We love the unexpected!

Brandon decided that we needed to go see his Grandpa and Grandma Parke in Carey, ID. So we took them lunch and visited with them for the afternoon! We just love goin to see them. They always spoil the kids with treats! On the way home, we decided to stop at Craters of the Moon! I had never been there before! We really weren't prepared for the stop. We were all wearing flip-flops except Brandon. Meanwhile, Alliya fell asleep and wasn't so excited about wakin up!
We went into a cave called the Indian Tunnel. It was kinda scary for me but everyone else was fearless.
Brandon decided I needed to be in one of the pictures. Here it is.
The pictures don't really show how big this cave was until ya see Brandon on top of a bunch of rocks! This was a perfect day full of fun, laughter and great memories!

Campout!

Brandon set up the tent in the play room so the kids could go campin!!!! Well, its as close to campin as we got this year. They thought this was just as cool. We decided to catch them on their best behavior.....asleep!

Braid Extensions

I did my very first set of braid extensions on my niece Daisha. We started at 9:30 in the morning. We took an hour for lunch and finished about 4:30. It took about 6 hours and she was amazing. Thanks goodness for movies and treats!

Here is the beautiful results! She has never had hair fall over her shoulders before, so she kept flippin it back and forth. She went straight home and changed into her princess clothes, because she said she felt like a princess! That truly made my day!

First Day of School!

Kaylee is now is 4th grade! Wow! Where did time go? She said she wasn't excited, yet she had a hard time falling asleep the night before! Most of all I am excited to no longer hear the lovely phrase; "I am bored there is nothing to do."

My little boy is in Kindergarten. He was sooo excited to no longer be a little kid. He even gets to ride the bus with the big kids in the morning!

School Photo shoot

This week we had a photo shoot for school. It was actually so much fun! I love photography. Idaho Falls has so many awesome places for unique pictures. Here are some of the photos that we took. The locations are by the river and in the alleys of downtown!

We love cousins

Cousins and forever friends!

Brandon's family had a little reunion last week. We all stayed at our house for a couple days and went to Downey for a few days! I have more pictures but for time sake tonight here are a few of my favs. Alliya and her cousin Baylee hadn't seen each other for a year, but it was as if it was yesterday. They were so cute together!
Best Friends!

(they were my favorite part of the whole week)

New project

I found this old window at a little booth at the McCammon Rodeo and I fell in love with it. So, my sister-in-law Rachelle took some pictures of us by the river and the temple so I could fill it. I love filling my house with pictures of my family. Here are a few of the pictures that we took!

Ya think that I planned the colors with the flowers huh! ( I had no idea )


Alliya isn't lookin at the camera, but I love it anyway.

I just love my little family!