A visit from my side?

nothing beats a good water fight

Luke loved the water slide


Cousins

Just this past week we were privedged with a visit from my brother Andrew, his wife Toshia, and their boys Adrian, Luke and Johnathan. It was such fun as my boys don't get to associate with their Stott cousins much. We were able to show them around SLC Temple Square, watch the Joseph Smith movie, tour the conference center, visit the history museum, go swimming at the Brigham City pool, go to Hill Air Force Base Museum, have a picnic at the park, indulge in a water balloon fight and even shop at Costco! We had a lot of fun and wish we could of had a little more time! Thanks for coming, and Happy Birthday,Andrew!

Bear Lake

Nice to cool off!
Minnitonka cave

Caleb building sandcastles


Taking a ride on a skidoo!

For our family vacation this year, we went to Bear Lake! It was the last week in June. With all the rain we had prior to our vacation, we were worried we would be stuck inside our condo for a week. But Mother Nature was nice and we had a great, rain-free time! Renting a condo was great as we didn't worry about bugs and wildlife so much. Plus we were able to save some $ by using the refridgerator and making our own meals. We rented a skidoo and hiked Minnetonka cave and watched a melodrama at the local playhouse. We are looking forward to going again since it was only a 2 hour drive. Anyone interested?

City Of Rocks

Kevin & Caleb camping in backyard

Mark and Caleb making puff balls

hiking is fun

Rabbit Rock (or so we say)

Skyler found a great view

Kevin is a great hiker

It seems like we are attracted to rocks. In St. George they had a place like this where you could run around and climb on rocks. Now we have found a new place about 2 hours from here that we enjoyed going to yesterday. It is called the City Of Rocks. It was raining the whole way there so we were worried we wouldn't have a chance to do anything, but it stopped and we climbed for about an hour. It's a neat place to camp too. Speaking of camping, the twins have been trying to sleep outside in the tent ever since school got out. They were able to enjoy a couple of clear nights, but Last Thursday night as they settled in under the stars, we heard this crash followed by a flash, and sure enough it was raining like crazy,( I shouldn't be surprised) so we told them they should come in. This all happened at 1 am, so I was pretty tired the next day. My sympathy goes out to new moms who are getting up at 1am every night!

For FAther's Day we gave Mark 3 new ties which he actually needed, a church video and a new alarm clock. He wanted to make these marshmellow puff balls for desert so Caleb helped.

Kevin at the soccer game

David Archileta in concert

A week ago we had the oppurtunity to go to SLC and watch a professional soccer game. Since the boys had just finished a great soccer season here in town (and we got discount tickets) we thought it would be good to see the Real Salt Lake team play. The boys had a great time watching and we enjoyed the added bonus as David Archileta sang the national anthem and gave a mini concert after the game. We were blessed with great weather during the game, but as we headed home that night, we drove through one of the worst thunder storms I've seen. Rain so hard you could barely see the road. Lightning like crazy.

So I wonder, when is this summer suppose to start, anyway? We have had rain almost everyday last week, and the temps have only been in the mid 70's! I should be grateful because I know we need the rain, but really, when the 6:00 news top stories are problems with flooding and mushroom infestations in yards, you can't help but think Noah is somewhere building his ark! (BTW; can anyone help me get rid of snails and slugs in the garden?)

Skyler has just joined the Box Elder Swim Team (B.E.S.T) He gets up at 6am and goes to practice every morning from 6:30- 8am! I don't mind taking him as he has a lot of motivation and is a great swimmer! Kevin and Caleb aren't ready for the swim team, but they are also great swimmers. They are content with tennis lessons everyday for 2 weeks.

Birthday fun

Santaquin backyard
Brigham City backyard

Skyler's new friends

blueberry pie anyone?

Today was the first official day of summer for our family. The boys slept in and took their time watching tv and playing the wii until 9am. Then reality hit as the tv was turned off and chores began. Chores this summer constist of piano practice, a grade level worksheet, (Do any of you supliment your kids school work with worksheets during the summer?), working on merit badges and yard work like pulling weeds. Of course, pulling weeds in this backyard is nothing compared to our backyard in Santaquin! After pulling weeds the twins packed for their overnite scout camp this weekend and Skyler started his summer job for a lady in our ward. Skyler officially turned 14 on the 18th. He enjoyed a party with his friends complete with pizza, cake ice cream, soccer scrimage in the backyard and other games. He got the bookshelf he wanted along with a few new books to fill it with.

Refined Boys?

I just want to say how proud I am of my 3 boys. Though they fight and quarrel with each other daily, they can show a bit of refinement when needed. Here they are at their piano recital on April 25th. They all did a wonderful job. Their last soccer games are this weekend, just in time for a birthday party for Skyler. As you all know he will be turning 14. What, you may ask would a 14 year old want for his birthday? A telescope perhaps? A pellet gun? The latest Wii game? No, my son the "outgoing and busy-all-the-time" boy, wants a bookshelf! Is that weird? He even wrote it on a large piece of paper: "Skyler wants a bookshelf for his birthday" Is this one of those times when a mother asks, "Wow, when did the aliens kidnap my child?" He is very serious. He told us he wants a shelf to put all his book series on. He has been reading Fablehaven, The 13th reality and The Serpent Tide, to name a few. He is one of those kids who will fall asleep with a book in his hands. Heck, when a kid asks for a bookshelf for his birthday, I'd say, why not.

Caleb & Kevin

Skyler

Kevin

You would of never guessed that we had 4" of snow on the ground about 5 days ago. Soccer games are in full force and despite the cancelled practices, the boys all played great today.