Family Time

So this coming week will be family time and I just wanted to give you a little taste of what is to come.... so here are the pictures of all the cousins on Saturday. We had so much fun lounging around the house and playing with cousins. Zach is such a cutie and I can't believe how big Payson and Ashlyn have gotten. Our family has really grown! I could help but sit back and think that this is how Mom and Dad must have felt getting together with their families for the first time. Weird... but super cool! Everyone is all grown up!

Fourth of July Fun!

So I have been working so much and Lyle and I have barely seen eachother that this weeked we decided there was too much to do at home, so we sat at home, cleaned, and took naps! :) I was sad to miss out on an amazing family bbq and an amazing baby shower, but we were going to CDA on monday and needed to be at our church this sunday because they were going to give me a new calling as I had previously been released! We had fun mowing the lawn and playing outside since the weather has finally turned warm! I was so stinking excited I think I even wore shorts! Tenley was way excited to play on the lawn. We took a stroll outside on our property and had a great time just being together. Then Sunday we did get new callings. I am now a Relief Society Teacher and Lyle is the Teacher's quorum advisor. We are pretty excited! I only have to teach once a month! Then we went down to CDA on the fourth and watched the A-17(?)'s fly by (they are the ones that blow up tankers and bunkers) and the parade downtown. We ditched a little early to avoid traffic and went back to the house, enjoyed some nap time and ice cream making, and then we went to a bbq at Uncle Dennis and Aunt Kelli's house. It was super fun to see so much family again! Then we decided to head home early so that we could wake up for work the next day! No fireworks for us, but we had a great day with family... here are pictures to prove it!

Tenley and Daddy. He did such a good job mowing our weeds!

yes... that is a cheerio stuck to her face...

I think her hair might be curly.....

My Mowhawk Baby! All Natural!

We have to work on which side you eat an otter pop out of!

Her First Otter Pop.



Tenley in her new hat and with Grandma and Do-Do( That's what Tenley called Grandpa!)



Tenley and Lyle playing outside on our excursion!

July Already???

Sorry I haven't been blogging lately or putting up much pictures. I have been working like a maniac (ok, maybe not really, but I have been working a lot lately). I am looking forward to the holiday weekend! Tenley has gotten another bottom tooth, so now you can really tell that she lost her two teeth down there! She is still cute though! Being a mom and working so much has been really hard on me lately, but I have found a new hobby that makes me feel so much better... ZUMBA!!!! I have lost nine pounds in one month doing Zumba and it makes me feel so good! I go for an hour about four times a week and I love having the mental break that I have deperately needed for so long! Lyle has been an amazing husband through out all of this. I am now working five days a week from 8-5, and four hours of Zumba a week. He is fine with crock pot dinners and dishes never getting fully done, laundry that might be a week late, but a skinnier and happier wife, so I think it's worth it! I will go back down to working four days a week in about a week or two and I am super excited. I miss my Tenley a lot and I know she misses me too. Whenever I come home she is super clingy and just wants to be held. I can't complain though. She is still the best baby ever. (Don't believe me??? Ask Tamar or my Mom. They both know how amazing a baby Tenley is!). I am actually looking forward to starting school becuase I know that I will have more time with Tenley. I won't be in class as much as I am at work, but I know I will have homework to do as well, but she is a trooper and I just love her. Our lives are busy but the lord blesses us everyday with little miracles. I just got released as Primary Chorister and I am super sad. I will miss those primary kids, but it was nice to have a Sunday off and go visit Mom, Dad and the Ironman athletes passing by our house! Life is good and no complaints here. One Month until everyone comes to visit and I can't wait to see you all so soon! YAY for Family Reunions!!!