August 25, 2008-1st day of school!

The kids all started school on Monday. I'm not going to lie, I was sure excited! They all start getting bored with summer, and that makes life...crazy! I'm sure the kids will have a great school year. Lots to look forward to!
Last weekend before school started, we went up to the cabin and played. We took out 2 4-wheelers and rode all over. The kids all had a great time. They always have so much fun at the cabin. We also love to take the shotgun and go shooting. We feel blessed to have these great family memories.

Happy 5th Birthday Sami!!

Sami turned 5 on August 15, 2008. Its hard to believe she will be going to kindergarten! She is a beautiful, smart and loving daughter. We had a birthday party for her and Serges family and my family were all there. It of coures was a "Hannah Montana" party! Sami loves Hannah Montana, all disney princesses & spongebob (who doesn't). She loves to jump & do flips on the tramp. She will begin tumbling & dance in another week. She also loves to sing. We feel so blessed to have Sami in our family!

Camping in the Uintah's

Every year we make a camping trip up to the Uintah's. We love it up there! Beautiful lakes, mountains, trees-the great outdoors!! Grandma & Grandpa Bull, Brittany, Danny & Kelli and our family were all there. We missed the Wadsworth family, they were not able to make it. We all had a great time. We brought our dog, Sadie with us. This was her first expertience camping. And she did very well.

Discovery Gateway

Brittany and I had an idea to take the kids to the zoo before she had her baby. Of course...it rained. So we park the car and then decide we don't want to be in the rain for 3 hours. So we turned around and went to the Discovery Gateway. The kids always have a great time there, so we knew it would be fun for them. They all had a great time.

24th of July in Spanish Fork

On the 24th of July, my kids and I, my mom, Grandma & Grandpa, and Steve, Shaundee, Lyza and Seth all went down to the parade in Spanish Fork. I believe this is one of the oldest traditions I remember. We used to come from California during this time and we always looked forward to this celebration. Sami and Lyza had so much fun watching the parade. I'm sure it had nothing to do with the fact that there were random "princesses" walking down the street giving hugs and taking pictures with little girls. We all had a great time. After the parade we went to a park in Lehi and had lunch and the kids played. It was a big effort to do this, but the memories that were made will last forever.

It's A Girl!!

As if 4 girls weren't enough, Serge brought home a puppy for the kids today. And... it's a girl! She's a Lab/Vizsla mix and she is actually very cute. I'm just not ready for one more baby to take care of!! I would address her by name, but we don't have one yet. Some kids want Sadie others want Sunnie and Sami of course wants to name her Cindy, because "that is the most beautiful name ever"!! Our kids are getting older and have assured us that they will take care of the dog and mom won't have to do anything. Yea, Right!! I'm wondering how long that will last. Anyhow, we are sure happy with this dog, and think the kids will have lots of fun with her. Welcome little puppy to our crazy family!!!

Happy 4th of July!!

I think one of Serge's favorite holidays is the 4th of July. He has special patriotic music that he plays in the house and car. He also loves the Kaysville parade water fight! And of course this year we drove down to Provo, spent some time with Grandma and Grandpa Lee, and then went to watch Amanda Dance and Miley Cyrus, The Blue Man Group, and some of the best fireworks ever!

We as a family love this country that we live in and are so grateful for the freedoms we have. I am so glad that Serge teaches our kids so many wonderful things about our country. We would like to thank all those who have served and are currently serving, we are forever grateful.