Happy Pioneer Day!

We had a SUPER great time celebrating Pioneer day in Kanab. Since I am in the primary presidency we were in charge of getting our parade entry all put together. It turned out awesome!!!! Here is the temple Ben, Holdyn, and I made for our ward.

Holdyn was super excited we let her stay up after Kimber went to bed to help paint

the windows. She felt super special ;)

We also were able to borrow two handcarts from a family in Washington...they worked

out great for the little kids to ride in.

Holdyn and Kimber loved being by the temple and in the handcart.

Holdyn was a little upset that she had to wear a dress and the boys got to

be cowboys....she didn't get why pioneer girls had to wear dresses.

Here is a picture of some of our crew....we had a minihorse and wagon in front,

then the two handcarts, then another horse and wagon in the rear. We had an AWESOME turnout and everyone had a great time!

Kimber had a great wave....I think she is practicing for the parades when she is Miss Utah.

Pioneer Kimber and Holdyn.

After the parade uncle Karl let lots of kids have little Pony rides on Trigger.

Ben was also asked to be in charge of the nail pounding booth.

The kids of all ages LOVED it!

Over all it was a fun day and as we remembered our pioneer ancestors!!

Holdyn is the BIG 5 Year Old!!!!

We can't believe our Holdyn is 5!!! She is so excited to be a big girl and be getting ready to go to the Big girl school...... Watch out Fredonia Elementary she is on her way!!!

Her birthday started as any good birthday should...with her favorite breakfast of champions...

GLAZED DONUTS!! She was so excited!!

We made a quick trip to some fishing ponds and it was so hot that we didn't stay long, but we did catch one on our way out.

Ben was more excited than Holdyn to get her BB gun...but she sure is having fun with it!

Brad and Katrine were nice enough to let us crash their house

for the afternoon to have a swim party!

A party for Holdyn wouldn't be complete without

Corndogs, watermelon, cheetos, sherbet, and cupcakes :)

All of her favorites!

Cute Saidee came and we had a blast with her!

Thanks for the Cinderella Saidee!!!

We had lots of fun with cousins too!

To top the day off we went to Red Robin with Grandma and Grumpa B.

The girls got balloons and they came and sang to Holdyn

She LOVED it!

Thanks For the YUMMY dinner!!!

Grumpa had to load his 4 wheeler so he took the girls for a few rides around the yard.

They were in heaven!!

Grandma and Kimber on the rope swing!

A little sprinkler before dark never hurt anyone :)

We finished off the night with some saweet sparkler fun

for the birthday girl!

Happy 5th Birthday to our sweet Holdy-locks!!!

The cake was custom made by yours truly...Holdyn wanted her name on it

and a heart made of M&M's. She was so excited.

Happy Birthday Holdyn!

Random Fun

We were able to go stay in Page, AZ for a couple of days while Ben did some trim work and other odds and ends on his sister's house for some extra money. The girls LOVE their cousins Nolan and Dylan and had a blast with them the entire few days were there!

They played outside in the sprinklers and with the play cars.

The girls LOVE to plant seeds and watch them grow. They help with Grandpa Crazy's garden and love to watch the veggies and Melons grow and they are currently keeping busy helping dad trap and 'exterminate' the squirrels and other rugrats that are eating up some of the garden.

Anyway, they planted their own little flower plants and are having fun watching them grow.

Here are the cutsie girls cuddling on the couch before bed.

Below, they are helping me make dinner. They LOVE to help and often times

they like to help a little too much!

To keep cool we've been making trips up to the Kanab city park.

The girls love the splash pad and running around like crazy!

The backdrop for the park sure is purdy too.

4th of July 2011

We had a super great 4th of July in Kanab!

We went to the parade first thing and enjoyed the patriotism being displayed there! We are sure grateful for those who sacrifice to serve our country and preserve our freedoms. Living out of the country and having a retired Navy Chaplain as a father in law has helped us have more respect for our nation and those who serve it!

We parked at the perfect spot and sat in the back of the truck to watch the awesome firework display! It was awesome to see the red rocks in the background as the fireworks lit up the area!

Here is Holdyn riding with Emmie in Uncle Karl's lil wagon being pulled by Trigger!

Another shot of Uncle Karl's two lil wagons with the lil horses pulling them along.

Getting ready for the Parade to start. Kimber was giving back rubs :)

Hooray for the 4th of July!!!!

Friends and family at Da Cabin

Andee and Lars invited us up to spend a weekend at the cabin in Pine Valley a few weeks ago. We love them and their awesome kids! We had a blast and it is always nice when your kids are entertained with other kids! Here are Kruz, Kimber, Emmie, and Holdyn enjoying some brownies and ice cream on the deck.

All the kids but little Shelbee and baby Carter in the Hammock.

Holdyn, Tank, Gunner, Emmie, Saidee, McKabe, Kruz, and Kimber!

Andee brought fun stuff to paint rocks for rock-pets.

The kids all LOVED making them.

Tank holding new baby Carter!

Kandice and Carter.

Kimber was super proud of her pink sparkly rock!

Saidee got just a tad of blue on her chin :)

We left Tank alone too long with the duct tape....took Andee awhile to cut it all off..his feet were turning purple by the end.

The kids love playing under the cabin in the dirt.

It was nice enough to run on the slip-n-slide and get wet in the sprinklers!

We had an awesome time! Thanks guys!