Wow what a Summer it has been!!!

This Summer has been so busy and so fun. It has kept us on the run nearly every weekend, doing something. There has been softball, yard work, county fair/rodeo, gardening, birthdays, swimming, and camping trips.
We have been involved in a co-ed tournaments for a couple of years now and this year have been able to come away with some hardware in 2 out of 3 tournaments. We love sports and have such a good time doing it.

The boys have been really interested in watching the rodeo this year, so we have been able to enjoy the rodeo this year for the first time since we have had kids. P.S. Thanks to grandma Koyle for the use of the hats in the pics.


The kids have been so excited this year with the success that we have had in the garden. We have done pretty well for first timers even considering the rough start we had. The boys love to go pull carrots and beans and really love the daily check on their corn(as they would call it). The kids are so excited to see what the phrase "fruits of your labor" actually means.

The boys' birthdays are so close together that we find it to be much easier to have a combined party. This year they really tested my skills and patience when they said they wanted a Spiderman birthday cake. It turned out pretty good if I do say so myself, and it was hard to see all my hard work eaten up in just minutes.

It was nice for the kids to have friends and cousins out for the party to enjoy.


We had a great weekend up at Indian Springs with both sides of our families. We enjoyed the warm water even though it was a little chilly with the wind when you got out of the water. My boys are fish. They were in the water for about six hours one of the days, I couldn't believe it. Needless to say they slept pretty well.


They boys have always been the outdoors kinda kids and they really love to sit around the camp fire and cook smores and hot dogs. The boys also enjoyed doing a little fishing in the nearby creek. The fish were really small and we just had to let them go, but it was pretty fun anyways.

Catching up, (sorry its been a while)

Well since the last time we blogged it has been busy, we have been fishing a few times , camping, T-ball has finished, picnics, a little bit of softball, yard work, and some home projects to get our house ready because we hosted the 4th of July celebration this year. It has been so fun.
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Greyson is so ready to play baseball like his big brother.

Ian was disappointed that T-ball was done for the year.

Another Black Birthday!!!

Well here was another surprise 50th Birthday party done well. This time was my Mom's time to shine. We were lucky to plan an outdoor party and it was great timing since we had horrible rain for several days now.

We were able to get most of the local family together for a lunch party at the park.


She got a warm welcome from the grand kids.

T-Ball Time

Well the time has come again for T-ball. Initially I didn't plan on the coaching job again, so I could better watch my own kid play, but, here I am again helping out. This year has been a rough start for the season, since the first 3 of 5 games have been canceled due to rain. Ian has been so excited for t-ball to start, and he was heart broken when the games got canceled. In the two games we have had, it has been fun and the kids were excited to play.

Here is Coach and the team.


This years kids are so much more ambitious than last years kids, and every time a ball is hit, almost every kid runs after the ball. It usually makes a wild pile of kids, but they really enjoy it.

Ian is so into what he does sometimes and we caught this before one of the games. He said he wants to do his best so he can win the championship, so he was stretching out before playing.

Growing Up

Lately Ian has really been showing so many signs of growing up. He has been eating a lot more than usual, he is usually surprising us with some intelligent comment, and he has just been doing all kinds of grown up things. Sometimes he is such a good big brother and example. He is often defending Greyson, he helps Greyson with things that are out of reach, and he likes to help get Greyson dressed sometimes too. One of the things I have been so proud of him about is that he has been making his bed before he even comes out of his room in the morning.
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Priesthood Outing

A few weeks ago David and Ian went to Star Falls for a Priesthood Commemoration. He decided not to take Greyson along because the word going around was that the location was a dangerous area. It sounds like they had a great time and Ian is truly an outdoors kinda guy. It was nice to be able to reflect for a moment on the Priesthood and what it is. We are so blessed to have the Priesthood in our home, the boys often look forward to receiving a blessing.


It was nice of Grandpa Molina to take Braxton along for the outing, so Ian would have someone to get in trouble with.

Ian Enjoys fishing for a little while, but his patience is limited.

These are actually Grandpa Molina's fish, but Ian wanted to hold them.

First timers

This year we decided to give it a try with our first garden. So far our luck is not so good. We first planted everything and it looked great, then it froze our plants that were uncovered on a surprise freeze night. Also half of our corn didn't come up yet and only half of our carrots, so those had to be replanted. It was a fun activity for the kids and it was a great Family Home Evening though. Even though we have had bad luck so far, we do have some baby jalapenos growing already. I guess we will just keep trying and give you an update at the end of the growing season.


David said, "The only thing I am missing here is a tall hat and a beard." He wasn't as thrilled to do a garden as I was.