Frightmares

Saturday afternoon we went to Lagoon for Frightmares. We had a lot of fun even though it was very busy and Michaela didn't get to go on any of the "big" rides.

Sisters

Roscoe on the Kontiki, if you can't see it, he is holding the lap bar with his armpit so he can raise his arms like the girls.

Paula and Abby on the Kontiki, yes Abby is a little over-dramatic

Michaela on the Kontiki

Paula and Roscoe waiting in line at the trick-or-treat house

Bed time!

Paula has figured out that she has Mike wrapped around her little finger! She likes to get out of bed and come out to the front room, she likes it even more when Mike gives her piggy back rides back to bed. Just look at her face, she knows she is getting away with whatever she wants.

Daddy Daughter Date

Michaela had her first daddy daughter date for acheivement days last week! It was a costume party and from what I heard they both had a lot of fun. Michaela went as little red ridding hood, and Mike went as a super hero.

Pee Wee Sings

This is Mike's brother Matt (Pee Wee) singing with American Idol on PS2. It is so funny!!
Be sure to stop the music at the bottom of the blog before you play the movie.
We love you Pee Wee!

Workout Blog

Hey everyone! Mike has wanted to start a workout blog for a while so we finally started one. I added the link on the side bar under "other links", so if you are interested check it out. Here is a before and after of Mike! I don't have the most recent pictures, but Mike is down to 195 lbs!

Feb 2007, 385 lb.

July 2008, 210 lbs.

Baby Blessing

We drove up to Pocatello today to see Matt bless baby Kaiya, and we love seeing Jen also. She is such a beautiful baby! We had so much fun seeing all of the family and can't wait until we can get together again.

Jen, Matt, and Kaiya

Ben, Becky, Matt, and Mike

I loved this picture of Mike and Roscoe

"Sneaky P" doing what she does best

Fun Times

Last weekend we were going to go for a hike, but it started raining so we decided to have some fun at Chuck E Cheese's. They just built a new one in Layton and it was sooooo busy, it was crazy. The kids really had fun, and they talked Mike into taking us to Krispie Kremes after (sucker!!).

The kids at Chuck E Cheese's (I know they look excited, but it was the only pic of all of them looking forward)

The kids at Krispie Kreme

Roscoe with his "pirate eye" that he got with his tickets

Happy Birthday Dad

I know it's a little bit late but. . .

Happy Birthday Dad

October 2nd

Happy, Happy Birthday Grandma Dear!

Well it was my mom's Birthday yesterday so my dad took her out to a movie and dinner while Zack and Shaunna used the helium tank that my dad rented to blow up close to a hundred black balloons. They did an excellent job decorating, the only problem was that once everyone got there nobody had brought a camera!! I am going to try to go back over tonight and take some pictures. Zack made her a beautiful new coffee table for her living room, it was awesome!

Big Boy Bike

Roscoe got a new bike, kind of. It's really only half a bike. He was getting too big for the bike trailer and we found this bike on clearance, and Roscoe couldn't be happier. He did so good on it, we took a ride to Papa and Cheryl's house.

Whad I do?

How can you get mad at a face like this?

Human Pyramid

I was trying to teach the kids how to make a human pyramid last week, Michaela and Abby were the base and Roscoe and Paula were on top. Everytime I went to take their picture they fell, but Michaela and Abby kept trying, and Roscoe just likes to be in the middle of everything.

You've Had a Birthday!

Abby turned 7 a few weeks ago and we had a fun time with the family that came over. Her mom and dad bought her a new bike, and Abby even made her own cake (and as far as I know no one got sick).

Grandma and Grandpa Ludlow

Grandma and Grandpa Smith

Aunt Shaunna and Uncle Zack

Kaiya Diane Smith

We went up to see Matt, Jen and Kaiya when she was 10 days old, she was born on August 14. She is so beautiful, and was such a good baby, I didn't hear her cry once the whole day. The kids love the new "baby" cousin.

Waterfall Canyon

We took a hike up waterfall canyon in Ogden. It was the end of the summer so there wasn't any water in the stream until we got kind of far up the canyon, but it was really pretty. We are already making plans to go back in the early summer next year.

Mike and the girls

Mike and Roscoe

The girls eating a snack

Sugar Babies!

Roscoe and Paula found an opened box of Sugar Babies, and went and hid in the closet to eat them. I found them a couple of minutes later and couldn't stop laughing!

Lorrin Farr Pool

Mike's first faculty party was the Friday before school started. We went to Lorrin Farr Pool in Ogden, which is where they filmed the pool scenes for the movie The Sandlot. It was a little cold, especially when the sun went down, but we had fun.

Paula ready to get in the pool

Roscoe with his alligator floatie

Abby swimming in the pool

Michaela swimming

Fun with Jared and Serenity

While the Brunsons were visiting Jessica and myself took all the kids down to Discovery Gateway. We got all 6 kids (including 3 car seats, and one booster seat) in Grandma's SUV! The kids had so much fun that they keep asking when Jared and Serenity are going to come back to go to Discovery Gateway with them again.

Roscoe and Serenity in the car

The girls playing a song together

Jared building in the construction zone

Trying to get 6 kids to all sit still and look forward at the same time!

Shoshone Falls and Park

While we were in Twin Falls in August we stopped by Shoshone Falls and then went to the park and played. Harold brought his metal detector so him and Mike looked for "treasure" on the shore of the lake. Then we took turns flying the parachute kite. We had so much fun with Becky and her family! We cant wait to see them again.

Off the trail at Shoshone Falls

Mike being attacked by the Jedi clones

Harold and Mike flying the parachute kite

HI SPEED!

Well, after three different tries we finally have high speed internet!! (Mike is jumping for joy) I am going to try to catch up the blog with stuff we have done over the last few months, and I am hoping that I will be able to keep it current after that.