Bear Lake

We went to Bear Lake while Tyler and Sunee were in town. We had so much fun together the kids didn't want to come home.

Waterfall Canyon Hike

This hike was really fun. It was easier and shorter than Adams Canyon. The waterfall was really pretty and a lot more rocks and exploring for the kids to do when you get to the top. We went up with Dave, Benson and Keziah. Dave carried Keziah up and down the whole way in a toddler backpack.

Riding the Weber River

We went tubing down the Weber River for family night. We had so much fun. There was a little waterfall that Landen and I went down together and got knocked off. We will definitely will be doing this again soon.

The 4th & 24th of July

Our family loves July!!!! It is full of parties, BBQ's, parades, fireworks, swimming, picnics, ect. On the 4th we always go to the Kaysville parade, where they have a huge water fight at the end. We go home and get into dry clothes and meet at the Layton Park. We just hang out there painting finger nails and faces, snacking and we do alot of people watching. On the Sunday before the 24th we always go to the Weber State fireworks and pretty much do the same thing as on the 4th. We love it!!!!!! It is just a good excuse to be with eachother and have fun. It has become our family tradition.

Hiking up Adams Canyon

We went on such a fun hike a couple weeks ago. We went with Brian & Alicia & their kids and my brother Thomas who we haven't seen in a really long time. It was a hard hike, but all the kids did really well. It was totally worth it when we got to the top and saw the beautiful waterfall.
It was really fun to see the kids stuggling to make it to the top, but when they did they felt like they had accomplished something. We kept telling them it would be worth the stuggle once we got to the top because of the waterfall, and it was. We had a lot of fun together. I was so glad we do this with Thomas. It was fun to hang out with him, he has grown up to be such a great kid.

Bear Lake

We had so much fun at Bear Lake. We went up there and spent the day for the 24th of July. We rented wave runners and hung out there on the beach. After a long day of playing in the sun the kids were worn out as you can see, Landen fell alsleep right on the beach. It was really windy so it made riding the wave runners even more fun. Next week we will be spending a whole 11 days up there, we can't wait. One last good trip before the summer ends and the kids have to go back to school.

Saint George

We went to St. George over spring break and had so much fun. We went with Jen and her kids, Alicia and her kids and we met Emily & Brian down there. My sister Britney also came and stayed the night with us. That was so fun because I haven't seen her for probably over 12 years. It was fun to spent time with her, she is so pretty and very patient with all the kids running around.

We swam most of the time. We went on a hike, that was our favorite part. The red rocks are so pretty. We found these baby squirrels and Stetler and Khloe were crying to take them home. We had a easter egg hunt and colored easter eggs. After it is all said and done, I need a vacation from our vacation. Three adults for ten kids wears you out, but is was totally worth it. Thanks sista's for the awesome trip, I love spending time with you guys, you're totally the best. I am so greatful to have such awesome sisters (yeh my sister-in-law is just like a sister to me).

Well life is good! We are so excited for April 8th because we are going to St George and hopefully it is good weather. We can't wait to swim and wear shorts, even if it's just for a couple of days. I went to the cannery yesterday trying to get our food storage built up. Emily scared me with a story about a lady who was just called on a mission to teach people about pandemics. She said that we will likely be seeing the bird flu in the next couple of years. I did a food storage calculator on line. It tells you what and how much you need with your size of family. Can you believe for a year our family size would need 900 lbs of wheat. That seems like a lot. Well, all you can do is a little at a time. If you are prepared you shall not fear. Lilly's Birthday is also on April 8th, she will be turning 6, she is so excited.

I wanted to share this cute story. Landen is in sunbeams and I am his teacher. We were singing a song in sharing time and it talked about Satan. He leaned over to me and whispered "I hate Satan" . I told him we don't hate anybody, we don't like the things he does and we don't follow him, but we don't hate him because he is our brother. He got this weird look on his face and said "Stetler is Satan?" I just started laughing.. He is so stinkin' funny.