dante at one year

So, off we went to have some fun with Mom and Dad for the weekend down in Southern Utah! We spent one night with Aunt Lenora and Uncle Gene and visited with Grandma and Grandpa. Grandpa was acting like a little child and had carved out some bones, drew cow faces on them, gave me one and said, "this is to remind you not to be a bone head1" I had no idea that Grandpa could be so funny... Grandma on the other hand was no so well, she has Shingles and Grandpa showed me some pictures of her sores and they look incredibly painful... So we should all pray for her and wish her well!

We had a great time over the weekend going to a place called Torrey and visiting with Mom and Dad! We got to explore some very beautiful and fun places and had a great time racing them all over the place with Dad on the last day! Mom looked like a crazy wild woman driving her red 4-wheeler with her White hair spiked up and flying in the wind....

Dad taught me how to go up really steep hills and to drive them like a maniac so I decided to take Dad on a hill that he had never been before..... it was kindof on some hills that were so steep on the sides that there was no way down so you just had to keep going.... we thought it was never going to end... I thought Dad was going to have a freak attack if I didn't find a way off so finally the end came and Derick and I waited for him at the bottom. He looked like a little child that had come into a candy store with a huge grin on his face... It was so cute....

Here are some pics of our adventure with the parental units....

The Window PAIN!---Ouch! That's Gonna Hurt!

It was such a beautiful night, the kids were in the backyard playing catch--I'm so glad I had the boys play baseball this summer--they can really pack a punch with the ball. Boy did that ball pack a punch, right through my kitchen window! Austin and I heard a SMASH! we ran in to the kitchen and the ball flew right threw 2 panes of the bay window.

when I looked out and saw Taylon with those big brown eyes with just a tad of fear in them, I knew who had done it. He put his hand up to his face and said, "Mom, are you mad?" How do you respond to that? Of course I wasn't mad, I was speechless, there was glass everywhere, all the way into the next room. So, I told him to just put his toys down and go for a walk for a minute while we cleaned up all the glass--and for his protection, I didn't want to say anything inappropriate for little ears.

We laugh now, the window is covered in plastic and purple tape--all I had was purple, I didn't want bugs coming in the house, so purple it is. We called the insurance company, and we have a $750 deductible, oh good! I'm so glad everything that happens always hits a dollar amount just under $750. Oh well, at least it was our window this time instead of the neighbors. I would much rather clean up glass than have to apologize to the neighbors about their broken window.

So, that was our adventure for the week, and then Friday morning I was riding my bike to work and hit a slick patch, I wear clips on my shoes, so I couldn't get my feet out off the pedal in time, and I ended up on the pavement. It was my first official accident on my new road bike, I love it! But I don't love what it did to my leg and my left cheek--or my pride for that matter. Butt (ha! ha! ha!a) all is well, we are all doing just fine, and we will hopefully have a new window before the rain hits next week.

I have to go Now Mom!

So, we were out riding bikes and roller blading on a path, and of course Ethan has to use the bathroom! There was no place to go except in the trees so here is a lovely picture of Mr. Ethan watering the flowers!

WHERE IS BRYCE?

What happend to Bryce?

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Ivy's baby blessing

Well we blessed Ivy on Sunday and it went really well we had a lot of fun and were glad for those of you that live within 500 miles that were able to come. We had a really fun lunch out at mom and dads and we then we all went to sacrament meeting and had the blessing. Here are some pictures of the little one from her special day.

Love
Laura, Olivia and Ivy