HELLO

A lot has happened in the last year:

Dave got a job in Carson City, NV as a Project Manager

We moved to Gardnerville and bought a house

We had a BABY GIRL, Carissa Lynn born June 30, 2011

Everyone had a birthday this year, crazy huh, so we are all a year older (and wiser too)

Here are some recent and not so recent pics:

Carissa 4 months ago (above) and now (below).

Carlie's 3rd birthday with a special appearance by Barbie!

(Thanks to Heather)

Carlie is our little princess - but sometimes her wand doubles as a light saber.

Boys will be boys....

Lake Powell

We spent a fun filled week at Lake Powell with Danelle's Family.

There was Tubing...

Wakeboarding...

Jumping...
and

Triple Jumping... (That's Ted at the top, then Danelle, then Michelle)

Sand throwing...

Floating...

Kayaking...

And lots and lots of FUN!!

Soccer!

The boys have been enjoying their first season of Soccer!

Here is Colby celebrating after a GOAL!

Cooper at Soccer practice.

Colby scores... again!

Here is Colby during his latest Soccer Game, he scored 7 goals!

Rope Bridge

Dave and the boys made a rope bridge in the back yard and it was SUPER FUN!

Once they crossed a few times it wasn't challenging enough for them so we would shake the ropes to make little earthquakes.

Carlie and I couldn't let the boys have all the fun...

I must have forgotten I had a blog...

Carlie is growing up way to fast. She can pretty much talk in full sentences! She is such a silly girl and makes us laugh all day long (well, when we are not yelling at her brothers). She just got her first pair of glasses a few weeks ago and has been so good at wearing them - of course she broke them the first week, but we kinda expected that.

Cooper was on his first T-ball team! He really enjoyed it and got pretty good at hitting off the pitch.

The boys got in some sliding practice on the slippin' slide.

Cooper learned to ride his bike with out training wheels a while back and that has been so fun!

He also learned to do the monkey bars and pump on the swings.

We figured since he knows how to pump we better teach him to jump!

I think they got the basic idea!

Colby really loves to swim and is not afraid to take a dive under the water.

Cooper is preparing to be a great little Missionary...
luckily he still has a few years.

Carlie is now a "Big Girl" but she is still as sweet as can be.

Summer... where did it go?!?

We spend the 4th of July Camping in the Ruby Mountains with Dave's parents and his Aunt and Uncle. We had a great time hiking and playing in the river.
Cooper and Colby were great little hikers.

Carlie is the happiest little girl. Her brothers love to play with her, even when they are being a little rough, she just laughs and loves the attention. Luckily they haven't tried to include her in their wrestling matches yet.

She loves to pose for pictures by resting her head on her shoulder.

Camping!

We spent most of Memorial Day weekend camping. The kids had a great time even though it rained and rained. They didn't seem to mind getting wet and muddy. We went to this great spot in Spanish Fork Canyon. There are lots of trees and even a little stream.

Cooper is ready for the races. He handled the little quad quite well. I was pretty nervous at first but he is a really good driver.