Father's Day

Father's Day ended up to be a perfect day. . We started the day off at church and I was able to watch my boys and Aaron sing in Sacrament Meeting and it was so nice to hear them sing about the Priesthood and to realize how blessed we are to have the gospel! After we packed up a lunch and headed to the West Boulder River. When we arrived it poured down rain for about ten minutes so we ate our picnic in the car but then the skies opened up and we were able to go enjoy a walk by the river. It was BEAUTIFUL!! So green, wildflowers were abundant and the river was high and fast. It reminded me of my favorite childhood spot, our Great Grandpa's cabin and the Weber River. We saw lots of wildlife including a bear way off in the distance at the tree line with 3 young cubs, deer, antelope (which came charging towards the car), and some wild turkeys. I know Aaron was wishing he could pull out a gun but I was happy to shoot away with my camera! We also went on a little treasure hunt with our GPS to find a geocache (which is like buried treasure that people hide all over the country and you look up the coordinates online and track with your gps). Sure enough we found it and inside were some badges and little toys.. (its the picture of Aaron and the boys holding a green container). If you take something then you leave something else and inside is a note of all the people who have found it. Its so fun for the boys! On the way home they used a marker in the car to entertain themselves by coloring each other's faces! OH BOYS! It was so nice to have a perfect day. They are rare but when they happen the memories last a lifetime. I am grateful for Aaron and for all of his love for our boys.

Our new house

 This is the front of our new house.

 The pink front porch! Yes.. PINK!! It is fun to have an enclosed porch but I will have to change the color this winter.

 Looking into the house from the front door through the covered porch.

 First glance as you come into the house seeing into the family room.

 Our family room. Cozy and comfortable.

 The entire great room with kitchen table.

 Looking into the kitchen from the great room.

 Back porch looking out to the backyard .

 Back garage with a bonus room on top. Its becoming a "man cave" for the boys.

 Back of the house.

 Yellowstone River about 5 minutes from the house.

Carter hanging out by the river throwing sticks in and enjoying the sunshine.

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!

They DID IT!! School is officially over and I am so proud of my boys. Zach survived 5th grade and next year will be onto middle school!! Am I ready? A 6th grader already and he is already showing signs of a preteen. :) Carter finished up 3rd grade this year and Gavin got through another year of preschool. I don't know that the kindergarten is ready for Gavin next year! Here they are in front of our new rental house and also enjoying ice cream cones at the pickle barrel in downtown Livingston. Schools out for SUMMER!

Smores in the Backyard

We are starting to get settled into our new home and decided to cook up some smores one night to take a break after all the unpacking! It feels good to get into a home we know we will be staying in for awhile and we are enjoying the quirky things about living in a home that may be 100 yrs old. . (we still need to find out). There are a couple of the original door knobs.. We feel blessed to have a home to live in and one that is close to the park and schools. I will post more pics soon.

Wax Museum

The end of the year marked a fun program from the fifth graders on all they learned throughout the year with an emphasis on history. They sang songs from the World Wars, the civil War, and the Great Depression giving us a glimpse into history. After the program we walked through the halls of the elementary and each fifth grader was a character out of history, dressed and posing as if in a wax museum. They each had a back drop to go with their character. Zach was Ulysses S. Grant. He stood pretty still and didn't even flinch when I came by and took pictures of him!