It amazed me the progress he made in a few short months. Mickey took him to most of his practices. Then as a family, we went to all of his games. We even brought along other friends and family to cheer him on! His team won a few games but that part really didn't matter to me. He is ready to sign up next year.

Now he wants to sign up for baseball. He loves sports!

Miss Riverton Pageant 2008

Well, I never thought that my daughter would be in a pageant. But Beth really wanted to do it this year. The participants were to wear Sunday dress attire and walk on the stage in front of judges while an emcee told about their favorite things. Mickey and I decided that we would allow her to participate.

Grandma H. looked on the internet for the perfect dress. I just wanted her to wear her baptism dress. Luckily, I have a mom who knows what little girls need/want. Beth helped pick out this dress and shoes. We had a lot of fun with that part.

The night of the pageant was fun. We hot-rolled Beth's hair..which I had never in my life done before. Put a little makeup on her, and got dressed. Unfortunately, Mickey had to stay home with Jacob and Emma because they had high fevers. But Mickey's dad came with me and we were able to enjoy the evening. I was amazed that I got so nervous for her as she was about to walk out on stage. She did her walk and smiled very well.

Although Beth did not place in the top 5, she still received a trophy for participation. Now, she wants to do it again next year. I think she just likes the new dress!

Hello!

Welcome to our blog! I have been interested in doing a blog for quite some time. I must admit that this is a little scary to me. I hope that we have fun sharing our life with our family and friends. So until I get used to this, I hope you will bear with me.