So, I am a bit behind on my blog. I didn't want to put 50 new pictures on in one day, so here is the first of what I hope will be a weekly or even bi-weekly post for a couple of weeks.

We ended the 2014 school year on a great note and we have had a great summer and the kids are all enjoying school so far this year.

This is a video of Jake's mile race at state. Jake took first at state in the one mile, 2nd in the 800 and 5th in the two mile. As a sophomore this was awesome! Sami also had a great year of track, especially considering she hated every minute of it! She has decided running is not for her, even though she would make a great runner! She is on the dance team and volleyball team. I am sure there will be pictures of both later. Zeke did baseball and soccer this summer and is now doing cross country and football. We might just have another runner. Zeke has been athlete of the week for the past two weeks in middle school, and is running faster than all the 7th and 8th graders. Amee is still my little gymnist and Matthew just loves anything with speed!

Spoiled rotten!!!!!!! 

That would be my children!

Here is the newest toy for our children!

Trampoline day 1 - where do we want this thing? And what grass do we want to sacrifice?

Day 2 - the excavation 

Day 3 - building the frame

Day 3 1/2 - And there it is! 

 

Day 4 - back fill

Day 5,6,7 and I lost count. Back filling by hand is hard work! Then we had to haul off the excess dirt, which still remains out back. One day I hope to create a new flower bed or two!

Some other things we have done since spring include an Easter egg hunt with both sides of the family, camping in the backyard, installing a basketball hoop and taking little kids to slide rock

(So, I am quickly learning that the quality of my phone camera is not that great. So, sorry about the picture quality.)

I only took one picture, how sad! All of Tom siblings were there and I think all of mine that live in Utah, except Jared and Adrianna. There kids were there, but they were in Porto Rico seeing Adrianna's father.  The kids really did have a good time, and I think the parents did to! Tom and I are blessed with wonderful brothers and sisters. It was funny because neither one of our parents were there. My parents are in Palmyra on a mission and Dick and Linda were off playing in another country. 

This is the best way to camp!

This is the hole we had to dig for the basketball hoop. As you can see the hole is almost as deep as Matthew is tall, and we dug the hole by hand. And when I say we, I mean the little kids and me. Tom was helping the neighbors with drywall, and I think Jake was at an away basketball game. It was hard work but the kids did great and never complained!

Selfies?? What's up with that? I for one do not like taking selfies

Amee and Sami selfie

Even Tom is taking selfies these days (but I think it was to prove that Sami still loves her daddy)!

And why the funny faces?? I don't get it! I guess that's why I am the mom