Cheer Camp for Clearfield

Lyndsie had cheer camp at the U of U. She had a great time with all of the other cheerleaders, it is a great time to really get to know everyone...but her favorite is McKenna Flink. Lyndsie said that it was a lot of hard work and the heat was almost unbearable. They stayed up late every night and worked out in the sun from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. The last day, Steve and I along with Brinley and Sam, went down to watch their last performance. They looked very good. When we got home, Lyndsie had about a 4 hour nap...she was exhausted!

Summer Fun at the Roy Pool

Many of us from Syracuse like to go hang out at the Roy Pool. It is a weekly activity for many. When you are there, you will see so many people that you know, it is a lot of fun. Sam even does a great job there, he will even go down the great big slide...he just loves to go there. And Brinley, well she always has a good time going full throttle. We are having a fantastic summer so far!

Independence Day!

The Fourth of July is one of my most favorite holidays! I have always loved it. I loved it while growing up in Huntsville, riding my horse in the parade, going down the water slide in the park with Tammy, having a BBQ with family then going over to the park again for some square dancing and fireworks. It was always a fun filled day. Now that I am older, I still love it and enjoy it with my family. This year, Lyndsie was in 2 parades and by the end, she was tired. We first went to the Clearfield Parade and then over to the Layton Parade. After that we went to the Layton Park to walk around and then home and had a BBQ with Christie and the Larsen Family and Donna Pratt came over for dessert of homemade icecream and cake...yummy! Then after we were stuffed, we went over to watch the Clearfield fireworks.

Heritage Days Parade...

We really enjoy going to the Heritage day parade every year. This year was no exception, but it was a lot more enjoyable because both Lyndsie and Sydnie were in it. We also found a nice shady spot and Brin and Sam loved watching it and collecting a whole bunch of candy. I love summer and I especially love parades and this parade starts off the summer.

Drive, Run, Sleep, Repeat...

Wow, what a weekend...I am soooooo tired! I have just spent 30 hours running the Wasatch Back with 11 other babes. Here is a shout out to all of the Valley Babes who ran the race!!! Great job and what a fun experience. Here are some of the highlights...

Our Vans...

each subburban was decked out with a life size barbie (in honor of our name...babefest 2008). Thanks to Brian and Sherene for their creativity.

Van #1...

Van one was the best and I had the greatest time with Sherene and all of the others. It was also fun talking with Jenny Jensen and getting caught up with her life. All the babes in Van #1 were so great!!

There was a time when things got a little dramatic...Van #1 was supposed to meet Van #2 at exchange 24 and we couldn't get there because of road construction. We were hurrying so fast, pulling out the Ragnar Bible to get some answers, and calling van 2 to see what to do. We finally figured it out after some heavy drama and things worked out okay...Ally ran another leg from van 2 ( I felt so bad for her because she had just finished one of her legs and then had to run Sherene's) She was definately a trooper and so was Sherene for running hers later on.

Everyone ran a total of three times durning the course from Logan to Park City. My first run was 7.5 miles up Avon. My second run was 6 miles through Morgan. This run was my favorite run. I loved it because it was at 12 midnight, it was cool, and dark and it was kinda like you were all by yourself. I also loved it because Lyndsie was up at Youth Conference at the Stake Camp and she was my inspiration during this run because I loved knowing that she was so close to me. My final run was 4.5 miles down into Midway. It was harder than I thought it would be and by the end, I was tuckered out!

This is our entire team at the finish line. I am so proud of everyone. We laughed a lot, ran a lot and drove a lot too. It was so fun, we have already signed up for next year!

Brinley turned 10 years old

Happy Birthday Brinley!!! We love you!

Brinley is such a good girl. She is an over achiever, she tries so hard. She has a lot of friends and is very happy most of the time. I love to be around her because she brings such a positive atmosphere to life. She is going to be going into the 5th grade and I can hardly believe it, she still seems little, but is actually going to be close to finishing elementary. Sixth grade will come before we know it. She loves to play soccer and tumble. She works hard in school and tries her best. She is amazing and likes to always be doing something and if she isn't doing much, she is planning for future outings. Happy Birthday Brinley! Here are some pictures of her day and her party with friends...

Brinley had a great Birthday Party and it was wild!! She had soccer friends and school friends over and that adds up to a lot of girls. They all came over and played in the back yard. They played some water games, had a BBQ, and played some more. They even got Steve drenched in one of their water fights...funny! Brinley is so lucky to have so many good friends that live around here. They are all such good girls.

A time to say "Goodbye"

This is a hard time for Sydnie, to say goodbye to someone and something that she loves so much. This is the last dance recital for her since she made cheerleader at Syracuse. She has loved the years she has spent dancing and she has loved and appreciated Diane too. Sydnie has been dancing with Diane since she was 3 years old. Now she is in Jr. High and is moving on. Diane has given her a lot. She has taught her hard work, love for dance, friendship, her time and love. We appreciate Diane so much, she has touched Sydnie's, Lyndsie's and Brinley's life. It seems that our days of Dance recitals and competitions are over...it is amazing to see the growth of your children and the different paths that they take and how each thing touches their lives in many different ways. Sydnie loved to dance and it showed!

Brinley's broken colar bone

Brinley was playing football at recess and broke her colar bone. I got a call from the school and it was the nurse telling me that they thought Brinley had broken her colar bone. When I went to pick her up and take her to the doctor, I couldn't believe how much pain she was in. Sure enough...she had a broken bone. Sorry Brin, your second broken colar bone!