As you can see, after 3 kids, I finally have one that likes to clean. Without ever telling her she will rinse off her dishes and then she puts them in the dishwasher. I know several adults that don't do that, and big kids. You Go Girl! She a daughter after my own heart. Two weeks ago, we decided to have a girls day and a guys day. The boys went to play golf at a par three course, and when I asked Gretchen what she wanted to do she said...SHOP! It was tax free weekend, so you know how crazy it was, and I thought she would get tired of walking(big girls that shop don't need strollers) and the crowds looking for a deal. Well, 5 hours later, the girls was still going strong; looking for that next cute outfit she needed. I love this girl!

Whoa baby! Check out those muscles.

Parker and Gretchen as superheroes, note the winter gloves and hats. They said it makes them stronger. They are just desparate for cooler weather.

We're SOOO excited about our first day of school!

It was the First Day of the Fourth Grade...for Dallin. Dallin was so excited when I picked him up on the first day, that I could barely contain him. He LOVES his 24 yr. old teacher, and thinks she is SOOO cool. He has been this way everyday! WooHoo! He did get his T-CAP testing scores back from last year, much like the CAT test, and he scored very high in all 5 categories. He is in the advanced level for math, reading, grammer, science, and social studies. He got it from his mom! :)

It was the First Day of the First Grade...for Parker. He has not had such a great start. We really aren't sure what is going on. His teacher, who is really sweet, the prinicipal and myself are keeping an eye on the little guy. His teacher says he is a smart, well mannered boy that is really sweet. Unfortunately, we are seeing big tears in the eyes almost everyday.Hopefully, things will get better. :)

Happy 9th Birthday Dallin!

Our eldest child celebrated his 9th birthday in July. He decided on a laser tag party with his buddies. They played a couple of laser tag games, ate a lot of pizza, and chowed down on cake. By the end they were all a bunch of sweaty boys. Sorry, no pics, they use blacklights. Then Dare, Ryan, Owen and Elijah came to visit for the weekend. We spent Sat. at Dolly's Splash Country Water Park. Believe it or not we stayed ALL day. The boys rode most waterslides, with Ryan and Richard braving the Fire Tower Falls, a slide that drops straight down. Then we went to church, ate some birthday chocolate chocolate chip muffins, and went to the park. It was a fun weekend, and Dallin said he had a great birthday.

Dare, Ryan and my cute nephews Owen and Elijah came to visit for the D-Man's b-day.

A couple more of our visitors.

One of our little visitors for Dallin's birthday.

Our 9 year old on his birthday! Happy B-Day you old guy!

The Birthday Boy at his Laser Tag Party.