End of Summer!

On August 17th it was Jake's Birthday. I know its been a little while, but Happy Birthday Babe! We got Jake Rock Band for his birthday, so we had a little Rock Band party! He was so excited to be singing! If you can't tell. I think the kids are more excited to have this than Jake, but it is pretty fun to play all together! This summer my friend Eryn has been planning play dates for some of the moms with young kids in our ward. This was our last playdate of the summer, but it was only Eryn and I that were there with our kids. We went to the Bingham Copper Mine. The kids had fun, and I think the last time I went there was when I was a kid and my Aunt Joy was visiting with her kids.
Maycee, Kemry, Brynlee, Carson, and Austin
This big tire was the only thing I remember about going there from when I was younger.
We had such a fun summer, and we kept pretty busy swimming, and playing the whole time. I'm so lucky that I'm able to stay home and be with my kids and do such great things.

Bridger's Baptism

Yesterday our nephew Bridger was Baptized and Confirmed a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. His friend Hayden Baptized him, and Jake was able to confirm him. What an awesome day it was for Bridger and everyone there. Way to go Bridger! You are such a great example to all of us, and we sure love you! Bridger and Angie
Travis, Steve, Bridger, Jake, and Matt
Bridger and his girlfriend Alexa

Wedding day pictures

Ashlee, Blake, Todd, Sarah
This is our family waiting for Todd and Cara to come out of the Temple! Jake and Austin are a little outnumbered by the girls, so they had to wear pink!! Jake was not too thrilled but he was a good sport. He actually left the tag on the back of it and told Cara that his gift to her was that she could take the tie back and get her money back!
Blake, Jeri, Stratton, and Marley! What a cute little family!
All the kids love Grandma Joy! Joy is my moms sister, and she is like a mom to me. We love her and are so thankful for all she does for us! She is such a blessing in our lives!
Austin and Stratton are best buds! Stratton loves Austin and is always so thrilled to see him!

Todd & Cara's Wedding 8/8/08

Todd and Cara-the happy couple! We love Cara and are so glad that she is now a part of our family! We have been so lucky to have her live with us the past little while, and have loved having her around so we could get to know her better. She is such a great person. My kids loved her from day 1 and so did we. I'm pretty sure my mom had a big hand in their meeting each other. It never hurts to have a little help from above! We could all feel her presence today and know she wouldn't have missed it for anything. Thanks Cara for all you have done for my family. Todd you couldn't have picked a sweeter more beautiful girl than Cara! You are a lucky guy-she's such a sweetheart. Congratulations Todd and Cara!! We love you!!

Maycee, Kemry, and Stratton couldn't wait to see the beautiful bride! I love Cara's smile in this picture! She is so happy!

This is Cara and her 4 sisters! They are all so beautiful. We have been lucky to get to know them and also Cara's mom! What wonderful people they are. I wish I had a picture of Cara and her mom. She is such a beautiful person also. Todd is so lucky to be married into such a great family!

Lagoon

All ready for Lagoon!!!

Kemry and Maycee couldn't wait to drive the car.

We had to stop for our favorite Lagoon treat-dippin dots. The White's had never had dippin dots. They were so yummy! Eryn and I were laughing when I took this picture. Maycee wouldn't stop crying and Kemry was mad because Bryn didn't want to go up and down. Between the crying and whining that they couldn't go up and down Brynlee had enough of all of it.
Jake decided to play the dart game and the first time he won "the big" prize. He then had to keep playing so that every kid had a prize by the time we left Lagoon. Most of the kids chose a tweety bird. Austin was the only one who chose taz. We all joked that Maycee should have had the taz since sometimes Jake refers to her as the devil. She is super sweet, but can be super naughty. We all had a great time. Thanks Jake for all the prizes.