Sunday, August 23, 2009

Olivia's birthday party

Olivia's birthday party was a lot of fun. She had a friend party and invited Grace, Britton, Emma, Ryan, Kasey, Kaylee, Haylie and Audrey. We rented a double water slide and put a sprinkler under the trampoline. We had a pinata and lots of sugar. The kids ended the afternoon with a water fight using squirt bottles. It was a great and HOT afternoon.
In the evening we had part II of the birthday party with Kelton's family. We continued swimming and eating sugar to our hearts content. Now it is time to relax!













































Olivia is 5 years old!




Olivia turned 5 on August 17. How time flies! It seems like yesterday that I was in the hospital and in labor. It has been a fun five years and we have enjoyed her so much. She is a wonderful little person.

Olivia and Abbie's double birthday party



Olivia and Abbie shared a birthday party at Nana and Papa's house. Olivia turned 5 and Abbie turned 13.

The pink bedroom





Olivia wanted a pink bedroom for her birthday. We painted her room, which used to be yellow, and bought her new bedding. She loved the end result.

Roy Aquatic Center

Jack, Olivia and Byron at the Roy Aquatic Center













The Salt Lake County Fair

We spent an afternoon at the Salt Lake County Fair with Nana and Papa. Jack and Olivia loved the rides. Who can go to the fair without having snow cones and cotton candy?






ULCER 2009



Kelton rode in the 25th annual ULCER (Utah Lake Century Epic Ride) for his 4th year. He rode with a friend, Chris Anderson, from work. They rode 111 miles in the cold, rain and wind. It was the coldest ULCER on record. Way to go guys!

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Top Ten things I LOVE about my husband




1. He is dependable and reliable. He does what he says he is going to do and helps me through this life. He took care of me when I was sick; when I had my gallbladder taken out; during Olivia's LONG labor; during Jack's c-section. He doesn't miss a minute.

2. He's a great dad. He plays with the kids every day when he gets home from work. They love to wrestle with him and play outside. They absolutely adore him.

3. He's a hard worker. He works hard at everything he does. He takes excellent care of the yard. Sometimes spending the better part of his Saturday or Sunday mowing, trimming, and pulling weeds. He has also worked hard to make improvements to our house.

4. He's smart. He worked so hard in college (he canceled some of our dates because he had to study) and it paid off.

5. He's honest. He doesn't sugar coat anything and I admire that in him. I tend to sugar coat things to protect someone's feeling.

6. He's anal retentive. This usually works out to my benefit because everything he does is perfect. It is great when he's working on the yard/house.

7. He's an outdoorsman. He likes mountain biking, hiking, fishing and camping (as long as it is not in a tent).

8. He's a great on the BBQ grill. He can grill with the best of them. He makes excellent salmon, chicken and hamburgers. I also love it because I don't have to cook.

9. He is an excellent baker. He makes chocolate chip & walnut cookies that melt in your mouth. His chocolate cake is requested by all in my family.

10. He gives me a kiss when he leaves for work, when he comes home from work and an "I love you" every night when we go to sleep.
I love you, Kelton!

I recently went to dinner with an old friend from high school. She gave me a hard time for not having a blog. Honestly, I started one in July, 2008 and put in one entry. That was it. So I am starting again and hopefully we will have more than one entry.