Denny's 11th Birthday

Well, my Denny is 11 years old. I can't believe it! It seems just like yesterday that he was only as long as my forearm.

For his birthday this year he wanted to go to the Space Center. He and his buddies went on a Space Mission for 3 hours and then we had cake, ice cream and pizza. After fighting phazers and saving the universe they worked up and appetite.

Beautiful Denny!

Bear Lake Boating & Camping

Last weekend we took the kids camping and boating at Bear Lake. We had a great time and wished we could stay longer.

Here is Arista checking out the wildflowers.

Denny & Roman - double stacked on the tube.

Roman hanging out on the boat.

Denny was the first to ride on the tube and didn't seem to mind the cold water very much. He has always been such a water boy.

Roman was in charge of the flag during this time...he was very serious about his job.

Roman playing Superman on the tube.

Arista with her Papa on the boat. She really wanted to help Papa drive the boat.
Having a snack on the boat.

Stuffed Toy Attack

Denny helped Arista load all of the stuffed toys into her bed. She then climbed in to hide amongst them.

Denny Mowing....Yippee

This summer Denny has begun mowing the lawn. He gets paid $5 each time he mows...we are hoping that he never learns the real value. He is such a trooper and does a great job. He is saving money to buy his own Nintendo Wii.

Family Bike Ride

We decided to take a lovely bike ride on Sunday afternoon. Well by the time we aired the tires and got loaded in the truck it was quite toasty outside. So...we ended up eating a late lunch/early dinner at Subway. Then, later that evening we piled back in the truck and went on that bike ride. It was funny watching Roman handle his bike. Sometimes I would worry as he would come screaming down a hill that he would lose control. He would just start pedaling faster and get himself back under control. He has only been riding without training wheels for a few weeks. This is just another representation of how this child does life. Fast and under his own steam.

Jumping & Tree Climbing Fun

Papa was out of town for business and we decided to take some pictures of what the kids were doing. That way he wouldn't miss out as much. Arista was jumping on the trampoline and Denny and Roman were climbing a tree.

Roman's 5th Birthday

Our sweet Roman turned 5 this month (May) he had an awesome Iron Man birthday party. The kids rode on the inflatable waterslide, broke a pinata, and played games.

Roman started to think his birthday party would never come. He turned 5 then had to wait an extra week for his birthday party due to bad weather. He managed fine and had a great birthday.

I just had to put this one in too....sister Arista looks too funny with the blue frosting face.

Roman & Arista Horsing Around

Roman and Arista were "horsing" around and found some goofy hats to wear. Two, too cuties!

Union Pacific Museum Field Trip

Here is Denny and his best friends from school. This was a field trip one of the last weeks of school. The museum was really cool there was three museums in one. Union Pacific Railroad, Browning (gun) Museum and an antique car section.