11 years- WOW!

Yesterday James and I celebrated our 11 year anniversary! I can't believe we have been married for that long! In some ways it feels like longer and in some ways I can't believe it has already been that long! James used to say we got married the third Friday in June and this year he was finally right with that! :)
We have lived in 5 different states since we have been married and 10 different apartments/houses!
Our life is crazy and changes a lot, but we wouldn't have it any other way! Thanks for the crazy but awesome 11 years babe! I love you!!

Ernest

We went to the library today and I let the kids pick out a few movies- Damon saw Ernest saves Christmas and totally wanted to get it! They have seen Ernest scared stupid and LOVED it so they wante4d to get all the "Ernest" movies! I'm cracking up at the TOTAL 80's stuff in it! The girl that helps him has the sweet side ponytail!


I got the kids signed up for the summer reading program! For every 100 pages Jaymz reads he gets a ticket he can turn in for a prize and when he gets 5 tickets he gets his name in a drawing for a cool bike! Aubrey gets a prize for every 8 books she reads- They can also count audio books so we are going to find a few to download on their MP3 players. That way they can listen to them on the airplane going to UT and still get their points! Damon was a little upset that he couldn't do it, so I told him I'd give him a prize if he lets me read to him!



Aubrey made strawberry banana milk shakes tonight for us! I am LOVING having her around! She loves to cook! She likes making desserts but she makes meals too! If she hasn't made something before I just walk her through it and she does great! She is also starting to babysit now and that is SOOO nice! She does a GREAT job too! Anyone that can keep Damon out of trouble is awesome in my book!! :) I can't believe she will be 12 next month!



James is up at girls camp tonight- they asked him and about 10 0ther guys to go up and do a little scripture skit. He is Enos. I'll have to try to take a pic of him in his little costume!

Favorite treat

These are my favorite treats these days- they are sugar free and only about 15- 25 calories depending on what you get! They are pretty good! Definitely a good treat for the calories!

These are also good! They are 60 calories but definitely worth it! Great for hot summer days! :)

Summer!!!

We are surviving summer vacation! Jaymz had cub day camp last week. They had such a big group this year that they divided them into 2 groups. The Webelos were the second group. He went from 3:00 to 8:30 pm Mon-Fri. He had a great time! He was able to get his archery, bb shooting, physical sports, geology, and more I just can't think of them right now.

We went to the water park at Alabama Adventure for a few hours yesterday. It was fun! I took turns going down the waterslides with the kids. It was fun but tiring! Going up the stairs carrying those tubes is alot of work! We forgot the sunscreen so of course we are all fried! I really didn't think it would be a big deal since we were only there for a couple hours but I guess I was wrong!

I got called to be the 1st counselor in the primary so that will be fun! I'm excited and a little nervous at the same time!

We are going to be in Utah in 17 DAYS!! It's like counting down for Christmas at our house! The kids made a paper chain and everything! Im getting a little nervous thinking about packing for a whole MONTH! We will be there from June 24- July 24! I guess if I forget something I will just have to buy it- or better yet don't pack it just buy it when we get there!! It's going to be so nice to relax and see everyone we want to see and not feel so rushed! It's been over 2 years since we've been back home so we are excited! My brother Todd is flying home with me and the kids and staying for a week so that will be fun to show him around good ol' Alabama!

Alabama Adventure

We decided to try out Alabama Adventure this weekend! For all you Utah people- it is like Lagoon. When we were looking at the prices we decided to buy a season pass for each of us because if we went twice it would pay for it! We only live about 15 min away so I figured we could spend a lot of time there this summer! We started in the water park then moved on to the rides. After a few hours of dying of the heat we decided to go back to the water! We were there for about 9 hours-- which made for a LONG day! It was fun though! James and Jaymz do not like roller coasters so they stayed clear of the big ones! Poor Damon was just a little too short for the big ones or he would have totally gone on them! So once again it was me and Aubrey! She will ride ANYTHING! The bigger and faster the better for her! It was a lot of fun! Our batteries were dying so we didn't get a lot of pics- but there is plenty of time all summer!!!! :)


Damon made a new friend- Patrick- Jaymz was going to ride with him and Damon met this kid in line and they decided to ride together!




The kids played a game and each won a stuffed animal!







This is the Zoomerang- it was Aubrey and My favorite! It is only 1 min 30 seconds- there are loops and barrel rolls and just when you think you are all done you do it all backwards! It was so much fun!