Turning 34

Happenings and highlights of the past year:
1. spending three weeks in Driggs this summer
2. Lyla starting school so all my kids are in school (sad, but exciting)
3. being the Relief Society President (learning to organize my time to get things done)
4. Oregon trip with the Phillips'
5. Squim trip with the Phillips'
6. learning to play soccer
7. improving my running pace and knocking off another 10 minutes of my 1/2
8. painting the cabin and almost getting it done
9. finally hitting my goal weight
10. Vegas trip with Phil
11. Cannon getting baptized
12. army triathlon
13. new friends in the new ward

This past year was fantastic and I know I am leaving off a million great things because there seems to be great things happening each day. Today we are off to play some birthday tennis and then heading to the temple and dinner in Seattle. I love my birthday!

Family

We did a little family date while in Driggs and took the kids swimming without cousins, but of course it started raining and then we got lightning so we had to get out of the pool. We headed over to Victor Emporium for milkshakes and then Brakeman's grill for burgers. I love these messy haired, crazy face making kids. I also love when Phil takes pictures of me super close because they always turn out so well. We have a million of these pictures and I always want him to delete them, but I thought instead I would post one.

Trampoline

Lyla was found jumping on the neighbors tramp by herself lots of times while at grandma's house once she broke her arm and I was nervous about her jumping with cousins. I still love to jump and tried to get on when the kids were done. I remember hours on this thing with sisters and neighbors when I was little.

Teton Canyon

I love taking kids outside and being able to be in nature. I love the thought that I am part of this amazing creation and then looking at my kids and knowing that I have that power to create something amazing too. During nap time for little babies Phil and I took the middle group of kids up Teton Canyon and hung out. Of course the boys couldn't get enough rock throwing. They all wanted to get so close to the waterfall I was a little freaked out one would fall in, but we made it back safely. I love all my nieces and nephews and getting a chance to hang out with them and see their little personalities. I sure hope they know how much I love them and wish we could all live closer.

1st Broken Bone

Well with three kids we did pretty good at making it this long with no broken bones. Lyla fell off the trampoline while we were in Driggs and broke her arm. We were at the Wilson's house getting rides in the wagon with the horses and I heard her screaming. When I got to her she told me that she needed to go to the doctor. I made her get in the wagon and go for a ride, but we only went about hundred meters when she said she was going to throw-up if we didn't get off. We put ice on it and a brace for the day just to make sure we should really go to the doctor. I hate going to the ER and I hate dealing with insurance when out of state, but we had to take her in on Saturday to the clinic and she was so great with waiting and getting the x-rays. Phil went to the cafeteria to get her lunch and she still talks about the pie we had. She asked for the "hospital pie" for my birthday and Cannon and Miya have heard enough about it they are pretty excited to have some banana cream pie. The doctor put her in a splint so the swelling could go down and then we were to put her in a cast when we got back to Washington, but we ended up staying an extra week and then I couldn't get her in to the doctor for another week once we were home so she never got a really cast. One the first day of school she found out the her teacher, Ms. Jones broke her arm this summer too and had to get a cast.