Cherry Springs

A friend of mine and myself went up to one of our favorite spots to take a few pictures of our kids. They didn't turn out too bad. It was a beautiful fall day!

Reese and Addie.

It's interesting trying to get children to cooperate for photographs, especially when their friends are there.

They are pretty cute kids!

Tautphaus Park Zoo

We made one last trip to the zoo before it closed for the season. We love that our zoo pass can get us into 2 different zoos. We met up with some of our besties and had some fun! Brody, Reese, Boston and Lola.

Kindergarten

 I can't believe this cutie is already in Kindergarten. Reese couldn't have been more excited!

She's Off!

When it came time to go pick Reese up, Todd and I went to the school and waited by the Kindergarten door...and waited. We watched all the other kids come out and greet their parents but still no Reese. Naturally on the inside I was in major panic mode. Apparently we forgot on the form we filled out 6 months ago we checked she would like to ride the bus. So she was already in line for the bus. We found her before she boarded the bus and asked if she still wanted to ride the bus home and she did. So we drove back home to pick her up at the bus stop. She was a little upset when she got off the bus, because she didn't know when she had to get off. When it came time for her to get off we were there waiting and had to knock on her window to tell her she needed to get off. She never wanted to ride the bus again. We talked it over with her and told her if she would try a couple more times and if she still didn't like it would pick her up from then on. Luckily she got the hang of things saw that she had a few friends from her class and church on her bus and decided it was okay.

The cute handout her teacher gave her on orientation day.

Blackfoot Fair

We made our annual trip to the Blackfoot Fair. The kids enjoyed a pony ride, and a very funny monkey show.

Grandma's End of Summer Camp Out

At the end of August all the cousins came to Grandma's for a fun backyard camp out. We played volleyball and bad-mitten.

They sure had fun sleeping in tents. How cute are Dylan and Reese! They fell asleep holding hands.

Watched a few movies and roasted marshmallows. It was a great time!

This picture is from a get together we had in out own backyard with a group of friends. Braylee, Reese and Boston.

Rodeo Weekend

 Reese and Boston riding various rides at carnival during the Famous Preston Night Rodeo Weekend.

 Boston had enough tickets to ride one more ride and he wanted to ride the big slide. I told him he would have to go up all by himself while I waited at the bottom. I thought he would be too scared, but I was wrong. He fearlessly hike up the 2-story stairs and rode down with a huge smile on his face.

 During rodeo weekend the hospital puts on a kids carnival with various free activities. Face painting (which was done by some of the high school student leadership, and if you can't tell-it's a horse), wagon rides, bounce house, photo booth, horse rides, fishing games, ring toss, archery, and other fun activities.

 Boston was too scared to ride the horse by himself, but he found his good friend Brandon (my Grandma's neighbor) to ride with him.

 Reese's friend Abby joined us that day and the girls had lots of fun together.

 

Rodeo weekend lasts 3 day,s and each evening there is a parade. Boston loved waving at the pretty girls riding horseback. 

The best part of Rodeo weekend for the kids, is being able to spend all three days playing with their cousins.  

1st Swim Lessons

 Reese and Boston took their first swim lesson this summer.

 They were both pretty nervous, especially Boston.

 Reese and Boston loved having their new Aunt Kari and her mom Paige as their swim teachers. They were so kind and encouraging.

It's amazing the difference two weeks make. Reese was fearless! She was diving for rings and jumping off the diving board without her life jacket. Boston wasn't quite as brave but he finally warmed up to floating around the pool in his life jacket, instead of sitting on the stairs. Boston even loved jumping off the diving board while wearing his life jacket, but only after he found out you can yell "Cannon Ball" while jumping off. The first few days of swim lessons the kids would cry about having to go (because they had to float on their backs), and now they can't wait for swim lessons to start next summer.

Willow Flat

 We were able to go camping at Willow Flat once this summer.

 Reese and Boston had a lot of fun exploring, playing in the dirt and water, and riding the 4-wheeler.

 We even hiked up to the nearby spring.

 Don't judge! We made it to the spring!

Trail head to the spring.

It's getting warmer...

A few random pictures from my phone. I picked up all my old Littlest Pet Shop from my mom's house, the kids sure had a blast playing with them. Thanks mom for keeping them all these years.

Working on putting Boston's room together now that Reese and him are no longer sharing. My dad found a grill off an old Semi so we added some rope lights inside and made it into his headboard.

Enjoying the new swimming pool.

One day we made some new dresses for Reese's Lalaloopsies.

Free face painting at Chick-Fil-A. Boston was too scared to get his face painted.