Isn't It Great Being A Kid

Being a kid is so great although they don't appreciate it now. Kids get such great pleasure out of the small things in life which we should probably take a lesson from. Putting a in ground trampoline in our backyard was one of smartest moves we've made. It is the one thing my kids use everyday. One of their favorite things is when Ben bounces them. They make him do it until he is ready to pass out. This particular day Lauren and Reese came over to join them. It was so fun to watch them and hear them giggle. Little moments like these remind you that your children are happy and that makes me happy. It isn't a big birthday party or vacation but I think these moments are just as important for your kids to see as the big ones. Here are some of the pics. If it looks like fun and you would like to give it a try, come on over I'm sure Ben would bounce you.

Wedding Week

So last week was a little crazy because of Kyle and Sherl Lynn's wedding but everything went really well. We had something going every night of the week but Wednesday. Monday was the bachelor party where they went paintballing. Ben came home covered in welts and sore from head to toe saying he had a blast. Sometimes I just do not understand men. Covered in bruises from head to toe is not my idea of fun. Tuesday I took Sherl Lynn's bridals. I know a little last minute but we took them edited them and got them printed all in the same day. How is that for efficient and they turned out great. Thursday was their reception in Ben's mom's backyard and it was alot of fun. They just had it casual which was a nice change and they rented a big inflatable toy for the kids and a cotton candy machine as well. Although I do have to say the lime flavor was not my favorite. Sour and cotton candy just do not go together for me. Friday was the actual wedding up at Snow Basin and it was beautiful plus they had one of the cutest flower girls ever. If you are thinking that Kennedy has been a flower girl alot lately you would be right. This was her 4th time in a little over a year so she is a total professional now so I am thinking of hiring her out so if you know anyone that needs one have them give me a call. The kids highlight of the wedding though would have to be the elevator which they continuously rode up and down. I also taught them how to jump up and get a little rush when you hit the right floor which probably wasn't a good idea cause then they just wanted to ride it more. Oh well kids will be kids and who am I to stop them. So here are some picture highlights from the week. I don't have any from the bachelor party so if someone else does send them my way.

These are some of my favorites


The inflatable toy they rented sure kept my kids occupied thank goodness


Kennedy performing her flower girl duties


We dressed Tia as a flower girl too so she wouldn't throw a fit.
She wanted a pretty dress and her hair done too.


Looking at this picture you would think Mairyn and Kennedy were sisters
and not Tia and Kennedy.


Don't my kids just looked thrilled to be there and I would have been extremely annoyed with Kennedy's pouting if she hadn't looked so cute doing it.


After a long days work who doesn't need a good drink.

Breaking Dawn Chaos

So in my previous post I told you I would post pictures of the parties for those of you who decided to stay home that night and instead just go in the morning when the mad rush was over. It was alot of fun and crazy. We ended up going to Wal-mart instead of Barnes and Noble because we had 400 people in front of us and my sister in-law was like 50th in line there. They were really organized there. They were giving out pins, stickers, T-shirts, and even cake. When 12 o'clock hit they let everyone in and they just had tables full of books everywhere and every check stand was open so we were out of there by 12:15. When Jamie dropped me off at Barnes and Noble the line was huge. It went all the way back to Micheals. I would guess there was about 2500 people there. Pretty insane. So I am curious to what everyone thinks about the book so if you have read it leave your review of the book in my comments. I will leave my opinion there too so if you have not read the book and do not want to be spoiled then do not look at my comments. Here are some of favorite pics.

If you look closely that lady has a tail apparently she is a wolf.

The girl in blue is Bella at the Prom.

Part of the enormous crowd.

My brother Scott was such a good sport and put up with the insanity
just to be with his wife. He even bought a book for my mom.

Some of the face painting they were doing.

Jaclyn's sisters and sister in-law. Where is Jaclyn you say?
Oh ya she isn't a big fan. Crazy girl.

Jamie, Sydney, Nina, and me at Walmart.
They have some great plants on sale if your wondering.