Ride for the Fallen

This last weekend I had the opportunity to volunteer at the Ride for the Fallen. It is a motorcycle ride and fund raiser in honor of LCpl Michael Allred who died while serving in Iraq. He is from Logan and is my good friend's nephew. The money raised goes toward scholarships in his name. There were close to 300 riders there and it was an amazing sight to see. I had the opportunity to work at the registration tent in the morning and the lunch that afternoon. I was very honored and proud to be a part of this event. I'm so thankful for this beautiful country that I live in and and very grateful to those who defend it every day. God bless our troops and their families.
http://www.rideforthefallen.us/

Happy Birthday Landry

Landry turned 6 this year and I can't believe it. What happened to my baby girl? She was so excited for her birthday party. It was an Ariel party - she's on a major Ariel kick right now. We had a blow up water slide and the kids had a great time. She was most excited about her party favors which were goldfish. I'm not sure how many of the mothers were thrilled with this idea but we did provide them with some fish food and the bowl! One of Landry's died a couple of days after but she still has one that is swimming strong. I'm pretty sure the guy at PetSmart wanted to beat me the morning I walked in and asked for fifteen bags of 2 goldfish each! My camera batteries died that day so I only got one picture of the birthday girl. Thank heavens Jeff is around to take care of the photography!

Happy Birthday Landry. We couldn't ask for a sweeter little girl than you! We love you.

Bear Lake

Our summer would not be complete without our family trip to Bear Lake. We missed it last year because of the scabies scare and so we were bound and determined to be there this year. It is always fun to be with my family. Its loud and crazy and we always have too much food and we LOVE it. We all stay at one cabin and spend the days on the lake being lazy. It is a great way to end the summer.

The girls 'surfing' on their kick boards

Lando and Dad and Driving Grandpa's Boat

Sweet Goggles and Sand Castle!

Summer Fun

This summer was filled with lots of different adventures and fun. Landry had her first experience selling Kool-Aid. The highlight of her day was when the city bus stopped and the bus driver bought a cup and gave her a $1 tip. We made several trips to the pool and Bear Lake and had a really fun weekend with Paityn.

I think she picked the hottest day of summer to do this. But she was thrilled with her $4!

Bear Lake with Carson and Jayme - So much fun!

Trying to beat the heat with sprinklers and trips to the pool.

Our weekend with Paityn. Love the Tree house - it's the funnest place.

4th of July

This year my Grandparents were visiting from Texas. We love it when they come to visit! We spent the weekend in Rockland and had a great time with all the fam. We went to a melodrama that was too cute - Landry loved it. They had a candy drop from a plane over the football field, games and booths in the park, chasing the greased pig - yes you read that right - and then fireworks. It was a really fun day. The next day we had a BBQ and shot the potato gun - yes you read that correctly too! There's a good chance we might be rednecks. We hope to either get to Texas soon or that Grandma and Grandpa will be back soon.

Jeff's BDay and Hawaii

Jeff celebrated a 'milestone' birthday this year (I am MUCH younger than him) and so to surprise him I bought us tickets to Hawaii. I had saved on the sly for a year and actually pulled it off. I can never surprise him so it was nice to finally pull one over on him. In June we went to Kauai for a week. It was unbelievable. I used to not understand why people would keep going back there when there are so many other places to visit. Now I know! I loved it. It was so beautiful and so relaxing. We had a great time and can't wait to go back.

Last Day of School

I can't believe that Landry is done with Kindergarten! This year went so fast. I am so proud of her. She learned to read this year and LOVES it. No more spelling out words so she doesn't know what we are talking about! Ms. Purser was such a great teacher. Landry just loved her and I'm so glad that she had such a sweet and kind teacher. It made it much easier to send her everyday knowing that she loved it.

Last Homework Assignment

Last Day Of School