The End of Summer...

We have had a very fun summer...even though we haven't gone anywhere we sure have had a lot of visitors.

Mom and Len came up in July to run a half marathon. We were so proud of them, they made great time and they made it all the way through! We had lots of fun and ate great food and Len taught Derek how to make some excellent steaks...It really pays to have a chef in the family!

DJ and stepbrother Nick came up too. It was fun to see them and I think that the kids just about drove them nuts! We made yummy s'mores with Reeses on them(totally Aubri's idea) and they were excellent!

Aubri, Shawn and their kids have been up here a lot. The kids had lots of fun playing in the swimming pool, messing up the house, fighting, and thinking Aubri kidnapped us by taking us on a ride "out of town.." Jenny was pretty freaked out! But out of all of that I think the kids are getting used to each other and now they play together pretty great!!! Spencer and Jenny are looking forward to them coming up again soon, particularly because they are holding their tooth brushes for ransom!

Cari, Bekka and mom came up for a wedding. It was lots of fun to see them too. Bekka is getting so big and she is such a cute girl, just like her mom. And also, just like her mom, she has quite a temper ;) It's great to see everyone have kids like them!

We had lots of fun at the fair. Derek was a great daddy and took the kids on all the rides that they wanted so finally got their full share of the rides this year. The kids got their cotton candy and made it last for 2 days so that they could savor it. I got my caramel apple covered in peanuts so I was pretty happy too! And Derek ended the night with a big Mtn Dew!

Where are you Spring?

So I think that spring is bypassing us this year. We woke up this morning to the sound of snow plows and to everything covered in white...the killer here is that it is April! Oh well, I guess that it will put more water in the lake for boating this year (crossing my fingers here!!!!)

We had a great Easter. It was so nice that it fell on conference. Every year Derek does his annual egg hunt. We had to be a little bit more careful this year because last year we lost a real egg in the house somewhere. Anyway, so we were sleeping so soundly and all the sudden we heard Jenny shouting, "mom, I found an egg." As she was coming up to our room she said "oh, I found another one!" She was so excited that she was jumping up and down and squealing. I love the excitement of kids on holidays! And the good news was that the kids really didn't get a sugar high...so it was a very pleasant day!