So far we have taken 2 trips to the pumpkin patch this year. Halle is going to go
again on Saturday for a friend's birthday. I guess that's what happens when you move to a
city full of farms :) Here's some pictures from the trips.

All I want for Christmas . . .

Ok, so it's not quite Christmas yet, but if it were, Halle would definitely want her
tWo FrOnT tEeTh. Just like the teeth on the bottom, she had to have the front teeth pulled on the top because the permanent set grew in behind the baby teeth rather than pushing them out. They had to pull all 4 of the front teeth on top because the permanent teeth growing in are so huge.
PoOr KiD. She does look kinda cute, though!

The Monster

My child is a MoNsTeR. Anyone who has met him will agree.

But oh, my goodness he is CuTe!

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Bear Lake

We spent last week at Bear Lake where we stayed in a cabin with all of the Romney family, minus the 2 missionaries. We had a great time hiking up to Bloomington Lake, four-wheeling, boating, swimming, playing games, and just relaxing. Thanks to Christine and Craig for letting us use their cabin.

Summer Fun

We were invited to go to the Ogden splash pad with some friends from our ward. I was worried that Spencer wouldn't like getting splashed so much, but boy was I wrong!

Like every summer, we have been to numerous parades. Cameron went for the transformers cars (the police car is known to him as "Barricade,") and Halle went for the candy.

We always spend the 4th of July in Perry. We like to watch Jason's softball tournament, although they didn't do so well this year (sorry guys), and then there's always face painting, carnival games, and don't forget the snow cones!

Lately, one of our favorite things to do is go to the pond to feed the ducks. We also enjoy walking along the nature trail. We're luck to have such a pretty place so close to home.

Spencer's 1 yr photos

Here are just a few of the pictures from Spencer's 1 yr. photo shoot. He was pretty grumpy, but Andrea Hanks did an amazing job. She is truly a miracle worker! Spencer's pictures turned out FaBuLoUs! To view her photography blog, click here.

An accomplishment to be proud of

I'm not exactly sure why a graduation from Kindergarten is necessary. It's not like she's going to graduate from first grade next year; but nonetheless, we are proud of our little graduate. Halle has officially passed off Kindergarten from the list of great achievements she will conquer in her lifetime. After all, didn't somebody once say that "everything you need to know you learned in Kindergarten?" Anyhow, Halle will miss Ms. Beier. She was a really great teacher. We're sure she will do great in 1st grade!

A Necessary Evil

Our plan to drive our Trooper for another year was fOiLeD by its mechanical imperfection of losing power on left hand turns. It turns out that it could have been any number of repairs that may or may NoT have fixed the problem, so rather than dump more money into fixing it that it was worth, we traded our previously reliable fRiEnD in for a FrEaKiN' SwEeT RiDe!! Granted, it is not fully loaded, and it is certainly not an Escalade, it is BY FAR the nicest car we have ever owned. Our checkbook is not very happy with us, but it was time. It was time.

AT LAST!!

Potty training was a slow process at our house. Mostly because I was too lazy to be consistent with it. But nonetheless, Cameron is officially potty trained. I guess he was just ready. He only needs a diaper at night, and he even stays dry during naps! Besides, who wouldn't want to wear transformers underwear? In fact, I'm pretty sure that if they made character G's, Jason would be first in line :)

Spencer Turns 1

Spencer turned 1 on May 1st. He was a very handsome, very happy birthday boy. I think he enjoyed mushing the cake between his fingers more than eating it. Oh well, you only turn 1 once!

A Much Needed Vacation!

We got out of town just in time for the springtime snow storms to hit Utah. There couldn't have been a better time to get out of dodge. We packed up the whole house (basically) and headed for sunny San Diego. We did lots of fun things, like go to sea world, visit wild seals at a protected beach, go to an easter egg hunt on Coronado island, swim in the pool, visit the LDS temple, and play on the beach.

Sure, we had our setbacks, like any family vacation does, like car problems, trips to the ER, and falling luggage (which resulted in a damaged laptop screen). But we were DETERMINED to have fun, regardless of what happened. AND WE DID!!