We Have Lawn!

Thanks Dad and Wes for coming to help us lay our lawn!
We are sooooo excited that we finally have a little patch of lawn! I can't even tell you how glad I am to at least get a little bit of the red dirt covered up. We are doing our lot in stages since we aren't quite sure what to do in all the areas, and some areas we just don't agree on, but at least this part is done.

We all laugh everytime Chuck and Dad get together to work on a project. Dad is a perfectionist and Chuck's not. They like to discuss how every project should be done while Wes just stays out of it and keeps working.

Samuel kept telling us he was a good worker and he really was working hard. He liked to roll out the sod most times before it was in quite the right place.

Chuck and the kids working on putting together a cabinet for our locker area. They were having a great time, until Samuel was hammering and hit Chuck's finger.

Chuck got a bag of ice for his finger that still has a little blood blister on the end of it and then the kids all needed their bag of ice too. Bella now brings me a baggy everyday and wants ice in it.

The Dollar Store

Samuel loves when Grandma comes for a visit because she always takes him and Bella to the Dollar Store and they get to pick out whatever toys they want. Samuel has no problem deciding what he wants and he makes sure Bella gets what he wants too! Thanks Grandma!!

Playing with the bubbles they got from the Dollar Store.

Misc. Happenings

Yes we had another unwanted guest at our home, but at least this time it was just in the garage.Chuck found this snake while he was working in the garage and rushed in to tell me to get the camera (we photograph everything in this household!). Before I rushed to the scene, I asked if it was a rattlesnake and he said he didn't know it might be. Not really what you want to hear, but it was tiny enough that it couldn't do to much harm.

Crazy kids - they fight a lot, but they also have so much fun playing together. Just loved Bella's crazy hair in this picture. And is this really how daddy gets them ready for bed!

The ear pull!

Kambree's already beating up on Issac. She had such a tight hold of his ear and just kept pulling and pulling. It didn't even phase the poor guy - Bella and Samuel have made him into one tough baby!

Janice came over and helped me make whole wheat bread. I finally was able to use the grinder and Bosche Chuck's mom got me a few months. And the bread turned out yummy! I've actually started my food storage - okay so I only have 50 lbs. of wheat, but it's a start!

Little Miss Bella

Bella's 2nd birthday is still a month away, but I love planning the parties early especially since this year I'm not sick and pregnant like I was for her 1st birthday. This year we're having a Nursery Rhyme party so I borrowed Grandma Jerri Lynn's wedding hat and took Bella to the Brigham Young House to get some really cute pictures of her to put on the birthday invitation.

I was worried about taking pictures of her since she hates getting her picture taken, but after the successful pictures I took while in Snow Canyon I decided it may be possible. We did have to bribe her with ice cream. Up to this point, no amount of bribery has worked but for some reason she was willing to sit still for a couple of shots once we promised her the ice cream.

Bella Girl

I finally was able to get a few cute pictures of Bella! It helped to have Aunt Trina making her laugh while I snapped away. Her hair was a little wild, but that's just her, I can't keep it looking good.

Labor Day Tin Foil Dinners

Trina and Wes joined us in Snow Canyon on Labor Day for tin foil dinners. Trina and I were a little worried that Chuck's plan for cooking our food wasn't going to work, but he suprised us and they turned out great. What a yummy meal!

The fam after eating dinner.

Uncle Wes playing with Samuel. Wes would throw the tennis ball to Samuel and he would try to hit it. Poor Isaac was sitting in his car seat and got hit in the stomach by one of Samuel's successful hits.

Crazy kids had so much fun running wild.



Kambree and Isaac

Labor Day - Snow Canyon Hike

We had beautiful weather for Labor Day so we decided to take a little hike. This is our favorite hike in Snow Canyon. There's not much of a trail just a lot of scrambling over rocks to get to a beautiful lookout.

Our little independant Bella insisted on trying to climb most of the rocks by herself. Both of the kids really enjoy hiking, but we sure do go slow!

Samuel's favorite activity was jumping off little rocks all along the trail.

Beautiful scenary at the top. We practiced with Samuel going up to the top that when we said stop he needed to stop in his tracks. Bella on the other hand was making us really nervous. She is just prone to accidents and fearless - not a good combination!

Chuck keeping a tight grip on the kids.

Mommy and Bella.