Happy Fall!!!

Today we went up Butterfield Canyon (right by our house) to take pictures in the fall leaves. This is my favorite time of year. I can't believe I finally got a good picture.

Look At Her Go!

Cody decided it was time for Brooklyn to learn how to ride her bike after seeing their cousin Kennadi was learning. It didn't take long and off she went. Yesterday I went out to check on them and Cody had a wrench taking off her trainning wheels as Brooklyn was putting on her gear. Isn't it funny that Troy and I didn't wear all that stuff and we lived. I think Troy will be dissapointed that he didn't teach his little girl to ride her bike, but it sure made Cody proud.

Braden's First Hunt

Can you believe Braden is of legal age to hunt? Unbelievable. This weekend was his first hunt. The hunting party consisted of Troy, Braden, Cody, and Ryan Lessner a family friend.

They didn't see any bucks all weekend. So he'll try again next weekend. Cody doesn't enjoy sitting and waiting quietly, so he took a nap.

The First day of School

All three kids started new schools this year. Brooklyn started a new preschool that we love on August 6th.

Cody started a new elementary this year. He now gets to ride the bus and loves it (so does mom). He loves his teacher (so does mom) and we think she will be one of his all time favorites.


Braden started Middle School on August 25th. Can you believe that he is that old? Wow! Where did the time go. He also rides the bus (yea, says mom).

Aunt Susie's Wedding

Our Aunt Susie got married on August 9th. Brooklyn was the flower girl, Cody was the ring bearer and Braden was an usher, they were the only kids there. It was a small event but went off without a hitch!

Ashlyn Joy Hooton

We got a new cousin on Thursday, July 10th. Her name is Ashlyn, and she is so cute. She weighed 6lbs 13 oz. and she was 19 inches long.

San Fran

On July 4th we set out on an adventure. Tesco needed to make a delivery to the Coast Guard very quickly and it just happened to be over the holiday weekend. We had been thinking of taking a road trip, but due to the gas prices we kept putting it off. Troy saw this as the perfect opportunity for us all to see a new part of the country and make the delivery at the same time. So off to San Fransisco we went. We borrowed Troy's dad's big diesel truck (very roomy). We had a great time. We got to see Reno, we stayed there on the fourth at Circus Circus. We were able to watch the fireworks right from our room. Then on Saturday we went to Lake Tahoe, Sacramento, and then onto San Francisco. We stayed in just outside of the city in Navato near the Coast Guard base.

Sunday we spent the whole day in the city. We took a tour of the city and hung out at Fisherman's Wharf where we visited the wax museum. Then back to the hotel to swim.Monday was a long day. Troy and Cody delivered the big orange box and then we started the drive home.