Fiesta days

This years fiesta days was by far to short. We made it to Spanish Fork Wednesday night and took Warner to the carnival. He LOVED it!! Every ride he made sure he found us to tell us hi or give Ryan a high five!!

We survived the Carnival so we decided to get up and run/walk the Speedy Spaniard. We really had no business doing this as we have not trained AT ALL!!! But we made it and we weren't even last. We think it's a fun tradition to do and plan on being better prepared next year. Seems like I've been pregnant for the last few years, and this year I haven't had time to get into running. So watch out for us next year!!
We did make it to the parade, but were exhausted after the run that there were no photos taken. I'm sure your not missing out.....mostly the parade seems to be advertisement or ball teams. I love it though because it reminds me of when I was a kid.

Abbi just soakin' it all in!

Good grub at Grandpa's house and a mean game of Croquet! Chalk it up for a wonderful day and a half!

One amazing experience!

This last week Ryan and I were privileged to go on our Stakes Pioneer Trek. It was SO amazing. I never want to forget this experience that we had. I'm in the Stake Young Women so we were part of the planning along with our Young Men. I begged that Ryan and I could go as a Ma and Pa, and I got my way. We made new friendships with our little family that we will never forget!

This is our family from the trek. From the left over we have "little brother Reed", then Hayden, James, Ryan, Myself, Shelbie, Katie and Bree'L. We just loved each and everyone of these kids. They all brought a unique feeling to our family.
Ryan and I trekking along. We went 18 miles total in 2 and 1/2 days. And I know pioneers did not wear sunglasses!

Each night we did a little dancing. We learned Oh Johnny O'. The kids just loved it!

Every night we would set up camp. Everyone was preparing for rain by building these fancy shelters. We laid one tarp on the ground and Ryan and I went in the middle. Then the girls were next to me and the boys next to Ryan. Then we just placed another tarp on top of us. Our kids didn't seem to mind the little set up we had. We would get extra sleep because we had little clean up. You can see some of the fancy shelters that were being built!

This is when the Mormon Battalion came and took all the men off to war. The women stayed behind and we pushed the hand carts up the hills. It was hard to do, but made me realize how faithful the pioneer women must have been.

The same day we hiked up this humongous hill. At one point I wondered if people were going to start having heart attacks, but we all made it. This is Ryan's dad "Uncle Steve" he couldn't even wait till his camp was set up. He was tuckered right out!

Our last night there we were to tired to dance with everyone. I was so surprised at the energy the kids still had in them. They danced themselves silly!

On one of our stops the last day we played a game. We had nylons full of flour that we just sat and threw at each other. It was pretty funny looking at all the people that got peppered with flour!

This is our daughter Katie on the last morning devotional. We did a Sacred Grove experience. The view was just amazing. It was such a peaceful morning.

We loved everything about the trek. If you ever get the chance to go on one I would jump on board. I gained a greater appreciation for the pioneers for all that they must have gone through. We didn't even come close to what they experienced, but I definitely had my eyes opened.

Abbi's 4 month

Today was Abbi's 4 month check up. Everything looks really good with her all but her hip :( She still has the click in her hip, so we had X-Rays taken today and should know better Monday what we will do next. As for her measurements she was all over the place. At her two month she was in the 50th percentile all around and now she's everywhere!

Height..........................25 3/4"......93rd Percentile (She's pretty long)

Weight..........................14lbs. 2 oz...62nd percentile

Head.............................16"..............50th Percentile

Abbi rolls over at 3 1/2 months

So last night Ryan was watching Abbi. He had her on her belly and when he turned around there she was on her back. We couldn't believe it. Seems like it took Warner until he was 6 months to do this, so we weren't expecting it at all. We wanted to make sure it was true, so we tried it again today and sure enough we watched her do it. She's also pretty close going from her back to her belly. Go Abbi....the sooner you move the sooner you can run from your brother!!

4th of July!!

Where to begin....first of all I absolutely love this holiday. I love America and I'm so grateful for our freedom, for the all those who have fought for our country. Next to Christmas this is a pretty emotional holiday. The 4th of July is pretty exciting here in Salina. It's probably one of the busiest days of our lives! It starts at 6:00 am when the firemen let off dynamite in front of your house....at least it sounded like it was. Basically that is our alarm....to get up and head to breakfast at the school. After breakfast they have games for the kids to play.....followed by sack races, which my camera died so I didn't get pics. of those :(

Here's Warner shooting for a prize......everyone is a winner!!
The Duck pond!!

After games at the park everyone heads to the pool to dive for money. In the baby pool which is where Warner and Gary are...they put money in it, but the kids were more interested in swimming in the cloudy pool!! Warner and Gary were so funny...they would come up to the side of the pool and say cheese to anyone with a camera, they must get their pictures taken often?

Abbi's nap time at the pool.

After lunch we head down to the parade at 5:00. The kids just absolutely love it. There is so much salt water taffy thrown.

After the parade we freshen up, change clothes and head to the rodeo. We have started a tradition that each year the kids get a brand new pair of boots. So I headed down to Burns and this is what I came up with!! Little John Deer poppers. They were just to cute to leave them on the shelf!! Do you think she enjoyed the rodeo?

Warner showing off his new boots.....

I don't have any pictures of the fire works...but after the rodeo the firemen put on an amazing fire work show. It's one of the best I've ever seen. Needless to say after the busy day Warner and Abbi slept through the show!

Tag I'm it!

I'm not so great at these tags, but I'll give it a shot!

3 Joys.......

1. Family, family and family. I love my family and enjoy spending time with them. It doesn't matter what we are doing, it's always fun to be around them.
2. Right now listening to the little new noises that Abbi makes. It's enough to melt my heart.
3. It's a joy to have peace at home. I love when you get the kids to sleep and have time to actually think.

3 Fears......

1. Losing someone close to me. I always think about what would happen if something happened to Ryan and what I would do. I can make myself sick over this. I worry about things when I should just go with the flow and enjoy life!!2. I fear spiders....I hate hate hate them. I scream whenever I see them. Ryan always wonders what happened. He gets a little mad, because he doesn't see the purpose of screaming about spiders. Now my little Warner has started smashing them for me and he LOVES it!
3. I fear that I'm not doing all I can as a mother.

3 Goals....

1. To get back into running. I'd like to run the speedy Spaniard on the 24th, but I think I'll aim for a 5k first.
2. To lose the weight from Warner and Marriage...I lost the weight from Abbi, now just working on the rest ;)
3. I'd like to have more structured days for my kids. Teach Warner new things besides the latest cartoon on TV.

3 Obsessions.......

1. Blogging...who would've thought it would be so addicting. I love all the long lost friends I've been able to find.
2. Lately Food Food Food.....in order to achieve my goal I need to quit obsessing!
3. I'm obsessed with the dishes...I can NOT stand a dirty dish in the sink. It drives me NUTS!

3 surprising facts about me....

1. I have a love for shoes. They are so precious that I like to keep them all in the original boxes and stack them in my closet.
2. I worry about any thing and everything.
3. I'm afraid to stay home alone. If Ryan goes out of town then off to Kristie's I go.

I'm not going to tag anyone, but feel free anyone to do it....it's pretty fun!

What would summer be without Tim Mcgraw?

So last week I had three showers a bridal and two baby showers. In the middle of it all I got to go see Tim in concert. I packed up all the kids and stayed at Kristie's house for half the week. She was so kind to watch both Abbi and Warner while I went to the concert. We had ok tickets so this is the best shot I could get of Tim. Although I have a huge love for Tim I think this will be my last concert unless Ryan takes me (so I may never go again :(...he doesn't love concerts). This is the first time I felt old. Oh, well it was still a great time!
My concert goin' girls....Lisa, Me, and Lorlie

Eden

Last week we went to Eden, up Ogden canyon for my moms side of the family for a reunion. It was such a beautiful area. We went to Pineview reservoir for a day at the lake. It was fun going boating, but most of all spending time with family. The Hiatt's always know how to have a good time. We're so thankful to be part of the family. Thanks for the great time!!Abbi didn't do much at the lake but hang out in her stroller with Griffen. But she sure looks cute doing nothing if I must say!
Next to the swimming pool at the town house this faucet was Warner's next favorite! He had a ball turning it on and then making it splash everyone! His cousins Matthew and Lexi sure liked it too!

Warner and Thomas building sand castles and then stomping on them!

At the end of the weekend this is what we found in the back of our car. I think they really enjoyed themselves! This is Emree our Niece. She came to Salina to spend the next week with us! Seems like summer is just passing us right on by!