Labor Day Weekend

Last weekend we went to the Little Sahara Sand Dunes. The weather was GREAT on Saturday and Monday, with Sunday being a touch windy and some showers Sunday night...but over all it was pretty good for normal sand dune weather. We camped in a large circle at the bottom of Sand Mountain with Clint's parents, a few of their friends and one of Clint's friends and their family. The kids had a great time playing with all of the other kids that were in the camp. Brock would ONLY go in the Rhino because he felt like the Sandcar was somewhat intimidating because it was so loud, plus he doesn't like it when we would jump 15-20 feet (which is understandable). Kory, on the other hand, LOVED the Sandcar...actually, when we weren't going out in the car, he would get VERY upset and he kept yelling "More jumps Dad!" as we were riding along, Ha Ha. Rachel was just happy to be there, she LOVED the Rhino and at first was a little nervous with the Sandcar, but every time she went in it she fell asleep, so I guess in a way it was soothing for her.
The weather was SO Hot on Saturday, so the guys decided to get out some water out for the kids to cool off in...they had a GREAT time!

Rachel was so funny when the pool came out, we had to work EXTRA hard to keep ANY of her clothes on, she thought it would be okay just to run around in with nothing on...woops!

Clint is such a great Dad to the kids, he really loves them and works hard so that they can have a fun time where ever we may go, they are so lucky to have him as their daddy! (Don't you just love the look on Kory's face and the PINK hat that Clint is sporting around, he he)



Brock met him a new buddy at the Sand Dunes...they played ALL weekend!

We haven't been to the Sand Dunes for a couple of years now and I am so grateful that we were able to go this past weekend, I almost forgot how much fun it is and I can't wait to go back!!!

Rachel's 1st day of School!

WOW! Rachel is such a big girl...she started Pre-School today! She was so excited to be able to wear her new School Clothes and her PRINCESS backpack! She was so silly when I wanted to take her "first day" pictures so that is why they didn't turn out so well...but oh well, I guess it just shows some personality, right?

Everything went well at school, she was really excited, BUT when I went to pick her up...there was NO RACHEL! She had escaped! (I know, you are all suprised! Ha!) Luckily she had just went down the hall and into one of the other classrooms to play with their kitchen set. I am not sure if Miriam really took me serious when I told her to keep a SPECIAL watch on my little escape artist...but now it has been confirmed! Rachel...you are such a stinker, at least you are a cute one!

Busy, Busy, Busy

I know I haven't been writing much, but things have been busy! I am still here, still alive...but just have lots going on. I am grateful for the boys going back to school, HUGE help! I took Rachel today for her "meet the teacher" day and she was so excited to go! I got this really sad feeling inside....my baby is going to be starting school. It seems so weird that with the boys I was like...see ya! and now with my little girl I almost don't want her to go because that just means that she is growing up! Oh well, I guess we will survive. She had to wear her Princess shirt, Princess shoes and Princess backpack...she looked so darn cute, all in PINK!
The boys have been doing great being back in school...Brock does really well with a good structured environment and his teachers are so sweet and love him so much which really helps boost his spirits. Kory is still working on adjusting to the full day of school, he seems to be tired ALL THE TIME and is really extra whiny...joys! But, I think he will come out of this, at least I hope.
Me and Clint have been busy with vinyl sign orders, I hope we can continue to get busier and busier and open up our own office with a store front in the near future. It makes me real nervous, but I think it is just what we need in order to grow and be successful.
That is about all for now, Rachel is rummaging through the refrigerator and I better go save whatever it is that sounds like it just broke...argh!

Rachel is a rising star!

I wanted to share a video clip of Rachel singing one of her very favorite songs from Singstar, but I couldn't get the video to upload on here...so I made a link to youtube so that you could all view it. I thought it was so HILARIOUS and I love the way she moves her hips...hmmmm, I wonder where she got her moves?

Here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0Qum7YzGH8

ENJOY!!!!!

1st Day of School

Brock & Kory started School today! Brock is in the 3rd Grade and Kory is in the 1st Grade. They were so excited that Kory is finally old enough to eat school lunch and they were able to see each other in the caffeteria and play at recess. Here is a picture of the boys on the bus...all ready for their first school day adventure of the year.
The boys were so excited last night that they giggled and talked until 12:00 AM....bad mistake! They were so exhausted at dinner time that they wouldn't eat their dinner and they just wanted to cry. Needless to say, the boys will be getting in bed and shutting their eyes a bit earlier tonight!

Don't they just look so HANDSOME!!??

A day in the Canyon...

Today we went as a family up to Tibel Fork in American Fork Canyon. As you can see behind us, the view was breathtaking! This picture is taken up on the trail to Mary Ellen's Gulch (I think that is what is called...hmmm?)

We took our Rhino and had a great time as a family! The trail was rough, muddy and wet...but that is what made it exciting and LOTS of FUN! Don't you just LOVE Rachel's goggles? Ha!

We went up with our neighbors, Terry & Annette Hill....they are such fun and ADVENTUROUS people! Here they are climbing a large rock.

The first trail that we went on was to Forest Lake, it is a bit rough riding but the lake and view was so beautiful that it makes it all worth it. The kids had a great time throwing rocks into the lake and messing around with LARGE sticks.

The second trail that we went on was up Miller's Hill, the scenery was so beautiful and we saw SEVERAL deer everywhere. This was the first time that me and Clint had been up this specific trail so we really enjoyed ourselves and loved all the surroundings that came with it!

Last, but DEFINITELY not least...here is Rachel! Although she peed her pants THREE times while we were out (one time on Clint's front seat of his truck while we were loading the Rhino on the trailer)...she had a GREAT time! I think she was truly amazed by how much water and flowers we saw today!!!

Brock's Baptism

Brock was baptized on Saturday, August 2, 2008. What a special day Brock had. Many of Brock's family members came to show their love and support for Brock. Grandma Tomlinson gave a talk on Baptism and Grammy Cox gave a talk on the confirmation and receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost...both talks were very special and truly brought the spirit into the meeting. Brock was baptized by his daddy, which might I add was EXTREMELY nervous, but knew that this was something special that he needed to do for his little boy...you sure are lucky to have such a great daddy Brock! Uncle Justin Swensen & Uncle Scott Ross were more than happy to be witnesses for the baptism, Scott was sure to tell Clint that he ALMOST had to do the baptism a second time because Brock's hand barely went under the water, whew! that was a close one! Grandpa Cox confirmed Brock and gave him a very special blessing, we were all so grateful for his willingness to do this for Brock even though he was battling a stomach flu that day. Brock's Great Grandpa & Grandma Harding gave the opening and closing prayers, which might I just say were very special and gave just the right touch.

I am so grateful for Brock's choice to be baptized and to receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. I know that in my life I would be lost with out the spirit, I value it as one of the most precious gifts anyone could ever receive and I hope that Brock will learn to recognize the feelings and promptings that the spirit will give to him and that he may let the spirit be his guide.