Dillon's Day

Dillon was baptised on June 6th! It was a great day and we had grandparents, aunts and uncles and cousins and lots of friends there to share with us! Dillon and his friend, Hallee, even sang a duet! It was priceless! Congrats on your great decision Dill!

Mother's Day

This

was my mother's day gift from my boys and I loved it! Blaine built these great redwood planter boxes and then filled them with soil (all with his leg in a brace, mind you!). We all worked together to pick out some seedlings and get them in the dirt. What fun!

Arugala

Red Leaf Lettuce

Roma Tomatoes

Zucchini

Yellow Squash

Butternut Squash

Strawberries

Onions

Rosemary, Tarragon, Parsley, Basil, Choc. Mint and Marjoram

YUM!

Dillon

This kid is really killing it. Here are some pics of Dillon rockin' the C-Rock:

Manual, he's got these on lock
50/50

Dropping in on the BIG ONE!

Roll in at the big ramps

Cute buns, sorry, that's not very cool to say (they are cute tho!)

Anti Bucket List

Everyone else is doing it so we thought we'd be the joiners that we are here.

Here is a list of things we will never cry if we don't do:
Go to BYU
Have daughters (that's a cop out cuz' we can't but we are happy with what we got)
Wear Tevas or Crocs
Meet Blossom
Smoke Crack
Pierce anything except maybe a nostril
Live in Arizona
Scrapbook
See the Jonas Brothers or any other Disney machine that we are pretty sure is a dare to see just how powerful Disney is and just what sheep americans are
Go to Vegas, except In and Out
Ski
Eat fried oreos
Hunt large game
Visit Uzbekistan
Swim with sharks
Sew anything
Meet Tom Cruise or even see him or even hear his voice
Watch Lost
Be pregnant
Rollerblade
Quit swearing
sleep in a tent that hangs off a cliff
See REO Speedwagon in concert
Read from the Kabala
Watch that horse race where the ladies all wear big hats and drink mint stuff
that's all we can write because our parents read this sometimes.

Tyler's Birthday

Yes, Tyler's birthday was in September; however, I just found these pics on my phone and thought I'd share! He got to choose where to eat his birthday dinner and so he picked Mt. Fuji, a (very expensive) teppan grill and sushi place in town. Yes, it was over the budget and no, they did not have a kids menu... but it was actually worth it. The kids were sooo well behaved, handled the chopsticks beautifully (with trainers, of course!) and two out of three of them tried the sushi! They had a great time and it was nice to finally be at a place where we can take our boys out to a nice restaurant and know they will behave and enjoy it! Well done boys and good choice Tyler! Happy 11 years old (now that you are 11 and a half!)

Sunday

Just thought this was a cute scene. Would be even better if Evan could actually READ the paper, but the pictures are fun too, I guess.

Dillon is really into it. He is a great reader and he really spends a lot of time buried in books.

Blaine's First Day of School

It is a big year for us. Evan starts kindergarden, Dillon gets baptised, Tyler gets the preisthood and Blaine starts school.

Here is a cute pic of Blaine before he left for his first day at CU Denver. He remembered his backpack and snack and pen and pencil and paper. He worried that people would think he brought a chisel and tablets while they had laptops. I told him he's not THAT old.

It will be a loonnnggg two years but we are so happy that he has chosen to finish school! Dillon wrote him a very nice note in church Sunday. It went something like...

To: Dad

I am glad you are my dad. I am proud of you for going to college. I know you will be good in college.

Love, Dillon

I am proud, too! Always looking forward to the next great adventure! Guess I gotta come up with something big to do this year so I am not left out! Any suggestions?