Another New Trick

Grandma, you better close your eyes for the next two videos. Maddyn is getting really brave.
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Fair

We went to the Monticello fair today. Maddyn jumped on the jump house castle and went down the huge slide. She was a little afraid of both. She also petted the pigs and sheep. Her favorite part of the day was either running through the kitchen at the restraunt or playing at the park. She climbed up to the slide all by herself and went down without any help.

After the fair, we came home and made 14 loafs of zuchini bread fresh from Papa's garden!!! Maddyn was a great help.

Lake Trip

We got to make our annual lake trip to Delta. It was fun to get down there again. Maddyn was kind of a party pooper. She refused to touch the sand and if she got any in her shoe she would cry. She also would not touch the water (which is weird because she is like a fish). Oh well, we had a blast and got to see our good friends for the weekend. Hope everyone enjoyed themselves. Keli and family were greatly missed :( Maybe next year huh.

House

Has anyone ever driven by a house they used to own and been really sad. This happened to us last weekend. I am sure this is how everyone feels, but we were really sad about the yard. The first picture is what it looks like now, and the second and third one are what it looked like in May of 2008. Trevor loved that yard and you could tell by the lack of brown spots and dandilions. Oh well, we are just grateful we are still not paying for it :)

P.S. Trevor would have never allowed there to be sticks in the gutter and weeds on the road:)

New trick

Maddyn now wants to be on the counter when we are in the bathroom. She especially loves to shave with Daddy. She gets cream all over her so she has to get in the shower too.

Oregon Trip

The last part of July we went to Oregon to visit. While there, we got to see our beautiful cousin Kate. She was so much fun to play with. We also got to visit with our cousin Mckena and have a BBQ. Grandma and Grandpas house was so much fun. Ike was a blast to play with.

Then Daddy went to hike Mt. Shasta. It was a great experience. He got altitude sickness and everything. It is the 2nd largest volcanic mountain in the US (14,600 ft). It took them two days to hike the mountain. Dad was very tired when he got down.

Changes

I finally did it!!! I cut my hair off. It was weighing me down :) It is a little hard to get used to not flipping my hair out of my face or off my shoulders but I love it. Thanks Cami!!!

Happy 4th of July

We had a fabulous 4th of July. It was very hot and beautiful. We started out by going to the parade. Maddyn loved seeing the horses and holding her 2 pieces of candy.

Then later that afternoon we went down to the park for the cookout. It poured down rain so we had to run to the truck. It cleared up fast and the day went on.

That night, Maddyn stayed up for fire works. We had to bribe her with Cheetoes. you can see her orange face here. Her favorite thing to do while waiting for the fireworks was run down the hill and trip on the blankets. She thought it was so great.

She lasted for about 10 minutes of fire works then didnt want to sit any more. So we left and watched the finale from our house. Great Day!!!

Get Away

Since I have been working so much I decided I needed a get away. I found this great little place in Durango, CO that has mineral hot springs spas. We got to stay in a cottage on the grounds and after hours has access to the pools. We also had our own private pool spa next to our room. We got to have a couples massage then lay out by the spa when we were done. A much needed break and we really enjoyed it.

Chicago

It has long been Trevors dream to go see the Cubs play at Wrigley Field. He finaly got his chance at the end of June. He and his friend Jesse flew out to watch two games. I think he was more excited about this trip than the day his daughter was born ;) Ever since he got back he has been playing with his pictures. Here are a couple he has played around with on picnik photo editor.

Oregon Trip

Last week, we made the long journey to Oregon to see my parents. It is a 15 hour drive if you dont stop very much. On the way there, we did it pretty much non stop leaving at 1:00 pm and got there at 4:30 am Utah time. Maddyn slept most of the way. This is a picture of maddyn helping me pack. She learned how to drink out of a straw and found this cup in the trash. She arried it everywhere with her.



When we got there on Saturday, we went to feed the ducks. Maddyn thought the bread was for her and fed herself. At the park there were 1,000 flags for the veterns. Maddyn was so cute running through them.

On Sunday we hiked this mountain by my house. My dad hikes it pretty often so he can get into shape. I had to just keep telling myself that if my 64 year old dad can make it up this so can I. Then when we got to the top they made me climb this tower thing that I swear was going to fall over.

On Tuesday, my dad wanted to hike part way up Mt. Shasta to see how the snow was doing. It is 2nd the largest mountain in the united states. There was a lot of snow still. You can see by the picture of Trevors leg that fell through the snow. We were the only hikers on the mountain that weren't all geared up in snow pants, boots, huge backpacks, and ice picks. However, we made it to the top in our tennis shoes and shorts.

Maddyn loved playing with my parents dog Ike. She would play fetch with him, hit him, and pull his tail.

On Wednesday we went up to crater lake. They still had quite a bit of snow. It was a clear day though and we got to see the lake!!!

We also got to play with Julies kids and run through the sprinklers. Maddyn is such a water baby. She is going to love this summer.

We decided to buy her a $7 swimming pool from Walmart. Best investment ever! She loves climbing in and out a 100 times.

We traveled back on Saturday and stayed the night in Spanish Fork. Maddyn could not longer take the trip. I calculated that she was in the car 45 hours in one week. She did pretty good considering. We had a fabulous time and can't wait to go back in July.

Oh Gosh

So Trevor kept telling me that he was catching Maddyn playing on the shelf. She had never done it for me until today. I was doing dishes and I looked over to find her sitting on the shelf. i quickly solved that problem by putting her toys all over the shelf. We will see how long that will last.