The First day of School!!

Wednesday, last week Emmaline started first grade! She was very excited and a proud owner of her first lunch box!I was a nervous wreck the whole day wondering how she was but survived. I wish I had taken the camera with me when we went to pick her up..she looked like she had been beaten up from head to toe with curls hanging down..yet a smile on her face happy to be going home! I think more and more about home school. I hate when my kids are gone!

WOW!!!!

So I knew my daughter was amazing..but this was above and beyond!! I go running every day and every day as I am getting ready my little girl asks if she can go. I kindly explain that I don't think she can. I also let her know that when she gets bigger she can come all she wants. Well, Saturday night my sister Emily came in town and we decided to go for a run. Emmaline was heart broken that the girls were leaving without her. She asked her Dad if she could go and he said yes!! So she quickly changed her clothes and was pushing us out the door. Samuel loaded the boys into the truck and followed so she could get in the truck when she was tired and come home. Well...that little girl surprised us all!!! She ran the entire 4 miles with energy to spare and I need to mention there were spots going uphill that she felt I was going to slow.. so she would push me! I laughed so hard and inside felt so much joy to know she loved me so much that she didn't want to leave me behind. i am sooo grateful for her! to say the least.

Bennett turned 3 !!

On the 19th of August 2006 Bennett joined our family. To my amazement when I say him for the first time I was blown away to find we had another blond haired, blue-eyed boy.I am so grateful for him. He makes me laugh all the time and keeps me going. I am sad that I no longer have a baby in the home. So when he asks, "can you rock me?" just to get out of going to bed I gladly accept.
Bennett has looked forward to this birthday for so long that it made it really fun. He understood what a Birthday meant. I made him a barn cake, which he just starred at all afternoon, hoping it wouldn't disappear and waited patiently to have pizza and presents when Samuel got home.

7 amazing years...already!!!!

Sunday Samuel and I marked our 7 year anniversary!!! We were unable to go out so on Monday we celebrated. I can not believe it has been 7 years..honestly. We were in Marsing on Sunday, Samuels home ward and I ran into some of our favorite people. There was one man paticular who I saw and remembered something he told me 8 years ago. "You will never have a dull moment in your life with him" I chuckled. I had no idea how true that statement was. He has made my life wonderful!!! I am so grateful for a husband that keeps me on my toes and make me laugh every day!

Salamandor Lake Loop

On Saturday we went on a family horse ride up in the mountains. We all had a good time even Emmaline and Brigham who were bucked completely off, after Denny, Emmalines horse was jabbed by a dead tree. Emmaline held on to his neck thru the first buck and during the second let go and rolled off into a ball. Brigham slid right off the back at the first sign of trouble. Bennett had a blast every time a horse would jump or trot. He has the curse!!! My horse towards the end jumped really high trying to clear a dead tree...I did not fall off, but somehow managed to slam my head into the side of the horses head ( bad whiplash ).It was beautiful country to see and an amazing view..being completely on top of the Mountain.