WOW...times flies!

Here I go again...trying to catch up in the blog world. I have been trying to catch up instead of showing recent pictures. I am not sure if I like this idea, but just maybe it will help me stay committed! I cannot believe we are in 2010 and here I am still blogging in mid 2009. Shoot! Here are some pictures from last summer. They are in order backwards because I was too lazy to fix it, but here they are nonetheness.

On May 21, 2009 Curtis and I celebrated our 10 year anniversary. We weren't able to celebrate until the end of July, but it was worth the wait. We went shopping in Utah, out to a movie, and just hung out enjoying each other's company with no kids. Our friend's joined us for the second day. They were so much fun and we were glad they could come. Here we are the gardens at Thanksgiving Point.

It was a great and much needed weekend!

This is Cayden hanging out in the Tahoe. He is a nice traveler.

His brothers on the other hand are quite mischevious. We can't take our eyes off them for too long or you never know what you'll find. Here they are making use of the plastic from their water bottles.

In June every year our family participates in the Relay for Life. We absolutely love this. If anyone wants to know more I would glad to answer any questions. This is definately one of our favorite weekends of the year and I encourage everyone to go at least once.

This is how Gavyn spent the entire time. My dad was over logistics and he was at his side the entire time.

This is part of our team. All my siblings and their spouses are on the team as well as my parents, Curtis' parents, and many friends.

This is our friend Jason walking the survivor lap with his kids.

And here is Curtis walking the survivor lap. I love on the second lap when they ask the caregivers to walk. Cayden, Bryce, and Gavyn jumped out there and walked around with their daddy.

Here is Bryce with me in my booth. I am the accountant for the event so I stayed here the majority of the night taking money and counting away. Luckily, I had three awesome friends helping me out. I with someone would have taken a picture that next morning. Allysse, her kids, and myself were all sound asleep in the booth after a long night's work and play!

This is my kids with the some of their friends. They played their hearts out and then settled down in front of a movie to relax.

This was at Pride Days. Gavyn decided he wanted to rock climb and he did a great job.

Bryce loved this obstacle course. He bounced through it so fast no one could catch up.

Here is Gavyn racing Andrew. They kids all had a great time.

My boys snuggling together on the couch watching a movie. I absolutely love moments like this.

Cayden at Scout Camp

Gavyn ready to golf!

Bryce at the zoo.

We went on a family hike one week for a family home evening and the kids loved it. We just need to find more spots to hike at so if anyone has some fun places please let me know. This was at the pitstop between Blackfoot and IF.

Here's to hoping that I can catch up and keep up with the blogging thing. I think I need to make this my #1 New Year's Resolution.

He's Proud Of Me!

I have been continually reminded lately that I am a horrible blogger and I happen to agree. I do well for a while and post a ton for catch up and then I get busy and it stops. I am going to try to finish my catching up before Christmas so bear with me while I post tons of pictures over the next couple of days.

I don't have my camera with me right now, but I did want to post one memory from this week.

Bryce and Gavyn are currently taking gymnastics classes. Anyone who knows me will know that I absolutely LOVE gymnastics. I continued to take classes after Gavyn was born and my last class I took was a couple of years ago when Curtis was in the middle of his chemotherapy. It was my release and I loved it. I ended up stopping when I went one night and Curtis called me because he was so sick and couldn't help the kids with something. After that I decided my release could wait because I was needed at home.

Anyway, the boys' spotter left on a mission on Wednesday so I started spotting both of their classes this week. Bryce's was on Monday. He has such natural talent! He started doing back handsprings by himself on his third day in class. Miss Paunie was teaching them a new trick and she asked me to demonstrate it for them. It was doing a handstand and then stepping down and going right into a back handspring. With a spot the first time I got up and did it for the class and then I was able to do it on my own. Bryce was so impressed and was telling everyone that I was his mom. After gym class he came up and gave me a big hug and told me he was so proud of me for being able to do the trick and that he loves me so much.

This was the highlight of my week!

Grandma Rumsey

On Friday, September 10, 2009 my Grandma Rumsey passed away. She had just turned 81 a few weeks prior on August 28th. My aunts threw a great big surprise birthday party for her and regrettably we were not able to go, but here are some of pictures from her birthday party last year. Every year grandma gets a picture taken with her daughters. It has been such an awesome tradition and I love looking back at the pictures through the years!

2008

Mom, Aunt Terry, Aunt Raylene, Grandma Rumsey, and Aunt Debbie

Desi, Tyler, Heidi, Gavyn, Curtis, Mom, Dad, Jen, Rachael, James and Andrew

Cayden, Cameron, Grandma Rumsey, Bryce

Cameron, Gavyn, and Cayden with their Great Grandma Rumsey

Gavyn and Bryce with Great Grandma Rumsey

Isn't she so cute! I love Grandma and I will miss her so much. I am grateful for the knowledge that I will get to see her again some day and that she is up in Heaven with my sweet Mayson taking care of him for me.

Shoshone Falls

In May of this year we went with my parents and my sister's family to Shoshone Falls. The water level was high and it made it even more amazing. The kids had a blast. We looked at the falls, walked the trails, and had a picnic.

I loved this sign coming into the park. Apparently, they need to let us know not only when they are opened, but what time they are closed.

These cousins just love each other so much.

Here's Rachael giving herself bunny ears. She cracks me up!

We told them they had to hold hands and so this is how they walked around.

Here is a picture of our group.

Andrew, Cayden, and Cameron climbed up this steep hill to get a picture in the cave.

Then, Cayden begged me to climb up with him.

Here is our view point from the cave looking down. It was really steep!

Overall, the falls were beautiful, the company was awesome, and we all had a great time. We can't wait to go back again next year.