Annie's Gift

My sweet friend Annie took us out the other night to take my little ladies pictures. She did an amazing job, and made the whole experience so much fun for all of us! I just love her.She captured their little personalities perfectly, and I am in love with how the pictures turned out. This is why I love photography! It captures such a perfect moment! So thank you my friend, I love them all.

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The First Day of School!

Well today was my little ladies first day of school! I have been dreading it all summer, but they had an absolutely great day! Both of them loved their teachers and were able to connect with all their friends from last year! So as much as I missed them today, I am so glad that it was such a great day! I loved seeing all the kids and loved all the hugs from all the little ones that I have fallen in love with from last year! So all in all, it was a wonderful day! (And for my sister and all my buddies who knew that I was going to cry today, I only did a TINY bit, which as far as I am concerned does not really even count! LOL!)

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Behold, my lovely garden!

Today I AM SO EXCITED! It is almost the end of Summer (which is killing me! I absolutely love Fall, it is my most favorite season, but I am so sad that my kids are going back to school already! This summer has gone by so quickly!!!!!!anyways) and my garden has done so well. This is the very first garden that we have ever done and it has done amazing! I am not sure what to do with all of it,(so thanks Angie, for pointing out all the finer parts of gardening ) but WAHOOO! I know that this is going to sound cheesy and a little lame, but I am still so AMAZED that you can stick a seed in the ground and without doing ANYTHING in a few months you have food! IT IS SO COOL! EVERYONE should have a garden! It has been so much fun to watch how excited my little ladies and Eric are as well. I am hooked. Next year I want 3 gardens! LOL!!!
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The Berry Ranch

Today we did the FUNNEST thing. My buddy Angie invited us to go with her and her girls to The Berry Farm in Nampa. The guys tried to make it but were both so busy. I am so bummed because Eric would have absolutely loved it`!!! IT WAS SO MUCH FUN! I have never done anything like it. I grew up in the mountains in Southern California, so there were not many, if any farms around. We spent a couple of hours in mud up past our ankles picking the yummiest blackberries that I have ever eaten! I think that EVERYONE, should have the opportunity to go berry picking. The girls were adorable, and did a pretty great job of picking the berries. THEY PICKED A TON! They were COVERED in mud and berry juice, and looked absolutely adorable! After we were done picking the girls played in the irrigation ditch, so needless to say we had to totally strip them all down in order to get them into the car. BUT IT WAS SO GREAT! So thanks my friend, we loved every minute! I cannot wait to make some jam tomorrow! (CHECK OUT HOW CUTE THOSE BERRY FACES ARE)

Twin Falls Temple

Yesterday our good friends Brandon and Angie invited us to go with them to see the Twin Falls Temple Open House. It had not yet been dedicated so we were able to walk through it. What an amazing experience! It was wonderful to feel the amazing spirit there, and to watch how it affected my sweet little girls. The temple was so beautiful! Both of my girls had amazing experiences but in totally different ways. It was so neat for me to be there with them, and I will never forget the wonderful feeling of standing in the Celestial Room with my daughters and sweet husband. After the temple we went to the Shosane Falls, which are called the Niagra Falls of the West. They were STUNNING!!! All the little ladies had so much fun, and thanks to Angie we had the yummiest picnic. After seeing the falls we went to the twin Falls (which actually were just one fall, the other one had dried up). Then all the girls took turns rolling down the big grass hills. We ended up not getting home until after midnight, so even though the girls were pretty tired, it was a perfect day. So thank you my friends, for such a wonderful experience!

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The Eagle Island Get Down!

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Today my friend Elizabeth invited us and some other families to hang out at Eagle Island. The weather was great, and we ended up staying from about 11:30 to a little after 5:00. The kids swam non-stop and had so much fun with everyone! So thanks for a fun day my friend!

River Rafting

Last Friday our buddy Rick Sager invited Eric and 10 other of their friends to go white water rafting. Eric said that it was so awesome, and had a great time with all the guys. From what I understand Rick went flying to the front of the raft once and Steve Munson was thrown about 5 feet from the raft during one of the more technical rapids, but no one was hurt, and Eric says that Steve was laughing the whole time. (Which is not hard to believe, since all the Munsons always have such an awesome smile on their faces!)Then on Saturday we went rafting with the Sager and the Callis family. It was a blast! We rafted the same river that the boys all did the day before, which was awesome because Eric and Rick were able to prepare us for whatever rapid was coming. MY GIRLS LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT! They were so cute, and so excited the whole day. We did not do anything more technical that a 3, but there was one time when my girls were at the bottom of the raft and they were totally immersed in water. I was a little nervous on that one, because for a minute I could not see my girls. But all was well, and well worth every minute! What a great day! By the time we got to the end my girls and I were ready to go back up and do it again! So thanks everyone for an awesome day!

Goose Poop Lake

On Tuesday a huge group of us got together to take our kids up to a, (well actually I am not quite sure what it was) lake, pond, reservoir thing. THE KIDS LOVED IT. It really was a fun place, not very deep, and had a ton of room to play. They floated in a raft, swam, caught tadpoles, and had so much fun with each other. I love how whenever we all get together that all the kids play with each other. Kids from 16 down to 2 all get along and have so much fun! I love it, and these outings give the moms a chance to hang out. So aside from the tremendous amount of goose poop, it was a fun day! So check out some of the fun pictures that we took!

Dinner & Dancing & Vampires OH MY!

Tonight a group of my favorite friends got together for a super fun girls night out! We all wore black (in honor of Edward), and went to Bajios for a yummy dinner, then went to see the movie "Mama Mia"! IT WAS SO AWESOME, I love movies where you can hardly sit still, and that make you want to jump up and dance! It was so funny, so if you have not seen it yet,GO!If you were not already a fan of Abba (Natalie, LOL) you definitely would be after seeing this movie! It is a perfect movie to go to with your girlfriends! After the movie we were off to our Vampire Prom! Tonight was the release of the fourth book in the "TWILIGHT SERIES", YAHOOOOO! So we all wore tiaras and hung out at Hastings Book Store until midnight when the book was released! It was awesome, and I loved hanging out with all the cool ladies tonight. So thanks everyone for a fun night!

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