A "Yankee" week

So for Braden, David and I have been working on a surprise for the last 2 years or so. It is finally here. David and Braden flew to New York to see the Yankees play the Red socks in the Yankee Stadium. This is the last year the New York Yankee baseball team will play at Yankee Stadium. After this Baseball season it will be torn down. It will then became parking for the new stadium across the street.
Braden could not sleep last night. Dad and son left this morning around 4:30 am.
I received a phone call this afternoon that they were leaving Minneapolis and heading to New York!! I think I might be more excited than both of them put together!!(okay,
maybe not) I am still very happy things have worked out so we could grant Braden a big wish....

I will let you know how things go! GO YANKEES!!!

Bennihanas who??

THe first day of school was only half a day. I had a friend call and ask me if I wanted to take our kids out for lunch to celebrate the 1st day down. "Sure" I said. She then told me she loves to take her kids to Bennihana's. So I took my kids for a new adventure... The food was pretty good. However my kids will probably always be Mcdonalds and playground kids.

A new year begins....

So August 25, 2008 many changes occurred in our home. One child off on her senior year and one child begins all day school. As I took these pictures I became slightly teary.
I can't believe I am the mother of a Senior in High school, a Freshman in High school,a seventh grader, a sixth grader and one in first grade. I love my children so very much. I love their accomplishments. I love seeing them become unique and loving people. As they try to find their way in life and rely less and less on their parents (not too much though) I enjoy watching them try to spread their tiny wings and even try to fly on their own. Here are my babies

The salt flats

Even the dogs enjoyed the salt flats. Thank heavens for baby wipes. Everyone was salty.

The Farewell

Cousin Tyson farewell! Elder Dunford leaves for the MTC Aug. 20, 2008. Eventually he will be in Eugene, Oregon. Make these next 2 years the best you can! We love you cousin Ty....

Easton with his cousins. Easton had to get a gun and the girls got lovely umbrellas.

Taking the prize (one side note we could only find his flip flops so he did the race barefoot, after the race he told me "mom, I woulda whipped them if I had my shoes"
He is very competitive. That would make him his fathers son, okay mine too.

The start of the Tractor pull

Our Vacation to Utah

SO the family made the trek to Utah starting July 23rd. Actually it was just the kids and myself, David had left the Saturday before for Europe. It was a different kinda trek it took us only 1 day instead of the 2 very long days it took when we lived in Texas. There were many things we did! In my home town of Sunset, Utah we joined in on the festivities of Sunset Fun Days!!
Easton was awarded 2nd place in the kids tractor pull, we tried our first deep fried oreo's (they were surprisingly good), we watched fireworks and went the the Ogden pioneer 24th parade.