Happy Birthday Colton

So Colton got to have a birthday party this year and he wanted to go bowling.
So he invited some friends Hunter, Hayden and Conner and we went to Jack and Jills bowling. They ate lots of pizza and then opend presants. They all had lots of fun.

Coltons 9th Birthday Bowling

My cute cute kids loving everything about summer, being outside, icecream, and of course with Hailey a grate lap to sit on she loves her grandpa.

And I love my mom and dad they are the most loving selfless people I know and I would not be where I am now without everything they have done for me. my kids and Codey I love you mom and dad you are the best.

We also went over to Grandpa and Grandma Hall's it's fun to see the kids have so much fun where ever they go, and of coure you can't leave out the basketball.

Codey made home made cresm soda for dinner it was so good. My kids love to play at Stefans house because there are so many fun things to play with. and Laike loved the ice cream cone.

This is the play house Stefan built in his beautiful backyard it is so awsome all the kids just love it .

Stefan and Shannons dog Penny had her her 3rd batch of puppys a few weeks ago she has had 9 each time. The kids will sit and hold them for hours. We had dinner at their house on mothers day it was wonderful. We also had Landons and Garretts Birthdays. it was tons of fun.

Sienna 3 months old

This is Mike and Shannons little girl

she is so cute.

Shannon came over to watch my kids

last week so I finally got some pictures.

Laike

I can not get over this face,

what is it about those blue eyes,

that smile,

the little faces he pulls.

Pool

The kids love to go swimming,

so we took them to the Lehi pool for family night

last week. It was the first time we have

taken the kids out to do anything fun this year.

How true it is.

In the words of Fred Gosman

"Children who always get what they want

will want as long as they live."

And somewhere along the line it is important for the

character development of our children to learn that

"the earth still revolves around the sun"

and not around them.

How true that is. My kids are always wanting something new, something better or something someone else has. How do you teach them the value of what they do have,

and what it means to work for something. How do I love them and not give them so much. They think they need it all, lets go do this, can't I have that, when is enough enough.

You want to give your kids everything, and best of what it is, you want them to have it all.

But then all I do is ask them to clean their room, put the toys away ahhh!

When does it end!

I look around at all I have, my beautiful kids, my house, my husband who works so hard to provide for us, my family that I love so much, all my nieces and nephews, sister and brother

in-laws, my in-laws I have so much to be thankful for, I hope I can teach my kids how much we have and how to be grateful for it all. Thank you Mom and Dad for teaching me that I don't need it all, as long as we have our family around us. That is all that really matters.

I love you all, thanks for giving me so much.

"Fix it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without."

motto of our pioneer forbearers.

You Get From The World

What You Give To The World!!!

All the fam.

So this is Codey,

Is'nt he cute!!!