Pony Express

We went to the Pony Express Museum in St. Joseph, MO one afternoon. It was fun to see the history of the pony express. This is a great museum that has a lot of great information for adults, but is also fun for kids. Everyone had a good time.

Little Ride

One of our favorite things to do in Missouri is ride 4 wheelers. On this day Russell took the kids on a short ride around the new farm house. They loved it, but wished for a longer ride!

More Playing with Cousins

Kyle wasn't always sure he liked playing with Coral. It was hard to share. I'm sure that when they are a little older they will be great friends. He was always very gentle with her.

Gone Fishing!

We love going fishing on Grandpa Mike's pond!

Going for a tractor ride

Cannon loves going for a tractor ride when Daddy is working on the farm.

Hunter loves Coral

Hunter and Coral were hanging out on Aunt Tammy & Uncle Wyatt's new porch. He's such a great big brother! And I am so jealous of their porch! I wraps around 3 sides and has a great view!

Flowers for Mommy

Cannon is such a sweet boy!

Cousins

Kyle and Coral playing with some horses. Kyle was very sweet with her.

Playtime

There is lots of playtime in Missouri and we love to be with our cousins. Megan and Audrey were playing downstairs for a while then Cannon joined them...

He's protesting my taking his picture! Ha ha! Can't wait to show him when he's a teenager!

Picking up Isaac fromt the KC airport

Cannon and Hunter came inside the airport with me while Grandma circled around. We were a few minutes early so the boys entertained themselves.

Weird Hotel Room in the Middle of Nowhere

These pictures don't really show just how weird this room was, but we were exhusted so it didn't really matter. We slept and then left early the next day, our last day of traveling before we arrived in Missouri!

Hanging Out!

Thanks Kristy, Mike & Rowan for letting us stay with you! We had a great time. We can't wait until the next time we can hang out with you!

Provo Canyon

We took a drive up Provo Canyon on Sunday after church. It was really pretty, even if it was cold for our desert blood!

Provo, UT

After picking up Isaac in Cedar City from Youth Conference, we headed north to Provo. Isaac was going to go to football camp at BYU and it started on Monday, so we had a weekend in Provo. I called my very good friend from college who happens to be living there while her husband is in school. They have one little boy and a small apartment, but gladly agreed to have 7 more pile in! We were so grateful.

We took them out to dinner at the Brick Oven Pizza place. YUMMY!

Then off to bed!

Road Trip

This is most of the kids, blissfully quiet with no fighting! We are on our first leg of our summer trip. Let the good times roll!

Goodbye Vegas Heat!

We are off on our annual summer vaction to our favorite "M" states! (Missouri and Minnesota)

See ya in August!

P.S. I know that I'm horribly behind on my posting, I will try to catch up or at least post more going forward. We'll see how it goes...

Feelings: by Coral

Most of the time Coral is super happy. She's got great smiles for everyone and is very easy going.
But sometimes she's not so happy and she'll let you know it!

Either way, she's adorable.

Go Cannon Go!

This guy is in full Diego gear! Hat, check. T-shirt, check. Ball, check. Hammer, uh check. Cute smile, double check!

Beautify

Audrey loves to look glamoures. She bought these "nails" with her own money. I put them on, and she almost instantly took them off! She thought they were pretty until she needed to do something with her hands, then they didn't work so good. I guess she's learning that function needs to overcome beauty!

Close up

Heeellllooo Hunter!

Let's Go Fly a Kite

We went to our cousin Brode's 1st birthday party. For some reason this is the only picture I took. Its of Hunter flying his kite. Brode gave everyone kites to fly at his birthday party at the park. It was a perfect day and we had a great time.

Big Girl Food