First Day of School

My cute kiddos-- they are so funny together sometimes! As a mom these moments are so fun--when the kids get along and are totally goofy together!Karson 2nd Grade!!!
Claire 2--almost 3!
Kate--Kindergarten!

Horse back riding

Some awesome friends, the Hills, invited us over for a little horse back riding and homemade ice cream. Karson was in heaven and was a natural on the horse--he loved every second of it and would have ridden all night if we'd let him. Angela is the one responsible for our cute family photo on the header too--she is very talented. More family photos to come soon.

Fair and Rodeo

It's that time of year again... FAIR!!!! We love the fair and rodeo--fried food, cows, pigs, bunnies, and cowboys--who could ask for a more fun weekend!
Karson and Kate are obsessed with horses!!! I can't get enough of them dressed up so cute--I think I say every year that Karson is the cutest cowboy EVER!
I really think I have the cutest kids ever!!!
Oh Kate--So cute!!! We ran into one of Jason's cousins who said, "I think Kate is the best dressed little girl and the rodeo." I think Kate can pull off anything and look adorable--she is just a walking sassy, beauty--love her!
One night we took just Karson to the Rodeo with Jason and I--he is such a good kid and is getting so grown up!!

International Folk Dance Festival

We had the opportunity this summer to host dancers for the International Folk Dance Festival. It was sooo much fun!! We hosted a mother and her son from Belgium. They are the cutest people ever--my kids totally fell in love with them and they with my children. It is so neat to build relationships with people from all over the world!
Anne dancing with Lia--I really couldn't have asked for a neater lady. She adored my kids and was oh so helpful. I feel so blessed that I was able to meet her and become her friend.
Ciaran and Karson. These two had so much fun goofing around together!
Anne and her two kiddos with my little family.
For the opening social we went to Steadman's water slides--so fun!! Karson and Kate couldn't get enough--we had to peel them off the slides to go home.

Scheeler Reunion

My grandma's family get together for reunions every other year. They are held all over the country and we haven't gone since we were dating. This year it was in Boise, so we were happy to be able to go, but sad because my grandma wasn't there. We started the reunion by scattering her ashes up at her and Grandpa's favorite huckleberrying spot. There was a fire there last year, so it was not as beautiful as normal, but still a place filled with lots of memories of Grandma. During the reunion we went and toured the old penitentiary in Boise. It was interesting and the kids had fun being little "criminals."

I love Claire's face here--she was trying to look mad or scary--too cute!!

Bonding

I spent most of June getting ready for this... My family reunion. I hosted it at my house. My family lives all over the country, so it is always so nice to get together. We had some wonderful moments, but I think my favorite was watching the cousins bond--they had so much fun together, especially the boys!! It was so nice for Karson to have some boy cousins around, I just wish they lived closer.
Claire really bonded with uncle Brian. He was so cute with her, and she loved him lots, which if you know Claire, this was a big deal--she is very picky about who she likes.
We took the fam up to City of Rocks for some hiking, climbing, and picnicking!

We made these shirts for the 4th of July and wore them to a wonderful picnic and fireworks show hosted by Chad and Bonnie. They were so nice to invite my entire family to join in the fun!
The morning of the 4th we went to the parade in Albion. It was so cute and short, and there was a lot of candy involved, which equals happy kids!
We also got to go boating right out our back yard. We had a blast--until the babies fell in the water--I'm pretty sure I was more upset than the kids--I have a tendency to over react when it comes to my kiddos safety.

Silly Kiddos

I set the bowl a little too close... Lia had fun covering herself and Bumbo with it--doesn't she look guilty :0)!
Aubry and I were shopping awhile ago in Twin. She came running into the store cracking-up. The girls were posing as manikins in the window--where do they come up with these things!! I was pretty impressed by how long they held still--too cute!
Karson is either turned into a little clown or he's just bored this summer---probably a little bit of both. Cookie dough glasses and a funky bedtime ensemble are just a few of his latest! What a funny kid!