Good Times

So, here's what's been happening since my last post. Simon has started preschool and he loves it! I'm afraid he's not always the well behaved boy that I always hope he will be....but hopefully he will learn! He has made a couple new friends at school and it's such a fun new chapter in our lives!

Simon and his cousin Sienna are in the same preschool class....heaven help Teacher Tana!

Simons good buddy Hannah is also in his class. She is so stinking cute! He is pretty protective of her and Sienna both! It's pretty cute!

We have had a couple camping trips with my parents in their trailer. I'm thinking we are going to get some great use out of that trailer! :) Simon is now old enough that he knows to stay away from the fire so it makes it a little more relaxing!

And Simon has spent loads of time with his neighborhood pals! I had to get a picture of them all together. Before we know it they will all move on in different directions with different friends (hopefully they will all stay friends), but at least for now they can just be best buddies! It will be fun to see them grow up together!!!

(Brock, Nick, Carter, Dirk, Simon, and Camden)

Summer is over, and I'm ready for fall to begin!

Words of Live By!

"If you want to feel good about your whole day, go into your closet, find your swimsuit and put it on. Walk out to your bathroom and look in the mirror. Nothing worse is going to happen to you all day."

Thank you Amber for sharing this quote with me! It will always and forever make me smile!

A Great Birthday Surprise!

For my birthday my sil's surprised me with this awesome gift! One of Hayley's friends takes these amazing photos, so she surprised me (which is amazing cause Hayley can not keep a secret!) and had Simons pictures taken without me even knowing! It was such a fun surprise and than her and Heather had a couple of them put in a frame for me to hang up. I have such great Sil's!! There were so many great pics, but here are a few of my favorites!

Thank you so much Noell for taking such great pics! You are so talented!!!

Lagoon Day

For my birthday (ah-hem 30th birthday!) I wanted to not think about getting older, and enjoy being a kid again. So, we packed up and went to Lagoon (it's what FUN is!). I haven't been for a couple years and I couldn't wait to enjoy the fun with Simon!

He had a hard time warming up to the rides, in fact I didn't think we would be able to get him on any rides. Luckily "Bulgy the Whale" came through for us and he loved it! PS...these pics are in no order what-so-ever, just deal with it! This is Simon on the kid swings. He really liked this ride and I really wanted to puke!
And of course he couldn't resist the airplanes! PS, we have no idea who the kid on the back of the plane is....but Simon thought it was cool that he was giving that "bigger boy a ride on his airplane!".

Here is the adored "Bulgy the Whale". He rode on this ride probably 5 times! I love it if he loves it.

Ah so handsome!

It was a fantastic day! And I can't wait to go again!

What we have been up to...

So, I've been absent from the blogging world for a little while....sorry for the one of two of you that actually follow my blog! :) Between just enjoying the summer and really just not being on the computer much I just haven't had much to post. So here are a few pics from a few of our adventures this summer...

Every year the Downs side of my family get together for our annual family reunion at Bear Lake. It was so fun! I look forward to this weekend all year. It's been a tradition since I was a pre-teen, and now it's fun to watch our kids get together and play!

Simon enjoyed helping Cody fish. Um...they didn't exactly catch anything, unless you count the weeds in the back cast. But it was fun to watch the fish jumping in the water.

Nothing beats spending the day with Grandpa!

We went hiking to White Pine with my dad, Aunt Josie, and Uncle Dave.
I honestly didn't know exactly what kind of a hike it was going to be. I was pretty tired after and was also impressed that Simon did the hike (with a little help from grandpa and dad's shoulder rides). It was a beautiful hike though!

In the many years of my life that we have gone to Bear Lake I have not once stopped by the scenic over look. So, we decided to stop this time.

July also included Birthday month for Hayley! :)

And I had the pleasure (insert sarcasm here) or spending a week in Phoenix for work. Um....can anyone say 114 degrees????

And of course we spent a lot of time running through the sprinklers. I love this pic of Simon!!

Well, there you have it. Our fun filled summer thus far. We still have a Lagoon trip planned, and of course ahem- my birthday. :)

What Makes Me Smile...

A couple of people have commented in their blogs about things that make them smile. I've been pondering this as I read their blogs and thought I'd make a list of my own. Some of these things may only make sense to me. In no particular order (and family and friends is a given!)

1. Flowers. I love beautiful flower beds!
2. Simon. Everyday he does something that makes me smile.
3. Cody. All the little things he does every day that make me know how much he loves me.
4. Ady and Sienna rocking out to Hannah Montana.
5. "That's what she said".
6. My moms Sunday Chicken. Comfort food at it's finest for me.
7. Music. Particularly anything from the 90's.
8. Bachellorette.
9. Caesy's version of "I Love To See The Temple". When she was little she used to sing this and the line that says "While I am young"... she would say "While yum yum yum". How can you not smile at that?
10. Another Caesy song when she was little.... "God Speed" by Dixie Chicks. It used to (and still does) make me cry every single time I hear it.
11. My mom and me saying the same thing at the same time.
12. Drop Dead Fred.
13. "All I heard was blah-blah-blah, your a dirty tramp" (Cami, that's for you cause you make me smile all the time!)
14. A great book.
15. Holidays
16. A long hot shower.
17. My little Sunbeams
18. Stacey meeting me half way.
19. The good old days.
20. short hair

I'll quit at 20, but I'm thinking how much fun it would be to try for 100! Maybe I'll do another 20 list sometime.
I'd love to know what makes you smile???

Hmmm....

Should I be embarrassed

that the guy at the Wendy's drive through

knows me by name??

Ponder....and get back to me.