Smuin Summer Splash 2011

The celebrate and end summer we held our Smuin Summer Splash. We invited family and friends to celebrate with us. We had a blast and we all look forward to this every year. This year Chad set up a volleyball net and got a kickball game going ~ Old versus Young! I am not sure who won ...I think it all depends on who you ask. My family and I are so blessed to have so many people in our lives that are truly AMAZING. Here are a few pictures of the day!! Thank you to every one that came and helped celebrate summer with us. We look forward to seeing you all next year.

Dinosaur Park

We went to the Dinosaur Park on a field trip with Kinley's preschool group. It was a great day a little overcast and we got some sprinkles of rain throughout the day. Kinley was so excited to go until she saw the big dinosaurs. Kinley started to warm up to the idea that the dinosaurs were not going to get her, but she was not going to take any chances she held on to her big brothers with everything she had. Matt and Dylan were always there to protect their little sister.

Kinley was not too sure of this big dinosaur standing behind them. 

Matt and Dylan showing Kinley that the dinosaurs are not real. They told her they were just toys

Kinley getting a little braver. Kinley said that this was a baby dinosaur. I guess babies are not scary to her.

Here are Matt and Dylan being silly. Kinley wanted nothing to do with this Dinosaur

Pink Dinosaurs are not scary at all. "I want on" she said. Her wish is Dylan's command

 Now we are just having some fun before the end of the day!

 To end the day I had to take a picture of my three monsters in their cage! The sign says it all...

Worlds Most Dangerous Creatures!!!

Matt, Dylan, and Kinley

 We had a great day! I love these three monsters!!!!



A Day at the ZOO!!!!

Wednesday morning June 15th we loaded up to head to the zoo. Kinley was more than excited to go see the monkeys and all the other animals. Matt and Dylan were very excited to go to the zoo too. Dylan wanted to the see the tigers and Matt just wanted to see as many animals as we could. We have not been to zoo for a few years so even I was excited. Chad is not a big zoo person, but he was excited to take Kinley for her first visit. We talked Garett into going with us and we all loaded up in the van and were gone. The zoo was doing the dinosaurs and Kinley was terrified of them ALL! She would cry and say scary! Matt, Dylan, and Garett tried to reassure her that they would not hurt her and when that did not work they would protect her from the big dinosaurs. Dad was also there to keep the scary things away! I have to say that it was a GREAT day! Here a few pictures of our Zoopendous day!

First week of Summer Vacation

The first week of summer vacation was a bit of a blur for me...I studied, studied, and studied some more for the Praxis II test. I took it on June 2 and PASSED!! All I can say about that is that I am so relieved that it is over. I still have one more test to take but not until the end of the year some time. KC, Alicia, and the kids came into town from Hawaii for a few days. The time they were here seemed to fly by so fast. I finally got to meet my newest nephew Kasen and he is a cutie. We did go to the Golden Spike Historical Site and the shuttle display at ATK with them and my parents on Friday. It was a great day. Then Sunday we got the WHOLE family (all 29 of us) together for family pictures. We had a great time together. After pictures we headed to the man cave and Aunts, Uncles, Grandparents, and cousins joined us for a BBQ. It was a great day! I hope to do it all again soon. I really enjoy being around the family we have a ton of fun and laugh until we can't laugh no more.