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On his way...

Right at home.

Cute Carly

She loves to help me cook. And yes, she dresses herself.

And this one loves to eat EVERYTHING! This time he chose dirt. Yum.

Week recap

There are nothing like Carly and Parker burritos. They love to be wrapped up in their blankets like this. So funny.

We went up for the ward campout last weekend. We missed the actual campout part because of our recent camping experiences... we just didn't want to sleep in a tent anymore. We had a lot of fun though.

At a recent zoo trip. Carly got to feed the Lorakeets. She thought that was pretty cool.

Parker at the zoo.

Us at the zoo.

There are a lack of Spencer pictures because he is currently at Grandma and Grandpa's house spending a couple of weeks. We hear he is having a ton of fun and it sure has been quiet around our house!

Reunion Time

We just got back from a family reunion in good ol' Fishlake. I LOVE Fishlake! It was good to be back there and let the kids experience the fun. Of course, if it wouldn't have rained the whole time, it would have been a little better :)




Spencer caught this fish and was very proud of himself. He even cooked it over the fire and ate it (with the help of Natalie- THANKS!)

Craft time.

Carly and Taylin in front of the lake

At the lodge

Clay, Taylin, Jessica, Carly, and Katie at the lodge.

The rastafarian Grandma and Parker

Parker and Aunt Jodie

It hailed on us one of the days. Spencer wanted to catch the hail in a cup.

Spencer won the reward for the most battle wounds.

Me and Carly at Twin Creeks.

Live and learn

Things I have learned this week... and it's only Wednesday.

1. If I don't stay on top of cleaning up a few "spit-ups" from Parker, our living room looks like a vulture cage after just one day.

2. The employees at Wal-mart are well trained in identifying a lost child and radioing it in to the whole store. They are also great at listening to a lost 6 year old who is saying that he ran away from his mean mom because he doesn't want a brown bathroom, he wants an orange one... apparently kids run away from their moms at Walmart more often than I realized.

3. Rabbits LOVE petunias. Not just the petals- yep, the whole darn thing!

4. My kids behave better when I lock them in their bedroom.

5. Parker gets woken up from his naps at the drop of a dime... on carpet... 3 rooms away...

6. Abraham Lincoln was our 16th president (Oh, have I learned about ol' Honest Abe this week!)

7. Yes, I am THAT mom, the one who yells at her kids at church... (reverent yelling, of course!)