Grandpa's Contraption

My kids love going over to Nana & Grandpa's house. They have a huge fenced in acre with a garden and plenty of play room. My dad got the idea to tie up the red wagon to his bike and take the girls for a ride. They thought this was a great idea. It was pretty funny to watch. At first he had the rope tied to the wrong side of the bike and it kept getting stuck in the wheel. Then he figured out that he could only turn right to avoid that. Anyway, he got it down eventually and he got some good exercise!

Ty's Birthday Party

So we have a birthday party every other year for our kids. Ty really wanted a Star Wars party this year. I made the invitations, found a cute star wars bingo game on ebay, made some light sabers from pool noodles, had the cutest cupcakes made by ruth butler and a bouncy house to fight in. Oh, I also made jedi vests out of pillowcases. My mom embroidered the jedi logo on them. The boys loved it and all the hard work is always worth it in the end.





Of course Kaycie and Kendall had to play in the boucy house too.

He's 8!

Wow. I just spent hours looking through thousands of photos to find some of my favoites of Ty. He turns 8 this year. A big milestone! I love his red hair. I love his crazy faces. I love how responsible and helpful he is. I love his sarcasm (sometimes). I'm so glad he's mine!

He loves pickles. He didn't even flinch at 2 years old eating this giant one.

His aunt Lisa said she'd pay him a dollar to wear this Napoleon Dynamite wig. He was extremely upset that we made him put it on.

Ty's first day of kindergarten.

His first night at cub scouts. He was really excited.

Baptism Day! I didn't think I would cry when I saw his dad baptize him but I did.

I'm so proud of him and Scott. The extended family photo is only some of Scott's siblings and their families and then my mom and dad. Big difference between the two!

My 1 Pregnancy Photo

A friend wanted to see my pregnant belly. Here's the one shot I have from this pregnancy. I was about 32 weeks here. I also pulled a muscle trying to take this shot. It's harder to do than you'd think!