Hope everybody has a fun & safe holiday! We have lots of fun things planned. It's going to be a busy weekend! Yay!

25 things to do this summer

Last summer I was pregnant and hate to admit it, but I wasn't a lot of fun. I pretty much spent the whole summer sick, laying on the couch. So the girls and I made a list of 25 things we want to do before they go back to school in August.

#21: Be Spontaneous!

This is hard for me. It drives Jeremy crazy. I need a plan and I need to know what everyone else has planned too.

Last weekend a friend of ours had horses racing at Wyoming Downs. Jeremy & I decided to go watch the Saturday races. Madi and Emma wanted to stay and have a sleepover at Grandma Marlenes, so we took Jake, Kelsey & Brilee Birchell with us. As soon as we got the the track Jeremy and Jake left Kelsey, Brilee, Jacsyn and I to fend for our selves. So we put the girls in the strollers and found a place to sit close to the finish line. The girls and I had a lot of fun! After the last race we found the guys and decided to go to dinner before we headed home. On our way to dinner Jeremy throws out the idea of spending the night so we can watch Mike's horse run on Sunday. Well the thoughts that go through my head are, 1 we don't have Madi & Emma and grandma has church tomorrow, 2 we don't have anything to stay and 3 I only brought enough formula and diapers for the day. I could tell Jeremy really wanted to stay and he rarely does anything besides work so I said I could make it work and Kelsey said she was cool with it, so we stayed. The girls went to Wal-mart and got the things we needed for the night and next day and the silly boys went to the OTB to bet on horse races. We were spontaneous! Not easy with a 6 month old, but we did it. We had a eventful weekend. We had tons of fun! It is so great to have such good friends who are willing to be crazy with us. Thanks Jake, Kelsey & Brilee. We can't wait til next time.

Kelsey, Brilee, Jacsyn & I

(Thanks Kelsey! I stole this picture from her blog)

#3: Go to a museum

I have never taken my kids to the The Museum of Natural History in Vernal, aka the Dinosaur Museum. Staci's son Taft is a dinosaur fanatic! So Staci & Trent, Carol and I took the kids to Vernal to see the dinosaurs.

Emma & Madi

#9: Go to the zoo

A couple of weeks ago I was telling Ashley I needed to take the kids to the zoo, since the only zoo Emma has been to was San Diego. She said she hadn't taken her kids for years and thought it would be fun if we took our kids together. We went on a Friday, we didn't think it would be too busy, but it was packed. It was the first day without rain in weeks and I think everyone else had the same idea as us. We first went to the zoo and then to the Gateway and had lunch at California Pizza Kitchen. After we did a little shopping before we headed home.

Top: Laynee & Emma

Bottom: Mariah, Ty, Madi & Jacsyn

#13: Visit grandparents & great grandparents

Great Grandma Bethel & Jacsyn

Family picture

On Father's day we had lunch at Carol & Dusty's house. Thanks guys! Staci, Trent & kids were here from California and Jesse came from Delta. We were able to get a picture of the whole clan! The last time we took a picture was 5 years ago, so a lot has changed. It was fun to get to visit and the kids had a blast playing together.

Jr. High State Finals

UBKRI Rodeo team

Chaidy, Mariah & Madi

The first weekend in June we were in Heber at the Jr. High State Finals with Madi. Madi qualified in 3 events! She ran the barrels, pole bended and ribbon roped. The first go Madi had the second fastest time in barrels. Way to go sista!