SMASH!!!

This morning we were in the kitchen cleaning up after breakfast when we heard a loud crash sound.

This is what we saw when we walked out our front door

We haven't really had any big storms and the tree was healthy so it was crazy how it just decided to come down.

I'm very lucky that my friend was coming over to Visit Teach me this morning, and when she saw what had happened she had her husband and son come down and help me get the tree off the car.

I'm very thankful to the Roberts for coming so quickly to help our family.

Once we got the tree off the car we could really see how bad the car is. The windshield is smashed and the hood of the car needs some work but I think once the windshield is fixed it should drive just fine. It's been one eventful morning to handle all of this while John is off at work, and all of this on a day when we had someone coming to look at our house. At least we have some firewood for our fire pit now. I hope the rest of the day is nice and boring.

He Works....We Play

This summer has been a very hot one so far and we are spending as much time at the pool as we can.

John has to cover when his supervisors are on vacation, so this week was the first of 3 weeks he has to work 6 days.

We feel bad for him, while we are out at the pool having a good time with his family he is working his tail off, or driving in his car.

Our kids love to swim but they love to be played with even more, so when Johns family come out with us the kids have more people to keep them entertained.

We feel bad for John having to work so much right now and the drive just adds to it. We are not having any luck with our house being sold so this is what we have to do for now. Sorry John but we are having a great summer so far.

Trying to Beat the Heat

It has been very hot here for the past few days and there is no other place to spend the day but at the pool.

We are lucky to have an Aunt close by who has a pool and we have spent many days there already.

Zach and Katie are really good swimmers and we have been working with Aaron so I think by the end of the summer I am hoping to have 3 strong swimmers.

Katie and Aaron like to be extra safe so they get fully suited up.(Silly Kids)

It has been a hot and fun summer so far, but there is nothing better than spending a day at the pool.

4th of July weekend

We had a fun weekend this 4th of July. It all started on Friday with a slip and slide party in our front yard . Then on Saturday we went to John's Aunt's who has an in ground swimming pool and hung out there with family for the day. The kids love to swim and are getting better at it each time we go. You can't end a hot day without going out for ice cream, and it way yummy. That night we went to Fitchburg (that's where we lived when we lived here before) to watch fireworks, they were really good and lasted a good half hour, Katie kept asking when the grand finally would be and the ending was by far the best part.

Sunday after church we meet John's parents at a local lake. We brought Cooper and he was so happy not to be left home again. So the dogs and kids had a blast swimming around the lake. We went for a hike around some of the trails they have around the lake, it was a fun time.

We had a full weekend but back to the working world, both John and I have to work today, but we had a wonderful weekend the only thing that went wrong was I forgot the camera both days we went out.

Hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July weekend, we sure did!

Zach's Baseball Season

This was Zach's first year playing baseball and he did great. He was the youngest on his team but he kept up with the rest of the boys.

Somehow they couldn't find a coach for his team so John being a great dad stepped in so with his little free time he coached team Walmart.

Zach has grown over the last 8 weeks he has been playing has picked up the game quickly. He has played many different positions, but has asked to pitch all season so in the last game John let him have his shot and he did great!

He pitched the last inning and held them off to win the game! They made it to the playoffs and Zach got to be starting pitcher. They played a good game but lost so that is the end of the season. We had a fun time watching Zach learn and grow over such a sort time. Great job Zach!!

Family Vacation

Last week we went on a much needed family vacation!
We found an all inclusive family resort called The Rocking Horse Ranch in NY.
Sorry but I put a lot of pictures on this post but we did so many things it was hard not to show off all the cool things we got to do!

We stayed 5 days and never ran out of things to do.


They had any sport you could think of to play. A few we did were mini golf, basketball, baseball, kickball, tennis, and more! Zach and Katie climbed the rock wall and the first time up Zach made it to the top!


They had an indoor and outdoor pool so we spent part of every day swimming. They had a slide inside and outside so even on the 2 days it rained we had plenty to keep us happy.


We all rode on the banana boat, but it was a cool and cloudy day so it was hard to jump into the water after the ride.


Zach and a boy he made friends with entered into to the paddle boat race and came in a close second.

Aaron is to small to go out on the horses, but they had pony rides and he had a blast doing that.

John, Zach, and I went on a horse back trail ride one day and it was a blast! Zach had so much fun he went again later that day.




All this and so much more all in one week that we never had to get into the car to do. They had different kinds of shows at night and Zach was picked out to be a helper at the magic show and he did a great job but we forgot our camera that night (of course) he had to rip up paper and then the magician make him a hat out of it pretty cool. We had a great time and it was nice to get away and spend time together as a family. John has been working hard in his new job and he spends 4 hours a day in the car driving so it was nice to see him all day long for a few days at least. Only 5 more weeks and he will have a few more days off, can't wait till then!

Newest Member

On Sunday May 30th Zachary was baptised into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

It was a wonderful day and we were so blessed to have a lot of our family come to be a part of Zach's special day.

My parents came from UT and my grandmother came from WA just to be with Zach on this day.

Zach has been waiting for this day and we could all feel the spirit so strongly. Thank you to everyone who helped make this day turn out so well. Congratulations Zachary we are so happy you decided to make this first step in becoming closer to you Heavenly Father.