One of Broc's fav songs is "If you chance to meet a frown" here are a few pics that I caught of him while I was 
singing the song.
July 28, 2008
4th of July
What a busy day that day was. I ran the 5K in the morning and then we went to Kris's families right after that. By the time we got home I was so tried. So I took a little nap and by the time I got up we missed going to some freinds for fireworks, so we light just a couple in our driveway and then I went back to bed.
Broc got a kick out of the fireworks and each time Kris would light them off he would pull his feet up and laugh. When it came time to do the sparklers at first he would just hold them straight out in front of him, but after doing the 5th one he finally started to make big circles with them. What a wonderful day to celebrate our freedom and enjoy our families.
Broc got a kick out of the fireworks and each time Kris would light them off he would pull his feet up and laugh. When it came time to do the sparklers at first he would just hold them straight out in front of him, but after doing the 5th one he finally started to make big circles with them. What a wonderful day to celebrate our freedom and enjoy our families.
Another Trip to the Zoo
A few weeks ago we went to the zoo with Kris's sisters and their kids. We had a great time of course and we had so many kids with us it felt like we had a group of school kids with us. All 
that 
was missing was the bus and name tags. But we had a great 
time. They recently put in a carousel, which all the kids were excited to ride on that. And of 
course we rode the train and I think we pretty much filled up the whole thing. The kids were able to see the zoo keepers 
do a few things with the elephants and also with the Tiger. The Tiger part was so neat. I have never seen that before, usually he is sleeping. I was truly amazed at how large this animal was and yet so 
beautiful. Broc thought he was HUGE!!! I think this trip also was the first time I have ever stayed at the zoo for more than two hours. I felt like we were there all day. But it was so much fun for all the cousins to see all the beautiful animals our Heavenly Father has created for us. 
that 
was missing was the bus and name tags. But we had a great 
time. They recently put in a carousel, which all the kids were excited to ride on that. And of 
course we rode the train and I think we pretty much filled up the whole thing. The kids were able to see the zoo keepers 
do a few things with the elephants and also with the Tiger. The Tiger part was so neat. I have never seen that before, usually he is sleeping. I was truly amazed at how large this animal was and yet so 
beautiful. Broc thought he was HUGE!!! I think this trip also was the first time I have ever stayed at the zoo for more than two hours. I felt like we were there all day. But it was so much fun for all the cousins to see all the beautiful animals our Heavenly Father has created for us. 
July 23, 2008
July 9, 2008
First Family Reunion
For the very first time ever since Kris and I have been married we had a family reunion with his family. We left on Sunday heading for Lava Hot Springs in Idaho. We had a great time! The weather was perfect, it was in the 80's the whole time. We rented out an old school house and it was the perfect size for all 31 of us. The kids were really good and loved playing with each other. We went to the pool and spent all day there on Monday. I slipped out and went to get a massage which was wonderful and was a much needed one. The lady did such a great job I was tempted to go again on Tuesday. Tuesday me, Kris his two brothers, brother in law and his son, and a friend of my brother in laws tubed the river. We had a great time. It took 25Min's to tube it, so we went twice. The second time we got a little more daring and went up the river a little bit further, I now know why there wasn't a walk way to that spot. They didn't want you getting in there. We got in and the first dip we hit was a little more intense then the rest. Most of us ended up either falling off our tube, losing a flip flop and glasses, bruised or bleeding. The only one who pretty much stayed on with no problem was my little 8 year old nephew what a trooper! Kris went before me and was trying to tell me to go to a certain side and I tried with all my might to do that but got caught up in the current and well lets just say I looked at Kris and I could tell he was very worried. I slipped off the top of my tube and was holding onto it with one hand trying to pull myself up while trying not to get scraped with the rocks and boulders below. Finally I pulled myself up and was once again in calm water. Pretty intense for a minute. Then when we were just about to the spot where you get out a man and his 3 year old son (they recommend not bringing children under the age of 8 because some spots are running pretty fast) tube flipped over and Kris was right in front of them jumped off his tube to get to them trying to pull them up and flip there tube over. I wasn't very far away so I jumped off my tube to help and smacked my shin on a huge rock. Needless to say Kris pretty much saved them in my opinion. I came out of it with a hero for a husband and a huge bump and bruise on my shin, not to mention I lost my shoe while trying to assist, luckily it floats so Kris grabbed it as it floated by him. MY HERO!!!
We had a wonderful time with his family and hope to do it again next year. Great job April on planning it and coordinating everything! Where we going next year??????
We had a wonderful time with his family and hope to do it again next year. Great job April on planning it and coordinating everything! Where we going next year??????
July 4, 2008
8 Second Ride
Happy 4th of July to everyone! We are so fortunate to live in this beautiful country that allows us so much freedom. We are so grateful to all the troops and their families for continuing to protect our country allowing our children to grow up in a safe and free country. Thank you for serving our country!
Today we went across town and joined in some of the celebrations over there. They had some blow up slides for the kids to play on and some booths set up as well. Then we saw a mechanical bull. I told Kris to do it but he didnt want to. Later as we passed it again Broc said he wanted to. So of course with Kris not wanting to let his son down paid for him to ride it. If you look below you can view the slide show of him riding it. He had a good time, although I am glad they went really slow I think Broc wanted it to go much faster. It almost looked like it was putting him to sleep. Good job Broc. We may have a bronc rider on our hands!
Today we went across town and joined in some of the celebrations over there. They had some blow up slides for the kids to play on and some booths set up as well. Then we saw a mechanical bull. I told Kris to do it but he didnt want to. Later as we passed it again Broc said he wanted to. So of course with Kris not wanting to let his son down paid for him to ride it. If you look below you can view the slide show of him riding it. He had a good time, although I am glad they went really slow I think Broc wanted it to go much faster. It almost looked like it was putting him to sleep. Good job Broc. We may have a bronc rider on our hands!
Happy 4th of July!!!
5K Milk Run
I DID IT!!!!!!
Today I accomplished something I never thought I would do. I ran a 5K race. (If you look closely this pic underneath, I am the one with a pink top) It 
felt awesome!! When I woke up this morning I was beyond nervous. Don't ask me why but I certainly was. Kris had given me his sunglasses to wear, I had my Ipod all loaded up with motivating music, I was ready to go. Of course when I got there I was so nervous that I left the sunglasses sitting on the back of my car (thank goodness they were still there when I got back 
because they were his nice Oakley's) then I couldn't get my Ipod to turn on (well last night it worked but I guess I ran out of juice on it because it wouldn't work). So I ran the race with no glasses no Ipod just me telling myself to keep going, don't give up and don't walk. I was so proud of myself. And of course to make it even better my loving supportive husband and wonderful 
son were at the end cheering me on. Once I crossed the finish line Broc runs up to me and says "You did it mom!" That pretty much brought tears to my eyes.
It was a wonderful experience and I hope to do it again. Just wanted to tell my sister- Kristin- thanks for encouraging me to try it. And also thanks to Kris for keeping me on track and telling me I could do this, Love you
guys!
In case you were wondering my time was 31.03 Min's. I thought that was wonderful for my first time running!!!!
felt awesome!! When I woke up this morning I was beyond nervous. Don't ask me why but I certainly was. Kris had given me his sunglasses to wear, I had my Ipod all loaded up with motivating music, I was ready to go. Of course when I got there I was so nervous that I left the sunglasses sitting on the back of my car (thank goodness they were still there when I got back 
because they were his nice Oakley's) then I couldn't get my Ipod to turn on (well last night it worked but I guess I ran out of juice on it because it wouldn't work). So I ran the race with no glasses no Ipod just me telling myself to keep going, don't give up and don't walk. I was so proud of myself. And of course to make it even better my loving supportive husband and wonderful 
son were at the end cheering me on. Once I crossed the finish line Broc runs up to me and says "You did it mom!" That pretty much brought tears to my eyes.It was a wonderful experience and I hope to do it again. Just wanted to tell my sister- Kristin- thanks for encouraging me to try it. And also thanks to Kris for keeping me on track and telling me I could do this, Love you
guys!In case you were wondering my time was 31.03 Min's. I thought that was wonderful for my first time running!!!!
This is Pip (a.k.a Amber my sister in law) she ran it with me. She has done this several times and finished with a time around 28. something. Great job PIP!
July 2, 2008
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