HAPPY BIRTHDAY FROM YOUR GIRLS!

1. Since it is your 41st Birthday we decided to tell you 41 reason why we love you!
   

We miss you!

41.  Plays with me-Skye

40. Plays with me too! -Charli

39. He cuddles me -Skye

38. I love it when he be with me -Skye

37. He watches shows with me- Skye

36. He feeds me!-Skye

35. Helps me clean up! -Skye

34. Takes me to have fun- Skye

33.  He gives me a lot of love- Charli

32.  I love daddy because he gives me lots of attention -Charli

31. Because he loves me and I love him so much more- Skye

30. That you make time for us.

29. How you take care of us.

28. You are active.

27. You enjoy the outdoors.

26. You clean my car and make it super shiney!

25. Your company.

24. Your willingness to try new things.

23. How you tease me.

22. Your Foot rubs.

21. Our long conversations.

20. How you help around the house.

19. Your friendship.

18. That you are frugal.

17. Your wisdom.

16. Your kindness.

15. How you smell.

14. Your good looks.

13. Your family.

12. Sense of humor.

11. Your determination.

10. Your sensitivity.

9. How you choose to protect and serve your community.

8. Your wisdom.

7. How you enjoy yard work.

6. Yes, I have to say I love your skin.

5. How you get when you watch sports movies.

4. Your work ethic.

3. Dedication to your family.

2. You are a fantastic father and we are so fortunate to have you!

1.  You are you!

Happiest Birthday Wishes, with love your Girls.

It's Gone

It's gone, her tooth, and her toddler years.  After eating 3 corn on the cob last saturday, it was almost ready.  It was a huge distraction Sunday at church, if she wasn't wiggling it, she was showing someone, or telling someone.  Once we arrived home from church I asked if I could do the honors.  The visit from the tooth fairy is a moment I don't want to forget.  The girls have been sleeping in my bed with me, and we put the tooth in a little tooth box and placed it under her pillow.  When she woke up around 2:00 am, she discovered it wasn't there and found a dollar in it's place.  Her face lit up and she was just laying there with the most beautiful smile of excitement, she was in complete awe that their really is a fairy.  It took a long while before she fell asleep again.  She is now embarking on what my neighbor calls the snaggle tooth years, I'm a little worried about the post snaggle tooth years, which means preadolescent years.  Why do they have to grow so fast!

Mother Nature

Isaac left for South Carolina about a week and a half ago.  He is there doing his FBI training.  Of course it didn't occur to me until hurricane Gustuv that it is hurricane season.  I curiously checked the activity and saw the potential that Hanna offered.  I really thought I was being a little extreme in raising any concern.  Well, Isaac called today and said that they might be moving them 200 miles inland, and that they will know depending on what the next hours reports bring.  His hotel is in Charleston right on the water.  As I see it, this will cause a delay in him returning as scheduled.  It makes me think about all the people who are influenced by these storms, and the great anxiety it can cause knowing that something with such strength is heading your way.  I guess with earthquakes you have no warning, which of the two is worse?

NO!

The dreaded year has arrived, my baby has entered into kindergarten.  Three days before kindergarten started Skye wakes up and announces with pure bliss that she has a loose tooth.  She was on cloud 10 all day following the great discovery.  The entire day she reminded me of how grown up she is getting.  I can only handle so much growing up in one week.   Kindergarten and first loose tooth all within days, doesn't she know she needs to go easy on me? 

Dinosaur Park

My kids would beg daily to go here, I have deprived them almost and entire year, I can only handle dinosaur park so much.  Well, Weber county has free admission to various places during the summer months, I decided I would humor my kids and take them on free dinosaur park day.  They had even more fun since they couldn't remember most of what it has to offer.

Yellowstone

We had a great time in Yellowstone.  My parents met us in West Yellowstone and we toured the park together.  Everyone has there favorite experience.  My dad loved seeing the elk.  My mother loved the bison, which were hundreds crossing the road.  I loved artist point, this was my first time seeing it,  I have been to yellowstone several times, but always miss seeing the northeast side of the park.  This is by far my favorite area of the park, and created a new appreciation for yellowstone and it's variety of beauty.  This was Isaac's first time to Yellowstone, it's about time considering it's only about a 4 hour drive from our home.  Being that Isaac isn't from around this area there is so much to see and do that is so new to him, so of course his favorite was everything.

Bear Hunting!

The joys of hiking?

Grand Times

It was so fun to enjoy my favorite place with family.  This is the first time we have taken the girls and they loved it!  Skye kept saying how beautiful it was, of course that made me even more excited.  I'm certain I didn't appreciate nature at the age of 5 nearly as much as Skye.  We stayed at Jackson Lake Lodge where I worked 12 years ago.  I already look forward to our next visit.