yuba lake

i know this is a major picture overload. but nobody has cameras working right now, so shelley and i took TONS of pictures. we had a blast a yuba despite some rain and wind. thanks mom and dad for taking us all. it was fun to get away, and i LOVED wakeboarding. i know it may sound crazy (cause i know i'm not that old) but it makes me feel younger, and it gives me a rush of excitement that i don't get every day anymore. it felt good. although the water was FREEZING!!

the kids were such good helpers packing everything in the truck.

oh the grasshoppers. i think we caught a million!

kids never care if the water is cold! man i wish i didn't!

kembrie loves her aunt kari! and kari is sooo good to help us all out.

carter driving through the waves

i know you can't see their faces, but how cute are twins. (i know alot of work..)but how cute!

my cute little kembrie. i love my little babies!

we need to work on this smile! i think it gets worse every time. such a cheese!

jared is such a fun little dad (when he's not stressed:)

can we put some weight on these two! my goodness i can barely see you!

jared taking a dive off the tower of the boat.

can somebody please help kembrie's hair. she looks like an old man when the wind blows! i can't wait for it to grow in thicker.

hali and kembrie are friends already. they were so cute. we were making dinner and they were just chillin in the bumbos. when one would cry the other one would squeal and they'd both be happy. cute girls

i don't know why this is sideways, and i can't figure out how to fix it, but i couldn't believe i got them both to look at me!

horse races?

did you ever think that stick horse races could be so fun? i know my kids look pretty scary in these pictures. tyise doesn't even have pants on, and her hair is another story. but you still have to capture the real moments right?! i came up stairs sunday to find my husband timing my kids in a stick horse race! tysie won most of the time, she's so funny! and so competitive. maybe they each need a horse to make it more interesting....

oh yes..and braden joined in also.

tysie when she found out she won!

look how hard she is concentrating!

living planet aquarium

we had so much fun at the aquarium with some of our cousins. (thanks cash, porter and mystee for joining us:) the boys had a blast. i thought there were going to jump in with singrays! dax wanted to catch a fish with his hands!

feeling what it's like to be shocked by the electric eel.

dax and cash are best buds.

porter is such a cutie!

this octopus is cool but slightly gross! when is was climbing the glass and my kids were standing in front of it...it looked like he'd be able to eat them!

tysie's hair is getting long, but after a nap in the car trip to sandy...it looks pretty homeless!

puddle jumper life jacket

.................just a little tip........

thanks to my mother and her "good finds" she found this life jacket for my kids last summer and it's wonderful! if you're looking for a floatie of somesort for your child this is the one to get! it's great for swimming at the pool or on the beach, but it's not approved for boating and stuff like that. we found ours at walmart in riverdale, and ticey found some today in harrisville. they're back by the sporting goods stuff.

where does the time go?!

this is such a goofy picture...but is she really four months old now! i pulled this up from the basement yesterday and i can't beleive it! she is getting so big. i bought her a sippy cup the other day and she's already playing with this. where does the time go really!

fun day at the zoo

Hogle zoo free day again! we took the whole clan this time! we almost had as many babies as we do adults! it was fun (although i get stressed. i know guys i know. good thing jared wasn't there or we both would've been stressed! it's just what we do i guess!)

the kids were all pretty good though and we got to see lots of other friends there too.

the train was closed.. we were sad, it's like my kids favorite part!

always have to take a picture by the gorilla!

after lunch we just kept the cooler rather than hike it back up the hill. so dax took advantage of grandma and the seat!

riding the carousel....after our fight with the lady running it. (too long of a story)

kari and renner
my cheesy children

at the bird show

cute hali and heidi and "marty" ...every zebra is marty right!

this is only picture i got of kembrie! thanks kari for all your help.

kembrie's blessing.

kembries blessing was a couple sundays ago...but since i'm a slacker i'm finally getting around to the update! these pictures of her aren't the greatest, since she was asleep before we went to church and as the day gets chaotic i just didn't get any cute ones yet..so maybe more pics to come. we had fun though. thanks to everyone for supporting us. and being there for her sweet blessing.

i absolutely love this dress! my mom made it for me when i was blessed, and has been worn by me, shelley, kari , tysie and now kembrie. hopefully it will last through a few more beautiful girls. isn't my mother amazing. the detail on this dress is just beautiful! i love it.
our so WONDERFUL grill team! the burgers were great thanks kari, gooch and dad!