Dinosaur Museum!

We had lots of fun at the George Eccles Dinosaur Museum in Ogden this weekend. Braydon and Brittney invited us to go with them to help celebrate Branson's 3rd birthday. The kids loved it! Well my kids did. Branson and Bridger didn't know what to think about the life size robotic dinosaurs. Ridge was a little hesitant to go very close to the dinosaur's "cage" but ended up liking them best of all. We learned all kinds of facts about dinosaurs and fossils and looked at all kinds of minerals. The kids liked playing on the dinosaurs that were outside even though it was pretty cold that day. Afterward, we went to McDonalds and shopping. It was a great day!

Pictures Don't Lie

Ridge is at a very fun age right now. He says random things that make us all laugh and he is full of energy. Sometimes he is just down right too big for his britches! He is starting to think he is pretty sneeky. The other day my camera wasn't where I left it, so I asked Ridge, "Have you been playing with Mommy's camera?" Of course he looked at me with big innocent eyes and said, "No way! I know I'm not suppose to!" While uploading the pictures, I found about 50 that I don't remember taking. Hhhhmmmm. . . . seems pretty suspicious to me.

Happy 12th Anniversary!

After 12 years together how can I put into words what Tyson means to me? He is so many things to me. We have been through so much and have grown. We have 3 awesome kids and have built our life with blood, sweat, tears, and lots of laughs. I had no idea what we were getting ourselves into 12 years ago and to be honest, I was scared out of my mind. It definately wasn't what I had planned and all that has happened isn't what I would have chosen for my life, but I wouldn't give back one single second. I feel lucky to have been blessed with a person who loves me as deeply as Tyson does, and who tells me everyday. He is my best friend and still makes me laugh all the time. I feel enormous gratitude to him for all he does for me and the kids. If there is one thing that I have learned throughout the years, life and love aren't always easy. But at the end of the day if you can go to sleep knowing that the person next to you is on your side no matter what, and that the good days far out weigh the bad, then you know it is all worth it.
Happy anniversay Tyson! I can honestly say that I love you more everyday!

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Tie Dye Shirts!

For one of our Family Home Evening projects, we made tie dyed shirts. The kids thought it was absolutely amazing because they got to make a big mess and didn't get in trouble. They had fun experimenting with the different colors and had bets on who's shirt would be the best when it was all done. (They all like their own)Dad wasn't home that night so we will have to do it again! He doesn't want to use the "sissy colors" like we did, so I bought him a camo-kit. We will see how it works. . .

Halloween!!

We had a fun Halloween. Earlier in the week, we carved pumpkins. On Saturday Tyson, Gabe, and I went duck hunting while Aunt Brittney took Ridge and Raygen Trick or Treating at the mall in Logan. Then we met up that afternoon and went to our ward party. This year Raygen decided to be "Batgirl". She looked cute as always. Ridge was "Batman" for days before his preschool Halloween party when he suddenly changed his mind and decided to be a Rhinoceros. For the ward party he got into the Halloween box and decided to be "Batman Beyond". He was tired and didn't take part in the "Table Treating" there. Gabe was putting together his Harry Potter costume when he remembered the toy whip he bought and decided to be "Indiana Jones". He did a good job of putting together his own costume from whatever he had in his closet. It was another fun holiday and I was grateful we were able to enjoy it all together.

Happy 9 Raygen!

I just wanted to take a minute to gush about my sweet girl. She is the BEST daughter a mother could ever ask for! I can't say enough good things about her kind, loving spirit. She is such a positive addition to our household. She is always nice to her brothers, especially Ridge. He loves it when his big sister is home because she always includes him and plays games with him. She is rarely anything but pleasant. She always has a smile on her face and is constantly doing nice things for us. I often find cute notes from her on my pillow. She writes me notes for everything! And I know that she writes her Daddy notes also. They are so fun to find and warm my heart. She is always eager to help and loves to spend time with the family. These past 9 years have definately been a gift from God. They have gone so fast! I am so blessed to have her!

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The Mighty Hunter

Gabe is loving being able carry a gun around while hunting. I don't know that he loves the idea of killing anything, but he does like being considered "one of the boys" now. We went hunting grouse the other day and had lots of fun. It was a hot day and Tyson and I both limited out pretty quickly. Gabe had a hard time seeing the birds and aiming his gun before they were too far away to shoot, but it was a good experience. Cash came with us and helped a lot with flushing out the birds and retrieving them after we shot. He ran so hard for so long in the heat that he ended up getting heat exhaustion. We had to run him to the vet for treatment. He almost died. Next time, we will have to be way more careful. It was definately a lesson learned.