Water World....

We spent many hours in the 110 degree sun. Yes, that Arizona for ya. Moms came home with sunburns and was ready for a shower. Kalie and McKenzie were visiting so they braved heat and were real troopers. The kids have been swimming since April and this was our first invitational..we've had many swim meets but this was with a bunch of teams all around the area. They each swam the Fly, Back, Breast and Free. They all swam great and some beat their fastest times. Way to go guys!!!
Congratulations Megan! She took home 1st Place in the backstroke. Gee, can you tell which is her favorite stroke...
And the GOLD goes to Trevor. I know he placed 1st and 2nd in each event but I can't remember which ones. Sorry Trevor... Keep up the good work, maybe the Olympics in years to come...
Beau and Brandon are head to head in the Breaststroke. Both winners....
Bailey working hard on Freestyle. Keep going...Keep breathing
Jessica..bring it home with the Breaststroke..
Kim and the girls standing in this blistering heat..cheering on the kids.
Tayelor took home 3 Best times. He's ready for state!
Laura killing the water with her Butterfly...
Megan swim, swim, swim. She is a quite the fish and her second favorite stroke is the Breaststroke.

Movin..Movin..Movin..That's What Were Doing....

It's sold...Yeah...Sad too. Greg sold our house in two months, even in this market. Not sure where were going, but we have awhile to figure it out. We'll be staying at Greg's parents house while they go on a mission, near the end of the year. Brandon is not that excited about changing wards, but excited that he'll be in the same school. The girls are mixed. They are hoping to have their own room, yeah right. Greg, well he is planning our move to either Costa Rica or Chile..What do you think? Who knows what we'll do but Greg would LOVE to move out of the country, I have to admit, it does sound more and more appealing. Kids are taking a break from swim team and Brandon is up at camp all week earning some merit badges. Joshua is walking faster each day.

Kimmy turns 35....

We took a weekend away from our thoughtful and giving husbands and adoreable children. We spent four hours roaming IKEA and again before we left home. Ate way yummy food at Cheesecak Factory. Checked out many scrapbook stores. Drove tons. Laughed more and even slept in until 11:30...heaven. We realized this was the first time I took away since I had Joshua. Sure love ya Kimmy...i love laughing, crying and just hanging out with ya...Can't wait till next year.

2nd Class Finally..

For the last year Brandon has been working on his Tenderfoot, 1st Class and 2nd Class ranking in Boy Scouts. He has had a wonderful leader that has helped him achieve it, Brother Black... Thanks to him and Brandon he is all ready to get moving on his merit badges in a couple of weeks at Scout Camp. I told him to not poke me with the pin.

My Little Boy Turned 12

I can't believe my little boy is 12. It's amazing how fast he has grown. He amazes me each day and is one of the most thoughtful boys I know. He is quick to say Thank You, loves to laugh, wants to play "Scum" all the time and thinks of others before himself. It was a wonderful experience to see him surrounded by those who love him and listedn to the blessing after he recieved the priesthood. Our family is bessed to now have two priesthood holders in our home. He is an amazing son. He is just like his dad. We wanted him to have a 12th birthday to remember. So Greg took him and some friends paintballing and then headed to the pool to cool off. The girls said that we celebrated his birthday for a week.

Mommy Day

My day started WONDERFUL...Greg go up with Joshua at 6 a.m. Slept in, had breakfast in bed and then went back to sleep. Can you believe it? Went to church. Came home and made lunch for my mom and Greg's. We had Lisa and the kids over . Had yummy ribs, mashed potatoes, caesar salad and ice cream sundaes. Great day! I have wonderful kids and awesome mom's. What else could you ask for.

Stingray, Sunburns and Sand

We spent a fun filled four days in Rocky Point. The Webb and Power family took the adventure with us. We soaked up the sun, a few of us got some funky burns! You know who you are. Saw stingrays, very close to shore. Played lots of games and Chris LOVED it. Ate pistachios, beef jerkey, soda and more soda. Kim introduced red vines to Joshua and he is hooked. Here is the group minus Joshua, he needed a nap. Remember EVERYONE (LAURA), what happens in Mexico...never ever leaves Mexico..

Chris and Laura with Tyler, Austin and Ryan. Chris went spear fishing and we didn't eat that night...hahaha Laura love all the sea creatures..hee hee hee hee

Power family lookin good. They took tons of great pics at sunset on the beach...What else could you ask for!

Aren't they beautiful...Josh couldn't get enough of the water and sand. Shocked me.
Cute couple...Justin and McKenzie..They took some fun and cute pics...Ahhhh young love....
Chris and Austin taking a ride....What a great dad
See...I told ya that Laura loved it...
Dani was such a huge help...Thanks a bunch
Justin took Joshua out to see the sea creatures...love it...he also took his nap in his arms...Come on by anytime..
Ryan had us all rolling and on our toes...he was the funnest...He thought he could hide from Dani