Papa Buzz trip!

We went out to grandma Schraft's and Papa Buzz's house for a few days. We all love going out to the ranch and playing around. The kids pretty much have free reign. Outside walks, painting rocks, dump truck nights, four wheeler rides, air hockey, pool, food, puzzles and just getting dirty! They have cows right now and Noah was obsessed! Every time he walked pass the door he would look at the cows and moo at them. I think he started communicating hahaha!! All the kids wanted more rides, more rides! Dad took all the kids out and shot BB guns with them. Taliah and Charlotte did really well. Benjamin thought it was the best spending time with grandpa! They are best buds! Emma even got to try and was ecstatic she was big enough to do it. We all did one of grandma's puzzles, it took us a whole day with everyone's help but we all helped. Grandma made us her yummy milkshakes. We made sure and got a lot of pictures and made a lot more memories with grandma and grandpa! 

Idaho trip! It's a long one, tons of pictures and fun!

Summer fun in Idaho! We have had so much fun enjoying the amazing weather. It is beautiful here, sun shine, perfect temps, everything is gorgeously green and we are loving every minute! Oh how I miss summer days and nights here. It seriously couldn't be any better! The kids are enjoying so much outside time with walks, animals, playing, and much more.

We started off our trip and went and watched some friends brand cattle. What?! They were real Cowboys and it was so crazy to watch. The kids were enthralled watching the cows and horses. We even stood next to the bucket where parts of the castration of the cows were going in :/ um yeah!! Hahaha the kids got to feed the horses and play with them. 

We all went down in the canyon and the kids went swimming and cliff jumping. Emma and Benjamin did great passing the swim test. They had so much fun jumping off the diving board and playing. Noah had a blast in the sand and watching everyone. All the big kids jumped off cliffs. I can't believe I used to do that and Benjamin can't wait till I let him do that :/ haha 

For the afternoon we spent it at skate land. We used to come here all the time growing up. It was so fun having all those memories come back. Benjamin and Emma had so much fun and want to practice a lot so they can be super fast too. Noah wanted his own skates so bad, luckily we have aunt Kylee and she took him around and he had the best time. I love seeing their sweet smiles. Kylee of course had to enter the race for 16 and above. She got super into and won! Whoo hooo! She was so excited and she got her free slushie for winning. 

The kids are loving all the walks. We went to Casdon's homecoming talk and he did really well. It was great hearing all about his mission and to see how much he has grown. Benjamin and Noah love him so much! They love having a really tall guy who plays with them haha. We went and saw Finding Dory with everyone. I got the kids new Jammie's and of course all the boys had to have matching ones! I love them so much! 

We ended our trip with some fireworks. The kids had so much fun and Noah kept covering his ears, but absolutely loved it! We all had fun playing with my camera and the sparklers. We had the best time! 

I am so grateful for all the memories we made!! I love that my kids got to have such an amazing time and got even more memories with their great grandparents. We are so spoiled by all of them. The love they have for all of us is wonderful. They truly have so much unconditional love for each and everyone member of my little family and our whole family. I am so grateful we are an eternal family and are getting such great times together. We loved our Idaho trip and the time we got to spend with our friends and family. Every minute truly is a blessing!

My daughter is 6!!

Happy happy birthday to my beautiful six year old baby girl! You are still the sweetest, most kind, generous, loving, caring, and wonderful girl I know! You are so smart and beautiful. You have the biggest heart and are such an amazing person! I love watching your smile everyday and how you learn and grow. Thank you for being a precious, bright light in our family! Happy birthday sweetheart!! 

We got to celebrate again! It is so much fun to be with family. The kids are having so much fun playing outside in the grass and the amazing weather! We all can't believe we have a six year old with us. :) she got spoiled again and we sure love all our family and the love they have for our girl! 

Emma broke her nose! It's been a long day!

We started off the day at the car dealership getting the car fixed, then I had my Drs appt for baby girl. It went great! After that was a trip to urgent care for Emma! 

She has her second broken bone (first was collar bone). She was playing at the play area at McDonald's swinging on a bar and fell on her face. It looks straight, but is really swollen on both sides. It's red up to her forehead and starting to bruise. The dr said she cracked it right in the middle. We will wait for about a week and see how it looks when the swelling is gone. Depending on that is if it will need to be reset or not. We sure appreciate all the love sent her way and people taking care of her and us! 

Emma's park Party!

We celebrated Emma's birthday the other night, she will be 6 soon! Um what?! We had so much fun! We had dinner and the kids played with bubbles and chalk. It was such a beautiful night to play outside. We had a water balloon fight that all the kids and adults were so into. It was a blast! The kids thought it was so fun chasing everyone around. We even got some wars between the adults going. We had a sprinkler and by the end of it all the kids were all drenched as were a few adults. We were all laughing and it was so fun to make those memories and have fun together. 

Of course next up was cupcakes and presents! Emma was so spoiled and loved all of her gifts. She is such a doll and I love her! She is really into arts and asked for clothes and shoes too! Hahahaha . She got beads, coloring, her own sewing machine, an easy bake oven, clothes, shoes and lots more! Thank you everyone! I love seeing everyone's smiles in these pictures. The sweet smile on Emma's face just melts my heart! 

Beauty and the Beast play

We all went up into red rock and watched Beauty and the Beast as an outdoor play. I love that play and we had so much fun. It was basically a girl night out with Benjamin, Blayke, and Liam. Vicki, Taryn, tayven, DeeDee, Tara, kinslee, Kayla, Erika, umi, Emylee, penny, Emma, me and the boys. We had our chairs and brought dinner and popcorn. It was a long night but we are grateful for the memories and laughs! We can't wait to do it again. Thanks DeeDee for the night out!

Benjamin finished first grade!

Benjamin had his last first grade assembly. They had a mini music performance first. Their music teacher is so fun and the songs they sang were so cute. Then they did awards. I am so proud of Benjamin! He hit his A.R. Goal for the last three quarters when they were all on their own for reading and testing. He also got the student writing achievement award for the 2015-2016 year! He has grown so much this year. He has become such a good reader and writer. Noah loves watching them sing and had to take pictures of Benjamin like mommy. These boys crack me up and I can't believe Benjamjn will be in second grade next year!