Family Campout at Hagerman

Sorry, no pictures again! We got rained on quite a bit, so we didn't bring the camera out. We had a fun time in spite of the weather.
It was a pretty nice campground. We could see the river, but were far enough away so we didn't worry too much with small children. Seth and the older two boys slept in the tent while Camren and I slept in the van. I was afraid he would wake everyone up at night. We had lots of fun visiting, we had yummy food and treats, and some fun activities for everyone.
We got to see an alligator farm. I thought they were gonna be little baby ones, but these were huge, fully grown alligators. We also got to see some really big fish and cute lily pads.
The guys were able to do some fishin' one night, while the girls visited and tried to keep the kids entertained. The kids actually got along really well and the mom's didn't really have to do much by way of entertainment! We did bring a few activities for the kids though. Aunt Valerie brought stuff to make puppets, Aunt Erin brought play dough, and I brought stuff to make stamps. We also played" kick the can" with a neighboring group of campers! We got to go swimming in the wonderfully heated pool one day. It was fun. It took Camren a little while to get used to the water. He is NOT a water baby. Brogan and Gavin however love to go swimming and took to the water like fishies.....with floaties!
The dad's took the kids fishing on our last morning there. They were reeling in fish left and right! All in all I think everyone had a great time!
Thanks Jared and Erin for planning a fun weekend!

Brogan's Kindergarten Graduation!

Brogan's graduation ceremony was really cute!
They made their graduation caps and did a
little program!

Brogan acted so shy, when usually he is so
outgoing!

Here is our handsome little graduate with his
certificate!

This is Brogan with his teacher!

Mommy and Daddy are sooo proud of their
little man!

Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure!

While I was competing in the "Better Me Competition" I decided to train for a 5K. I decided to run the race for the cure. I mentioned it to my sister-in-law, Erin, and she wanted to run it too. My mother-in-law and other sister-in-laws and two nieces decided to join our team and walk the race.
I did better than I thought I would. I was really happy with my time. I'm glad Erin ran it with me. She did awesome, beat me by about a minute.
I had a really good time. It was a great experience, one I would like to repeat again and again.
I'm glad I could do this with my in-laws and nieces too!

The Better Me Competition!

My friend Whitney decided that she wanted some changes in her life and thought it would be fun to make it a competition as a good motivator. It was $10 to enter or $15 for a couple. So I decided to join and signed up a bunch of my family members. The competition lasted 8 weeks. There was 8 goals.....

1. Spiritual goal/7 days a week=7 points a week
2. 7 hours of sleep per night/7 days a week=7 points a week
3. Eat 5 fruits/veggies/7 days a week=7 points a week
4. No sweets or junk/5 days a week with 2 free days=5 points a week
5. Drink 64 oz. water/7 days a week=7 points a week
6. Don't eat after 8 p.m./ 7 days a week=7 points a week
7. Exercise 30 min./5 days a week=5 points a week
8. Exercise 30 min./5 days a week=5 points a week

There were about 27 people signed up to begin with. After the first couple weeks we had about 10 people drop out. Then soon it was down to 12.The first week for me went perfect! The second week I gave up a point to have some carrot cake on my free day, but it was after 8 p.m. When I looked at the status sheet after that, I realized I was gonna have to stick to my guns if I was gonna have a chance at winning or even placing.
By the end of 8 weeks I was still in second place status, their was still 5 people tied for first place.
For second place I got $20. Yea! I doubled my money and lost 10 lbs. to boot.
It was a tough competition sometimes, but fun. I'm glad I did it.
I'm sorry to say I haven't kept all the good habits though. Lately I've been thinking I need to start them back up!

What???? Six Years Old...Are You Kiddin' Me?!!!

Yep, that's right! Brogan turned 6 on May 3rd!
He wanted to have an "Under the Sea" birthday
party. We invited his grandparents, aunts, uncles
and cousins who live in the area to join us for the festivities!
We had pizza, Kool aid, fruit salad, veggies and dip.
I had fun making this birthday cake. It was a double layered
vanilla cake with chocolate butter cream frosting in the center
and cherry flavored butter cream frosting on top! Yum!

Balloons, streamers and fish were our decorations!

Brogan was totally spoiled. He received many

fun gifts. Iron Man was kind of popular! Thank you
everyone!

I love that shy smile when they get sung Happy
Birthday to!

Brogan is a very special boy! We are so blessed
to get to have this little guy in our family. He is a
great big brother. He loves his little brothers very
much. He is good at sharing.
Brogan is one of the most creative kids I know. He
loves doing craft projects. He loves making up stories.
He loves make believe.
Brogan has been a good student in Kindergarten this
past year. He has learned so much! It is fun to see him
reading and sounding out words. His favorite subject is science!
Brogan, I can't believe you are already six! We love you
and can't wait to see what another year will bring!

Seth got home from Georgia just in time for Easter! I didn't get any pictures, but we were very ecstatic! We really didn't do many of our Easter traditions. We just had fun hangin with dad! We got together with some of Seth's family for dinner and Easter egg hunts! It was a nice weekend, but ended way too fast. Seth had to go right back to work on Monday!

So.....I have a ton of stuff to catch up on. What's
new huh? The week before Seth came home
from his twelve weeks in Georgia, we took a
trip to Rexburg to visit my sisters. I didn't
take very many pictures, but here are a few.
We also got to go visit my Grandma Farley.
I don't get to see her nearly often enough.
This was the first time she got to meet Camren.

My kids don't get to see her very often either.
I'm sure glad we were able to visit with her for a while.
She is such a sweetheart!

I was able to meet my new little nephew too.
His name is Archer Thomas Clark!
What a cutie!

I wish we all lived closer together. We
sure have fun when we get together!