Clean Pantry!!!!

So I am always grateful for the fact that I have a pantry. It's not a giant one but it's a good size for me. Some day I hope to get one that is bigger but for now this one is great.

Anyway! I decided today to rearrange mine and I always feel so much better when it's done. It's amazing how many things you have in there that you don't need or that is just out of date. So now I have room for some things from the case lot sale. The rest will just have to stay out on the shelf in the garage till it's needed. Now if I could get the rest of my house organized again!

Well sorry to bore you but I just wanted to share and maybe lite a fire under some of you out there that might need to do the same soon! Have a great day!!

It may not seem clean to you but it is clean for me.

We do have a lot of stuff in here don't we.

Top shelf.

An Afternoon At The Park!

We have one of the prettiest city parks. It sits on an island in the middle of town. Most towns don't even have a river running through their towns, but we have that and a park in the middle of it. I have always loved this place and it's fun to be able to take my own kids there.

The water is way down right now. Normally all these rocks are under water.

She loves to look at the water

Katie was having fun climbing everything!


She wants so much to be able to do these things on her own but luckily her Dad is willing to climb with her.

Craig is such a good Daddy!! Super Dad even! :)

Alexys decided after being at the park for a while to go and find a pretty, quiet spot to lay down and read.

But Craig and Katie found her!

And then her quiet came to an end!

They do have fun together!

Always wrestling... he needs a son here to play with, oh wait! Katie makes up for that she loves it!

I had to step in and save Alexys... I do love this man!

Even if he is a big tease... Maybe because of that.?

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So funny!!

What a fun afternoon!!!

I love my family!!!!!!!

First Day of Dance

Katie started her dance class today. She really had a good time. I forgot to take my camera so these pictures are from my phone. Sorry they are such poor quality... She is still cute though! We need to get her some ballet shoes and some tap shoes. She can't wait till next week!

Katie with her class. (She is almost 8 and the oldest of the other girls is about 5)

Worn out!

Watching the other kids getting ready to leave.

She had a great time!!!!

Powder Puff Football & White Water Rafting!!!

Friday September 11 was South Fremont's Homecoming. So Alexys played on the Freshman Powder Puff Football team. She did a great job. She really got in there and made some key plays. I wish I had gotten the picture when she leveled the girls in the grey pants in front of her in these pictures. These are the best pictures I got of the event.

So on Saturday September,12 Craig and I went with the Elders of Twin Groves Ward and we rafted the Hoback. It was a lot of fun! I didn't dare take my camera so I only have these two pictures of before we went. If you want to see some really funny shots of us taken by the photographers on the river go to Floatograph.com and find us on there. We were there on the 12th and for some reason our time of day says 100. Anyway!!! We all had a fun weekend to say the least!

School Pictures!

I decided I didn't like regular school pictures or their price. So I decided to take my own pictures of the girls this year. I took Alexys and her friend Alyssa down to the river bottoms by the railroad bridge to do their pictures and then I just took Katie into our back yard and the field behind our house. I think they turned out good. It helps to have girls that take good pictures.

Katie is almost impossible to get a good picture of. She never stops moving so most of her pictures are a big blur. So I am happy with the ones I got of her.

Here are three of each of them.

These were my favorites out of all the many I took.

First Day of School

Well it's here. The first day of school. I'm less excited about it than the girls. Katie could hardly wait for the bus to come. Before she went to bed last night we told her it would be here today and she went crazy! She ran in circles for a second then took off to find her back pack and shoes. We had to disappoint her by telling her she had to sleep first before the bus would come. She was so happy to see it pull up that she ran to get on while yelling over her shoulder at me, "BYE!!" Not even a hug!! Oh well, I forgive her.

Alexys seemed a little nervous but she wouldn't admit it. Her first day in High School!! I am nervous even if she isn't. I just can't figure out how she went from being in kindergarten not that long ago to being in High School!! How and why does this always seem to happen to parents? Kids need to stop growing up so fast!! Anyway here are some pictures from this morning.

I love you girls!!! I hope your day is wonderful!

Giving her best toothless smile even with the sun in her face!

Off she goes!!!

A freshman!!

Beautiful, inside and out. Look at those eyes!

Craig's Latest Triathlon!!

Craig did the Rush Triathlon again. He beat is time from last year by more than a half hour. He also placed 2nd in the Clydesdale! (Men over 200 lb.) :)

Here are some pictures!

Enjoy!!!

I'm lucky I was able to get this picture. There are so many people in the water and they all look the same. I just took a bunch of pictures of different groups and then zoomed into see if I got him in there. I never did see him till he got out of the water.

Look at that guy go! Solid muscle!! He does look a little angry.

(That guy behind him got in his way I think.)

The biking took them out to the dry farms above Rexburg.

Lots of hills!
I had to pass him to get a picture. He didn't look to happy about the distraction. Or he could just be really tired after riding up the hill by the Temple. :)

This is the transition to start the run.

Love the backdrop of this picture!!

Here he comes around the track for the final part of the run!

This is a video of him running across the finish line.

The People saying names were a little slow and couldn't find his name at first.

This is his medal. He took second in the Clydesdale!!!

Congrats Craig!! I love you and am so proud of you!!!

Just the big girls at Lagoon!

Alexys and I went to Utah and spent two days at Lagoon. We are thinking that we might make this into an annual thing. (Craig doesn't know that yet!) It was good to be able to get connected again without all the disruptions of everyday life.

The weather was perfect. The hottest it got was 75 and there was a nice cool breeze both days.

Perfect!

We of course went and had our picture taken in Pioneer Village.




Alexys rode the rooster on the merry go round. I was on the zebra if anyone cares.

Our first and last ride of our two days of Lagoon of course was Wicked.

Great ride!!!

(I take that back we did the White Roller coaster first. That is a tradition. Always ride the white coaster first!)

We are on the back of the train in this picture.

The Wild Mouse is another of our favorites!

Alexys loves the swings.

Merry Go Round !!

We had a great time!!!!