Pictures for Grandma

Went to the pumpkin patch! Kids were in heaven!

Ashton "found' his pumpkin and would not let anyone touch it! He had to ride with it in his lap the whole drive home! :)

Just bouncing around!

Being Silly!

The Snow Family

The trampoline is done!

Tai's cake!!

Parker won the 100 ticket jackpot!

Play. Play. Play.

Birthday Boy's Dinner of Choice - Tepanyaki We are raising him so smart! Haha

Tai and his Best Friend Katelyn

8 years old!!

Finished the Book of Mormon the night before his birthday!!

It was a busy week and I am now paying for it. :)

Can't wait till you get home!!

Love you!!

Anything but Simple around here!

It all started the night before. Kenzie was up at 3 in the morning with a 103.2 fever. We could not get it to stay down so we took her to the doc. They did a strep throat test and sent us home with a urine bag taped to her to try and get a urine sample.
About 30 min after we were home and had eaten lunch, Lance calls me and said the school nurse just called and they think Tai broke his finger. (He was at Camp) Lance just laughed and said he would be right there. Laugh you say? Yes, cause this is our crazy, though sometimes entertaining life. So he called back the doctor and told them he was coming in again. Kenzie finally peed so he took the urine sample with him.
We he got to Tai, his finger looked like this-


He was running off the playground and tripped right where the the sidewalk starts and just sort of jammed it that way.


I left to meet them at the Doctor. I told Parker to please find a room and just play x-box for the rest of his life. He just laughed at me. :)
At the doctor all the nurses where glad to see us back :) the doc came in and said "Where's the calm family?" We just laughed and said we just aren't really surprised at this, after the year we have been having. We do things the crazy way in our house. She just couldn't believe Lance and I weren't freaking out and why Tai wasn't crying. She said she had a twelve year old in last week with a thumb out that was just bawling like a baby.

We were really bored by this point! Getting a little silly!


They X-Ray'd it and found that it was fractured right at the growth plate bone so they didn't want to touch it. SO.. they sent us to a Hand specialist. Yes another Specialist in 2 months.
He told us it was indeed broken and if we thought he could handle it (he gave us a look like it hurts like hell just so you know) he needed to re set it or he could do surgery in a couple of days. Tai got sort of panicked. They gave him a shot in his finger which made me cry. Then it was all numb. He came back and re set it in under 5 seconds and wrapped it up all nicely and told us if he bumps it he Will have to do it all again AND surgery to put a couple pins in. He will check it again in a week and put a hard cast on it. The are just concerned about this little finger cause its right on his growth plate and he is still growing. :)


Now Tai is banished to the X-Box room forever. :) Jk

He really is a tough kid. The only time he cried throughout the whole day was during the shot, and that shot looked mighty painful. It was in there a good 30 seconds. He still says it doesn't hurt yet.
I am so proud of this kid! He has been through a lot in two months. Good thing it happened this week and not last week or he wouldn't have been able to Swim in his meet. I Love this kid!!!

P.S. Kenzie's urine came back normal, so we still don't know what's wrong with her. But she's all fine and sassy normal today!! :)

Flaming Gorge/Lamb Reunion 2010

Can't go to the Gorge without stopping at the Dinosaur Museum. :)

Playing at the Resevoir!!

We can finally camp and have everyone sleep through the night.
For now anyways. ; )



Clay and Cheryl really made sure all the kids had a blast! We came home with way too much candy!



Made new friends

Just Chillin in a boat with Dad!

Ready to ride the river!




While Tai went rafting we went and jumped the cliffs under the bridge and when I say WE I mean Lance who is camoflauged diving into the water. Crazy nut!!

Moments to Remember:

Are we there yet? Twenty min after we left Provo.
Parker asking "when are we going home?" An hour after we got there.
Watching Lance dive. Over and over.
Watching Tai with his new buddy Jayton at "Rockland"
Yummy Food

Crazy drunk laughter with the kids trying to get them to sleep at night.
Kenzie playing in the mud
Having all 3 kids sleep soundly and buried in their sleeping bags.
Me NOT sleeping at all.

Catching kenzie in the candy box about 10 different times.
Hanging out with some of my favorite people ever!

4th of July Weekend

YELLOWSTONE

I'm slowly catching up on the summer. I'm only a month behind.

Last week we went up to Yellowstone with Lance's whole family! Tai went up last year with Grandma and Grandpa so he was a pro at what to look for. He is the only one that saw a bear with Grandpa. :) Parker was so sure that a Bear was going to get him. He warmed up real fast and had a ball!!

First stop was old Faithful. Not as faithful as it used to be. :) But still entertaining!

Went on a few "hikes." This was to a geyser that burped sulphur over and over. Quite awesome to children!

Hike to a beautiful Waterfall!


Parker looks thrilled to be walking again doesnt he?





A few of the Munchkins!






Our family by the 100ft waterfall. So beautiful!





We ran into Construction driving in the park and would have to sit and wait for 30 min. So the kids decided to hang out the window and wave at everyone. Every single car that passed would wave or honk at them. They thought it was the funniest thing ever.




More Hikes and Waterfalls



300ft falls

Lots of "Fuffallo" in Yellowstone

Highlights:

Oohs and ahhs over old faithful.

Excitement over the millionth buffalo we saw.

Seeing an eagle swoop into the water and catch a fish.

Wolves howling early in the morning.

Tai's bear he saw.

The funny burping sulpher.

Our friend Hammy the squirrel at lunchtime.

Eagles nest with babies in it.

Spending $4 for blasted 4 piece chicken nuggets.

Skipping Rocks

Parker and Kenzie FINALLY enjoying swimming.

Cute Lily in the mornings.

Katie spraying Bug Spray on the kids.

Lance turning what he thought was the AC on in the middle of the night but was really the heater.

Charlie planning every minute inside the Park so we got to see a ton. He is the Best!!

Mom near tears on the way home cause it was so miserable. Two year old strapped in a car seat for 6 hours=misery.