Baptism Weekend

When I started this blog over 4 years ago it seemed like a lifetime before I'd have to post any big event besides trips and the kids milestones. Well here's the first of many to come...
On October 8th Kevin was able to baptize our son, Kollin. Even though I see him every day its crazy to think that I have an 8 year old child.
We decided to have it in Salt Lake where our family is and I'm so glad we did. It was so special to Kollin to have his Grandparents, cousins and Aunts and Uncles there.

Mom, Kollin and Kevin before the baptism.


Our Fam.


Kevin and Kollin.


Our family that was there with us that day.


Grammy (my Mom) and Kollin.


Paul and Cindy (Kevins parents) and Kollin.


A picture perfect shot of our beautiful kids after his baptism. They were so excited for him!


Kollin and Mom.


Kyle and Stacey's family with Kollin.


After his baptism we went back to Paul and Cindy's home and had some Chick-fil-a catered for lunch! YUMMY!

Then we headed to Park City to spend two days relaxing and swimming with Kev's parents. It was lovely to say the least! There were 6 hot tubs, a heated pool and a few other amenities that we enjoyed.

Khloe ready to go swimming.


They had some activities there for the kids to enjoy too. They got to make necklaces and bracelets.


Kooper:)


Kollin and Kooper were in heaven when they saw video games they could play.


Even though it was pretty chilly outside we went out for a few minutes and played some life size chess.


Kevin and Kooper playing Ping Pong.


Khloe and I playing Ping Pong. We had to keep our distance from her because she gets a little out of control swinging for that little ball:)


The funnest part were the 6 hot tubs they had. It was soooo nice because they were big enough for all of us to play in together and most of them had a waterfall the kids played in as well. It was about 45-55 degrees while we were there and the hot tubs were over 100 degrees...seriously it was sooooo nice.


Kevin and Kooper playing the flipping game:)


Our family in the hot tub!


Kooper and Kaylee playing in the waterfall.


Another family shot.


The night before we left Cindy made some Sundaes.


Koop.


Kaylee.


It was such an amazing weekend with family. I take it for granted sometimes but I'm thankful that our family is only 3 hours from us. I'm grateful for their support and love that is more constant than anything in this world, its something we can always count on.

Soccer and getting ready for Winter

Another season of soccer has come to an end. Its definitely becoming one of our favorite activities.

Kooper kicking the ball down the field.


Kollin on defense...he's grown a lot these past few months and has become way more aggressive at this sport!


Kollin taking the ball down the field.


With winter approaching we went up the Mountain to gather wood for some cozy fires.


The kids really enjoyed finding the trees that were already on the ground for Kevin to cut.


They were all huge helpers too. Here's Koop rolling the log to the truck.


Me and the girls.


Kevin hard at work...


Crazy Man...he even let me have a go at it. It was fun but used more muscles than I think I have:)


While driving around looking for more logs we found some spots that were very picture worthy!


Me and Kevin.


We're looking for wood and this is what Kevin's looking for the whole time. Lucky for him we saw a few...


Wow!! Check out those colors...




This was at Sunset so its a little dark but it was a beautiful view of the changing leaves!


After the truck was full we stopped to have some smores and fire with the kids.


Yummy!! Khloe hated the stickiness so this is how she ate hers.


The temperature dropped soooo quick once the sun went down. Here's me and Khloe warming up by the fire.


Kevin and the Kids.


Mr. Koop with the moon in the background.


On the way home we grabbed some pizza for a late dinner. It was such a nice day as a family, which is something I'm grateful for how often we're able to be together.
And to sum up how exhausted we all were by the time we got home...


I didn't realize how much Kollin's neck was about to break off, but I thought it was sweet how they were laying on each other. I love my kiddos (even more so when their getting along like this!) :)

Rafting along the Green River

This post is completely out of order but it was just too fun not to reminisce. Back in July my sister Kim came and stayed for a couple days. We've been wanting to go up to Flaming Gorge and go rafting on the Green River. So we called and ended up getting the very last raft. The water was FREEZING but kids are amazing and didn't let it bother them one bit.

Kooper hanging on to the rafts rope while we waited for Kevin to take the car down to the boat dock down the river where we'll end up.


Kaylee and Kollin excited and ready to go.


Khloe. This was the happiest she was all day. She wasn't as comfortable as the other kids on the ride. Seriously screamed every time she'd see white caps.


Kim and Khloe.


Me and the kids getting geared up.


Because it was the last raft the 7 of us had to squeeze into a 5 person raft. It was cozy for sure but I think the kids liked the comfort of being so close to us.


Finally on the river. Kim, Kaylee, Kooper and Kollin.


Kevin and Khloe.


We took a little pit stop to have a snack and let Kev fish for a while. Kim jumped into the freezing water and surprisingly enough everyone but Khloe followed.






It was simply gorgeous! Going thru some of the canyons the scenery seemed almost surreal it was so beautiful. Once we got to the end of the 7 mile ride we drove to the top and did it a second time!

Our family along the Green River.




The next day after church we went on a hike here in town that shows petroglyphs along the mountain side. It felt like 110 degrees that day but we didn't let it slow us down.

Me and the kids.


Kim and Kollin hiking along the side of the mountain.


You can kind of see the petroglyphs on the mountain side. Most of them we could make out the story they were trying to tell. Pretty neat.


This is how most of the kids ended up after the hot hot hike. Each with a small layer of clothing taken off.