Fun in Stanley!

We went to Stanley to stay at a cabin with friends.  It was so much fun.  Here is Kathleen with Brecklyn.  These two are peas in a pod.

 Amber and me:

 I think the boys would have stayed and played in the sand all day if we would have let them.

 Stanley is one of the most beautiful mountain places.

 Brandon had to show his buddies how to shoot his new bow & arrow.

 This is the view from church.  You can see it through the entire meeting.  With a view like that, every word they say just has to be true.

 Rob caught a little fish.

 The teeter-totter:

 Amber is an awesome hair stylist:

 It totally looks like a couple of guys hanging out, drinking their beers.  But I swear it is really just water.

 Brandon and Crayton slept in the same bed.

 The boys loved the fish hatchery:

 We went on a hike.  It was perfect.

 Cody's shoes leave a dinosaur footprint when he walks.  We forgot to tell Crayton and Dawson about this little amazing feature.  They were so excited for a moment when they thought we were tracking a dinosaur.

 Cody wanted to get one last picture of the stairs before we left.

Thanks for the super fun weekend Rob and Amber!

Uncle Dan, Graduation, Cody is 6!

Dr. Payne pulled Brandon's tooth.  Seems appropriate, right?  Although I don't think Brandon felt much pain.  But his last rotten tooth is gone!  Hooray!

 Uncle Dan took us boating:

 We went to Rexburg to be with Aunt Lissa and Uncle Clayton.  They graduated from College.  It was such a fun weekend with them.  I wish we had more time there.

 Cody wanted to celebrate his 6th birthday (that's right, my baby is 6) with Angry Birds!  So he got a new shirt on his birthday morning to wear.

 We played a bowling version of angry birds.

 Cody got really into it:

 Going to bed in his new Batman PJ's:

Happy Birthday big boy!

Kathleen is 10!

Today our sweet baby girl turned 10!  Man we are old.  I think she had the best day ever.  At least that is what she kept saying.  This evening the kids did a triathlon.  It was super fun. 

 Brandon:

 Brandon was so excited that he got to stay with his buddy, Noah the whole time.

 A training wheel fell off of Cody's bike, so I had to run and push his handle bars and hold him up while he whined the entire time.  At least I got a good work out.

 Cody is so fun though.  The whole time he was riding his bike (before the training wheel fell of) and when he was walking (instead of running), he was looking at clouds and animals and the lakes and kept telling us how beautiful everything was.  He sure lives in his own special world of happiness.

 He ran for the finish line.

We took Kathleen to Tucanos for her birthday.  She also got an iTouch.  She is sooo excited about it and thinks we are the best parents ever, for now.  I took her to the mall to the apple store and walked in and said, "This little lady needs an iTouch!"  She had no idea.  She started jumping up and down and squealing like a little school girl.  It was so cute.

 All ready for the swimming portion of the triathlon (apparently these pictures are in no order of any kind).

 Kathleen was so fast.  Her competition is still in the water.  First place by a long shot on the swim.

 Same with Brandon.  Who would have thought that my kids were super fast swimmers?

 Not quite so with Cody.  Although he came in 2nd.  And when you compare it to his biking and running, he is Speedy Gonzales in the water.

 Kathleen had a Miss America mystery birthday party.  It was the most fun ever.  Each girl did a talent for it, which was the best part.  But it was also fun trying to discover who stole the crown diamond.

 Kathleen rapped for her talent.

 Happy 10th birthday sweet girl!