Party of Five

St. George

2009-07-26T17:57:00.002-07:00

My mom and dad took all of us kids down to St. Geroge to spend a couple of days in a hotel where the kids could go swimming and go to Tuacahn to see "Footloose". It was a great time. We went shopping at the outlets and it seems like we were eating every hour.

Happy Birthday Gavin

2009-07-26T17:57:00.001-07:00

My little boy turned 6 years old on July 11th. We had a family party for him and took him bowling (at his request).

4th of July - Lava Hot Springs

2009-07-26T17:55:00.000-07:00

I haven't had the time to post all of our pictures yet so these are a few weeks old, but I wanted to capture the memory so when I convert my blog into a family book one day - these will all be there.

Guys Only Weekend (but mom really could use one)

2009-06-26T20:13:00.000-07:00

Jeremy and my brother-in-law Rhett flew down to see my brother in California today to go golfing at Torrey Pines in San Diego over the weekend.

This was Jeremy's day...

This was my day...

Hurry back home because I am already planning my weekend getaway (Ha Ha)!! Hope you are having fun down there - you deserve a little break too! Love ya.

Summer Vacation

2009-06-17T21:22:00.001-07:00

I am really excited for the 4th of July weekend (I know it's a couple weeks away). We have planned a trip with all of Jeremy's family to go up to Lava Hot Springs/Soda Springs for the weekend. Idaho is my second home. I grew up in the small town of Soda and have many great memories. They are all being good sports about going down memory lane with me and letting me plan the activities to keep us busy! I even agreed to do a 5K run (but I will walk) with my sister in law Courtney if in return she will drink some of the "spring" water! I haven't told her that yet...

Here's a sneak peak at some of the things I have planned for us!

Fresh Start

2009-06-17T19:47:00.000-07:00

I will spare you all the many excuses I have as to why I haven't updated my blog (primary, primary and primary) just to name a few. My kids have been sad that I haven't done much with our blog lately so I am making a fresh start. We have had several things go on the last couple of months (birthdays, baseball games, piano recitals,etc) so I told the kids (and aunt Natalie who is thousands of miles away)I would post some pictures and play catch up.

We signed Gavin up for Rookie Baseball this year. He has had the best time and absolutely loves it. His team name is "The Knights".

Easter Egg Coloring

Happy Birthday Tianna (March 17th)- Classic Skating

...and we still have Max.

Max!

2009-03-04T17:07:00.000-08:00

The kids have wanted a small dog, but I have always put my foot down and said "no". I came home from work one day and Jeremy had been searching on KSL for puppies and came across the "perfect dog for the kids" - he thought he sounded so persuasive. I said, that's nice and dismissed the thought. To make a long story short, I was out numbered and was told by the kids "I promise I'll take care of it", "I'll clean up his poop and take him for walks". All you moms out there know what I am talking about - you have heard it before, right! Well here is Max. He is a 12 week old Yorkie weighing about 2 pounds. The kids love him and have been very good about taking care of him (so far). I just hope I make it through the puppy phase before wanting to give him away. Did I mention this is our 4th attempt at owning a dog? Need I say more...

Primary Activity

2009-02-25T19:47:00.001-08:00

I was called to be the Primary President in our ward a few months ago and we had our first primary activity on Saturday - which was a talent show. The kids were so cute and we had such a great time. I was making a poster with some of the pictures from our activity to display on the ward bulletin board and thought I would post just a few. Please share any fun activity ideas your primary has done. I'm not a real creative person and have the hardest time coming up with fun ideas.

Answer to Prayers!

2009-02-25T16:33:00.000-08:00

I wanted to update everyone with Jeremy's job situation because I know a lot of you have been saying prayers on our behalf. Jeremy was offered a job on Friday to be a Corporate Financial Analyst. The whole interview process has been a month in the works and very stressful. He had to take an Excel and Access test before they would even interview him, but 3 interviews later and they offered him the job....whew!!! We know the Lord definitely had a hand in this one and we are very grateful. Thank you to all who have been praying for this to happen for us.

Draper Temple

2009-01-28T18:07:00.000-08:00

Last night we took the kids to the Draper Temple open house. Let me just say, words cannot describe how beautiful this temple is! It was a great experience to take the kids through and let them see all of the rooms. They asked lots of questions as we went through the temple- what a great teaching opportunity for Jer and I. The tour ended with the sealing room and they had all of the families sit in the room together looking into the "eternity" mirrors. The kids thought that was pretty cool and of course I got a little teary eyed looking at my sweet little family all sitting there. I am so grateful for eternal families. For those of you who live close, I highly recommend taking your families to this open house. There is an amazing spirit that everyone can feel there.

14 Days of Valentines!

2009-01-24T10:43:00.000-08:00

Attention romantics everywhere!
It's that time of year again....
14 Days of Valentines!

A friend of mine inspired me to start a Valentine tradition this year.

The idea is to start on February 1 and for 14 days do sweet things for your sweetheart.
It doesn't have to be fancy, just heart felt.

I sat down this morning and put my plan together.

Day 1
I am one lucky girl!
(Love letter and picture of me)

Day 2
For just the two of us.
(Formal invite to a private dinner, etc, etc on Valentine's Night)

Day 3
Three beautiful children.
(Pictures for Jeremy of the kids. Also love notes from them)

Day 4
Four necessities for a fun date.
(Lunch gift card, movie gift card and two boxes of candy)

Day 5
Five family treats at Leatherby's.

Day 6
Six sticky love notes hidden around the house, car, etc.

Day 7
Seven items for breakfast in bed.
(2 egg omelet with ham and cheese, toast, hashbrowns and juice

Day 8
Eight slices of pie.
(I'll pick up a Marie Callendars banana cream on Saturday for a Sunday night treat.)

Day 9
Nine reasons we love our dad Family Home Evening.

Day 10
Ten fingers to give you a massage after a long day.
(Include a bottle of oil)

Day 11
Eleven kisses.
(The lip kind and the chocolate kind)

Day 12
A dozen of my favorite memories.
(Poster board with pictures and notes about some of our most special memories)

Day 13
Thirteen years together.

Day 14
Lunch celebration with the kids. (Balloons, heart shaped pizza)
Private evening for just the two of us. (wink, wink)

Spread the love! Your husband will feel like a million bucks, I promise!
Check the dollar store and the 1.00 bins at Target for cards,
pretty boxes, bags, ribbons, candles, etc.

PS Don't forget to post your own ideas so that I can file them away for next year.

Happy 13th Anniversary!!

2009-01-17T12:24:00.000-08:00

Today is our wedding anniversary. We can't believe it has been 13 years! To celebrate, we went out to a yummy steak dinner at Texas Roadhouse last night. We are so glad we have a live-in babysitter (thanks Katelyn for watching the kids). It's been a great 13 years! Life is not always easy, but it sure is nice to have a companion who is always there to stand beside you no matter what.

Piano Recital

2009-01-17T12:17:00.000-08:00

The girl's had their piano recital this month. They both did a really good job.

New Years Eve!

2009-01-10T18:48:00.000-08:00

We had a big New Years Eve bash with our family. Here are some pics!

Christmas Day 2008

2008-12-26T11:54:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas Everyone! Here are some pictures of our day.

Gingerbread House

2008-12-24T10:19:00.000-08:00

The kids have been begging us to make a gingerbread house this year and we finally got around to doing it. The kids worked so hard so of course I have to share their finished product with everyone.

Christmas Sugar Cookies

2008-12-24T10:05:00.000-08:00

It's a good thing Jeremy loves to bake! He makes these yummy sugar cookies every year and this year wouldn't be any different. He and the kids must have frosted over 100 cookies. We gave them out this year as neighbor gifts so he made a lot! They are too much work for me so thanks dad for baking these for us.

Brown's Christmas Disco

2008-12-14T20:29:00.001-08:00

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Christmas Decorations

2008-12-14T18:15:00.001-08:00

Christmas Card 2008

2008-12-12T18:44:00.001-08:00

Christmas is one of my favorite times of the year. I have to force myself to wait until at least Thanksgiving before I get all of the decorations out. I enjoy watching the kids place things around the house and get excited! We hope this holiday season finds everyone in good health and cheer! I am so grateful that we have family that live so close to spend the holidays with and for our Savior, without him we wouldn't even have the season.

Twilight Movie Again!

2008-12-04T18:24:00.000-08:00

I am a little behind in blogging and need to catch up a bit. Last weekend my mother-in-law took me and my two sister-in-laws to see Twilight. We all read the books together and she promised us a girls night out when the movie came out. I loved it even more the second time. I can't wait for the second movie to come out. We will keep up the tradition and all see it together.

After the movie, Laurene (my mother-in-law) took us out to lunch to Red Robin. It was a fun girls time with no kids (except for newborn Charlotte, but she can come with us anytime - she was such a good baby)!

Twilight Movie Tonight!

2008-11-20T09:57:00.000-08:00

The movie was awesome! We loved it. What did everyone else think??

I had to take a little cat nap before the movie or I would never make it the next morning at work. Katelyn and Jeremy played Guitar Hero all night to stay awake!

Jeremy, Katelyn and I are going to the midnight showing of Twilight tonight (Tianna and Gavin are having a sleepover with Grandma Isaac)! We are so excited we can't wait. Katelyn and I are going to wear our Twilight shirts in support of "Team Edward". Jeremy is worried that he will be the only dude at the show. I told him he is probably right, but who cares! I am excited to see all the crazy fans. I will definately take my camera tonight and post some pictures of what I'm sure will be a crazy crowd!

Girls Night Out!

2008-11-20T09:37:00.001-08:00

Last night my mom took me and my two sisters to the Carrie Underwood Concert. I love Carrie and her concert was awesome! I don't get to spend too much time with my sisters because of our different schedules and hectic lives so it was fun to spend a night out with them. Before the concert we all went to Costa Vida for dinner, yum! Thanks for the fun night, love you guys!

Fun idea for Family Home Evening

2008-11-11T18:40:00.000-08:00

This past weekend I was looking through the Friend for a fun activity that we could do for family night on Monday. I found this cute idea for making "Testimony Gloves". You start out by talking about how gloves serve several purposes and are a protection for our hand. Each finger represents a part of your testimony (Book of Mormon, President Monson, Joseph Smith, Jesus Christ and Church is true). The kids had a lot of fun and it actually kept their attention the whole time (which was a first)! So I wanted to share the idea with you to try with your families.

Happy Birthday Katelyn!

2008-11-11T18:31:00.000-08:00

Today is Katelyn's 12th birthday. I can't believe she will be in Young Womens now. Her first Beehive activity is tomorrow night. She is pretty excited. She was literally the last one in her primary class so she was counting down the days. Katelyn got a "Twilight" birthday, including an Edward T-shit, Twilight poster, Twilight soundtrack, and movie tickets to the midnight show (it's a school night so I hesitated, but thought what the heck)she deserves a night out with just mom and dad. When her grandparents asked what she wanted for her birthday, my response was anything Twilight related. Unfortanely, Katelyn is sicker than a dog today. She has a nasty chest cold and is just miserable, poor thing. We love you Katelyn! It has been a wonderful 12 years.

Trick or Treating

2008-11-01T09:55:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures of the kids before we went out trick or treating. Katelyn wanted to stay and pass out the candy this year so Jer and I took Tianna & Gavin. Of course the kids had a good time and got lots of candy.

Pumpkin Carving

2008-10-30T19:55:00.001-07:00

We have been promising the kids that we would carve pumpkins this year, so tonight we finally did it! Man they are a lot of work. It took us(daddy)two hours to do three pumpkins! The kids loved getting their hands in the pumpkin guts and picking out the seeds for grandma Isaac to roast.

Dedicated to my wonderful husband!

2008-10-28T19:22:00.000-07:00

As I mentioned in an earlier post Jeremy was laid off 3 weeks ago from eBay. It has been very hard on him and with the turmoil in the market lately, he often wonders if he will ever find any kind of employment...so I want to share with him a quote that I read today.

This is from President Hinckley:

"It isn't as bad as you sometimes think it is. It all works out. Don't worry. I say that to myself every morning. It will all work out. If you do your best, it will all work out. Put your trust in God and move forward with faith and confidence in the future. The Lord will not forsake us,...if we put our trust in Him, if we pray to Him, if we live worthy of His blessings, He will hear our prayers."

Hang in there! We love you!

Twilight Fans!

2008-10-28T19:07:00.000-07:00

Take the Quiz and Share Your Results!

You are thoughtful and care very deeply for your family. A loving home is of great importance to you and you always try to make people feel welcome. Although you have a great capacity to love, you also have a great capacity to hurt, so at times you can be sensitive. You're firm when you need to be, but people trust your judgment and appreciate the kind way you always handle things.

Jeremy read the books too!

Take the Quiz and Share Your Results!

You are talented, knowledgeable and people are drawn to you. You like a good challenge and enjoy the company of a select few, but this is because you are picky and can be set in your ways. Sometimes you over react when things don’t go well, but your intentions are good and you’re priority is protecting the ones that you love.

I finally convinced my mom to read the Twilight Series. She wasn't sure if she would at first, but within 3 weeks she read them all! Ha Ha mom, I knew you wouldn't be able to put them down once you started.

Happy Birthday Jeremy!

2008-10-28T18:31:00.001-07:00

On October 25th, Jer turned 35! We started out the day with several "Happy Birthday" drawings & cards that the kids had made. Those of you who have little kids know what I mean when I say the drawings kept coming and coming. We took the kids to see High School Musical 3(Dad was a good sport to sit through that)! It was a cute show, the kids loved it of course. Later that night, his entire family came over for a party. Grandma Brown bought Papa Murphy's pizza and a cheesecake. It was a good time. It gave Jeremy a reason to get out of bed and shower for the day (Ha Ha).

Pajama Party!

2008-10-22T17:22:00.001-07:00

While I was away on my New York trip Grandma Brown and the kids made these pajamas. Aren't they cute? They look like something you would buy in a store. Grandma is great with the sewing machine. Anytime we need a hole patched up or pants hemmed, we go to Grandmas' house. It's horrible that I don't know how to do that stuff.

Snowbird

2008-10-22T17:18:00.001-07:00

Grandma Brown took the kids up to Snowbird to ride the tram and play around in the snow.

Hee Haws!

2008-10-22T16:30:00.001-07:00

So I have gotten a little behind in blogging and needed to play a little catch up. We went to Hee Haws with Ryan and Courtney (& Kids) last weekend. Courtney is so good about taking her kids to places like this every year so I am glad she gave us a call to come along. The kids had a blast. They love playing with their cousins. It was like sending the kids off to play at a giant playground while the adults just sat around and relaxed.

Los Angeles

2008-10-15T18:57:00.000-07:00

I got the opportunity to go to Los Angeles this past week for work. I was doing some training in one of our Branch Offices. It was a short trip - only two days, but the weather was beautiful and the view from the building we were in was amazing. It was nice knowing Jeremy was home taking care of the kids. If I made more money I think I could get used to the idea of having Jeremy stay home and be "Mr. Mom". He has done a good job at keeping up on the laundry and he has dinner ready for us every night. To his defense, he is just trying to keep busy and keep his mind off the fact that he is unemployed. He would never go for me supporing the family while he stays at home, but it's a nice idea -ha ha!

Surprise!

2008-10-07T19:54:00.001-07:00

So I came back from New York Friday night and was waiting to get my bags at the baggage claim. Out of the corner of my eye I saw this strange man come up and stand right behind me. He wasn't moving and he was definitely too close and in my space so I started to scoot over to the left a bit so I had some room. As I did that I glanced up to see who this person was standing so close and to my absolute surprise it was JEREMY! Yes, Jeremy my husband who was supposed to be in the Philippines until the end of the month. I screamed (and everyone looked at us, including Security) and then started to cry. What a nice surprise. eBay needed him to come home and be back to work by Monday.

Unfortunately, eBay announced a 10% job cut and Jeremy's department was directly affected by this news. Jeremy was laid off on Monday. No wonder they wanted him back so soon. We are really sad, but are trying to stay positive! General Conference was so good this year. Who would have thought that a lot of the things the Apostles talked about would actually hit so close to home. We are still very blessed and know that the Lord will look out for us! After all isn't this what life is all about, trials and tribulations that make us stronger people? If anyone has any good job leads, preferably the ones that pay over six digits, let us know (Ha Ha)!

New York City - Here I Come!

2008-09-26T21:07:00.001-07:00

On Monday I am going to New York for the week to attend a Corporate Actions Conference with my boss and a few colleagues from our Tax Department. I am pretty excited to go. New York is an exciting city and really beautiful this time of year. Grandma Brown will be watching the kids while I am gone - they are excited for the extended sleepover. I will miss the kids dearly, but I am "secretly" thrilled to have "me" time and go shopping!!

Kids Night Out with Jason!

2008-09-25T19:41:00.001-07:00

So my wonderful brother-in-law asked me if he could take the kids out to dinner and a movie tonight. Well let's see, I wouldn't have to make the commute from work to go pick up the kids, an evening to myself to do whatever I wanted and I didn't have to make dinner...heck ya Jason you can be out with them as late as you want (they don't have school tomorrow becasue of SEP conference)so it worked out great. Jason took them to Carl's Jr, one of their favorite places because they love the toy gym and then went to see Egor. They must have gotten tattoos in their kids meal because they had them all over their arms and faces (after this picture was taken Gavin went into the bathroom and put a tattoo right between his eyes on his forehead). Thanks Jason! The kids had a great time (and so did mom having the place all to herself).

Welcome Home Trailer!

2008-09-22T21:22:00.000-07:00

Okay so it's not quite home yet but it has been found. I got a call from the San Juan County (Southern Utah) sheriffs office letting me know they found our trailer. The guy that stole our trailer is in the business of selling high price elk tags. A bunch of guys go in on it and all they have to do is come to Utah and they have an elk tag, a trailer to stay in while they hunt and a 4-wheeler. Our trailer was being used for that purpose. They "thief" had no intention of selling off our trailer he was going to keep it and use it as a "hotel" for his little business. I guess in the little town they were at there were a couple reports of stolen 4 wheelers in the surrounding area and in small towns like that news travels fast. Some local people were suspicious when they saw the same guy towing two different trailers (the other one being our neighbors) and several 4 wheelers to this particular campsite so they called the police. They police went to this campsite and...busted. Of course the hunters had no idea that all of the items were stolen. They cooperated with the police and gave them as much information on this guy as they could and they arrested him that afternoon. I have to admit I am a little worried about the condition of the trailer, but the detective told me it was in really good shape so we'll see. I just have to figure out how I am going to get that trailer back up here. I am hoping the insurance company will have it towed to me.

Cheerleading Try-outs Update

2008-09-22T21:18:00.000-07:00

Yeah...Katelyn made the squad. Her dad and I don't know what we are in for, but we were excited for her.

Edwards Lullaby!

2008-09-22T21:17:00.001-07:00

Okay, so I am totally hooked on these books. I just finished the first one and L.O.V.E.D it. I am starting the second one tonight. Thanks Stacy and Courtney!!

Edward & Bella (Katelyn wanted me to post this picture). She is a fan too!

Cheerleading Try-outs

2008-09-17T19:00:00.002-07:00

On a happier note, Katelyn had cheerleader tryouts today. She is only in the sixth grade (I personally think that is way too young to start cheerleading), but her school is a middle school that goes through ninth grade and they allow 6th graders to be on the cheerleading squad so of course she wanted to try out. She was really nervous, but she went through with it. As a mother you just sit back and bite your nails and hope your kids make the team so they don't have to go through that hurt and disappointment if they don't, but I had the talk with her that life goes on and there are other things you can do if you don't make cheerleading. The results will be announced Monday so stay tuned...

Bye Bye Trailer!

2008-09-17T19:00:00.001-07:00

So as luck would have it, while Jeremy is out of the country for work, I got a phone call from a neighbor last night and was told that our trailer had been stolen. I thought, that's impossible. You can't steal a trailer - they are too big, people would totally notice if that were happening. Besides our trailer is locked up down our street in our neighborhood RV parking area behind a locked gate. I had to go down and see for myself. Sure enough our trailer and several other trailers parked there were GONE, VANISHED, STOLEN! Of course we called the police and filed a report and I called our insurance company today. These are hard times so people go to extreme measures so keep an eye on your belongings. If our neighbor hadn't noticed I don't know how many days would have gone by before we noticed it was missing.

Super Saturday

2008-09-14T19:37:00.000-07:00

Oh you gotta love Super Saturdays. One thing is for sure, I am not crafty and it takes me hours to do one project. I would rather go to Quilted Bear or Tai Pan Trading for this kind of stuff, but the display looked so cute so I thought I would give it a try. I was very overwhelmed when I saw how many pieces this thing had, but I am pretty proud of myself. It took me 4 hours to do this turkey. He is about 3 1/2 feet tall. Thank you Katelyn for babysitting the kids so I could go. I can't wait to put him out in November!

TAG!

2008-09-14T18:29:00.000-07:00

I've been Tagged!

Here are the rules...

1. Link to the person who has tagged you: www.thehuntsmanbunch.blogspot.com
2. Post the rules on your blog
3. Write six random things about yourself
4. Let each person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their website.

Here are the six random things about me...

#1 - I am a little OCD when it comes to a clean house. I have loosened up quite a bit with three kids, but still find peace and serenity in a clean house. I love to clean late at night when everyone is in bed. Those are the times I do my best pondering and thinking.

#2 - My absolute favorite actress is Reese Witherspoon. I will watch anything she has been in just to see her (some call that "obsession", I call it a big fan).

#3 - I work for Morgan Stanley and have been there for 11 years.

#4 - I really want to go to Cancun with my husband (we have never been)!

#5 - The littlest things make me cry (certain commercials, of course a great romantic/love movie, and when the primary kids sing "If the Savior Stood Beside Me").

#6 - My favorite TV shows are the Food Network and HGTV.

Now I tag:
Lindsey, Haily and Jessica

Depressed!!

2008-09-14T18:13:00.001-07:00

So I found out this weekend that they want Jeremy to extend another month, which puts his return date near the end of October. Of course I don't want him to stay, but what can I do. He is doing well down there and I am getting a few handbags out of it. I really miss him though. Just keep calling me everyday honey and I'll be able to get through it!

I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH!

New Book!

2008-09-14T17:41:00.001-07:00

So I have no idea what "I'm in love with a Vampire" means, but my sister-in-law (Stacy) has talked me into reading this series so we can all have a girl's night out and see the movie together. I have heard really good things about these books so I will give it a try and see what all the "hype" is about. I am probably one of very few people who have not read it yet. It should help pass some of the time while Jeremy is away.

We miss you Dad!

2008-08-30T18:41:00.000-07:00

Jeremy left for a month long trip to the Philippines on Thursday for eBay. We did this once before in June when he went to India, but it doesn't make it any easier the second time around. Me and the kids already miss him. We spent the day doing housework, laundry and watching movies. It was a nice lazy day. The kids didn't even get out of their PJ's. I love having days like that once in awhile. Jeremy has a blog that he is posting pictures to (I have it listed under My Family - Jeremy's Outsourcing Trips) if you want to check it out. He did an endowment session in the Manila Temple yesterday and said it was awesome!

Our trip to Italy - just the two of us!

2008-08-30T09:59:00.001-07:00

Internet Surfing

2008-08-28T18:16:00.000-07:00

I am in the Primary and have to do sharing time this month so I was looking around the internet for some ideas and came across this awesome website that I want to share with everyone.

http://www.sugardoodle.net/mambo/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1

It has all kinds of ideas for Primary, Relief Society, Visiting Teaching Gifts, Young Womens, Craft ideas and more. I found this really cute "Baptism Jeopardy" game that I am doing for sharing time this week on this site. I think you will enjoy it, take a look!

First Day of School

2008-08-25T20:27:00.000-07:00

Today was the kids' first day back to school. They were very excited for this day to come! The girls laid out their clothes and planned out how they were going to wear their hair all the night before (funny thing, I remember doing the same thing when I was their age). Gavin started kindergarten. He came home and asked if he could stay at school longer tomorrow. Apparently after two years of preschool he is ready for full days now.

Look at these cute kids!

6th Grade

3rd Grade

A.M. Kindergarten

Lagoon Day!

2008-08-25T18:54:00.001-07:00

Our family had one last "hoorah" before school started. We took the kids to eBay's Lagoon Day. Rhett, Lindsey & their kids came with us. Jeremy doesn't do rides so he sat with the cooler and took all of the pictures.

Payson Lakes Camping Trip

2008-07-22T17:20:00.001-07:00

We got together with Jeremy's family and went camping for a few days up at Payson Lakes. We love it up there and it's especially fun with all of the cousins. Of course the boys were covered in dirt after about 2 hours of being there. We spent each day fishing and swimming at the Lake and sitting around the campfire roasting marshmallows and making smore's. It was a very relaxing getaway!

Playing games at night with Grandma!

Cousins hanging out...the two boys (Gavin & Brody) eating a handful of dirt. Just Kidding, they have a bag of peanuts.

Did I mention the "getaway" was very relaxing.

Sage, Tianna and Landon.

Jeremy and the kids swimming in the lake. This is how we bathed the kids while we were up there.

BRACES!!

2008-07-22T16:56:00.000-07:00

Well Katelyn is at that point in her life where braces become a part of growing up. She has been looking forward to them and has been counting down the days and finally on July 15th she got them on. She picked hot pink and lime green for her band colors. Her mouth was pretty sore the first few days, but now she is used to them. I didn't have the heart to tell her that the pain will start all over again when she goes in to get them tightened.

Gavin's Birthday

2008-07-14T20:13:00.000-07:00

Our little Gavin turned 5 years old on July 11th. His cousin and best bud Brody turns 5 on July 22nd so we had a combined birthday party for the both of them (a good excuse to get all of the family together). It was a night full of pizza and cake and good relaxing time for the parents while the kids played. We then celebrated Gavin's birthday with the Isaac side on Sunday. Grandma made all of us a really good dinner and we all sat around the table and visited. Gavin pretty much had a three day birthday celebration.

Happy Birthday Boys!!

We took all of the cousins to the "Splash Park" and let them run around. It was a good time.

New Skateboard from Grandma Brown (oh boy, here come the stitches/broken bones)!

Happy 4th of July!

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We started out the day with mom taking us to an outdoor swimming pool. Dad was in New York for the Yankees game with his mom, dad and brother. After a full day of swimming, we went to my Grandma Isaac's house for a BBQ and did lots of fireworks. We had a big sleep over that night with everyone and had a yummy breakfast made by Grandpa Isaac the next day. I am so glad we live close to family so we can spend our holidays together.