Garrett's Early B-day Party

We celebrated Garrett's 6th birthday a little early so Daddy could be there. Garrett was so excited with his alligator cake (yes, that's what it is if you couldn't tell).

He picked out an Animal Planet theme and we had all the cousins and grandparents over for cake and ice cream. He loved all the attention and of course the presents weren't to shabby either!

My little dancer

Rylee has asked about taking dance classes and when I finally found one (thanks to cousin Becca) that I felt was totally age appropriate I signed her up! She was ecstatic to get new dance gear and head off on her first day. Look how stinkin' cute she is!
I don't think she did a single thing in the class, she's shy you know, but she came home and showed me all her "moves".

Labor Day Fishing

Jon woke the kids up at 5:00 am on Labor Day to take them fishing. They were so excited to go with Daddy and didn't complain at all about the early departure. They were gone until 3:00 and had a blast. The first place they stopped at didn't offer much and so they decided to try another spot and as before they got the second pole cast they had already caught one. The fish just kept coming and they all got to reel in several. Fishing doesn't get better than that.


Jon said it was the best day of his year. These little ones LOVE their Daddy!

Garrett goes to Kindergarten

My little baby Garrett started Kindergarten today! He was so excited he was up at 6:30 and had his backpack ready.

I got a little choked up as he headed through the doors but couldn't even shed a tear because he was so happy to finally be there.

Hopefully his eagerness and energy last for the next 17 years!!!
Isn't he handsome?

Garrett and his friend Sydney.

End of Summer

Before Garrett went to school we finished off the summer with a little fun. My parents gave us an early Christmas gift with the "pass of all passes" so we went miniature golfing at Trafalga in Orem.

Then we hit the Trafalga in Lehi. They could have stayed all day...

unfortunately it started POURING and they closed. But it was a great two hours while it lasted!


We went to Hogle Zoo with Crystal, Sydnee and Marin.

It was the perfect day. The first day I could stand out in the sun and not sweat to death for quite sometime. We packed in a picnic, went to the bird show and got to see some animals in action! We stayed for 4 1/2 hours it was so great.


Finally, we hit a Orem Owlz baseball game. The kids really don't get the whole concept yet but they just think it's cool sitting in the stands with a tub of popcorn and "randomly" clapping and yelling.

Ward Campout

August 20-21st we headed to Mapleton for our ward campout. We went last year and the kids had a blast so we couldn't pass it up this year.

They love to pack their sleeping bags, water bottles and their own flashlights!

Most of my Laurels happened to be there so we had to get a group shot. I'm glad they like me..they are such awesome girls!!!
Jessica Carlson, Isabelle Colledge, Me, Brianne Baugh, Mariah Johnson, Elena

It's amazing what a light beam and smoke create!

Me and my kiddies!

Rylee getting a little help roasting a marshmallow from Daddy. Of course, she didn't actually want to eat it afterwards.

Cheese!

Giving Dad a morning hug to thank him for taking us camping. Even though I got ZERO sleep (note to self: no more camping when pregnant) it was totally worth it to see these little ones have such a ball with dirt, rocks and sticks.

A little family picture...with Ike! He's such a cute kid!

Heading out on a forest adventure....
Joseph Thomas, Michael Garrett, Rylee, Garrett, Ike Olsen, Doug Garrett

My twin Kim and I couldn't let a camping experience get in our way of dressing matchy matchy. We tend to always be wearing the same things - at least 70% of the time. It seriously cracks us up. Although hard to see, it's not JUST black hoodies, they're NEW YORK hoodies we got on separate trips to the Big Apple.

Clavere's Visit

In August the Clavere Family came to visit. Jon invited the boys for a fishing trip to Cleveland Lake. They were really excited until Jon told them he'd be by to pick them up at 4:30. He wasn't joking.

My cute nephew Dante catches a big one!

Dante, Jon, Garrett and Julian

Julian, Javier, Dante and Garrett
They had a great time but then refused to eat the fish that night at our BBQ. I can't blame them, I think it would be hard to swallow something you just killed!

Cute cousins enjoying a rootbeer float!


Jav and Linds treated us to a Real Salt Lake Soccer game.

I happen to love soccer and it's probably the only time I'll get Jon there with me so I thoroughly enjoyed it!


Lindsay and Garrett having some snuggle time. As much as Rylee talked about loving Linds and wanting go see her, she hardly acknowledged her existence. Better luck next year.


Shellie's Annual Pirate Party! Costumes are mandatory.

Aaarggh!

This picture is just to capture the party pooper in the background. Shellie even bought her a cute girly pirate costume and tried every form of bribery. But alas, Rylee's stubbornness won out.

All hands on deck!
Jayden, Garrett, Julian, Shellie, Madi and Dante

Jon, Lindsay, Jeremy, Shellie and Jordan
What a cute family!

Shellie and her boyfriend.

Shellie treated us...and the neighborhood, to an outdoor movie in her backyard. So much fun!

Jon's grandma Mo and Lily stayed with us and we had so much fun visiting with her and enjoying her company!