Christian, Christian, Christian

Life has been pretty good at our house. Amanda had her baby on 2 July. He is a cutie. Ashton will be his name. We have been having party after party. It seems like there is one after another. We have had eagle scouts, missionaries, holidays, and just plain family stuff. Christian went camping with Grandma over the weekend of the 4th, and she had a blast. We met them up there on Sat. for the night, and stayed til Sun. It was a nice camp. We had the family down for the 4th. My good friend Kathy came by to visit for a few days just before the 4th, and actuaslly this first pic of Christian was outside playing with her kids, and some new toys for Scout. She has a lot of fun teasing that dog. Okay, there just seems to be more and more pics of Christian than you should be able to take, but, isn't she a dolly.






We had just gotten ready for the day, and she looked so cute in her "Boo" hair I just had to take a snap. The kids have started calling her Boo because they say she looks like Boo in Monsters Inc. She is fun.



We had to make Special K treats for Tysons eagle court, and she had a few chocolate chips that she did so well eating on her own. My friend Kathy says they have "skills" and she does. She LOVED the chips.






And isn't this the cutest picture ever? This girl is such a princess. We are so thankful to have this beautiful princess. She had so much fun playing with Daddy this day. Life has been pretty good otherwise. Work is busy, but it is fun, and there is always something going on.

This week

Okay, we got back from Mexico. We took Mckenzie for a graduation trip. We are so proud of her graduating, and also getting her associates degree along with a high school diploma. YEAH!!! We needed to do something special for her. It was alot of fun taking her, and I hope she had as great a time with us, as we enjoyed having her. We did have a great time, except it rained every day except the day after we got there (arrived 9pm night before) and it was sunny for about 1 1/2 hours the morning we left. Some major rain moved in. All of the hotel staff said how wierd it was because the rainy season didn't usually start until the end of June. I said it was because Matt was with us. It seems like every time we go on vacation together, we have the not so great weather. If I go with anyone else, the weather is usually great. I had great weather with my girlfriends in Bryce, and Matt will probably have great weather on his hike to the Winds with Zane in July. Oh, well... we'll just have to keep trying.

This photo is of McKenzie's first airplane ride. She said she liked it after all.








We did have a lot of fun this weekend going to our nephew Kevins Eagle court of honor. It was great to see him get that award. We had family down for FHE on Sat. and we all went to the Manti pageant. That was so nice.


Linda got to bring Mckale, and she and Christian were hugging, and she loved petting Scooby.







This photo is Christian in her new pool. She had a blast playing with Kadee and her friends for a couple of hours.



We also had some additional fun this last week or two, right before we left for Mexico I found out that some company in Spain was using our debit card to the tune of about $500 over the course of about 5 days. Not all in a row, but within a couple of weeks. That has been fun and exciting, because we've had to close our checking account and open another. Fun for all. Anyway, hope everyone is good, and we'll talk soon.

I'mmmm Baaaaack!!!

Hello there - I am so sorry I haven't posted for such a long time. Life just gets hairy - you know what I mean? We have been busy getting the Drive-In up and going for the summer months, and even though that shouldn't be an excuse, it makes life just that much crazier. With baby and house and business I start having to try finding the time to sleep. I am thinking of all of you though, and kicking myself for not keeping up.

We went on a little vacation to Phoenix to see Karina and our friends Brad & Kathy. We had a lot of fun hanging with them, and I think Matt had the most fun. He golfed EVERY DAY! Yeah for him. We went to the zoo, and swimming, and did a fair bit of shopping. I got some great new books with Karina, and then Kathy and I found the Big Dog store. You have to love them.

I came home and had the Drive-In open the following weekend. We have been trying to keep up with everything else. I have been working on the yard too. I have planted lots of flowers this year, and done some cute pots for out on our new deck (looks fab) and did some hanging pots out front. I'll try to take some pics. We also celebrated Christian's first birthday, and Easter, and her sealing/blessing all in one whack. What a day. Amanda got married May 8, and we went up to SLC for that. We've also had graduations, seminary grads, and missionary farewells. Lots of fun family get togethers. That has seemed to have something every weekend. We've had both sides of the family going too. It has been a lot of fun. Lots of good food too.

I've been trying to get things prepared too because we are going to Mexico this week, and I can't wait. Christian is going to stay with the Grandma's and I think she'll have fun too. They spoil her rotten. Well, I will try to be more diligent, and post more frequently. I need to just do it certain days. I love you all - take care