Summer's End

I can't believe the summer is almost over, it has gone by so fast. Living in Fresno the wheather will still be warm for a while but Drew starts Preschool tomorrow. I am looking forward to settling back into the routine but sure did enjoy playing around. Here are some recent pictures from the last week or so.Playing at the Park, Chaz loves the sand.
One of our many trips to the zoo with our friends. I am making the most of my pass!

At the Primary activity on Saturday.
Playing with the hose in the back yard.

We went to the Circus back in July. The kids enjoyed it for the first 5 minutes and then wanted to go home. They both fell alseep after the intermission.
Swimming in the pool with cusins who came to visit and friends. Chaz's two favorite things Food and making messes.

Keeping Busy

I guess my mom was worried about all the damage her grandchildren could do to her Utah house in a week so she kept us very busy with lots of activities. We had fun though and plenty of time to talk and catch up with each other. I love spending time with my family, especially my brothers and sisters. I wish we could all live closer together and see each other more frequently.

Becky's good friend Dina's kids with Drew and Becky's kids. The adults went to lunch and shopping. Dina's oldest 2 watched the other kids for us. They were awesome babysitters. I can't believe how much they have grown up since I saw them last. We rented 3 ATVs and of course now we are all sold and want to get some for the house. There is a beautiful trail just southeast of the house. It leads you up to 10,000 feet with a beautiful view of the valley. Becky and I took turns driving and just added the boys for the pic.My dad took Drew and Drew loved it. He said "Gramppy went super fast but I wasn't scared." They were gone long enough that I was though. They left this way but when they returned Drew was in front of my dad "helping" him drive.Rick and my mom took the kids, except Chaz, to Rick's good friend Jeremy's house to ride the horses. Drew looks like a pro.

Back in Utah and loving it!

So we are back in Utah and Drew is having so much fun with all of his cousins from the Perkins Family. Most of my siblings are here, Robbie and Laynie are in New Orleans, and Ryan stayed in Fresno. We will be here for the rest of the week playing around in Heber. Kjell couldn't make the trip this time and we miss him already. Here is a picture of some of the kids eating their dinner tonight.