4th of July 2008 Stadium of Fire

This year for the 4th of July we were lucky enough to be able to go to the Stadium of Fire in Provo Utah. We had so much fun. We went as a family and took Sami's best friend McKayla with us! These jets flew over our head and look at the awesome picture dad took! They had all sorts of entertainment. Here's the American Flag they had cover the field! It was awesome to watch these service men jump out of airplanes and glide their way to the field. The Blue Man Group performed and they were amazing. It really caught the kids attention when they got us all boppin' to the beat! Yep! Here's Miley Cyrus. Samantha was SO excited to see her. We were kind of far away from the stage, but we could see her on the big screen TV's and dance to her music. The fireworks were amazing. I've never seen such a site! They went on and on and on for a long time too! The best set of fireworks I've ever seen! Boy, by the end the kids were soooo tired. I wondered how we were going to get them all out of the Stadium and back to the car. But we finally made it, and most of them fell asleep on the way home. We sure had a great time though!

Justin's Preschool Graduation

Miss Lisa


Way to go Justin! You made it through Preschool!

This was so fun! There were about 8 bouncing activities that the kids played on (mom too!) for about an hour.

This is the Place - Jaren's Fieldtrip

Jarens class at This is the Place

Learning how to make yarn


Jaren our big 1st Grader

This is Jaren's 1st Grade Fieldtrip. It was so much fun! We even got to go on a BUS! Joshua (his best friend), Josh and Kenzi were in our group. Of course Kiki was with us a lot of the time too! We went to This is the Place Monument. When President Brigham Young came to the valley, he stood on a mountain and looked out over the valley and said "this is the place." The monuments are deidcated to him and the pioneers who came to the valley.

Look at these two cute baby chicks! They were running around everywhere!

My two favorite 1st Graders!

We visited the Petting Zoo! Jaren and his teacher (look at her face!) and some of the other kids got to hold a snake. They also got to pet baby animals, chicks, pigs, etc. It was FUN.

Here's looking out over the Valley. Isn't it beautiful?


They learned to wash clothes, and visited the "out house!"

They got to take a train ride, and was told about the different buildings in the "place," and this pink house was Brigham Youngs Home

Soccer 2008

SOCCER. Last game of the season was on May 31st. Jaren played an awesome season. This last game he scored 2 goals and did AWESOME! He had a lot of fun playing with his teammates, Tabitha, Jaron A., Dylan,
Morgan, Ethan, Caitlyn, McCaslin, Nick, Katelyn, Christopher, and Talmage. He was lucky enough to have his dad and mom as coaches this year, and spend time with them :) We had a great year and look forward to more years of soccer. (Justin is going to play next year too!)

Justin's 5th B-day

Happy 5th Birthday Justin! We had such a great day! Justin had preschool (his last day) from 9:00 - 11:30. He got to do all kinds of fun things and celebrate with his friends. He took Capri Sun's for his treat! Mom picked them up at 11:30 am, and took him and some of his friends to McDonalds to celebrate his birthday. They included Trevor G., Emma and Julia T. (neighbors/friends), Braydon, Mayson and Zaylee (cousins), and some of his preschool friends, Trevor, Bridger, Jace, Andrew, Samantha, Chelsey, Autumn, and Jerzie. Mom and Dad were there, along with some of his aunts and cousins. We had a great time.