Wasatch High School

Wasatch High School celebrated their 100 year anniversary and the grand opening of their new High School.

Jackson and Ashlynn had fun playing games and decorating a banana for a banana race.

Jackson's Birthday Party!

Today was Jackson's birthday party with his friends and cousins. All the kids had fun swimming one last time before school starts. Thanks to all those who came!

Happy 7th Birthday Jackson!

Happy 7th Birthday Jackson!

We Love You Bud!

Today Jackson turned 7. We celebrated his birthday by going to the new Pirate Island in Orem. Not sure who had more fun playing games...the kids or Mommy and Daddy. Jackson had fun shooting the rifle and Ashlynn had fun playing the game with the moving claws that drops and grabs a stuffed animal. Believe it or not she got 2 stuffed animals out of 5 tries and Jacks got 1 out of 2 tries, but Mommy and Daddy had no luck.

We opened presents and finished the day off with cake and ice cream. Jackson got an electric scooter, a Nintendo DS game, a bakugan, basketball hoop blow up for the pool, and some clothes. The kids our having fun riding the scooter up and down the street. Daddy even gave it a test ride. Yes, there is 120 pound weight limit. Ashlynn cannot ride it by herself so she has to ride it with Mommy. We are breaking the weight limit. Oh well gotta have some fun!

Jackson riding his electric scooter.

Ashlynn & Mommy riding electric scooter.

Jackson the Barber!

Jackson became our family barber today and Ashlynn officially has bangs now. Mommy could not help but scream. It is bound to happen once...right? We might need to check into getting her some hair extensions...LOL. Today was a sign that it is time for school to start.
Hopefully she does not get any ideas. It was not long after that she started complaining that her hair was in her eyes and face. We need to have someone finish the job.

Happy 31st Birthday Daddy!

Tonight we celebrated Daddy's birthday at our favorite birthday restaurant Macaroni Grill. Since there was some family with us we had early birthday for Jackson. His birthday is on the 27th. We had good food and great company. Thanks to those of you that came. And sorry for those who could not make it...we missed ya.

Today we picked up Daddy at work and spent his lunch break together. After we dropped him off we went to the store and got balloons and decorated his car. He knew we were up to something and could not help but to spy on us. He got caught peeking around a tree. Jackson and Ashlynn had fun even though Daddy could not wait...he is like a little kid on Christmas morning.

Happy Birthday Daddy...We Love You!

Jer, Hope you had a great day! Your birthday always brings back wonderful memories especially today as we celebrated at Macaroni Grill. Seven years ago today we had just finished moving into our very first home in California. We celebrated your b-day with Mom and Dad at Macaroni Grill as we awaited the birth of our first child. How excited we were to start our eternal family. And once again we are preparing to move into another home this next month and start another chapter of our lives. Just want to let you know how much I love you and appreciate all that you do for me and our kids. You are such a wonderful husband and father.
Happy Birthday! I Love You!

Jackson Can Ride!

We decided to take Jackson's training wheels off his bike today. He really does not ride it that much because it is a little too small and he enjoys riding his scooter. To our surprise he balanced with ease and took off riding on the first try. With his birthday coming up this Thursday we asked him if he wanted a new bike or the electric scooter that he found hiding in Daddy's trunk and he said scooter. Which means we might have to break down and get him a new bike before winter rolls around. These are those little moments that make Mommy and Daddy tear up and say "our babies are growing up".

We are so proud of you bud!

End of Summer Party!

Our new ward had an end of summer party. We had so much fun and delicious food. The food was from Cafe Rio. They had face painting, pinatas, jump houses, water slide(we forgot swimsuits), and a dunk tank. Jackson and Ashlynn had fun playing with their new friends while Mommy and Daddy got to know some more new faces...if we could just remember everyone's names and who belongs to who that would be great.

Happy 8th Anniversary!!!

Happy 8th Anniversary to us!

This was our engagement picture. Wow...we sure look young!

Happy Anniversary Jer!

I LOVE YOU!

Our New House!

Our new house is almost completed. It has been fun watching them build our house so fast. We cannot wait to move in. The neighborhood has so many kids. Jackson and Ashlynn have already made new friends. We have been attending our soon to be new ward for a month and have met so many wonderful families. They have been so welcoming which has made our transition very easy. The kids are actually excited to start a new school.

Chuck E Cheese

Today we went to Salt Lake and took the kids to Chuck E Cheese. They have been asking to go for sometime. Since it was Daddy's day off we decided to go. They had so much fun. We ended up with 700 tickets. And we finished the day with

Chick-Fil-A...yummy!

Campout

Last night was our ward Campout. The kids had so much fun running around with their friends. Jackson got to play some football with Daddy. Gotta love Ashlynn's hairdo. She got her hair stuck in our friends tent zipper.

Park City & Early Anniversary!

We went to Park City for a few nights with family. The kids had so much fun swimming and hanging out with their cousins. The weather was absolutely beautiful. All the cousin's went home and Mommy took Jackson and Ashlynn to Grandma and Pa's for a sleepover. Mommy & Daddy got to have a little overnighter without kids. This was an early anniversary. We went to dinner, watched a movie, relaxed, and enjoyed spending time with each other. It was so nice to do these things and to talk without any interruptions :)