What A Great Way to Start the Week!

Spiders Spiders Spiders
And not just any ole harmless house spider, a HOBO Spider. Since we have moved into our house we have killed about 20 spiders in the house and countless in the garage and outside. We killed a huge one last night inside then I found this one this morning in my bed room. AHHHHHH!!!!! I hate spiders, and the HOBO is categorized as "Dangerously Venomous". I would seriously rather have mice in my house. We have sprayed our house twice with Ortho Home Defense, once before we moved in and then again about a week later, it is killing all of the bugs except these Spiders. So today, I am done with Spiders, I am calling the Orkin Man. If I have to leave my house for a few days so he can soak it with bug spray it will be worth it. It freaks me out to think that my kids could get bit, and I don't want to bring a new baby home with these spiders. So, wish us luck in our battle with "Dangerously Venomous Spiders"! Isn't this a great way to start off the week!!! At least the weather is great!!

Summer Mileage Log

I took the time to add up all of the miles that the boys and I traveled this summer, and it is crazy. 6,300 miles and 6 states, all driven in a car! That explains why I am done traveling for awhile! Mark was way more than that at 15,500 and 7 states. The pictures above were taken in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. One of our last Saturday's there we rented a convertible and drove up to the park. It was really fun not even the rain dampened our day! Now the kids want us to buy a convertible!

Family Life

Yeah!!! Life is getting back into a routine. I never took myself for a routine person, but after not having one for so long it is really nice to get back into one. Colby is still loving school, and said that he likes going to school because it is better than staying home and doing nothing! The other day when I asked him what his favorite part of school was, he said it was that he finally learned the names of the girls that chase him at recess!!! Colby is very much a social butterfly and seems to have lots of friends at school. Although he complains about the girls, I know he likes the attention!
Cameron loves preschool. He is making lots of friends, and is doing great. It is good for him to have his own thing. His favorite friend at school is a little boy named Swatcat. Cam kept talking about Swatcat, and I would ask if that really was his name. He said yeah mom, it's a funny name but it really is his name. I thought maybe Cam was just getting his name wrong, so today I asked the teacher, and sure enough that's his name. He is from Lithuania, so maybe it is more common over there.
Both boys started soccer this week and love it. They can't wait for their next games on Saturday. They are on different teams and it is really fun to watch them play.

The weather here is getting cooler and Fall is in the air!! Yeah! This is my favorite time of year. I will be really sad though when fall turns to winter because that means snow, and I am just not ready for snow. After last winter in Denver, I could go years without snow. But for now it is gorgeous and I will enjoy it while it lasts. If anyone is coming up here for conference, take the time to go for a drive in the mountains and you will see what I mean.

To everyone from St. Johns, I have to apologize for the colors of soccer jersey's my kids are wearing. The colors of the high school here are Black and Gold, and I don't think that I will ever really be ok with that! At least the mascot is not the Elks! Although it is the Wasatch Wasps, I don't know which is worse!!! Park City, the rival school is Red & White, go figure!

The View!!!!

So here it is, the view of Mt. Timpanogas from my house. It is getting more gorgeous everyday as the leaves change colors. Some of you may think its not so great, I guess you just have to see it in person to really appreciate it. I have lived on both sides of the Rockies, in Colorado and here, and this is still by far my favorite view. So anyway... I will try and get some pictures and updates of the family on next. I just don't seem to have a big enough block of time to do it all at once.

Finally moved in!!!!!

Wow, it has been a while since I have posted anything. But it has been a while since I have been near sane enough to do pretty much anything!!! We are now officially living back in Midway, Utah. After a really long six months of not being sure where or when we would be moving, it is really nice to be able to put our feet down. I got the view of Mt. Timpanogas that I wanted, and I love it! I will post pictures when we have all of our computers unpacked and connected to the Internet. Colby started 1st grade and is doing well. He loves being at Midway Elementary with his old best friends Ben and Eli from preschool. Cameron starts preschool tomorrow and is so excited he just about can't stand it! I am excited too! Three days a week I will have both kids in school!! Yeah for me!! Well, only until December when the new baby comes, but still I am excited. Mark of course is the most excited to be back. There is a chill in the air and the leaves are changing in the mountains, Hunting season is in full swing and Mark couldn't be happier! He takes the boys with him sometimes so I am happy too! Well, this is about all I had time to write for now. When we get more unpacked I will post some pictures and you will all be jealous I get to live in such a gorgeous place!

Mt Rushmore

Mt Rushmore

Our first stop on our trip was in Cheyenne, Wyoming. We took a tour of the State Capitol. The animal pictures are from Bear Country USA near Mt. Rushmore. Then Chimney Rock in Nebraska. And of course Mt. Rushmore. If you look close at the picture of the elk, you can see 4 more big bulls laying down in the back. These bulls were huge! Of course it's not the same as seeing them in the wild but they were really big. In the bear area there are over 100 bears and 20 wolves.

4th of July

The barn in the picture is not to far from our house. We thought it was cool that they were flying the flag on the 4th. The flag is on the right side of the picture if you can't see it.

Crazy Busy Summer!!!

It is hard for me to keep this updated because my husband works from home and uses this computer all day. Today he is at a golf tournament, so I am seizing my opportunity to use the computer for more than 60 seconds at a time!

So far this summer we have been gone from home more than we have been at home. We just finally spent our first full week at home. But now are going to be on the road again. We'll just enjoy it while we can! After a couple of house hunting trips to Midway, UT and leaving empty handed, we found a place to rent in Midway while we keep looking for a house. So we will really be moving the end of August. Hopefully the housing costs start to come down in the fall and winter and we can get a better deal on a house. Over the 4th of July my parents came up to CO and then we all went on up to Mt. Rushmore in South Dakota. We were really impressed with the place and had a great time. There is tons to do there and Mt. Rushmore really is AWESOME! Colby still talks about it. I totally recommend the trip to anyone. It is one of those things that you have to see for yourself to appreciate. And there are lots of other touristy things to do there too. On our way home we made a detour through Nebraska and went to Chimney Rock. It is the rock out in the middle of the prairie that stick straight up like a chimney. The pioneers used it as a landmark. There are lots of pioneer stories about Chimney Rock. It was really neat to see.

I am posting some pictures of my boys that I took last week in our back yard. They are so grown up and handsome! Colby is Mr. Toothless! Who do you think they look like, me or Mark?!!

Fathers and Sons

Tonight is Fathers and Sons, so I have a whole 24 hours to myself. The boys just left and I am not quite sure what I am going to do with my time. The opportunity for me getting time alone at my own house just doesn't ever happen. In fact, I don't think it has ever happened before, so this really is a day to remember! I am debating whether or not to go to the mall and get Cheesecake Factory for dinner, or just stay home and order Papa Johns Pizza. What a dilemma! Hopefully all goes well for the boys and they don't come home early. You never know about this crazy Colorado weather, it could start snowing! I am attaching some cute pictures of the boys this last week fishing in Midway. Cameron caught an 18 in Trout and Colby caught two smaller ones. The boys were so excited to catch the fish, and Mark was excited to eat them.

So back to my night alone... so far so good even though it has only been 10 minutes, Mark hasn't called yet so thats a good sign!

House Hunters

So, do any of you watch the show House Hunters on HGTV? I really liked to watch it and couldn't wait until it was me that was the one "house hunting". Well, after spending a week "House Hunting" in Utah, I am convinced that the show is totally misinforming us as to the real process of looking for the perfect house to buy. It's not easy and is quite stressful and frustrating. Maybe we are just to picky and are making the process harder by trying to find a house that meets all of our demands, but I figure after 7 years in school we deserve to be picky.

So after an unsuccessful week on the hunt we came back to Colorado a little depressed and sick at the cost of housing in Utah. It is ridiculous how much houses cost. We could buy a mansion here in Denver. Hopefully the market starts correcting itself and prices come down a little. But I have to say that even after all of the frustration, I am still so excited about finally owning my own house. After spending the last 7 years renting and moving every year, we are ready to settle down. Finally all done with school! YEAH!!! Not to mention that we kinda need to be somewhere before December 5th so we can have baby number three!!

Our perfect house has to have a view like this, not to much to ask right?!! Isn't Midway gorgeous.

Mighty Bug Hunters

Colby and Cameron love finding bugs. GMa Davis brought them some bug catching kits and boy were they excited. The poor bugs had no idea what was after them! After catching a few grasshoppers and lots of rolly pollies, they had a cage full! Not to mention all of the earth worms that were at the bottom under the layer of dirt! And I had to include the picture of the pretty wild flowers that bloomed out behind our house. There are so many of them this year I love looking at them. So if anyone needs help catching bugs, Colby and Cameron are the guys to help!

Cameron's 4th Birthday

Well, last week on the 22nd, Cameron turned 4! I can't believe that my baby is 4. When he woke up that morning he asked me, "mom, is it Tuesday now?" I said yes Cam it is finally Tuesday. His response was the best, he said, "YES I am 4 now, yipee!" We had a little party at the park that day and unfortunately, it got rained out, so I don't have any good pictures from the party. All he wanted for his birthday was a "2 wheel scooter" and a "2 wheel bike with rubber wheels". GMa and GPa Davis came through on the 2 wheel scooter and mom and dad came through on the bike with rubber wheels. He was a happy camper! He still reminds me everyday that he is 4 not 3. Today he had his first accident on the 2 wheel scooter. I was just counting the days until it happened. Luckily it was just a scraped knee and only needed a wet paper towel and a couple of minutes until it was better. With this kid's luck, a scraped knee is nothing!

No Front Teeth!

Colby thinks he is so grown up because he has now lost 4 teeth! Both of his front teeth are gone and he looks so cute! He ordered Corn on the Cob at Chilies a few days ago and when he picked it up to eat it he tried to take a bite but couldn't bite any! We had to laugh and cut it off the cob for him! Now he even has one more bottom tooth loose. He was in St. Johns when he lost the top ones and the "Tooth Fairy" at Grandma's house pays double, so he really bad wants to go to SJ to loose the rest of his teeth. Thanks Grandma! Colby is also finally ready to learn to ride his bike without training wheels. It has taken him a while to get up the courage, but as soon as he found out that his cousin Bayli who is only five and a girl knew how to ride a bike then Colb was ready! He had to have on every pad and protection he could think of. It was quite fun to watch him try. And Mark was so patient with him, it was great! Another big thing for Colby is that he only has two and a half weeks left of Kindergarten! He is already telling anyone who will listen that he is in First Grade now. I can't believe how fast they grow!

Finally!!!!

May 3, 2007

Finally it was time to turn on the sprinklers and Cameron was so excited! He has been asking since January if he can run through the sprinklers. So this day when he asked if he could I said sure and he looked at me kinda funny and said "really? it's warm enough?" Yep, finally it has been warm enough here to run through the sprinklers. Maybe summer isn't too far around the corner! For this little almost 4 year old boy, summer can't come soon enough. Cam loves to be outside from sun up to sun down. He only comes in when he needs something then goes right back out! He really needs to live in St. Johns where there is so much to explore! So far we have a pretty good sized collection of Grasshoppers and Earthworms and Rolly Pollies. The boys digs in the dirt all day and says he is looking to discover new bugs in Colorado!

Go Cam, you are so cute!!

Cam Reading Scriptures

The other day when I was reading scriptures, Cam decided that he wanted to read too. So he got his Book of Mormon and a pencil and sat down next to me and started reading out loud and marking scriptures as he went. He reads scriptures a lot and it is so cute but this is the first time he had a pencil. If you look closely you'll notice that the book is upside down!! He read for about 10 minutes that way. He would say something then say, "Is that right mom? Did Ammon save the kings sheep?" Sweet kid. I hope he always has the desire to read his scriptures!