Random Catch up

A few weekends ago we got in the truck SUPER early in the morning to go to Jackson Hole, Wyoming for a soccer tournament. Yeah, we had to be there at 7am! Anyways, it was really super cold in the morning but in the afternoon (while waiting for other games) we took a hike up in the mountains. It was such a BEAUTIFUL day, and such amazing colors! It was the perfect fall day. Thank goodness I had my camera!

 

Angry Birds

I have been wanting to do these pictures for MONTHS now. I have had the stuff ready and everything. Life has just been sooooo busy and crazy, but we FINALLY got a few minutes to head out into the beautiful mountains and take some fun family pictures. We love angry birds around here, and so we thought it would be a great idea to use that as our theme. Hey, if it's not fun, then it's torture to get the family together-especially Josh!! Yes honey, I'm talking about you. But not this time, we had sooo much fun and it was such a beautiful day. I am so glad we took the time to do this! Thanks babe and kiddos for being so awesome!

 

 

 

 

Oh yeah, we had some party crashers too!!

My budding artist

Have I ever mentioned that Tommy is good at EVERYTHING? He is incredibly smart- logically, book smart, mathematically, etc. He is also very creative- he loves to play piano, write songs, write stories, and especially draw. These are a few of his drawings over the last couple of weeks. He was really proud of them and wanted me to brag him up a little!

Savana Star

Every year on the kid's birthday I take them out to do a fun photo shoot. It's just one of the perks to being a photographer! Well I'm a few months late on this one, but we have been busy. Savana LOVES to get her pictures taken (I think it's because I let her wear makeup) and she is for sure loved by the camera. She and I had so much fun trying new places and new things. Happy late birthday little girl- I still can't believe she's 9! Where does the time go?????

Side note

I did take a trip to Illinois to visit my sister and her new little baby girl- for pictures on that please visit my photography website
www.highdesignphotography.blogspot.com
I had so much fun and her kids are so cute.

Lava Hot Springs

We have this amazing pool that we love to go to- Lava Hot Springs. It may be a bit of a drive but it is sure worth it. It has stuff for everyone, speed slides, kid slides, diving boards, a rock wall and even platforms. There are 3 platforms, the first is 16 ft high. My son, the big whimp, wanted to jump off, then so did Savana- so I got them passes and sure enough they just jumped right off and LOVED IT!! Siera was pretty bummed that she missed out, so she is gonna go next time. Check it out- Those scare me to death, but the kids couldn't get enough.

July 19-20, 2012

We have been so busy this summer, but we have been having A LOT of fun. This weekend was no exception. LAGOON BABY!! If you haven't heard of Lagoon it's an amusement park in UT.  I used to go there a lot when I was a young teenager and it has definitely grown since then. Lots of great rides for the kids and lots of awesome rides for the adults. The last time we came I was pregnant with Timothy, so this was his first time and the first time the others can really remember. Our reasoning for going to Lagoon was to practice for Florida- yes we are going to DisneyWorld for Christmas! Anyways, this was our rehearsal, for riding the rides, waiting in line, and staying together walking through the park. I have to say it was FANTASTIC. The kids did amazing. We got to go with all of Josh's family. That was so much fun. All the cousins got to play and ride rides together and us big kids got to pair off to have lots of fun. The 3 older kids were tall enough to ride everything and Timothy was only 1 inch too short to get on some of the bigger ones- oh well, he at least was willing to ride them. I was surprised, Tommy was super excited to go on the big rides, and the girls blew me away with how brave they are. There is one ride, the WICKED, and it is fast. It shoots you straight up then you go straight down and around, etc- the girls were really nervous, but as soon as it was over Siera wanted to go again. Tommy and Siera rode in the very front seat on several roller coasters and they all found their favorites. I can't wait to make this trip again when we can all ride all of the rides- it will be even better!