Zack turns 15

Holy Crap!! Do I have a 15 year old??? Wow. I guess I should be grateful he's not old enough to drive yet! But still . . . Zack is growing like a weed. He's almost as tall as Todd and I and he's a size 10 shoe so I think he's going to pass his dad by next year!!

He's as comical as ever and has grown so much emotionally this year too. What a MAN he's turning into. I'm proud of Zack and all he's accomplishing!

Gowing backwards

Do you ever feel like there just aren't enough hours in the day? Stupid question right. I never have enough time to do it all . . . and our family blog got chosen to be the one thing that goes on the back burner! But I'm getting too many request for updates so I'm going to travel BACK in time to try to make up for lost time. We've had a lot going on since my last post (oh my . . . 3 months ago) so I made a "mid year resolution" to do better.

Thanks to all of our friends and family who love us so much that they want to see what we're up to all the time! ;) amy

Memorial Day Bugs . . . I mean bliss!

No it was really more like bugs . . . I can't lie and say it was a fantastic place to stay but at least we weren't at home! The view out of the motorhome was beautiful as we viewed the mountains (full of snow which is weird) and Utah Lake. Lincoln beach is about 15 minutes from our house and an easy place to park for a couple of days when you want to get away from the phone. Memorial Day was unusually cold and cloudy this year but fun nevertheless.
We had the pleasure of staying with great friends the Wittusens. They live around the block and have just become more like family than anything else! Here's Andy in his pride and joy speed demon!. Andy is the coolest guy you'll ever meet!

Kayden Turns 8

And Chuck-E-Cheese was the place to celebrate it all! Fun was had by all at the best place on earth (according to 8 year olds) and it was fun to spend time with little kids who still behave at boy/girl parties!

One thing I didn't know is how much grown up's could love that place too. Todd spent all day racing cars with Jordyn . . . so that's where all my tokens went!!

Happy Birthday to me

What an awesome way to spend my birthday. Another special family meeting with my kiddos and wonderful husband. I'm blessed to have such wonderful people in my life.

The Moab Experience

Or should I say . . experiment! I had my first real Moab adventure!! Todd's been into rock climbing in his bad arse Jeep but it's always been for the "boys" and not the family. But he's always begging me to go and I was looking to get out of the house. Guess what, it's a blast! (I don't know what I was so scared of really . . and truth is by the time the weekend was over I was wishing I knew how to drive!)

We met new friends and great fun and I can't wait to go back!

Don and Deb are great friends who always make a good time better. Don's been Jeepin' for years and drives like a pro. Jordyn spent a good share of her time in the back of his old scrambler (?? did I get that right Bush?) and he's always a great host.
Kayden didn't care where he rode . . . he just wanted to be included. He and Ebony (our little Schauzer) had fun in the sun while dad jammed the tunes so loud we thought we were at a rock concert!

The Crack!

Just because

Kayden watches on the sidelines at the soccer field.
Jordyn with cousins little Taylor and Drake (aka Fast Eddie).