Bridal Veil Falls

Today  we spent the day in the canyon. I have lived in utah my entire life and there's so many things I've never done and this year I put together a list of places I want to do to and this was one of them. It's such a beautiful place.  The water was perfect and the view was beautiful.  We so blessed to live in a place where places like this are just a short 20 minuet drive away.

Going to the temple with Hunter

Today we had the opportunity to take Hunter to the temple for the first time.  He was so excited to go.  As every time a temple trip is planned the closer time got to going the more got added to the schedule to do for the day.  So we decided to get up at 5:45 am so that we could be there by 7:00.  So when these pictures were taken the sun was not our friend.  What a great opportunity we  had.  Because Russell is endowed, He was able to be the one who did the confirmations and the baptisms.  The spirit was so strong in the room,  What a joy it was to experience this with hunter and I am looking forward to going monthly with Hunter and hopefully soon be taking my own family names, 

Rushton wake surfing

Family Day Out Boating

We had so much fun boating today.  Every time we go out boating we usually are taking families out with us.  Which we love.  Today we took the opportunity to go out just as a family. The air was 95 degrees and the water was 90.  We couldn't have asked for a more perfect day.  Creating memories and watching the kids learn new hobbies. Hunter started off wakeboard today.  He's getting much better. I think by next year he'll be jumping the wake.  Rushton surfed with Russell for the first time.  After watching Rushton Betty wanted to give it a try.  Easton decided that with his stiches he better pass this trip and the 3 ended with a tube ride.

so glad that we've been so blessed to be able to create these fun times with our children.

Rushton turns 2

Today my sweet Rushton turned 2 years old.  What a little sweetheart he is. I couldn't even imagine what our family life would be like if he wasn't part of it.  He is just bursting with personality. He loves to make people laugh.  The will smile at you.  He laughs until you start to laugh then when you stop he will start again just to get you laughing again too.  He loves to give hugs.  He will wake up in the mornings and yell for the entire family. He starts off by calling for mom, then he says e-ton, beā, a-ter. When you walk in he smiles and reaches to get out of his crib.  He loves to play outside any chance he can get to be out on his bike he takes.  There have been several times where he's snuck out and been playing for a while not realizeing he was even outside. We've had to start locking the doors so he doesn't escape.  He loves back beans and rice. Any time I get Cafe Rio he sits and picks out all of the black beans.  He also loves candy of any kind.  He had the best funnest personality.

Easton gets his 4th set of stiches/staples

Today was hunters friend party.  I felt so bad we decided on doing a slip n slide. The wind was blowing so we decided to put stakes down the sides of the slip n slide.  We turned on the water and Easton went down. On his 2nd time down the slide he slide across the one of the stakes and cut his back open.  Poor boy he was so strong. He ended up getting 8 stiches in his back. He went back to the party and finished off the night playing night games with the boys.

Hunter turns 12 and gets ordained a Decon

Today hunter turned 12 years old.  I can't belive how fast he's grown up.  Out of all the gifts we could have given he received the most precious gift of all.  The gift of receiving the priesthood.  Last Sunday he was presented to the ward and this week before church he was set apart as a decon. Papa and Grandma Godfrey and Grandpa Greene and Aunt Misty came. After being set apart they all stayed so he was able to pass the sacrament to all of us today.   He had the biggest smile I've ever seen on his face. Boy did he look handsome.

That night we got the neighborhood and family together and did a fire made smores and lite fireworks.  Hunter was excited that he was entrusted with the fire torch