Finally!!

So here are many pictures of what we have been doing that I have not blogged about because I am a slacker...enjoy it's picture overload.

Ashton spent a good part of the early spring wearing something similar to this.  Those were the only shoes he would wear and he picked this outfit out of the dirty clothes.  I thought it was so funny I let him put it on.  One day I"m sure he will be embarassed.

The easter bunny brought them these bikes.  They have put them to good use this summer.

 We got a basketball hoop this spring and the kids got to put their hands in the wet cement.  They didn't really love that their "hans dirty"

Ashton took the corner of my footboard on my bed right to the eye one night.  Luckily it didn't need stitches and he was a champ about letting the doctor glue the little gash shut.

My babies turned two this summer.  I can't believe they are getting so big!!  We had our own little celebration at home on the day of their birthday and then and BBQ bash the next night with all our friends and family.  G and G Clarke gave them their first fishing poles and they were so excited!! Me and Jesse got them a slide to play in the backyard and a few other things.  All our friends and other family gave them some sweet presents.  Big thanks to everyone from Ashton and Addy.

A couple weeks ago we headed down south with me family for a Clarke family reunion.  While down there we went to this place called Hole in the Rock. It is where the pioneers had to blast through the rocks to get their wagons down to the Colorado River while on their way to settle sounthern ut.  Anyway it was an hour away from my grandma's house to the turn off and then it took us 3 1/2 hours to go fifty-four miles on a dirt road to get there.  My kids were troopers because it was a looooong bumpy ride.  When you get there you now you can see Lake Powell where they blasted through the rocks.  I can;' imagine how they took wagons across that land and down that little crevice. It was so steep.  Made me grateful that I went in a truck instead of a wagon.

Then of course we had to give these fishing poles from their birthday a try.  We went down to Salem Pond to try and catch something but mostly enjoyed feeding the ducks and playing with the fishing poles.  No fish were caught but they still had fun.

Catch-up Time

A while ago we took a little vacation with the Hales' family to Las Vegas.  We actually went because Jesse's uncle died so we went for the funeral.  It was such nice weather and it was so nice to have a little getaway.  We went swimming at our condo and my kids had a great time playing with all their cousins.  We also took some time to go see Hoover Dam.  Me and Jesse had never seen it before and they had just opened a new bridge. It was such a cool thing to see.  It was really amazing.  Ashto and Addy weren't too excited to see anything, they were just happy to be outside.

This is us on the bridge.

Check out the dam



This is what the bridge looks like from down below on the dam.  It's kind of awesome.


We also took a day and went up to Logan with my family to see my sister and her husband and then we headed out to Hardware Ranch.  It's this place up the canyon in Logan where this huge elk herd comes every winter and they feed them and kind of take care of the elk.  So you get to go on a sleigh ride out through the elk and see them up close.  It's kind of fun little thing to do.  Ashton and Addy thought the elk were way cool and they also really like the big horses that were pulling our sleigh.  My camera died half way through so I didn't very many pictures.

Jazz Fans!!

Ashton and Addy got these cute Jazz shirts for Christmas so the next exciting Jazz game we got them all dressed up.  They looked so cute.  I love these two!!

Christmas

We had a wonderful Christmas this year. Ashton and Addy were so excited on Christmas morning and it was so fun to watch them dig in to all their presents. We started Christmas Eve at my family's house for appetizers and treats and we played for a few hours until it was time to go to the Hales' for our Christmas Eve dinner. We then headed out to the Festival of Lights. Usually we just drive through but this year we got to go on a hayride through the lights. It was actually not that cold and it was lots more fun than being in your car. After that we came back for treats and dessert. Ashton and Addy really enjoy the frosting on their sugar cookies. Then it was time for gifts. All the little cousins drew names and got to buy presents for each other. Ashton got a sweet truck and Addy got a fun laptop. All the siblings draw a couple to buy for and we got a fun popcorn popper for all our movies nights! Finally, it's time for pajamas. All the grankids looked so cute in their matching pjs. After the pajama parade and pictures it was time to go home and wait for santa to come.  Ashton and Addy got some great presents and we had such a great Christmas this year.  We were very blessed.