Catching up part I

I always seem to mess up the order of pictures.. but this is the 4th of July. We went to Sandy city and watched the parade and the fireworks. We had a great time with our cousins.

Tommy graduated from Silver pups. Way to go buddy!
I just love this picture.

Torey's MBA

This is the last week of classes for Torey! YEAH!! We have waited a long time for this. He now has his MBA. We are so Proud of him. Way to go honey. It has been a hard two years but I am glad they are over. We are excited to have you back as part of our family!!!

Wasatch Back!!

Run. Drive. Sleep? Repeat. I did it!! It was such an amazing experience. I would love to do it again. We ran from Logan to Park City covering 188 miles. 12 team members and 2 vans. We had a great group of people. We started at 8:00 Friday morning and ran for 31 hours. At the end they gave me a medal!! I am so excited about that. And a sticker to put on the back of my van, which I got on there pretty quick. You know I have been thinking lately that there are just not enough places to wear your medal. I worked hard for that. I think I am addicted to running now. I just put my check in the mail to run the Prove canyon 1/2 marathon in August!! Yeah!

Finally it is quiet.

Since Torey is away in Brazil for 10 days, my mom and I decided that we needed to get away also. So we packed up the van and kids and headed for warmer weather. We landed in St George where we were able to just relax and sit by the pool. It was wonderful. We got a little shopping done and did a little sight seeing. (Wouldn't you know it that I didn't take a single picture to post. Torey has the camera with him.) The kids had a great time swimming everyday. And I had a great time not cleaning the house. Then I don't know what happened but the car ride was was extra long. The kids starting getting really excited to be out of the car and they were driving me nuts. This continued even after we got home until they were all in bed last night. Then started up again this morning ( it is the first day back on track) So needless to say I am very excited to have all the kids in school and to just be chillin at home with Christian. I can finally catch my breath.

Ski Bunnies

This year since she is in 5th grade, Lizzie got a ski passport. So we decided to let her try skiing. She is an amazing skier. She has gone twice with her Uncle Dagen at the Canyons. Then after much begging on Lauryn part, Torey and I took Lizzie and Lauryn skiing on Saturday. This was Lauryn's 1st time skiing and Lizzie's 3rd. Kids are amazing. I am so surprised at how well they ski. I guess maybe I am more amazed at how poorly I ski but my kids now ski as well as me. Maybe better :) We had a great time. It was a beautiful day the sun was out and the snow was great. I can't wait to go again!

San Antonio

This last week Torey had to go to San Antonio for a conference and I got to tag along. We had a great time. We stayed at the Marriott Riverwalk. We went and saw the Alamo and walked the Riverwalk a lot. We went on a little boat tour of the Riverwalk and learned a little history about the area. It was a nice little get away. We are so grateful for our wonderful family that took care of our little kiddos while we were away. Thanks.

Cooper Graduates

This is Coopers trainer Amber. Awesome!


We have had Cooper in puppy school for the last eight weeks and yesterday he graduated! What a good dog. To graduate from puppy school you have to sit, stay and down, stay. Cooper passed with flying colors. He has been so much fun. He loves to chase Christian and bite at his ears Christian just laughs. It is so fun to watch them play. Congratulations Cooper!