My Birthday...

Wow so much has happened since I last updated... Courtnee bugs me everyday to update and I want too, I just don't. So I am finally going to update.. From the end of June until now.. Whew... So for my birthday this year, my sister and brother in law invited us to go boating... Heck yes I will. Although it was too windy to take the boat out, we still had lots of fun playing in the sand. :) Just a few pictures from our sand playing..

Levi decided to make everyone a mermaid.. Silly Levi..

Where is Jaden?

 

First Swim...

Love watching the kids swim. Our first swim at Gramps' house..

Loved doing this as a kid...

Warming up..

He is a fish this year...

Jumping off the board is a big leap from last year where he would barely even come off the stairs..

Miss Courtnee

Throwing the rocket to find later..

Playing the frisbee..



Shooting the basket, shot...

Ryker was so funny..

Spinning move.. The kids love doing "tricks" for the camera..

Ryker jumping in for the first time..

Getting used to it..

"Old Granny"

These two are so funny to play Old Maid with.. They just cackle when the other one draws the "Old Granny," I just love it.. This really is a picture moment. NO fighting..

Pranked..

Troy and I went to dinner the other night and came home to our house like this.. I couldn't help but just laugh.. Oh I love my kiddos..

The kitchen table in the family room, basketball hoop on the fish tank and garbage can in front of fish tank. 

Barstools in cooking area..





Couches in kitchen area...



Living room chairs upside down.



Piano bench upside down, photo albums upside down.



Pictures askew.. :) 

Lil Puppy...

Ryker is so funny.. Lately he loves to pretend that he is a puppy.. He loves these little fizzy candies.. This day he was eating them off of the floor like a puppy, then he wants you to clap and say "good job, puppy." Oh I love this kiddo..

School is out!!!

Another end to a great school year. So proud of the kids this year.. Cole did so good all year with his grades and his anxiety. He earned his Coyote Pride medallion and also got a medal for Leadership in his class. I missed his awards assembly, as I was at Courtnee's but a friend took some pictures of Cole, so I will post them as soon as I get them..  Stockton managed two 4.0's this year with the other two 3.9's.. Courtnee had an award assembly as she is leaving Middle School and heading to High School (gasp.) She was awesome this year and her three years in Middle School. She received an award for pulling a 4.0 all three years of Middle School, which was only given to eleven students. She also got an award for 4.0 all of this year.. And last was awarded Student of the Year in Language Arts.. So so proud of the kiddos..

Miss Courtnee with all of her awards..

First time boating...

We finally bit the bullet and took our kids boating... I have been in a raft before, but never a full speed fast boat.. Courtnee and Troy have, me and the boys have not.. My sister bought a boat a few weeks ago, so we decided to make a day of it. We packed lunches, sand toys, sunblock, etc. and headed to Deercreek... My sister in law also has a boat so they met us there.. Between the two boats there was enough room for all of us.. :) Fishing and playing in the water, could we ask for more fun?? Although I think my brother in law was purposely hitting every wake visible to his eye just to hear me scream like a little girl... Which I did.. I knew we were going to die, right there on the lake.. Thank goodness I peed first or I would have peed my pants, (which I may have done anyway!) It was so scary... But after awhile I got used to it.. It was so much fun.. I loved it!! Here are some of our pics from the day..

Jade trying to play in the "sand.." It wasn't really sandy..

Miss Courtnee all ready to go boating..

Cole's first time on a boat..

Whitney and Courtnee on the tube..

Ryker, not too sure about it all...

Everyone fishing off the back of the boats...

Jade and Daddy...

Jade taking his hand at fishing..

Colton was such a sweetie.. He took Jade onto his boat to show him how to fish..

Cole's highlight was filling up water balloons.. Nancy bought this cool gadget that let you fill them right on the boat..

Ryker "driving" the boat...

Jade casting all by himself..

Nancy and Courtnee were the first to take the plunge...

Then there were three...

Colton and Courtnee jumping in..

Dakotas turn...

Chilling in the water...

Levi jumping in..

Tonya, Colton and Jade fishing..

The only fish they caught, by Tonya...

Levi showing off his skills, wake boarding..