10 years and counting. . .

10 years. . .

3650 days

3 amazing children

1 wacky dog

2 Grandparents lost (sadly!)

8 vehicles owned (11 if you count the golf cart, lawn mower & 4 wheeler)

7 number of jobs we've had together

6 times we've moved

3 houses we've owned

2 states we've lived in

10 states we've visited (Washington, Oregon, California, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Florida, Hawaii and New York)

3 countries we've been in (USA, Canada and Mexico)

9 Temples we've been to (SLC, Ogden, Jordan River, Bountiful, St. George, Idaho Falls, Rexburg, Hawaii, San Diego)

2 Strange animal encounters (The Moose Incident & The Grizzly Encounter)

1 GREAT HUSBAND!

Happy 10th Anniversary!

Our Trip to Sun Valley

We decided at the last minute to take a trip over to Sun Valley to see Grandma & Grandpa for a few days. We had so much fun while we were there. A lot of our time was spent at the pool and on bike rides. We headed to the Lodge one day and the kids loved that they could watch the ice skaters practice for the upcoming Ice Show while eating lunch on the terrace. They fed the swans and decided to start a feather collection (Why not? We collect rocks, spoons, snow globes, dolls, leaves, bugs, etc, etc).

The girls loved jumping on the tramp in these big poofy dresses Grandma had!

Grandpa took all the kids to Baskin Robbins for ice cream and of course they wanted to sit on the dinosaur.

My Birthday Cake!

Made by Jason & the girls!

Our Farm Begins. . .

Yuck! Jason found a mouse or vole (I must admit I'm not highly skilled in the proper classification of rodents), in our window well and brought it up for a visit. I think it had a few problems because rather than scurrying about as I would have expected, it calmly sat while the kids petted and even picked up the poor creature. Well, Cambrie wants to have a grundle of creatures running around, so now in addition to the many caterpillars we are harboring, she can add rodent to her list of creatures on our property. Lucky me!

It looks innocent enough, but I'm still not impressed!

Look at Jake's face. He was just fascinated.

1st Annual Boat Race

Tatum & Jake waiting patiently at the finish line. . .

The Front-runner!

Tatum docking the boats!

Cambrie proudly showcasing 2 of the boats.

I've decided that the title of my blog should actually be, "Every Other Week . . . A New Adventure", since that's about how often I actually post these days, but nevertheless, we have been having a great summer. I wanted to post this adventure because it really was a fun day for the kids, and I figured maybe if I document it, we'll actually remember to have a 2nd Annual Boat Race next year. On the weekend of the 4th, Jason took the kids out and helped them decorate boats so they could have boat races down our stream. They used paint, glitter, markers, everything! Anyway, after they dried, they set out to have their first race. Cambrie headed up closer to the house to start them, and Jake and Tatum waited at the bridge which was the finish line. There was so much anticipation and excitement as the boats creeped down the stream. We've definitely taken notes for future improvements. Well, the challenge is out there. Feel free to bring your boats next year. As Jason says, "Everything in life is a competition!" so come prepared!

Happy 4th of July!

Jake enjoying the Parade!

Sariah, Cambrie, Tatum & Sophia
(sitting in front of one of Jason's projects)

It was our first 4th of July in Victor as a family (Jason was here last year but the rest of us were still in Utah) and it turned out to be quite the holiday! The kids loved the parade and it's amazing how many people fill the street of Victor for the 4th (Supposedly there were 15,000 people last year. On Thursday night we hit the fireworks stand where Jason wanted to buy the biggest pack of fireworks they had, but was informed that they were saving that as a prize for a drawing. The smaller pack was more than enough, but this morning (July 5th), he listened to his voicemail and heard that he had won the BIG prize. Unfortunately they had to be picked up last night, so we didn't actually get the fireworks, but Jason is still he's convinced he's one of the luckiest people around. I guess only time will tell.

Jake hiding from the fireworks!

The Sparkler Dance!

Jake's Trip to Ohio

Jake, Tom (Jason's Dad), and I headed back to Ohio at the end of June so that Jake could finally have the opportunity to meet his Great-Grandparents. It was a great visit and an opportunity for so many new experiences. Jake got to catch fireflies in the evenings, visit the Amish country, eat Amish food (which he couldn't get enough of), play in their yard (he's probably too young to remember when we actually had grass), steal Grandpa's cane and hit all the great dining spots in Canton. Every morning he would head out to play trucks with Grandma GG and later in the afternoon he would roam around outside and then play with Grandpa GG in his chair. Grandpa could sure get him laughing. I think he loved all the attention since his sisters were still at home in Idaho. It was a wonderful trip and we so appreciate the Grandparents for all they do!