Summer in Utah

This summer has flown by way to fast. We moved into our house on the 18th and had my mom and dad here for 10 days. Ryan and Julie and kids were here for two weeks, the Haman's came to visit and after getting back from AZ, the Jones's stopped by for a couple of days. So we have had many opportunities to take pictures which of course I did just that, took lots of pictures! Thanks to Gma and Gpa Davis and Emily for providing lots of entertainment for the kids. They had so much fun and made lots of great memories.


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We went up to the top of Snake Creek to have a family photo session. The bugs were horrendous but the wild flowers were amazing, so we put up with the bugs to get some pictures. Hayden and Caroline won the awards for best behaved and happiest kids! They were great! Probably because they were held and didn't have to stand and get bit by ants like the rest of us. It was fun though and the pictures are nice to have.


Johnathan, Anna, Colby and Cameron. We always love spending time with the Haman's and hope that one of these days we can live closer to them. Thanks for coming guys!
Colby, Cameron, Jamie and Courtney Jones. On their way home from Canada, the Jones's stopped for a couple days. We spent one day at Temple Square. It was the first time we had taken our kids there since we moved back. We had a really great time! Thanks Daryl and Aubrey, come back again soon.

Gma, Gpa and the babies!

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LAGOON!!!!!!! This was our first time to Lagoon and I wasn't quite sure what to expect, but it was great! It was a long day but the kids did great and we rode lots of rides. Cameron went on the 2 loop de loop roller coaster with Mark and I and is so proud of himself! Colby rode the old white wooden coaster and swore he would never ride another coaster again! They loved the Lagoona Beach and could have gone down these water slides for hours! We had a great time just watching them. The babies were so so good too. It was just a fun day that will have to become a family tradition.

Colby loved to be in charge of the babies. He sat them this way facing each other and wanted this picture taken. Such a great babysitter!

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Again, water saves the day. Aunt Emily planned and carried out a huge water ambush that the kids were totally not expecting, it was great! The water fight lasted for two days! I'm not sure who had more fun, the kids or Emily! Thanks EM, lets plan another one next summer!

This box was just Nathaniel's size!
They thought they were so clever shooting at Emily from their "hideout".
Oops, these pictures are out of order but I'm not gonna redo them. I love Colby's face in the top picture.
Jake and Than
Colb and Cam

Oh yeah, we also went to the ZOO, I didn't get many pictures though. This of course is the token Hogle Zoo picture!

July in St. Johns

Prepare for picture overload!!!!! I wanted to get these pictures up before school starts and I have more new pictures to post. The kids are in bed and Mark is gone scouting for Elk, so I am taking this opportunity to put these up. Some of them I will explain others need no explanation. We sure love being in SJ and I don't think there is a better place to be a KID. My boys absolutely love it there. GMa and GPa sure spoil them and we love it even more when Bayli, Maison and Jaden are there too! Thanks so much mom and dad for all that you did for us and your hospitality while we took over you lives for two weeks! We sure love you.
These pics are out of order so just follow along...
Playing in the irrigation and hunting for bugs!

Dad and his garden. We have and old picture of Great Grandpa Heap standing in the very same garden. I wish I lived close enough to enjoy the fruits of the harvest.
The mighty Rattlesnake Hunters!

Jaden was a tornado!!!!! This picture about sums up the two weeks with him, upside down and crazy! It sure was fun getting to know him though, I'm really glad we had the chance to watch Kent's kids while he and Lisa were on the Trek.
Jaden and Hayden, two cute boys!
Bayli, "bustin' a move" the kids loved to turn on music and dance. Bayli has some pretty sweet moves!
Mikayla hung out with us a lot and we sure love having her around. The kids love her and she loves them. Thanks Mikayla, I can't believe you are in High school now!
In their 'hot tub'

GMa decided it would be fun to 'tie dye' some shirts for the kids to sleep in. They loved it and were so excited to wear their shirts.

My three sweet boys. I love how Hayden and Colby are looking at each other in this picture.

Thank goodness for water, it entertained the kids everyday!

Papa and Nana sat outside to watch the kids play in the water.
For some reason they thought it was fun to dunk their heads in the mud!


For this picture they had to put a leaf on their faces first!

(I still have more pics to post, but will have to get to it later.)

48 hours

Ok, so I have decided to go private with my blog. If you would like to be added to my readers list please leave me your email address here or you can email me at madfamily5@gmail.com
I am going to set it to private in 48hours so let me know. Thanks everyone!! I hope ya'll had a great weekend!

What the Heck?

OK, so obviously more people than just my immediate family look at this blog. I know this because of the Hit Counter. But why doesn't anyone leave comments????? Seriously people!! Don't you know that getting comments is like getting a letter in the mail?! It is fun!!! So, I was thinking that maybe since everyone likes to look, but no one likes to say hello, that maybe I am going to go Private. This is my warning, say Hello or else...........

Hmmmmm?????

Well, so the series is over. I read the book way to fast and now I am really sad that there will be no more. Or will there be??? I think, without saying to much for those who have not read it yet, that maybe the series could continue with the new addition to the Cullen Family and the Wolf, and the one from the Amazon. There could be a conflict between the two boys over the girl and it could go on from there. But who knows, it may just be wishful thinking on my part because I don't want it to be over. I will admit that it took me about 300 pages until I was really into it, the beginning was very repetitious so it took a while. No worries though, just like the other three books, I could not put it down. So now that you all know what I think, let me know what you think by leaving me a comment. I would love to know if anyone feels the way I do.

8 Months Old

Such a fun baby! This past month he learned to sit up on his own and can scoot a little on his belly. He has also gotten very attached to MOM and lets me know it! He loves to be the center of attention and will act so darn funny when he knows people are watching. He loved being in SJ with all the cousins and loves being outside.

My Wake Up Call

Every morning there are quite a few Hot Air Balloons flying around our house and occasionally they land on our street. I think they are really pretty and it is cool to watch them land and see them up close. The sound of the gas torches blowing hot air into the balloon is quite familiar now. But this morning when this balloon decided to land in my front yard at 7am I was not to happy. We had stayed up late last night and then I was up three times with Hayden, (don't know what his problem was) so this morning when the balloon started loudly blowing hot air right above my house I was not to thrilled. We sleep with the windows open so it sounded like it was going to come right on in the house. Colb and Cam were already up watching the balloon. So now here it is 10am and I am ready for a nap! Here are some pictures that I took this morning.