Logan's Sunflowers & Pumpkins

We let Logan plant anything he wanted in the garden this year. He picked sunflowers. I think it is beacuse a neighbor gave us a book when Aubrey was born about alittle boy named Logan (no lie) who planted sunflowers (Thanks Nina). We also ALWAYS plant pumpkins (Scott and I's favorite thing to plant). So the first photo is of Logan planting the seeds and the second is how big the plants are today. I will show you their progress, because both the sunflowers and pumpkins are SUPPOSE to get pretty big.

Johansen Reunion

We just got back from the Johansen Reunion down by Loa. We had so much fun with all our family. My mom was in charge this year and did a great job. She prepared super fun games for both the kids and adults, and she got everyone involved (This is amazing with our family). We did a family trivia game that was so fun and we learned exactly how amazing and strange our family is. We also ALL (again amazing) went on a ride and went looking for arrowheads. My grandma LOVES looking for arrowheads and we had a blast looking and my cousin Matt found a perfect one. He was so proud (as he should be).

Logan and mom getting ready for the 3-legged race. Each family had a different color bandanna (sp?).


The kids loved riding 4-wheelers and finding grasshopper. They all had empty gatorade bottles filled with little grasshopper habitats. They all had names and stories about them, because they could talk you know. Logan's grasshopper was named logy, I think he named it after himself. They also played golf and caught butterflies and my mom kept sending them out to find "rabbit eggs" (round wight rocks that were every where). The kids would be gone for about 5-10 min. and then if they cam back with a good rabbit egg they would get a quarter. I think Logan came home with $1.50 and was so excited that he had money for the ice cream man.

Logan with Ashton & Skyler (2nd cousins) showing off their grasshoppers.




My grandma and Aubrey gathering golf balls.




The funniest thing was the kids found an old cowboy boot that had a cow bone sticking out of it. The kids were freaking out thinking it was a human bone. They carried this thing around the entire time. They called it "the bone in the boot" and had to take turns taking care of it. We kept telling them to put it back and they would and then a few min. later someone else would have it.

We all have a new s'more favorite. We used graham crackers, coconut marshmallows and peanut butter. They are amazing. Scott and I came up with this recipe in out backyard fire pit and everyone (the adults mostly) at the reunion went nuts for them. Scott is the best marshmallow roaster in the world, no fooling. So he spent every evening taking marshmallow orders.


I am glad that our family is so close and all get along to the most part. I am glad that my mom and her sisters and brother take the time and effort to do this every year.

Scott looking fab!!

Bee's Game

We took the kids to a Bee's game last week and they had a great time. They both loved the peanuts. Logan was a cracking pro and Aubrey kept asking for more so I kept giving them to her then after about 10 min. she looked at me and spit 6 whole peanuts into my hand. She was just sucking the salt off so we just started giving her the entire thing.




The kids loved the mascot Bumble. Logan kept calling him Mr. Bumble, I thought that was so sweet. Aubrey was all about Mr. Bumble. She kept reaching for him and pointing him out in the crowd and smiling and clapping when ever she saw him, untill...... we got up close and was ready to take the picture. So, yes she is crying. Little stink.

Friday Night Trama

Friday June, 13th (horrible date) my sweet, perfect baby girl burned her hand on Scott's motorcycle muffler. The palm of her right hand was just covered with blisters and she was hysterical. I ran her to the InstaCare where they soaked her hand in cool saline and determined that she had 2nd degree burns. They gave her meds for the pain and wrapped her hand. The next day I had to take her back in, where they cut the skin off all the blisters (they do this so that the skin heals smooth) and rewrapped them. It is so sad and such a silly thing. Scott and I feel so bad because it was so easily preventable. She is doing great and acting like nothing happened. Every once in a while I see her go to pick something up with her right hand, look at it and then use the left. Good thing she is such a happy little girl, not even this will get her down.

Baby Raccoons

Our neighbors Melanie and Paul (and Kids) are raising 2 abandoned raccoons named Lily & Roxy. They are so adorable. They just nibble on you like a baby puppy, but they make the sweetest sounds like a kitty. I can't even imagine how hard it is going to be for them to release them back into the wild. Logan was a little scared because he could see their teeth and claws (tiny but sharp), but warmed up to them quickly. Aubrey wanted to hug and kiss them to death. She kept doing the sign for dog and mauling them as much as I would let her. It was fun to get to hold and love a wild creature. Thanks Mel.

Simply Moments

I am trying a new project. I have started creating and saleing personalized invitations and announcements. It is called Simply Moments and I have some cards uploaded and more will be added all the time. The link is on the right or you can just go to simplymoments.blogspot.com. Please take a look and think of me when you need any cards.

MDA Wendover Motorcycle Ride

This weekend Scott and I went on the MDA Wendover Motorcycle Ride. Some of you might have seen this on the news. There are about 5000 motorcycles that all start at the 21st South Harley shop and then ends in Wendover with a consert and auction. They end up raising tons of money for the MDA charity and it is real fun. I was alittle sore in the behind when we finally got there but not to bad. It fun to be with all the hard-core bikers, they look so tough but they are just a bunch a sweet hearts who love Jesus, kids & animals. It inspires you to be more commitmed to good things.

This was the first time that I left Aubrey for more than a hour or so, but I think we both did great. My mom came up and stayed with the kids so when Scott and I got back the kids were dissapointed, because that ment grandma had to leave. Thanks again Mom for helping out and letting Scott & I have some time away.

Her is Scott and Logan cleaning the bike before we left.


There was a huge party at the Harley shop. Everyone and their dogs were there (ha, ha)!


We finally got there, don't I look alittle bad ass?


Here is Scott parking the bike, It was a long ride but he still looks cool!

Last Day of Preschool

This is Logan and his Preschool tracher Miss Amy on his last day of school. They are suppose to have the last day of school party at the splash pad in Herriman, but it was raining so hard we ended up at the playland at McDonalds. The kids had just as much fun probably more so beacuse they all edned up with happy meals.

Amy owns and teaches at Magic Moments Preschool, she is amazing. Logan can spell, sign and write his name, as well as all the other letters. They did super fun science experments and his social skills improved 1000%. She made an end of the year video and it was so fun to see all the fun stuff they did. He is going to go back in the fall and he can hardly wait.

Danyale's Birthday

Last week was my birthday and the entire family went to eat at the Cheesecake Factory. The food was reallt good and the dessert was even better. Aubrey was starting to fuss so we got our cheese cake to go (pluse Logan really wanted to help me blow out the candles). I had the chocolate coconut cream cheese cake and Scott had the Adam's which is every kind of peanutbutter you can find put into one cheesecake. The kids were not real fans of the cheesecake (more for us).



But getting ready to go out to a nice place made me think, how sad is it that my best shirt is the one with the least noticeable stain on it. And my best shoes are, well I don't have best shoes. But my kids looked great!! It is just amazing how these little people take over every aspect of your life and we are completely happy letting them do it. I am glad I have stains on my shirts because it means that my kids still need me, even when they are dirty and even though all my shoes suck, just means I can go out side and play no matter what I am wearing. I will be pretty when my kids grow up.