Homecoming fun!

Jessi was asked to Homecoming tonight. The message said "Jessi it wood totally rock if you went to homecoming with me." The funny thing is she and Justin came home while they were in the process of leaving the message. They came home and found the wood and the note on the porch. They came inside and were looking at the note when two boys came sneaking up our steps with a big rock. We watched them the whole time. When they left Jessi found the name of the boy under the wood. The next day I was talking to a friend whos son helped with the whole thing. He said that the boy that asked was feeling bad that Jessi came home in the middle of it with a date! We soon realized that he thought that Justin was her date! Hopefully we got that all cleared up. She had to turn him down because she had already been asked. Hopefully he will as her again.

Just a little pick me up!

Jessi has been having a bit of a hard time lately. A week ago in school she received these flowers. It was sure nice to see that someone was thinking about her.

You Caught Me!

Ok so the last time I said I was caught up I wasn't really done. Lezlie caught me. I added pictures to the blog about Tyson's hair and to the Corn, corn etc. blog. So now I am really caught up. Well that is except for the first blog about first dam. I have to get pictures from Cheney's for that one. So now I can officially say again, I am caught up! By the way for some reason all of the new entries don't show up on my screen. I have to click on September for them to show. If you want to see them all you might have to do that.

Silly Dog!

Kita was feeling good last night. She sure had fun playing with this bone.

Whatever Works!

Tyson wanted to go to an air soft war the other day. He knows he can't go without eye protection. His glasses were broken so this is what he did. Whatever Works!

Beautiful!

Our trumpet vine bloomed a lot for the first year! We have had it for at least 6 years. Isn't it beautiful?

Caught Up!

Ok we finally got our Internet fixed! We had many problems! Our computer was very sick! We had over 400 spy ware programs causing us problems. Our friend Fred Baker fixed it for us. Hopefully we wont have anymore problems. So I am now finally up to date! I entered a lot of posts today. So if you want to see them all you will have to scroll down a lot! If it takes to long to see the pictures and the next one just says "Slide" just click the X in the upper right corner of it. I know this is a lot of posts but I am using this as kind of a journal so I don't forget what we have done through the year. I hope you enjoy it.

Olivia's Blessing

Grandpa Skinner blessed Olivia yesterday. It was a beautiful blessing. I didn't get a picture of her but as soon as I do I will post it. Congratulations Olivia!

Corn Corn and More Corn!

I guess canning season is here! Last week we canned and froze 93 quarts of corn, 36 bottles of peaches and 7 batches of jam (all off our tree!) 8 quarts of tomatoes and about a dozen bottles of blackberry jam. This is just the beginning. I am tired just thinking of it!

Labor Day!

We went camping for labor day. We camped with Lezlie, Nate Liala and Ayva, Robyn, Dave and Talan, Grandma and Grandpa Skinner, Jackie and Olivia, Katie, Alex and his brothers, Andrew, Thomas, Josh and Hyrum. We had a ball! The kids made rope swing. We explored a cave. Went to Tony Grove. Ate. Ate. Ate. It rained all night on Sunday and everything was wet so we had to get creative with sleeping arrangements but we still had fun! It snowed on us Monday! It was beautiful!

Baltimore

Todd went on a work trip to Baltimore on Aug 25 - 29. Eric, Jordan, Ashley and Alexa went to see him. They had a lot of fun at the Hard Rock Cafe and ESPN Center. Todd was also able to got to Washington D.C. a few days later. He hopes to be able to go back in December.

Idaho Again!

span >We traveled to Idaho again on Aug 24th for Casey's Homecoming talk. He did a great Job! We were also able to go huckleberrying with Uncle Leon and Kevin and Sherrie's family.

Still no internet

I will catch up with posts as soon as I have extra time to spend on mom and dad's computer. With school starting maybe it will come soon! Sorry guys!

First Day of School!

Yea! The first day of school was August 20th. I am usually not excited for school to start but this summer was so crazy I really needed to get some structure back! Jessi is a senior and Tyson is a sophmore and they both go to Mountain Crest High School. This is the first time they have been in the same school in four years. Justin is in the 8th grade and is in South Cache Junior High. Shonee is in 5th and Brecken is in 2nd. They both got to start school in the new Mendon Elementary School. We also are trying a new thing. Walking! We have always been bussed to school but Shonee and Brecken walk now. I am enjoying going with them. Hopefully it will help me!

Tyson's Hair Cut!

Ty went and got a hair cut before school started. I think he felt forced to change for his friends. My secret is I really liked it better before!


Before














After

Which do you think he likes better?

Camping --- Finally!

We took our first family camping trip August 14- 16 up Franklin Basin. It was a great time. We spent time hiking, talking, cooking, joking and just being with each other. We had a great time looking for rocks in the spring. About 20 years ago Todd put some of Grandpa Rhodehouse's rocks in the spring. The water came up from the bottom with enough force that the water would churn the rocks and roll them around. He put the rocks in wondering if it would polish them. We pretty much forgot about it until we found the spring on a hike. The spring was dormant because it was fall so it was easy to reach in the bottom and pull out rocks. We found a lot of beautiful rocks! They were polished just like Todd thought they would be. Justin even found some pretty good pieces of opal. We also enjoyed going to Tony Grove. The whole time was awesome.

More Pictures

We also have fun with contests. The kids had a fire making contest. Todd wasn't supposed to play but he ended up wining. They also made inventions. Shonee made a can that could scoop out the rocks when we were trying to find them in the spring. Jessi made a sifter to find the rocks. Justin made a hotdog stick holder. Tyson and Brecken worked together. They made a game and a sign for the camp. The kids also made boats and raced them down the creek.

Messing Around

I just found these pictures. I don't know who took them. But I just thought I would answer everyone's questions. Yes it bothers me she has a boyfriend! Yes I have a hard time with it! But she is a senior and I guess I have to get used to it. Don't worry all the rest of you will be in the same situation with your kids sooner then you like too! :)

Uncle Nate's Birthday Party

We enjoyed spending time at Lezlie and Nate's for his birthday. Happy Birthday Nate! By the way the cake was awesome Lezlie!

Welcome Home Casey!

We went to Idaho on Aug. 10. We were so excited to see our cousin Casey who had just returned from a mission to Mexico! He looks really good and the whole family is together again! We are so excited for them! We aslo got to be there when he announced his engagement to Elise. Congratulations Casey and Elise!

Happy Birthday Great Grandma Skinner!

We went to Wyoming to Celebrate Great Grandma Skinner's Birthday. It was really nice. A lot of the family was there. Before the party the kids enjoyed swimming at the motel across the street with Liza and Andy. Then we had a great dutch oven dinner thanks to Delayne's family! At one point it hailed! The hail was huge. That is what Tyson is holding in his hand in the picture.