Now You'll Know What We Did This Summer!!

This just shows you what a wonderful imagination that our little Carter Boy has. He didn't know that I was watching.

Andrew turned SIX!! We spent the morning of Andrew's big day with the Hampton's. We all made a wonderful breakfast, visited & watched Andrew open up presents. He got all ready for school by getting school clothes from Aunt Jill Uncle Cody, Grandma & pa, & his mom & dad. Grandpa knows how much Andrew loves to look & learn about animals he subscribed him to the National Geographic for Kids. Thanks Everyone!

Then we went to our Womack family reunion. It was at a cabin in kilgore. Andrew celebrated his birthday by fishing(the fish practically jumped out of the water:) , hiking, rides on the four wheelers, eating pizza his favorite, & opening presents. His Grandma knows how much he loves to build stuff so he got a kit for a log house, and sailboat. He was able to decorate his tool tote with grandma. Thanks. It was a great birthday that he'll never forget!

This is how Hyrum has been getting around this summer! Total strangers would stop us laughing & comment on how cute his little bear crawl was.

The second video was the first night that he really started to walk. He was on one. So silly that night! He had McKay & I laughing so much. Man I love this kid!

We were able to sign Andrew up for Jr. Golf this year. Grandpa Hampton gave him some clubs for Christmas & just being down the road it was really convenient. Andrew loved it. I really think that it was a great opportunity for him to learn & I think that we'll do it again. Next year it can be with both boys.....Fun! These are pictures of Andrew on his last day of Golf. They had a little three hole tournament for his age group. He won a metal, & I bought him a pop afterward. He was so excited.

We have the best neighbors! To our left is Mrs. Cheri & Mr. Ron. Cheri tends for a family when they need some help. So we've had some friends this summer to hang out with. They invited us to go have a little hike & picnic up to Magic Mountain. It's the local place to Ski. It was great. My boys love Mrs. Cheri's dog named Harley.

We had a couple of freak storms this summer. This one was by far the worst. I know that hail can get a lot bigger than this but this was the biggest that I'd ever seen. So we captured it. Our neighbor later showed us the damage that the hail storm did to their house siding. He also told us that on the news the storm was a small tornado in the South Hills(which are really close to us) It's all because of that darn global warning! :)

These were the first attempts EVER!! So Funny!

Flowers were a new part of our lives this year. With purchasing the new home we new there were roses in the front but we didn't realize all the flowers that were getting ready to bloom and surprise us. I loved being surprised with the daffodils and the lilacs. One afternoon I was surprised with a knock on my door. I answered it and found only a single rose. It was the first of the roses and they were found in the back by my sweet Andrew. The rest of the summer has been as sweet, they are always finding some flower to share with me. I love you boys and thanks for braving the thorns and bees for me.

I participated in a workout class at CSI for a few months. I was in pretty good shape so I decided to run the falls to falls run. It's a 6.5 mile run. The first five mins of any workout is rough but this one was really hard I thought because it was all up hill out of the canyon!! All in all I completed the race and I learned a whole lot about myself while going through this class, while making some great friends. Thanks McKay for your sacrifice, & taking care of the kids. I couldn't have done it with out your love and continued support. I still have a ways to go to meet my goals but I knowing that you're here for me means so much.

Jason Graduated!!! It was so great to see my little BIG bro graduate. He's such a great kid. I love him so much and sometimes I wish that I could have been at home longer while he was growing up. I think that I really missed out cause we have had some great memories when he was little, and you really get that when you are all at home. Well Jason I love you and I'm proud to be your sister. Thanks for the example that you are for my kids.

Carter was throwing sticks into the canal & watching them go under the bridge and come out on the other side. He ran across the road with out looking and was hit by a motorcycle. It was quite a scary while till we found out that nothing was broken or badly hurt. This is was he looked like the next day. He healed so quick. It was a pretty hard week for all those who love him. We felt so grateful that he didn't get hurt any worse. We all love you Carter!

It's been a couple months since the accident and all that's left is a little bump and scar on his nose. He says this " I have a scarf but not like Harry Potter(pointing to his forehead)" It's way cute when he says it.

One of the first things that we did this summer was go to Cauldron Lynn. It's on the Snake River. The video doesn't do it justice. It's so loud. The power that the water has is amazing.