The Allreds

Structure...yuck...

2010-09-14T13:48:00.010-06:00

School has begun. I think we all have mixed feelings about it. In some ways it's nice to have some structure back in our lives (i.e. bedtimes, hairdos, wearing something besides play clothes all day) but at the same time it's hard to get back to structure (i.e. bedtimes, hairdos, ironing and especially homework).

Ty and Ken were both excited for their teachers this year and couldn't wait to see their friends they hadn't seen all summer long.

Kenna convinced mom that she wanted to be a "sack lunch" kid. Ty thinks she's crazy. He loves having hot lunch. Mom just got tired of Kenna only eating the dessert off her lunch tray. So far, sack lunches are going smooth. Except the time she left a half eaten container of yogurt in her luch box because she wanted to save it for later. Her lunchbox now smells like strawberry yogurt. Other than that it's smooth, but let's check back on this in a few months. ;-)

Tyler started flag football this fall. He is having a real fun time and loves to teach us the new plays they practice. If only we could get him to love homework as much as he loves football!!

Happy Birthday To You!

2010-07-09T12:39:00.008-06:00

My baby turned 7 last month! I can hardly believe it. Kenna is such a sweet loving little girl who is always willing to help out. She is such a thinker and is always dreaming up some new craft to make. Her grandmas and aunts knew this and gifted her with plenty of craftiness for her birthday.

We love Kenna and are so blessed to have her in our family.

Surprise!!!!

2010-05-25T16:12:00.011-06:00

I bet you thought you'd never see another update, didn't you? How do you catch up on six months all at once? I'll try really quickly.

Von turned 40 in November. Wow, that's old!

Tyler spent January and February wrestling. This was his first year and he had a blast. He took home two silver medals and a bronze.

Kenna finished up another year of dance. She really learned a lot this year. She's got great rhythem and it's fun to see her cute little personality come out in her dances.

Von was called to be the scout leader for the 8 year old boys last fall. He and Tyler have a lot of fun planning activities for the scouts. They built a boat for the raingutter regatta and had fun racing it. Tyler painted his blue (all by himself) like the Indianappolis Colts. He's really become a football/basketball whatever sport is in season fan. :-)

Von poured our patio out back and hung the porch swing we got for Christmas. It's really fun to sit out there and enjoy the outdoors and kids playing (i.e. scooter races). We've even put in a fire pit to roast hot dogs and marshmallows. Now that's my kind of camping :-)

The kids are getting excited for summer to begin. Mom is too!!!

Happy Haunting!

2009-11-03T09:56:00.007-07:00

It seems that since school has started our lives consist of running from one activity to the next. It's so crazy!

The kids had a fun Halloween. It seemed like an entire week of it, since they had DARE week at school. First it was crazy hair day, then tie day, then cap day, then red day and finally Halloween costume day. Whew! Tyler came up with his sailor costume all by himself. He was really proud of himself. Kenna decided at the last minute to be a witch. Thank goodness grandma had a costume bin with a costume that fit perfectly!

The kids had a costume parade at school, and then the first graders went to the care center to sing Halloween songs. The staff had dressed up all the residents and it wasn't until the kids were completely done singing that I realized I was sitting right behind my grandma. She was dressed up like a devil! So funny, she slept through the entire program. Don't they look entertained? ;-)

We ended the week by going trick-or-treating. The kids got loaded up with candy and Kenna got a belly ache. Tyler's reached a milestone because this is the second year in a row that he hasn't throw up all his Halloween candy! We did had a little drama at our house that night when Tyler's pumpkin was stolen off the front porch. Von thinks it's because I gave out lousy treats. I'm sure it's because Tyler had painted it so cool.

Six Little Monkeys Playing at the Zoo....

2009-09-11T12:50:00.004-06:00

We have a Labor Day tradition of going to the Hogle Zoo with our family. There were lots of baby animals to see and the kids had a blast. My mom warned me that the zoo might want to keep Tyler because he's such a monkey. Some days, I could let them :-) This trip was compliments of Grandpa and Grandma Allred. Thanks guys!

The biggest monkeys of all Tyler and Jaxon

All six of the monkeys

Tyler, Katie, Brecken and Jaxon on the Conservation Carousel. Isn't it funny that they insist on riding certain animals? Tyler was sure that his bufflo kicked like a buckin' bronco and Jaxie was so in to the reptiles that he had to ride on the poisonous tree frog.

Cute baby giraffe

School Days.....

2009-08-21T12:34:00.010-06:00

Wednesday was the first day of school for both of the kids. Tyler made the move over to Kenna's school this year and they were both kind of excited to start. They changed the bussing schedule and we have to put the kids on 20 minutes earlier than last year. This is tough! It's weird that all four of us aren't rushing out the door at the same time now.

When I ask Kenna what her favorite part of school was that evening, she said "I get three recesses!" Tyler's favorite part was the treasure hunt they had in his classroom. It's decorated in a pirate theme, complete with a ship. I can already tell it's going to be a good year!

XGames Stunts

2009-08-14T11:10:00.007-06:00

I know I keep posting video of Tyler doing tricks, but I find it amazing that he can do them. He has such a sense of balance (he gets that from his dad) and a lot of determination. He watched the X Games on TV this summer and then the county fair had the Ogio 5050 Freestyle BMX/Motocross team in Delta. Tyler was fascinated. He's been on his bike or skateboard ever since, and I do have to say, he's pretty good for an 8 year old kid. However, he needs a constant audience. He doesn't want a cool trick to happen while no one is watching! Even though the driveway scraped the freckles off one side of his face, he just keeps trying. :-)

Family Vacation

2009-07-29T14:57:00.014-06:00

We decided to take a last minute family vacation to Lake City, Colorado a few weeks ago. I have an aunt who lives in this quaint little tourist town high in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. We had such a fun time. The kids had never been there before, and talk about living in the mountains. There was so much to do and see and so little time.

Tyler fishing at Deer Lakes

Kenna was so excited because this was her first fishing trip. She caught a fish, but when they set it on the shore it flopped back in the water. ;-)

Jace and Grandpa Reid

Look closely. This picture was taken from the top of what they call the "shelf road". It's this really narrow, high road on the side of a mountain. Very scary. But it lead to this absolutely gorgeous area called American Basin.

American Basin

There were wildflowers blooming everywhere!

Dude and Kenna

Von and I

Tyler's feeding a Marmot. The kids thought this was really cool.

After dark one evening, we went out to see if we could spot a bear. We found a huge black bear scratching his back on a tree in someone's backyard. He was probably only 15 feet from their back door and was very intimidating. We drove around some more and found several bears just scavenging through people's yards. We even scared one out of a tree. Sorry, no pictures of the bears!

We finished off our vacation with a trip to the miniature golf course. My cousin Tucker, Kelci, Grandpa Reid, Kenna, Von, Grandma Jackie, Jace and Tyler.

Thanks, Edna, for making this such a fun trip for us!

that's Tyler Allred, he's awesome...

2009-06-30T09:22:00.005-06:00

My nephew Jace took this video of Ty on his cell phone.

Birthday Girl

2009-06-19T11:04:00.006-06:00

Yesterday my baby turned six. I can't believe she's growing up so fast. Kenna is such a sweet special little girl and you can definitely tell that she's the baby, the only girl, and a princess. It was so fun to celebrate her birthday in our new yard last night. The weather was beautiful and we a lot friends and family there to party along with us. She wanted a puppy dog cake this year and since she is the baby/only girl/princess, she gets what she wants. Thank goodness creative people post pictures online so that I can copy them. ;-)
Happy Birthday Peanut Princess!

iTyler Webcast

2009-06-16T16:01:00.007-06:00

Tyler asked me last night how to make a webcast. I think we've watched too much Nickelodeon lately. We talked about the things that he would need and then I told the kids that if they wanted to make a video, I'd post it on our blog so that everyone who wanted could watch it. They thought that sounded great, so here's our first webcast. ;-)

My Grandma

2009-06-15T13:29:00.007-06:00

My Grandma Evans recently made the move from her home to the care center. She's still adjusting but I must say that the staff at the care center are absolutely wonderfully sweet to her and they have fun activities planned for the residents all the time. Last week the Days of the Old West Rodeo was held and to kick off the rodeo, they have a horse parade. Well it just so happened that the care center administrator's father had a team of horses and a wagon. So, he invited the residents at the care center to ride on his wagon through the horse parade. Grandma was really confused about what was going on, but agreed to ride.

This is the wagon. She's the one wearing the brown sweater that looks like she's being smashed into the side. She really wasn't being smashed just turning around for a pose.

The horses were so beautiful. And huge!

This is their wagon in the parade. Oh, and she threw my kids extra candy. ;-)

Miss Lucy Had A Problem

2009-06-05T12:31:00.003-06:00

Kenna spent the day with her grandma yesterday. When she got home she was so excited because Grandma knew the song Miss Lucy and she started singing it;

Miss Lucy had a baby,
his name was Tiny Tim,
she put him in the bathtub,
to see if he could swim.

He drank up all the water,
he ate up all the soap,
he tried to eat the bathtub,
but it wouldn't fit down his throat.

At this point Kenna said, Mom, I think that baby has a hunger management issue. :-)

My Little Graffiti Artist

2009-05-27T12:26:00.007-06:00

At what point do you worry that your daughter has a problem with vandalism? You know, like the kids who spray paint on rail cars and the rocks on your way to Nephi. I had been working in the yard all day long and had the big garage door open. The kids had been playing in and out of the house all day and had kept themselves entertained. Later that evening, I noticed orange spray paint on the garage wall. It looked like a smiley face with only one eye. Further investigation showed orange spray paint on the gravel in the front of the yard. I walked out back to where Von and the kids were and mentioned it to him. (I figured this was definitely his area of discipline.) He asked the kids who had spray painted on the wall in the garage. Neither of them knew anything about it. So, Von suggested we go in and look at it. That's when Kenna mentioned that she had already seen it. Really? Imagine that. As we walked back to the garage, I told the kids to remember that they would get in more trouble for lying than they would for telling the truth. Kenna, thinking she wouldn't get in any trouble, admitted to painting it. Yes, I was mad, but in trying to appreciate her honesty, just asked why she would do something like that. Her completely logical answer was "I was trying to write an S." Well, in that case... At this point Von took over and discussed with her the reasons we should not paint on our house. They came to the conclusion that Kenna feels bad because she never gets to spray paint anything. As opposed to those of us who use spray paint on a daily basis? So, Von will bring home scraps of wood that he does not need anymore and she will get to spray paint the scraps of wood. But, she is not allowed to spray paint anything else. Von told Kenna that he was unhappy about the garage wall and gravel, but was glad she hadn't painted on the cement. She said "Yeah, I was going to but knew you guys would be mad if I did." Ugh!!!!

The Yard Project

2009-05-12T14:12:00.005-06:00

We did it! Thanks to our wonderful family, friends and neighbors, we finally have grass. What a great feeling of accomplishment. No we just have to keep it alive. ;-)

Zebra Stripes

2009-05-01T15:51:00.007-06:00

How many five year olds do you know that can draw such cute zebra stripes?

2009-05-01T10:41:00.007-06:00

I haven't posted for a while so here's a little update.

First of all, Von's been working extra hard getting the yard ready for grass and flowers. He finished pouring our front steps and curbing, and has put all the edging for the flower beds in. We should be ready for sod by next weekend. Notice the view across the street. How lucky are we?!?!

Next, Kenna had a very cute dance recital this past week. She danced three dances and did a great job, plus she didn't have any stage fright! This is she and her friend in their "Tiki Room" costumes. She can't wait to see the real Tiki Room someday!

My dad's rabbit had baby bunnies. They are so cute and the kids can't stop playing with them. Kenna is training them to run on the hamster wheel. Don't ask me why they have a hamster wheel. As far as I know, they've never owned a hamster.

Tyler's on the countdown for school to officially be over. Mom is too :-). Only fourteen days to go! When they return in the fall, Tyler and Kenna will be in the same school.

Ty's Baptism

2009-04-15T14:58:00.005-06:00

Saturday Tyler was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He was so excited and it was such a nice day. We are so lucky to have close family members there to support us. Thanks everyone!

Weekend Fun

2009-04-01T16:12:00.003-06:00

What a beautiful Saturday we had in Delta. The kids spent all day out in the dirt pile with the neighbors and Von and I just wandered around the yard dreaming of how nice it will be once the grass is down. I can hardly wait! Actually, Von spent a lot of time working in the yard, it was me who just wandered around dreaming. Good thing I have him to make my dreams come true. :-)

Kenna can write her name!

2009-03-24T10:46:00.007-06:00

Unfortunately, it's on the back door,

on her dollhouse,

and yes, it's etched into the stone on the front of our house.

But, how can you be mad when it's so dang cute???

Party Time

2009-03-16T13:30:00.006-06:00

Tyler celebrated his birthday with all of his family this weekend. He's so lucky to have so many loved ones that care for him. He even had four of his great-grandparents there. Thank you everyone for taking time to make Ty's day special. :-)

8 Years Ago....

2009-03-12T11:18:00.013-06:00

Eight years ago today a very special thing happened. Tyler joined our family. The day prior my grandpa informed me that my baby was going to be born on his sister Grace's birthday. We had been waiting, waiting, waiting for this day to come and it was actually nine days later than it should have been. :-) What an exciting, fun, exhausting very long day it was. We are so glad that Tyler is in our family. He is sweet and tender and wild and rambunctious all wrapped up in one! What a blessing he has been to us. I can't believe 8 years have passed so quickly. Since my dad and I work together, he had the responsibility of announcing Ty's birth to my friends at work.

Well, that Tyler Lane Allred finally decided to arrive here on earth last night at 9:53pm! He leaned heavily on the scales and came in at 9 pounds 13 ounces, and gave a stretch to lengthen out to a mighty 19 inches. And much to his mothers relief ... he has hair ... quite a bit of the black color. And lungs ... that kid is going to wake the neighborhood in Deseret soon. His mom and dad are much proud as well as the grandparents in attendance. #]:-) ... Hi to you all from Tyler Layne!

Oddly enough, Tyler didn't really weigh 9 lbs 13 oz. The nurse who weighed him forgot to set the scale to zero before weighing him. Two days later the doctors realized what had happened and told us that he weighed only 7 lbs 3 oz! Anyway, Happy Birthday Tyler! xoxox

My favorite picture of Ty chillin'

Another Happy Birthday

The start to a Happy Birthday today

Farmyard Fun

2009-03-10T12:23:00.007-06:00

The kids get to visit Grandpa and Grandma's house a couple times a week and they absolutely love it. It is such a chore to get them in the car to leave. Since the weather has been nice they've been out exploring the farm yard. It's not unusual to discover new baby bunnies, baby lambs, chicken eggs, birds nests and much more. Not to mention when Grandpa Bob takes Ty down by the river and they find an ostrich egg floating in it! I'm so glad they get to do this, even if they come home smelling like they live in a barn. It's all part of being a kid, right?

Bruce (the dog), Jace (his owner), Tyler (with his bird nest), Kenna

This is one of Tyler's ostritch eggs. When the farmer found out how excited Tyler was to discover one of these eggs, he invited him over to collect a few "fresh" ones. Von was lucky enough to be the one to blow them out. :-)

Happy Birthday Jaxon

2009-02-13T13:18:00.007-07:00

Tyler's cousin Jaxon is having a birthday this weekend. They are only a month apart in age and have such a good time playing together. We just wish we could see him twice as much. We are going to see him baptized next month and Tyler is counting down the days until we can go. I found this cute picture and it makes me so sad because I realize how quickly they are growing up. It was taken three years ago. Don't they look so little, sweet and innocent? Jaxie, hope you have a great weekend. Happy Birthday buddy! We love you. ;-)

Winter Fun

2009-01-15T12:02:00.012-07:00

Can I just say that there is no place better than Deseret? We are so lucky to live in the country and have a river right in our backyard! The kids have been begging me to go down to the river and play on the ice. Tuesday was such a beautiful day that we hardly needed coats. The kids had a fun hockey game and snowball fight. It's so fun to live in our neighborhood. Both of the kids have good friends nearby that they can play with. Once again, we are just so lucky to live in Deseret.

2009-01-08T09:43:00.000-07:00

Christmas Break

2009-01-08T09:13:00.003-07:00

We were asked at work to use as much vacation over the holidays as possible. So, I was able to take some time off before and after Christmas this year. I think this is the first time I've ever had all of my shopping and presents wrapped before Christmas Eve. It was such a stress reliever to have a little extra time.

I picked up the kids from school on the last day before Christmas break and Tyler was so excited to show me what he and his buddies had been building on the playground. Tyler claims he is the only one tough enough to lift the big snowballs.

Dance Dance Dance

2008-12-22T12:11:00.004-07:00

I've been a bit of a slaker in posting recently, but really, it's the holidays. What do you expect? If there is one thing I know, it's that parents (I originally typed mothers in that spot but then decided that wasn't fair to say) go 100 mph for the entire month of December and still don't get everything accomplished. But, it's all fun.

Last week Grandma Evans and I got to go watch Kenna at dance practice. Usually mom's are not welcome to stay and watch because they are a distraction to their children. But once a year the dance teacher invites parents and grandparents to watch their cutie pies practice. Kenna's teacher deserves all the credit in the world because she keeps those girls attention so well the whole time. And for three, four and five year olds, that's a tough task. Kenna's one of the older girls in her class and feels like quite the little leader. She was so cute and really kept her mind of what she was doing.

See, full concentration.

Kenna and her good friend Emmie.

2008-12-05T12:40:00.003-07:00

Eight things I'm passionate about!
1. My Kids
2. Von
3. My family
4. Kid’s homework
5. Kid’s reading
6. Primary
7. A clean house
8. Chocolate

8 words or phrases I use all the time
1. Please get your homework done!
2. Kenna Bug!
3. Tyler Allred!
4. Crap
5. How’s my peanut princess?
6. How was school?
7. Pick up your toys!
8. I’m sorry, I wasn’t listening. What did you say?

8 things I want to do before I die
1. Go to Disneyland
2. Be skinny
3. Be physically fit
4. Have my house and yard just so
5. Have time to play!
6. See my kids have success
7. Have grandkids
8. Be debt free (way before I die)

8 things I currently want or need
1. A yard
2. Money
3. Time
4. A clean house
5. To be ready for Christmas
6. A new car (Von thinks it’s a want, I know it’s a need!)
7. A dining room table (it’s a want and a need)
8. A weekend

8 places I want to visit
1. Disneyland
2. Hawaii
3. Yellowstone
4. My mom’s
5. Lake City, Colorado

8 favorite restaurants
1. My mom’s house
2. Café Rio
3. Carabba’s
4. Old Spaghetti Factory
5. Hogi Yogi
6. Subway
7. Panda Express
8. Pizza House

8 tv shows I watch
1. Desperate Housewives
2. Brothers and Sisters
3. House Hunters
4. Seinfeld reruns

8 people I tag
1. Katie
2. Dan’l
3. Jessica
4. Anyone else who wants to.

Halloween

2008-11-11T09:39:00.006-07:00

I am kind of slow posting pictures from Halloween. I went to the costume parade at both schools and took video of the kids, so thank you, Grandpa Bob, for snapping some photos and sharing them. Kenna had the hardest time deciding what she wanted to be this year. Actually, mom and Kenna had the hardest time agreeing on what she wanted to be this year. Grandma Bev ended up making her a fairy princess costume. Just what Kenna wanted. Funny how they always get what they want, isn't it? Tyler was a rodeo clown, and good old grandpa had just the costume for him. It was such a beautiful evening the kids had a blast haunting all their friends and family.

Kenna, Tyler and Aunt Marsha

Primary Program

2008-11-04T15:39:00.003-07:00

Last Sunday was the Primary program in our ward. The kids did such a good job. Tyler had to memorize a whole talk that he'd given in sharing time earlier this year and Kenna had a part of her own to memorize. The kids in my class were talking about who in their family was coming to see the program and Tyler was disappointed when only his Grandma Jackie was coming. I had to remind him that the majority of our family already goes to our ward and that he would have tons of people there to see him. I think the Primary program is the best sacrament meeting there is all year. The kids really invite the spirit. I am so proud of them.

Another Must-Have

2008-10-30T12:50:00.003-06:00

This morning Tyler found yet another must-have for the Allred household. A vacuum cleaner that works on hardwood floors. See what I mean, he's so thoughtful!

Deer Camp

2008-10-21T16:26:00.006-06:00

We went deer hunting with the Allreds and Rogers last weekend. In my opinion, a happy hunt is one where nothing is killed. We had a successfully happy hunt. The kids had so much fun together. Here's the pix to prove it.

Kenna & Pacen

Ty & Jaxie - Do you think they combed their hair in the four days that they camped? Nope. Ty's holding their pet lizzard. It was traumatized by them both.

The mighty hunters.

We always wait until the third day to take pix. That way we look really good.

My Thoughtful Ty Ty

2008-10-16T15:38:00.002-06:00

Tyler is my thoughtful little boy. He is always thinking of things that I need. For example, he was watching TV this morning and saw the Sonic Scrubber. "Mom, this is what you need," he said. "We wouldn't have to squegee the shower anymore, you could just use the Sonic Scrubber on it!" By the way, it's the size of a toothbrush. He also knows more about Space Bags than any other seven year old in the world. In fact, he can repeat the commercial word for word. He even knows the name of that guy that sprays his bald spot with black paint. Oh, and that magic knife that can cut through a tin can, he's sure that would make my job in the kitchen much easier. There's also this stuff called Mighty Putty. We're going to buy some for Grandpa Bob so that he can continue to fix all of the kids broken toys. The Rainbow Art Magic Pens instantly turn you into an artist, so we should buy some for he and Kenna both. Once we actually broke down and purchased blendy pens, a magic marker that you can mix and create your own custom colors but apparently by custom colors they mean ugly brown. Needless to say, I'm glad there's a restriction of "must be at least 18 years old to call" or we'd be in trouble!

2008-10-13T11:22:00.002-06:00

Well, last week we finished our driveway and sidewalk. We poured colored cement along each side as a border, then stamped the cement to look like rock. It turned out awesome. Von has worked so hard on our yard this fall. Thanks to him we have a sprinkling system and will be ready to plant lawn in the spring. And with the concrete we won't have quite so much mud in the house this winter. I really appreciate him because he knows how to make things look just so nice around the house. Thanks Honey!

Happy Harvest

2008-10-10T10:22:00.005-06:00

Each year Kenna's school has a fall festival. Kenna built (with the help of her dad) a scarecrow to enter in the school's contest. At the Harvest Hoorah you could view all the scarecrow entries, have a carmel apple and listen to halloween stories from guest readers. Grandma Evans and Grandpa Reid came and listened to the stories with us. It was such a fun night. Here's a picture with her and her scarecrow. Yes, it was the biggest one there. She was awarded with a box of Dots for her scarecrow prize.

Ty's cool skateboard trick

2008-10-03T13:42:00.005-06:00

Tyler was trying to teach me his new skateboard trick last night. It's a lot harder than it looks. There is now way I could land on that skateboard without it flying out from under me.

Almost Finished Product

2008-10-03T13:36:00.004-06:00

Here's a picture of our newly poured concrete. It's great for skateboards, bikes and fun stuff like that.

It's concrete...

2008-09-18T10:13:00.014-06:00

I'm so excited today. For my birthday, Von decided to pour our cement driveway and sidewalk. I know this doesn't sound like a big deal, but it is to me. As I was leaving for work this morning, the cement truck had arrived and they had just started pouring. I took the kids to the bus stop and told them that I couldn't wait to see what the concrete looked like tonight when we got home. Kenna said "Mom, it won't look good because Dad's walking all over in it!". I hope Von knows what he's doing!

Catch Up Time

2008-09-18T10:13:00.005-06:00

Kette, I realize that I haven't posted in a while, so this is for you. :-)
On Labor Day weekend Neil blessed their baby Drew. He's such a cutie! We're so glad he's a part of our family. The following day we were planning to go to the zoo, but the weather was horrible so we went to the dinosaur museum at Thanksgiving Point instead. It was so fun. Here's some pictures of the kids.

Jaxon, Kenna, Brecken and Ty

Kenna & Pacen

Sleepy head Drew

Look out Kindergarten, here I come!

2008-08-21T16:48:00.002-06:00

Kenna's first day of school. What a big girl!

2nd Grade is Awesome!

2008-08-21T16:39:00.002-06:00

Tyler started 2nd grade on Monday. He was so excited and said he had a "very very good day".

Tyler with Grandma Jackie.

rah rah rah!

2008-08-21T16:37:00.001-06:00

Kenna with Dude @ Mini Cheer

We went to the county fair....

2008-08-15T09:06:00.004-06:00

So, it's become a tradition for the kids to take their pets to the Pet Parade at the county fair. It's fun to come up with a new unique animal each year. This year, Jace took his new St. Bernard Brutus, Tyler took one of Jace's goats, and Kenna took Grandpa Reid Snort's baby chicks. They had a blast showing their pets off, and walked away with a great prize and a free snowcone! :-)

Family Vacation

2008-07-29T13:49:00.022-06:00

So, last weekend we went to Great Basin National Park for a small vacation. We camped at Baker Creek and explored Lehman Caves. We also took a little 3 mile hike to the Bristlecone Pines and Theresa Lake. What a perfect weekend! (except for the flat tire on the trailer, the 100 degree weather, the lost dog, and the full campgrounds)

Tyler and Kenna found a log that was really fun to climb on...

We saw the Bristlecone Pines. These trees are 3,000 - 4,000 years old and are still alive.
Tyler "accidentally" hit one with a rock. Oops!

Freckle Face

2008-07-23T14:24:00.006-06:00

I love Tyler and Kenna's freckles! They look so cute across their noses.

The other night, Kenna pointed out that mommy had a freckle on her forehead - (it's not a freckle, it's an age spot) - and I commented that it was big and ugly not little and cute like hers. Kenna said

"It's not big mommy, it's just a family of little freckles!"

Happy Birthday Drew!

2008-07-18T16:27:00.002-06:00

This post is dedicated to baby Drew Allred. Happy 1 month birthday buddy! We love you! :-)

Oh say can you see....

2008-07-18T16:20:00.003-06:00

We celebrated the fourth of July in Delta at the parade. The kids got more candy than they could ever eat. Poppa taught them well :-). Jace even got to ride his horse Marshmellow in the parade. Afterwards we had a barbecue and swimming party with the Allreds and Rogers and fireworks that night at Ludwigs. What a fun day!

Bike Race

2008-07-18T16:06:00.001-06:00

Delta City has a children's parade on the 3rd of July. The kids decorated their bicycles and then "raced" to see who could get to the park for a popsicle first.