A not so cool fair

Our neighbor down the street, Ann has girls Brookelyn and Kira's age. Needless to say, either her kids are at my house or my kids are at her house. (We live 4 houses apart on the same side of the road.) Friday she calls me and tells me that my girls were at her house and wanted to know if we wanted to go to the fair with them. She couldn't fit everyone in her car. (She has 4 kids). SO I said sure and we went. I was very disappointed. The Caribou County fair is much better then this one and it is even smaller. Both Ann and I talked about different things they could try to make it better but the kids enjoyed themselves. One thing that was there was gaint blow up castle and slide. Highland High School Bandwas having a fundraiser and you could drop your kids off for a little bit and then pick them back up. They were also having a yard sale just a few streets away, so Ann and I dropped off the kids and let them play and we went to the yard sale. I got 10 peices of clothing (name brand stuff) for a total of $5.00. It was awesome!!! They are in great shape and from stores that I don't even dare walk into. Here are some pics from the Fair. The kids had fun and that is what matters right?

Sam, Brookelyn, and Kira petting the horse. Kira was excited to see a horse more her size.

Grandpa J would be so proud. Brookelyn riding the tractor.

Kira riding Grandpa J's tractor. She said she was going to feed cows.

Playing one of the games that they had. Kira trying to make it.

Brookleyn also had to try. Whatever one does the other always has to follow.

Sam, Brookelyn, and Lizze trying to get a horse to come to them.

Rachel, Brookelyn, Lizze and Sam petting the horses. The horses really liked the attention.

They had a little petting zoo thing (I guess that is what they called it). George got a little up close and personal with the goats. It was funny to watch his face.

Brookelyn and Kira petting the goats.

Rachel was the first to pet them and from this face you would think she was doing something she wasn't suppose to.

Kira just being so darn cute.

Brookleyn posing for the camera. While we weer there a chicken laid an egg. It was very interesting and kids got a kick out of it.

George chilling out.

Kira, Sam, and Brookleyn making sure they look at all the chickens, rabbits, and roosters.

Brookelyn and Sam looking at the biggest geniune pig I have ever seen. G FORCE!! :)

Kira, Brookelyn and Lizze waiting for the firemen to throw candy. Brookelyn let them know that her dad also fought fires and his truck did not look anything like thiers. (I then explained that her dad was a forest fire fighter.)

All in all a fun day!

Fun in the water

So the Rexburg bunch got together today at the Ross Water Park in Pocatello (minus Tufts and Hewitts but 4 out of 6 isn't bad). Alicia has been talking about taking the kids and so today we did. I got the worst sunburn but it is because most of my body never sees the sun and then when it does it soaks it away from everyone else. :) Here are some pics. It is the prelude to next week with the Tufts which we are excited for.

Kira, MaKynzee, and Brookelyn on the wheel. They had one area just for kids. The water didn't get deeper than maybe a foot. They had a blast. Kira enjoying the slide.
Brookelyn just swimming along. She does a good job keeping those ears out of the water. I love her.

Three of teh four moms (Brandee is taking the pic). Me, Alicia, and Katie. I can't believe how far we have come from those days in the dorms.

Kira really loves the water and it is a good thing too.

It was so much fun. Thanks to Hemmings and Hursts making the small trip up. It was so much fun. I love getting together with these ladies. We have experienced so much together. It is great to still be close and do things together.

Arik in Action

Here is Arik working hard. He is the one on the right. His friend is on the left. They busted their butts to stop this fire from crossing over into a subdivision of homes. What a great job!! This picture was taken by the Idaho State Journal.

Information overload

There is a ton of information in the next few posts. Please scroll down and look through them all.

Happy Birthday Kira (Aug 1)

I can't believe my little girl is three. She is getting so big. She is now potty trained and is starting preschool. Kira loves to do whatever Brookelyn is doing. She wants to be just like her. Kira is indestructable. Nothing seems to bother her. She gets picked on a lot because she is the youngest (when all the cousins get together) and sometimes she is the third wheel, but she never complains. She falls off her bike and gets right back up. She loves cats and Penny (our doggie). She is getting so smart. She can count to 20 and say her ABC's. I love her so much. She really is her daddy's little girl. (That's good since she is named after him.) (Kira is Arik backwards just in case you didn't know.) She is thinning out and isn't my chucky little baby anymore. She is getting more gorwn up everyday. She is so wonderful. Happy birthday Kira. Mom and dad love you so very much!!!

Kira's party

This was the first year that Kira got a birthday party. Arik got called on a fire the night before and still feels bad about missing it. Oh well, that's what we get for having summer babies. We had a water party. Kira is a water bug and just loves being in it. Here are the pictures from it. Thanks to all who came (you had to drive far since we had no friends here yet.)

Waiting for everyone to get here. Look at me, I'm three.

Aren't I cute?

Watching the cupcake with candles coming towards her.

Good blowing.

Can I eat it yet?

Presents time. Thank you for all the gifts. They are getting played with lots and are all over the house. :)

Thank you again. It was great. Happy birthday Kira!!!

Our New House

We moved into our new house two weeks ago yesterday. What an adventure. It took the movers 4.5 hours to pack our whole house, 2 hours to load it all up, and 2 hours to unload the boxes and place them into the rooms we told them to and set up the beds. It would have taken me more than that time just to pack. So here is our new house. (The pics aren't that great but you can always come visit and get a tour.)

Arik now only has a 10 min. commute instead of the hour commute he had for the past 7 months. We get to see him in daylight hours!!

This is the girls' room in the basement. It is the biggest room but can hold both beds (which we are getting ready to go to bunkbeds) and all thier toys. Here is the girls' closet. Yep, they have a walk in closet. Here is the guest bedroom downstairs next to the girls' room. That brown thing in the corner is a huge TAZ that we are holding for my brother til he gets off his mission.

The downstairs bathroom. It doesn't have a tub or shower yet but we will get to it slowly. The girls still have us help them so we are not too worried yet.

One side of the family room downstairs. We have a pellet stove. That door is the laundry room.

The other half of our family room.

The laundry room. Sorry the pic is the wrong way. We had to get a new dryer because ours was gas and this house has no gas. (HEHE)

Our kitchen. I love love love it! The pantry is behind the white door. It is huge and really nice.

The dining roomish. It is not really its own room but it is nice not to have the kitchen table in the family room anymore. (We are going to be painting the red walls blue. To lighten things up.)

Our living room.

The other side of the living room (it is not really big, I just couldn't get it all in one picture. I finally got my piano that we have had since we got married.)

The upstairs bathroom, or main bath. We have so many bathrooms I don't even know what to do. It is nice when we have four kids over and they all have to go at the same time. It has a linen closet behind the door. It is huge and so nice.

This is an extra bedroom. We hope to someday use it as a nursrey but until then or maybe forever this is a mini den.

The master bedroom. It has a bathroom and a walk in closet. It is really really nice!!!

The walk in closet. All of our clothes fit!!

The master bathroom.

That is it. It is really nice and we are enjoying it. Only four houses down lives a family with girls the same ages as Brookelyn and Kira. They are nice and we have already had fun playing with them. The elementary school is two blocks away. It is very comfortable. This is where we are suppose to be.