Jared learned how to ride his bike without training wheels this summer (age 3)!

We went out for a walk the other morning and I had to take some pictures of him.

He did a great job!

Ashley went along for the ride.

When we got back we let our bunny out in our fenced yard to run around a little. It came over to see what Ashley had in her hand.

Ashley gets so excited when she pets the bunny!

After school one day, the kids picked the some veggies from the garden. I had them help me shuck the corn and they did great, even little Ashley! It's been fun having a little garden this year!

We planted two pumpkin plants and got three pumpkins to grow. It's exciting, we've never grown them before!

I'm learning to can this year and am loving it! Here are some peaches I did, some yummy raspberry freezer jam, and frozen squash and corn from our garden. It's very rewarding!

We attended the 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier in Salt Lake City

USA vs. El Salvador

The stadium was beautiful!

When we first got there, the majority of fans were for El Salvador. It was a sea of blue and white! It was like being in a different country, seriously! They all spoke Spanish, were playing drums, singing, and dancing around having a great ol' time!










The USA fans poured in after a while. Everyone was friendly though, and would tease each other back and forth about the other team. It was a fun environment and experience!

Believe it or not, it was exciting to watch!

USA won!
It was a great night!
(We also took our nephew Taylor, since he's a big soccer fan too, like Ryan)

After the game, when we were in line getting out, we listened to the last of the BYU vs. Oklahoma football game, and were happy to here BYU won! Wow, what a night! Ryan couldn't have been happier!

Last week Ryan surprised me by asking if we wanted to go to Utah. I didn't care for what reason, he knows he doesn't have to ask me twice! He wanted to go to a soccer game that coming Saturday in Salt Lake City.

The kids were excited to go! Jacob made a calendar so he could count down the days, and he made an agenda for when he got there he knew what he was going to do.

The kids always have a great time at their Mama's house! Jumping on the trampoline was #4 on the list...Check!

Ashley liked playing with the "Moo" and "Pig" toys!

She also liked pulling the teddy bear in the wagon. She sat in it for so long, and since no one was pulling her, she decided to pull the bear instead!

Emily spent a lot of time up in her "cabin". She was proud of her centerpiece that she made out of plums and leaves off the tree.

Ashley has such long hair and when it's down it always gets in her eyes, so one night Aunt Malena put a clip in it.--Too cute!

Well, school started this week! The kids are attending school in Lovell this year and they are excited!

Jacob is in Mrs. Geiser's class and was able to start school on the first day. He did great, and started making friends right away!

Emily is in Mrs. May's class. She was sick for the first couple days, and was SO excited when she could finally go for the first time! As soon as she arrived her friends took her under their wings and showed her the ropes. She loves it!

Emily's BIG baby! She put Ashley in the doll cradle and it cracked me up seeing her legs hanging out! Ashley sure didn't mind, she was actually loving being treated like Emily's baby. She even got a bottle!

I got the boys some under shirts and they thought they were pretty neat! They kept running around in their underwear, wrestling with each other, and showing off their muscles. They make me laugh too!

On Saturday, we went up on the Big Horn Mountains to spend the day.

I love these pictures of the flower, and of Jacob, looking at the lake.

When we got up there, we settled in a great spot by the stream. Then we rode the four wheelers up a steep trail...

then hiked up an even steeper foot path to the lake to go fishing.

Daddy helping Jared.

All the kids caught a fish, they were so excited!

Jacob caught his fish all by himself, it was a fun surprise!

After we got back down to our camp, the kids waded in the stream for a little while. Then Emily tried her hand at fishing on her own...no luck, but she had fun trying!

The dogs had a GREAT time as well! They love running around and getting in the water. Poor Trip, our lab, is getting older and was too tired to make it up the steep trail, so he headed back down to camp and was there when we returned.

Last night our family, Desiree and Brett's family, and two of John's kids spent the night out on our lawn. We slept under the stars, it was beautiful!

The boys were listening to a story told by one of the girls.

The boys slept on one side...
(Jared, Ramsey, Jacob, Russell, Shiloh)

and the girls slept on the other.
(Emily, Ashley, Aubrianne, Cassidy)

Brett, Desiree and Matthew

Me, Ryan and Ashley

Jared and Matthew relaxing in the chair--too cute!

All the kids, and Uncle Ryan, took turns telling stories with the flashlight up to their faces, to make it scary. After that we all took turns performing for everyone in the spotlight. There were songs, cartwheels, dancing and other talents shared. There were LOTS of laughs! It was fun, until it was time to actually sleep on the hard, lumpy ground! We must be getting too old for this--next time we'll use lots of padding for the adults!

I know this is a yucky picture, but I had to show it! Poor Akira, got bit by the neighbor's dog through the fence. The two always run to the fence to bark and bite at each0ther. It's never been a problem before, just a nuisance to listen to. Well, this time the other dog pushed one of the rocks away and got at Akira. She had to get stitches, obviously. The vet said it just wasn't a slice, but that some of the skin was gone. Poor thing! She's doing just fine now. She'll just continue on her pain pills and antibiotics.