The Fourth of July 2010

This 4th of July was so fun this year! I still love this holiday, however I so wanted Gordon to enjoy the fireworks, they are one of my favorite parts of the holiday but no, my son was terrified of them! Hopefully next year he will like them!
At the Breakfast. They are building a rec center where the Evergreen park is, so they moved it to the Jr. High just down the street.

Getting ready for the parade! Outfit picked out by Grandma Holly!
Emmy, Trygg and the kids came for their first time!
Charlie. Maggie, Holland, and GoGo!
Izzi, Henry, Mia and Gordie
Me and Gordon, Maddie and Emmerson, Cacia and Adele!
Dallas, Cacia, Adele, Tyler, Colton, Colton's girlfriend I don't remember her name!
Cade and Katie
Carollyn, Erin and Ellie
Tanner, Carey, Eme and Maddie. It's been years since they have come to the parade it was so fun having them there!
Heidi and mom. Rex was there too but no pic of him
We walked our kids down the route Adele and Holland didn't make it!
Tory catching a watermelon while jumping off the diving board! We tried to recreate the SLCC activities at the Gatrell's pool!

My cute dad had most of the kids on the tramp!
Cacia made the cutest flag cookies to bring to the fireworks! Gordon was in such a good mood before they started I thought he might just make it...
...I was wrong! We took our walk of shame five mins after the first one went off!

It's a Girl!

Katie is pregnant and she lives in Ceder City...so I had the great idea that she should come up to Salt Lake and go to Fetal Foto to find out the sex of the baby! It was so fun to get to be in the ultrasound room when she found out it was a girl! She was being a little stinker though by keeping her legs tightly crossed so we couldn't see! We actually had to leave and come back an hour later when she finally opened her legs! I am so excited to meet this little lady! She is due December 21. Congratulations Cade and Katie!



Katie and Cade!


It's a GIRL!

Helping Nana

Gordon really wanted to help Nana peel the potatos for Sunday dinner, he only dropped that one in the garbage about five times!

Brighton Cabin

We had a family dinner up at Brighton cabin to celebrate Rocky's birthday, it was my first time up this summer! I love the Brighton cabin and have so many memories from my childhood there I hope to create the same fun memories for Gordon and Tory!


Maggie and Gordo with the pin wheels! They loved that the wind was making them spin instead of having to blow!

Gordon and cute little Georgia!


Holland, Ellie, Maggie, Gordon, Carolyn, and Georgia


Erin, Annie, Holly, Grandma Annie, Katie, and Brooke


Holden and Gordie


Very nice Will!


For some reason it was taking forever to get the fire started to cook the hot dogs, but mom and grandma held them the whole time they waited!

Papa and the Golf Cart

Papa taking Mia and Gordie for a ride around the neighborhood in the golf cart!

Uncle Mikey

Cute Mikey was playing with his nieces and nephews! He is so cute and patient with them!

Random June 2010 Pictures and Gordie Updates

Gordon is at such a fun age, he is starting to talk more and has so much energy! All day long I hear "Watch mommy, watch mommy, watch mama" he will say this for everything from hitting the golf ball to putting food in his mouth. Sometimes he will be saying it over and over til I can finally say "OK Gordon what?" He will have to think of some trick to do like just throwing his arms in the air then bringing back down really fast then will say, "Yea Gogo!"

He calls himself Gogo. He is so much like his dad in that he loves to tease and he has this smile that just screams "I'm a stinker"! But he can be so sweet in the next second. He will almost always give kisses to anyone who asks, he still loves golf and any ball to kick or throw! He now will choose to watch sports on TV over cartoons.

When you would ask him what color something is, he would always say, "blue". He is starting to get his colors right now. He always wants pink of anything if it is an option, I don't know what to think about that! Whenever he sees more than one of the same thing he will say "two". He loves the zoo. as soon as we pull in to the parking lot he gets so excited and just shouts "ZOO". Whenever you say "who wants to go to the zoo?" he yells "I DO!" He loves to swing, he loves to ride bikes.

I love this kid! There are many days it's really hard, but oh so worth it!



Gordon Trying ride uncle Will's long board!


Full diapers, create all sorts of problems!


He is way into putting on our shoes he thinks it's the funniest thing!



Uncle Mikey's shoes!


This is how I found Gordon after it seemed too quiet for too long!



I don't know what to say about this! Thanks dad for leaving the light bulbs out!

Grandma Annie is 70!

Yes I stole this pic from Maddie's blog


My grandma just turned 70 but truly doesn't look a day over 60! And doesn't act a day over 20! We did a 5k walk in the morning at wheeler farm, then had dinner at her house. She is such a fun grandma and we all enjoy spending time with her! Thanks Grandma Annie for all that you do for my family and me! Happy birthday! We love you!



The petting zoo at Wheeler Farm. Gordie loved the pigs!


Gordie and Eme.


I love that face!


Cute little Emerson! The happiest, easiest baby ever!

Adair was the biggest trooper, bringing all three kids to the 5k! She is the most amazing mom ever! I those kids so much!

Day Out With Thomas

In May we went to day out with Thomas, at the Heber Creeper. I don't know how much Gordie appreciated that the train was transformed into Thomas, I'm pretty sure we could have gone up any day to let him ride the train and he would've been just as happy! It was fun though, perfect weather, just a fun day out with just the three of us, I love family outings with just Gordon and Tory, I love my little family!


Gordon had just woken up from a nap on the way up there, but was so excited to see the trains!






They had lots of little booths with different activities, well the first one Gordon wanted to do of course was the mini golf!


He had so much fun playing with the little train sets!


Gord got his very first tattoo!


"Wook mama"


On the train!


I love these boys!


He was a little nervous...


...but he did have fun.