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 Jay had to work in Blanding and Monticello back in the end of June, so me and the kids decided to go with him, but then the next day me and the kids would drive to Farmington, New Mexico to go visit Danielle and her family since it was only 2 more hours. The kids and I stayed there for 10 days while Jay worked away. It was nice though because over the weekend Jay came and stayed with us in New Mexico so we had some family time in there as well. It's always fun visiting my sis and her cute cute girls and of course Corey since he won't ever come to Utah!! (hint hint) We did a whole lot of relaxing and lugging lots and lots of children wherever we went! We swam, went to Big Bounce, did the splash pad, hot tubbed, parks, made lots of yummy yummy food and desserts, played some poker, and had some good company! Thanks to Corey's aunt and uncle who let all of us stay at their casa for almost 2 whole weeks! They will never know how much we truly appreciated it!

 After the 10 day stay in New Mexico, we decided to go see Jay and wait out the 2 days with him while he finished up work in Blanding. Well, it ended up being 4 days, well leaving on day 4 at the hotel with just the kids and I while Jay would work work work, swim with us for an hour then go to bed since he didn't get back until 9:30 and had to wake at 5. He put in lots of hours, but at least he knew he could come back to us the last 3 night he worked. And it actually wasn't too bad. We did lots and lots of swimming at the hotel pool. Also while we were away, a fire broke out in Herriman which caused us to be evacuated which we weren't there to be evacuated. But we didn't know if we were coming home to a house or not and what the damage would be. Ended up being okay, the fire was directly across the street from us in our neighbors back yard which caused them a whole lot of damage. We just had smoke to smell for days and lots and lots of ashes everywhere outside. We are SO very thankful that we still have our home and so do all our neighbors. It was way to close for comfort and there was nothing we could do since we were gone. It was pretty crazy coming home to see the mountain in front of our house which is just a few yards away black and burned. All the vinyl fences along those houses were burned. Pretty crazy to see.

SaYdEy Graduates Preschool

 This Saydey Lady graduated from her second year of Preschool. When we moved we transferred her to Small Wonders Preschool in Herriman which was the best choice! Saydey had a great year there. She met friends and WE loved her teacher, Miss Nancy. Such a big accomplishment to finish 2 years of preschool! We are so so proud of you Sayders! You are growing up too fast, but you are turning into the best 5 year old we could ever wish for! We LOVE you forever!

NOW ON TO THE BIG SCHOOL WITH BIG SISTER JAYDYN!! YAY FOR KINDERGARTEN!

CUTE KIDDOS!!

SpRiNg SoCCeR

 Jaydyn, Saydey, and Karston played Spring Soccer this year with Herriman Rec League. Let's just say they had really never played or knew what the rules of soccer were until their first practice and in Jaydyn's case her first game. We told her and showed her some stuff but we just kind of threw them right in to play! They LOVED it. Well the girls more than the little man. Jaydyn got a little emotional the first game and when they sat her out she had a melt down and didn't want to go back in to play. She just stood there and would run every now and then not trying to kick the ball. Before that first game got over we talked her into going back in to play. I was so proud that she didn't give up when she really wanted to. Ever since that she has loved soccer. She really got into it and got right in there to get that ball! Saydey loved it from the get go and is a feisty little player. She was always in the middle trying to kick that ball out! It was awesome. Karston on the other hand liked it and all, but got so bored with it. His games were and hour long also and to keep him that entertained for one whole hour was killer. He only played maybe 15 minutes of a couple games and was just bored. He is a three year old boy and that playground he was playing next to every time was calling his name! It was fun to watch them play and learn the basics to a new sport! The girls will be playing again!

LAGOON! Another cHeeR Competition!

 Lagoon here we come! Both girls performed at Lagoon. We love this performance. They did SO great! I am such a proud mama watching both my girls cheer their hearts out! They are both fliers and just love it! We love to watch them...mostly because they love it so much. A huge thank you to Vaughn and Julie and their family and also Natalie and her girls! They have showed up every year without fail even if it's just to watch them. My girls LOVE that! So thank you. Saydey has gotten very good at her cart wheels and her round offs. She has been working her bum off to get them just perfect. She is now working on her back bends and walk overs. She is one determined little lady. Jaydyn did a back walk over in her routine this year with 2 other girls. Now she is working on that back hand spring off the mats. She has it now, but at this time she was still a little nervous! They are getting better and better every year. It is so fun to see them learn and to watch them get excited every time they accomplish something! We love CHEER!!!

 And of course we ride the rides all day long! Thank you to Auntie Tiff who watched Tynner for us while we could let the bigger kids play. It helped SO much! Karston is SO brave! I couldn't believe some of the rides he was riding and not getting scared. Or sometimes just a bit scared, then he would LOVE that ride! We ended up getting passes this year because we had so much fun. Jay and I were beat by the end of the day, but it sure was worth it all!