Bryce Canyon/Calf Creek...CHECK!!!

Bryce Canyon 2012

Self-potrait with AA in the background. Nice.

This is where we stayed..."the love shack"

This is for Jenni

Calf Creek

Cedar Breaks

Here are the 2012 trick-or-treaters

 Charley is Peanut, the circus Lalaloopsy Doll. She always comes up with the most creative & time consuming costumes. A shout out to my sister for helping with the wig. 

Reese was a peacock last year but I guess I didn't do a good enough job. She told me that she wants to be a peacock again next year. I guess I did good this time.

 She chose this costume from the costume bin. I made this for Reese when Reese was three. Neal did her makeup.. She LOVED halloween.

 All four of the girls have worn this but I think she wore it for the least amount of time. Halloween was not her thing this year.

a missing patch no more

a few years ago aaron made me a promise. he promised me that he was going to make me "fall in love with utah". as part of his plan, we started going on trips to southern utah to go hiking in the national parks. we bought a new backpack & a patch from every park that we had visited. when we moved to washington two years ago we had one park that we had yet to visit. not knowing how long we would be in washington i thought we would never get the chance to get that patch. this weekend, we made it happen. do you know which patch is missing?

2012 first day of school

a pimple

evb had a small pimple on her cheek. last night she said to me "mom, look at this nipple". well, they do have similar characteristics.

what we have been doing...

Evb and Mr. Spitz....she blamed Mr. Hootz for breaking Mr. Spitz's foot.  There was no going back on that story.

At the cabin

Evb found a dead fish & was so proud of her catch!

Fishing with Granpa

First fish of summer!

Mabel & Ozzy had total sibling rivalry

Bampa's birthday

Quirkle!

Mom wasn't feeling good so I love that they are smiling at each other in this pic

Just finished a performance of Cinderella. 

Fighting for room in the box

Tom & Alisha took us for a bike ride on the Boise River. So fun!

Gran & Grandad's grave

Hike up to Cecret Lake...the big girls went to the parade with Grama

Stunning view

King of the Mountain!

Took the Fitzgeralds to the cabin, Tay & Evb fell asleep on their ride. 

Took the girls hiking by myself to Donut Falls.

Tree hugger

She is the best big sister

Donut falls in the background

Mabel just wanted to suck on the rocks & i was a little worried about sanitation. She was so mad at me for pulling her out of the river.

Reese's baptism day!!

love this girl!

Took this picture for her announcements, totally unedited.