My G-Man turns 7!!! Lucky #7

We got home from Utah just in time for Gage to turn 7! Kid woke-up sick for his birthday, such a bummer! But still in good spirits to open presents from the family!

He scored some dino claws!!!

Legos and a Star Wars hat that he loved!!

7 things that I hear about my boy- - love his imagination when he plays - he's so cute -love his long eyelashes -loves loves loves his little sister -he's all boy- all about guns n swords -loves music -so glad he is my little boy and loves that he loves me to tuck him into bed each night with his special requests Happy 7th Birthday Lil'G!

Utah Trip- Gardner's Village

I love going to Garnder's Village in West Valley while in Utah, is a place full of fun little shops!! Took my mom up there with the littles. Dadly, did not get a pic of my mom. Look how fun to take pics everywhere there!

They were gearing up for summer fun with surfboards and beach balls! Love to visit the decor stores, the toys store,eat lunch and of course visit the sweets shoppe!

Love this beautiful flower we saw too!

Utah Trip- family and friends!

So fun to see family and friends in Utah! Got to see my best friend Noelle while there! We visited for 6 hours!!! And her son and Lil'G are the same age and played the afternoon away!!! Love that we can always pick up where we left off! We have been friends since we were 12!!! Love you Noelle!

Fun to see my brother Collin, his wife Loni and their kiddos! The kids had a blast having a dance off with Uncle Collin! He truly is a huge teddy bear!!

Squeaker loved meeting her new cousin Baby Ty!! Love those cheeks!

And soo love my sis- Jamie for always opening her home to us when we come to Utah! Of course, we love our cousin Brookie- that booty shaker too!!

Utah Trip- Fiesta Days Rodeo!

Loved being in Utah over July 24th, since that is Utah's birthday. My awesome bro-in-law Randy had box seats to the rodeo and we got to go!! Can't beat front row!!!

And gotta love skinny jeans in pink cowgirl boots!

Check out that HUGE buffalo! I one handed guy trains the buffalo to walk up onto his huge trailer!!

We had a blast! Fun environment and great music! Can't wait to go again! Thanks Burnham family for a great time!!

Utah Trip- Fiesta Days!! Parade & Carnival!

While H and Miss P were away at camp and daddy had to work, the littles and I headed to Utah to hang with family! So fun going to the Spanish Fork Fiesta Days parade cause I love a parade!! Cousin Brooke was marching in it with her drill team, although we were too busy cheering her on that we didn't get a photo!!! Here's the little with cousin Austin!

Lil'G was soo super excited for the carnival to ride the rides!!! Squeaker, on the other hand did not want too!

Lil'G having a BLAST!!!

The best is when you get to play a game and everyone is a Winner!!!

Girls Camp or Bust!

Can't believe it was Miss P's 1st time at girls camp this summer!!! She was soo excited to go and counting down the days! Here in Idaho, they go with their own church wards for 2 years, then every 3rd year they go as a stake. This year was with just the ward and they around 55 girls go! Up to Saghe Hen with a little rain the 1st day, but sunny the others, she had a BLAST! With crafts, yummy food, singing, and secret sisters! So glad Miss P loved her adventure and can't wait to go again! So grateful for her leaders and great friends she had along! This is Miss P with her good friend and one of our neighbors- Jenna!!!

19 Years and Counting!

I know, can you believe it? Me either! Brandon and I have been married for 19 years!!!! This is one of our engagement photos, back from 1996! Crazy to think of all the years we have spent together! Learning and growing thru thick and thin. I am so proud of us! And I love us! Thanks B for many years together and to many more! I love you now more and more!

For our anniversary we went to dinner at Texas Roadhouse then went to hike up to Table Rock in Boise. This is the huge cement bench up at the top! It just got a new paint job. It's super windy up there, wish I took a pic of the view at the top that overlooks the cities below. It really is beautiful. We live in such a beautiful country and Boise is really growing on me after a few years, thank goodness, since this is where we are! Besides, home is wherever I am with you!

Boise's Own Surf Wave with the Waveshaper!

This.Oh Yes. This!! This is where my husband can be found 3-4 times a week in the summer and even sometimes in the fall and has even gone in the dead of winter! Surfing on the Boise River!!!! It is Brandon's favorite passtime!

To say he loves it, would be an understatement! He is in his element and in heaven! Fun to watch him! He's gotten stronger and is amazing to me! Love that he loves this so much and has kept up surfing over the years!!

This is alao something that some of the guys did while here for the reunion! Some of the bro-in-laws made some great videos of Brandon too!

Playing at the Boise River!

We spent the evening with the families for the reunion at the Boise River! This is Lil'G trying the stand-up paddle board!! He loved it!

Squeaker and I taking selfies!

Brandon playing in the water!

Feeding the ducks the few last pieces of corn nuts that we had left!

Littlest Cousins!

Can't get enough of these 2! They are truly adorbs together!

Then throw in cousin Max and you had the 3 Muskateers! They all loved to play together at G&G Bayley's house!

We are so glad Aunt Paula and Uncle Mike and their family made it from Texas to play for a few days and bring this QT along!!!

4th of July- Bayley Reunion Style!

All 5 of Brandon's siblings made their way to Idaho for the John N Carla Bayley Reunion over the 4th of July weekend! It was great fun! This would be Paula's youngest- Adalyn. She and Squeaker are 5 months apart, this was the 1st time they or us have every met her! But these 2 were like peas in a pod!!! Squeaker kept asking when she wasn't around, where is my new friend? They were the cutest together hugging and holding hands!

We all spent the day at the water park then the evening lighting off fireworks! That is my babe!

It was a firework extravaganza!

This is a pic of the cute 4th of July crafts I made! Found a fun wood craft store here in Boise, it did not disappoint!

I am grateful for the freedoms we have each day, glad i can pray to my father in heaven for that too! Thanks to all those who have and do fight for our freedom, you are not forgotten!