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.

Alaska!

Last week Troy went to Alakska. Troy and his business partner, Mike, take a few of their biggest customers each year. Each of the twelve guys came home with about 50 pounds of halibit and salmon.

They caught three sharks. Yikes! Also a few stingrays and a starfish. They kept the singrays in the water because they are so dangerous.

This was Troy's second trip to Alaska. The loves to see all of the wildlife. This is a picture of a bald eagle (click oicture to enlarge). He also saw a humback whale and a killer whale (Shamu).

Fairy Garden

All Fairies Welcome!

Yesterday, Brooklyn and I were watching TV and learned that during the shortest night of the year (summer solstis) all of the fairies come out. They encouraged all the little girls to make a fairy garden and maybe a fairy would pick you garden to live in. So, with any luck, she will find some pixie dust in the morning!

Cousins!

Brooklyn and Kennadi are best buds. She is almost like my second daughter. They play so well together unless they are competing over Grandma.

Take a Dump Truck to School Day!

Today was a fun day at school for the boys. The school had asked for parents that had a special vehicle that they used at work to bring them and show and teach the students about that vehicle. Cody was so excited that Troy could arrange to have a dump truck be a part of this. Troy wasn't able to come due to prior commitments so he had one of the salesmen, Dan, come out and teach the kids about how dump trucks are built. This truck is a show truck that was at the big truck convention in Las Vegas.

Braden's class was one of the first classes. Braden thought it was pretty cool, but Cody will never forget it. He wore his Tesco Williamsen shirt just to show that he was part of the company. Like his Aunt Summer said you couldn't wipe the smile off of his face. He was so proud.

Cody's class learning about the truck.

Braxton (our nephew) loved looking at himself in the wheels.

Flower Girl

I found this dress at a little old fashioned store in Lehi. I just knew

that it would be so cute to take her picture with so wild flowers.
Father's Day morning 2008.