Last days of summer

Hopefully the learning curve on this blogging thing isn't too steep and I won't take nearly as long this time to figure things out!
We took the kids for one last (and also our first other than Lake Powell- the boat has been in disrepair all summer) boating trip down to Utah Lake. It was during the BYU/UCLA game, so the lake was pretty boat-free. Our kind of trip. The water was a bit chilly, but we all got in, other than Cydnee. She couldn't be coerced. It was absolutely beautiful. As skeptical as I was about getting a boat, I've decided it really is a great family activity. The kids are pretty much at our disposal- there's nowhere else to go and we've created some fun memories.




Go Austin! He's really improved a lot this summer- way better than Tif!
As I said, the water was a bit nippy.

Our sweet friends, the Flores' brought the kids back shirts from their annual trip to S. Carolina.

After date night last weekend, this is what we came home to. This was the first night Cydnee got to be a "big kid" and sleep with the gang. She was pretty happy with herself in the morning.

Here we go!

Okay, so I have absolutely no clue what I'm doing here. I swore I would never enter the blogging world, but I have my sister and sister-in-laws to blame. I have so enjoyed reading their posts and looking at their cute pictures and have been feeling bad that I don't keep in touch better. It seems life goes along and little things happen each day and I forget to share them with my family. So, that's why I'm blogging. I'm horrible at sending pictures as well, so maybe this will help me. Bear with me because I really am technology challenged. Any pointers would be greatly appreciated!

Go Cougars

Pike's Market

I loved all the gorgeous, colorful flowers!

Space Needle with Uncle Dave

Bainbridge Island


Even from the nosebleed section, the game was AWESOME!

Dave and I took the boys on a great weekend getaway to Seattle last week with our good friends Brock and Jody Smith. We went to see the Cougars play University of Washington, which for me simply meant a great excuse to go on vacation. The boys loved the football game and it really was a lot of fun. I surprised myself by actually watching the game (the cheerleaders were too far away down at the other end.) For those of you who aren't BYU fans, the game was very close. We won by only one point and faced a lot of very disappointed Washington fans on our way out of the stadium. We saw all the tourist spots of Seattle as well and got to spend some time with my brother Dave who also came up for the game. It was a perfect trip!

Pre-game festivities

Caden, Austin, Easton and Spencer on Bainbridge Island

Snoqualmie Falls