Riding Horses

This weekend we went to ride Uncle Bubba's and Aunt Heather's horses! We all had a ball! I put up a ton of pics so enjoy! Hannah was the first brave soul to pet the horses. This was the smallest of the 4 horses.
Dallin soon found the courage to pet the horse once he saw Hannah did and she was still ok.
Koen is examining his new surroundings and the water quality of the horses drinking water.
Koen had quite a bit to say about his discoveries. Kael doesn't show up in any pics for a while since he was practically glued to my side was very unsure about these creatures.

Dallin has made friends with the horse. Saddling up Billie to take her out for a bit.
Hannah goes first. Her own words "this is actually more fun than it looks!"

Dallin's turn! He has his dad's natural animal senses.

Hey Cowboy!
Meanwhile, Koen and Munchy were walking around the stalls, playing in the water and throwing died horse "cookies."

Teaming up for another ride.
Munchy's turn. She's an expert rider.
....and splashing some more!
I hopped on with Kael who was a little weary about the idea at first. After he stopped whining and decided it's not so scary he enjoyed the last half of his ride. Koen's response was pretty much the same.
None of the twins were brave enough to go by themselves. Maybe next time. Hannah and Dallin were helping to guide the horse around the circle. They did a great job.

My turn to go solo at a little faster pace.
Sorry ladies, this one's taken!
Getting in touch with his roots... while onlookers are mesmerized.
Hannah is helping uncle Bubba feed the horses.
Farmer Koen

Hannah and Dallin are helping to give the horses some grain.
Kael examines the hey and then starts throwing it.
Group shot (a little blurry)
A little better. I figure 4 out of 6 are looking......the group shot was a success!

Rainy Day Weekend Fun

A rainy weekend stuck indoors. And even though it's dark and dreary outside, there's still plenty of giggles and good times inside! Hannah and Dallin are battling it out playing the Cars game.
Our little Kael all cuddled up in the blankets on the couch. He's got a lovely owie on his nose he got from taking a spill outside the day before. He skinned the end of his nose on the pavement. Despite his crippling accident, he soldiers on with a smile on his face!
Koen, our little chatter box was caught mid sentence in this pic. He will strike up a conversation with just about anyone or anything.
We found some balloons and blew them up for the kids to play with. They love balloons! Here is a balloon fight in progress. They huddle in a circle and wave their balloons around as fast as they can, all hitting everything in sight.

Brief pause to catch their breath.
And they're off! Balloons being thrown about carelessly and giggles that can be heard from China!
Break time again. This game can get pretty tiring.
Super fast baloon bopping!

Soccer!

Hannah is in an AYSO team. So far she likes soccer better than different styles of dance and tumbling. The teams are 3 on 3 which are really quite cute to watch a gaggle of girls running around the field and every once and a while the ball pops out!
Hannah's chasing after the ball. Go #3!
Here's our star player.
Kael absolutely loves soccer. He plays his own little game after the big game is over.
OH! And he scores! The other team looks humiliated.

Reed's Wedding

My brother Reed, the youngest of us 5 kids, just got married August 30th. It was a beautiful wedding with a lot of hard work put into it. Between the 3 of us (Reed, Raquel (Bride), and myself), we pretty much did everything!

The wedding took place up the canyon, which was great for taking pictures and relaxing. We took the twins out of their tuxes early and let them play. They didn't like wearing them at all.
When we went to get them fitted they both refused to try on the jackets and get their measurements taken. When it came time to get dressed for the wedding, they were both pretty upset.....but they looked so cute! We compromised and made them wear all but the jacket.

Another reason for taking the tuxes off early. They kept playing in the mud puddle. My aunt came up to me and mentioned they were playing in the mud and Barry was watching them do it! We just all laughed and decided since they were having such a good time and it was so cute to watch, that we'd let them play for a bit.
My sibs! All 5 of us! It's hard to take these pictures because we all goof off so much that we can't get any real good shots so this is the best we could do. I believe in this particular pic my brother David (far right) is grabbing the Reed's (middle, groom) butt.
Uhhhh.......well, you see, at the time..............let's just say we all were having a good time!
This is my first time seeing Barry in a tux! OH! He's gorgeous! We decided to have a few "nice" pics of us with the beautiful scenery and wildlife.....
Yeah.............we look good!

The wedding cake, of which by the way we made!
The wedding party.
This is now our family that has grown,minus David's wife Heather and daughter Haileigh who were running a bit late.

A few moments with Munchy

For all those who are lucky enough to see this post, I would like to introduce you to my beautiful and only niece Haileigh (Munchy). She is one of the most amazing little girls I've met. Not only does she have such a cute personality, she looks so much like my mom which is another reason to instantly just love her to pieces!

Here is a photo of my mom. There is another photo that these two nearly look identical.
David (Uncle Buba) with Munch at Reed's wedding.
Payback pic. Since David pulled the rabbit ear maneuver with Heather on one of their wedding pics she took this opportunity for payback!
Munch watching petals falling from the sky....
Taking time to pose for the camera.
Munchy playing with a huge wad of balloons on her first birthday party.
Heather and Munch hanging out at our house taking a dip in the pool with the twins.

Obviously these pics are not in order. Back at Reed's wedding, Munchy getting bombarded by kisses from mom and dad.

AWE!!!!!!! You gotta love those dimples!

Identical Moments

Posing for a father's day pic which would later be put on a t-shirt for grandpa. 11 months.
Lounging, talkin 'bout the good 'ol days. 8 months old.
So fresh and so clean. 11 months old.
Baby bouncers have bounded their way to bedtime. 10 months old.
Emptying cupboards full of cereal, cans and Tupperware so many times can lead to kitchen restrictions. 14 months.
Chillin' on mom and dad's bed 5 months old.

5 months old

Snuggle sleeping, the best way. 4 months old. Mesmerized by Curious George. 9 months.
Soaking in some H2O, sporting some wicked bubble mohawks. 10 months old.

Out Cruisin'

Hannah is giving Koen a ride after seeing how they both wanted to ride the red bike. Both driver and passenger enjoy the ride. Good idea Hannah!
Dallin took a pit stop to give us the "thumbs up" sign.
Kael is driving the single engine car today. Apparently the gas prices are effecting him as well.