"Life is just like an old time rail journey ... delays, sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinders, and jolts, interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vistas and thrilling bursts of speed. The trick is to thank the Lord for letting you have the ride." Gordon B. Hinckley

Jul 26, 2013

Busy Girl

Oh Raegan she is so busy these days. She has found every cupboard and drawer in the house. She has also realized that she can take her clothes and her diaper off. I find Raegan in all sorts of crazy places in our house.

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Jul 25, 2013

Josh’s Work

This was a project Josh and his workers were working on at a Simplot plant, it was a big job and they worked long and hard out in the hot summer weather.

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Jul 22, 2013

Lost Tooth

Kenna lost a tooth and boy was this an adventure for us all. She was a fighter and did not want anyone to pull this dangly tooth out it was terrible. Finally with a few tricks Josh got a hold of it and pulled it out!

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Kids in the Corn

We planted 6 acres of sweet corn this year for the first time and it has grown so well and Josh has been so excited about it. His Dad farmed and planted sweet corn to sell so Josh loves doing this farming stuff :) Josh took the kids out one night to check on the corn and he took this picture with his phone. The corn has grown so tall so fast and the kids love it. They love to run up and down the corn rows and get lost in the corn. I think this will be something we do every year now.

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Big Bird Chair

This is my Mom’s famous big bird chair that the kids love to sit on when they go to her house. Raegan loves this chair!! This chair was my brothers when he was little and my Mom keeps it at her house so it can be “Grandma’s fun toy” when they come to play. I had to pull my phone out and take this pictures because I didn’t want to miss this moment..so fun.

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Jul 20, 2013

Summer Days

What a fun summer day this was!! The girls had been outside playing with their friends in the pool and the bounce house all day and I had been inside cleaning. When their friends went home I decided to put my suit on and go outside and play with them and it was so fun. I had Josh take a picture of us in this tiny pool together and the girls laughed and thought it was great! We had been in the bigger pool and it was just too cold for me but this little pool was toasty warm from sitting in the sun all day. I don’t think my girls will ever forget me getting in the pool with them…fun memories.

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Jul 19, 2013

Helping Mom

Every time I set up my backdrop stand for a photo session Raegan is right there helping me out. She loves to try to climb on the stand or crawl over the top of my backdrops. She eventually ends up being put in her playpen caged up so she doesn’t completely wreck everything I have set up…busy busy girl!

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Sick Jaxon

Jax wasn’t feeling good so we had to take him to the doctor. This boy is so happy even when he isn't feeling good there is always a smile on his face. I love you Jaxon boy!

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Playing with dolls

Raegan has just found her sisters dolls and she loves them!! She plays with their clothes and pokes at their eyes and runs her fingers through their hair, it is so cute to watch.

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Jul 18, 2013

Mommy and Raegan

I love this picture of me and my cute little Rae! She loves to be held and I could hold her and carry her around all day she is the sweetest baby ever. Mommy loves you Raegan Ruth!

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Full House

I had a full house this day with my brothers 4 kids since his wife had just had a baby they needed some help and then my sister’s little boy because she was at girls camp for the week and then of course my 5 kids that was a total of 10 kids!! It was a crazy day and a messy house but all the kids had fun and we all came out alive at the end of the day.

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Jul 17, 2013

Mowing the lawn

Maddy has learned how to mow the lawn this summer and the best part about it is she loves doing it and she does a really good job. Maddy is such a big helper and is always willing to help out wherever I need help, I love this sweet girl.

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Jul 16, 2013

Favorite Drawer

This is one of Raegan’s favorite drawers in the kitchen!! It has water bottles in it for the girls to take to dance and basketball etc etc. Raegan loves to open it and dig out all the water bottles and then close the drawer. I love how busy she is and at the same time I cant keep up with her some days. Raegan really is my little angel and keeps me going everyday I am grateful to be so busy taking care of her it really does keep me focused on what matters most. I could just sit and hold her and love on her all day long because she is so snuggly and loveable.

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Snack Time

Raegan doesn’t like very many foods but she does love Gerber's dissolvable stars. She seems to choke on anything I try to feed her so these seem pretty safe for her to eat. She sits in the high chair and is very content to feed herself these yummy treats.

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Jul 14, 2013

Sick Kenna

My poor little Kenna had such a high fever for three days and she would sleep for hours and I was so worried about her so I took her to the doctor. She ended up having stept throat and they put her on an antibiotic so I was really glad I brought her in. I feel so bad for sick babies and kids it makes me so sad.

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Happy Girl

Little Raegan is a happy happy girl! Kynzee has so much fun with her and makes her laugh all the time. They were being so silly this night and Raegan’s laugh was hilarious we were all laughing. This sweet girl brings so much joy to our home we love her so much.

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