Bear Lake Memorial Weekend

Memorial Day Weekend we went up to Bear Lake with Russ' family. The kids absolutely love the cabin!

Sittin' Pretty

We went to the beach on Saturday, and NO ONE was there! If anyone goes to Bear Lake often, you'll know thats hardly ever the case if the weather is good. Seriously, it was our family, and one other car. I think maybe its because they are charging 7 bucks per vehicle now, so people are boycotting it? Who knows. Kate loved the beach, and loved the dog that was with the people next to us on the beach (ya, we had a whole vacant beach, and the only other car had to park within 50 yards of us), every 5 minutes we had to go chase her down. Ryker however, didn't like the beach much. He couldn't handle the sand/mud on his feet. He would come crying to me every five minutes about how he needed to clean his feet, then sit on a chair and pout. After two hours or so, he finally played a little, but still complained about the mud.

Beach Babe.

Quick, get through the water as fast as you can!

Ryker and dad going for a ride behind the 4-wheeler.

She loved climbing in and out of the chairs.

He liked the shovel, but notice how far away he has to hold it to dump the mud?






Fun Times.

Visiting Mom for Mothers Day

I took the kids to see my mom a couple weeks before Mothers Day while we were down in Salt Lake. When we first got there, I had Ryker hold the flowers, and as we got close I told him he could set them on her headstone...well we weren't close enough cause he ran up to another persons headstone and set them down. He was so proud of himself, and then wondered why I wanted him to move them. :) It is so hard to explain to Ryker what we are doing there. I try to explain it as best I can, but he just isn't old enough to understand. He kept thinking she was going to come out of the grave and start visiting with us. So one on hand, it was really sad that I can't explain death to him, and she couldn't "come out and talk to us", but on the other it was really sweet to see his innocence. It was a bitter sweet experience, but I love to take the kids there when I can.

Placing the flowers.







I tried to get a picture with both the kids, but Kate couldn't sit still.



I had Ryker take a picture of me and Kate at the grave, but as you can see, only Kate and I are in it. :)

Russell's RN Graduation

I got on today in hopes of posting about Disneyland, but realized I hadn't posted about Russ' graduation yet! So here it is. Russ finished up his RN classes the beginning of May and graduated with his Associates (yes, only associates :)). We had a bunch of family there to support him and it was so nice reaching that milestone.

He is the one waving in the picture..

Russ and his parents.


My two very handsome boys.


I thought this picture was funny, I was telling Russ to look at me, and he whipped Kate in the face with his tassle as he was turning. :)


The graduate.


The Family.

Afterwards we went to eat at RUBY RIVER. Yum.

Russ, with my Grandma Rochell, Grandpa Rochell, and Aunt Connie.