Labor Day Weekend

Labor Day weekend was nice. We relaxed, helped move Nicole into her and Bill's new house and took Audrik boating for the first time.

Draven is such a good big brother! He climbed on the couch by Audrik, covered him up, and laid down by him to watch "toons".

Bill and Nicole's house. Super cute!

Their gorgeous view.

Boating with the boys

Jim and Britanie

Friends: Kevin, Megan and Lukas

More Pictures of the Boys. . .

These were taken at the end of July. Which was quite an experience. I did pictures two days in a row because I hated every single picture of Audrik that JCPenney took so I went to Kiddie Kandids the next day for more pictures of the little guy. The first day went fine, other than the fact that I only liked a few of the pictures, but the second day was horrible! It took over two hours to finish because Audrik got hungry and was trying to eat everything in sight so we had to do pictures in installments (letting a few appts get their pictures taken in between the times Audrik would cooperate). I literally lost Draven at least twice. Once he ran out of the bathroom ahead of me and luckily some sweet lady saw him running out of the store and grabbed him (I was grateful but slightly embarassed). The second time he ran off when I was trying to pick out pictures at the end and I finally found him by the front of the mall on the little quarter rides (you know the cars, horses, etc.). Needless to say I don't know how long I will need to get over the whole experience and get the nerve to try it again. Maybe next time I will just be smarter and make another adult go with me.

This is my favorite! It is so goofy but just seems to really reflect their little personalities.

Brothers

So, I came across Draven's baby pictures and thought it would be fun to compare him and Audrik at this age.

Audrik

Draven

Memory Game

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!
2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses.

Dresden's Baby Blessing

Doug and Jenny blessed Dresden last Sunday. The blessing was beautiful and Dresden looked so good in his little blessing outfit that Jen made him.

Chris and Dresden

Kurt, Dad, Bill and Kendra

Jen and Doug

Mmmm Mmmm Good!

When I was little my parents would take us up the canyon to pick huckleberries. We always ate more than we picked but it was a good time. Then before my parents started spending their summers in Alaska my mom and I would go up at least two or three times, in a two week period, and try and pick as many as possible. Those are some good memories. It was a great time to just talk and spend time together. It has been a while but I finally made it back this year to our huckleberry patch. My dad is down for a couple of weeks to do relief work at Cache Meadow Vet Clinic so we convinced him to join us. It was a blast! Janet's family, my family and dad all went up Saturday afternoon. We picked berries and had dinner together. Then Jan and I decided we just didn't get enough :). So, yesterday Janet, Nicole, Dawson and I all went back up. I have decided we are diehard - since it rained and we still picked and picked and picked!

Bloomington Lake

I love Bloomington Lake. I have been going there since I was a little girl so I have so many wonderful memories of the place. I was a little bummed because they have started to maintain the road and have added restrooms at the trailhead making it a lot more crowded then it used to be. We still had a blast, and it seemed to clear out within an hour or two of us getting there. They also have removed the rope swing and it has been tied on at a lower spot so it is scary (I didn't dare go because it doesn't carry you out far enough) but there is always the cliffs and a great rock to jump off of. If you live in Cache Valley and haven't ever been to Bloomington Lake then I would highly recommend it!!