Riley And Brandon's Birthday Party

Since Riley was born 3 days before Brandon's birthday we now celebrate them together (Poor Brandon). So on Sat. July 17th, which just happened to be my Step Mom's birthday, we did a party for Riley and Brandon. We had all our family there plus a bunch of Ry's friends. We set up the water slide in the backyard for the kids to play on and had a pinata. The boys were really enjoying picking on the girls by spraying them with the water cannon. Talk about a lot of loud screaming girls. Once the boys were chased away from the cannon though the girls got even. They were all so cute and had a great time on the slide.


The Kids Playing On The Slide
When we got ready to do the pinata I thought for sure it wouldn't last long, boy was I wrong. We couldn't get the stupid thing to break. It even got to the point we stopped blind folding them and it still didn't help. Finally we let Ry go to town on the thing until it broke.


The Pinata

After it was on to the presents. Ry has some really cute friends. One of his best friends gave him 2 things of candy and $15 cash. Ry really got a kick out of it. He loved all the presents his friends and family gave him. I think the only presents Riley was not real excited about was of course the clothes. He truely is spoiled or well loved depending on which way you want to look at it. Riley really had a great birthday and party.


Ry Opening All His Presents


Family And Friends

After all of Ry's friends left we sang Happy Birthday to Brandon and had him open his presents. Brandon made it real easy to shop for him this year. He told me he wanted gift certicates. He got to go shopping with his Mom and Dad a couple days earlier and pick out what he wanted. It was a great day for Brandon as well. That night we went to dinner for their birthdays and Brandon it was a great way to end the night.


Brandon And His Presents


Brandon Opening Presents


Brandon Opening His Last Present

Ry Turns 6 !!!

I can't believe my baby turned 6 years old on July 16th!!! It seems like yesterday when he was born. He is growing up so fast, I hate it!!! I have enjoyed watching him grow into his personality over the past 6 years. He is so different from his brother. He is completely sports driven and full of energy and attitude. He has his moments though where he is the sweetest most cuddling little guy. I cherish all his milestones since they will be the last I experience since he is our baby. Riley is so funny when he tries to keep up with his big brother. Logan and Riley have such a great bond whether they are getting along or even when they are fighting. It is so funny to see their brotherly love they have for one another.


Logan And Riley Getting Ready To Leave The Hospital


Riley 9 Days Old


Riley Watching Fireworks With Nicole Age 1


Riley At The Step Out Walk Age 2


Ry Age 3


Riley On His 4th Birthday


Riley Age 5


Ry In Disneyland 2010

Since we were having a big birthday party on Sat. for Riley's birthday we just hung out as a family. Brandon had to work on Ry's birthday so we hung at home most of the day. Late afternoon I took Riley to Build A Bear to get a new bear for his birthday. He chose to get a Panda and named him Po just like his big brothers. Logan just laughed and said how cute Riley was. On the way home I stopped and took the boys to get an ice cream for Ry's birthday. Once we were home Riley kept bugging to open a present for his birthday. I told him he had to wait for his Dad to get home. I preceded to ask him what he wanted for his birthday dinner and he asked for spaghetti and garlic bread. Shortly after Brandon came home and Riley picked which present he wanted to open. He was suppose to get to only open one, but his Dad did some shopping on his own. Riley of course picked his biggest present which was his Lego Police Station he has been asking for forever. He was so excited!!! Then if that wasn't enough Brandon gave hime 3 more presents of his own. First a New York Yankees baseball, second New York Yankees sweatbands, and thrid his own New York Yankees jersey. Guess you can't tell what baseball team he likes. What a spoiled little boy. After dinner was all cleaned up I was lucky enough to get to put together his police station for him over the next 2 and a half hours. What a birthday Riley Bug!!!! We love you so much.


Logan and Ry At Build A Bear For Ry's Birthday


Ry With His Lego Police Station


Ry In His New Yankees Gear From His Dad

Cub Country 2010

On July 14th and 15th our cub scout dens, the Wolves and the Bears, went up to Millcreek canyon for Cub Country day camp. We had a total of 9 boys between the two dens and 4 leaders. The first day we went to Superhero camp. We were lucky enough to have a fun and very energetic guide/leader named Colton for the day. I think the highlight of the day was BB Guns and Rockets. All the boys had a great time the first day and all got along.





The next day we were at Jurrassic camp. I have to say that we all enjoyed this camp the most. We had an awesome guide/leader for this day also. The kids thought he was so cool. His name was Jordan aka "Licorice". The boys got to do a Dinosaur bone dig, bow and arrows, sling shots and more. It was a full day and the boys were so good. I feel so lucky to be one of their leaders. They are such a great group of boys.

Le Mans Race

On July 11th we went out to the Larry H. Miller raceway to watch the Le Mans race. There were so many cars and people. The main race was very cool to watch. The cars were so loud as they went past. We all had a ton of fun. The winner was the Patron 1
car (there were like 6 different Patron cars).

Body Cleanse Results

Well the whole body cleanse ended, my last day was the 16th. I have to say I feel great and have a lot more energy. I lost a total of 7lbs, which I have still kept off so far, and 2 inches in my stomach area. I am glad I did it and stuck it all for the full 11 days even though it was hard. I am still doing a shake everyday for breakfast which is actual really quick and easy.

Body Cleanse Day 7

Well it is almost the end of day 7!!! I actual am feeling super great. I have had a lot more energy and I am even down 7lbs and 2 inches off my stomach area. There have been some super hard days, but I have got through them with help. :) Even though I am dying for Sat. to come so I can go back to eating, it has been well worth it. I will let you know the final outcome.

Body Cleanse

Well it's the end of day one of my 11 day body cleanse. I am doing a complete body cleanse to help rid my body of all the bad toxins that we put into it on a daily basis. I am doing this with 7 of my good friends and family members. I am really hoping for some great results for all of us. I am going to post some of the results here on my blog throughout the next 10 days. My hope is to lose the stubborn fat in my stomach area from having kids and to be able to sleep at night again. I have actually met some people who have lost over 10 inches in the 11 days. I also met a guy who lost 47 lbs in 11 days. It was amazing, so who knows whats in store for me and the 7 others. I hope that no matter what we ALL feel healthier in the end.

Fourth Of July Weekend

Logan With His Sparklers


Ry With His Sparklers


Firework

Fourth of July weekend was fantastic. It started off with us picking Logan up from camp on Fri. That night we went to see The Last Airbender as a family. Sat. we all slept in and spent the majority of the day hanging out at our house. My brother in law and sister in law, Jeremy and Tricia, came over with 2 of her nephews. The kids all played on the slide in the backyard and had a ton of fun. That night we went and saw Eclipse as a family. I loved it for the second time, Brandon and Riley were not real fond of it, but Logan liked it. Sun morning we got up and had breakfast together. Then we ate lunch and headed off to Utah Lake for some fishing. Let me just say if you like mosquito's then Utah Lake is the place for you. We were attacked my them!!! We found out that Logan is not real fond of fishing. Riley had a good time however. We went with Jeremy and Tricia and her brother, niece, and 2 nephews. Needless to say we didn't catch anything. Bert, Tricia's brother, however caught a big ole Carp Fish and Jeremy caught a little white bass. It was a fun day even if we didn't catch anything. That night after dinner we lit our fireworks in the front yard. The boys really enjoyed the fireworks and Brandon even let them lite a few of them. As for Mon. we just kicked backed and relaxed most of the day. We went to Bountiful and had Dutch Oven Dinner and homemade ice cream with my Mom and Grandparents. It was such a great way to end the holiday weekend!!!


Bert's Big Ole Carp


Jeremy's White Bass Fish


Logan Lighting A Firework


Brandon and Logan Watching Fireworks


Ry Watching Fireworks


Riley Lighting a Firework


Firework


Brandon and the Boys with Sparklers

Diabetes Camp

Camp Wapiti This Way (On Our Way To Pick Up Logan)

I survived again this year. It was a very LONG week without Logan. I can't tell you all just how much I missed him. Yet again this year he I didn't receive one email back from the little stinker. To make it worse I didn't even get a generic postcard this time either. When we got there to pick him up Fri. afternoon, I asked him why??? His reply " Mom I was too busy to email you back, but I do love you and I missed you too!" Well I guess that makes up for it just a little. He told us all about all the fun stuff they did at camp this year. He really did have a great time. They did so many fun things. They had a camp fire every night with songs, archery, swimming everyday, a hike, a field trip to the Toole Park and Aquatic Center Pool, Diabetes education, contests, skits, SLEEZE DAY, and of course the end of camp DANCE!!! Logan however did get sick one morning at camp. It was not a fun experience for him at all. One because he threw up at the breakfast table with everyone sitting there, two because his mom wasn't there, and three because he had to miss out on some of the contests for the day. By lunch however he was feeling a lot better, and was able to still do some fun things.


Hike Day


Arts and Crafts


Archery


Sleeze Comes To Camp


Sleeze!!!!


Lunch At Camp



The Entire Camp At The End Of The Hike


Campfire Circle


Water Olympics


Camp Store


Logan's Cabin


Logan's and Everyone From His Cabin on Field Trip Day


Field Trip Day to Pratt Aquatic Center and Toole Park


Logan's Cabin Mates


Logan's Counsler Sammy

I was so shocked to learn that Logan received an award at camp for being THE MOST OBEDIENT. Wow now if he could just do that at home. Logan had a great time catching up with friends from last year and meeting new ones this year. He said the dance was a lot of fun. He danced a couple of dances with girls his own age. However I think he may have danced a few more with some of the counslers.


Logan and The Rest Of His Cabin Receiving Their Awards


Eric and Olivia Dancing (Eric was in Logan's cabin)


Logan Dancing With Gabby (They are in the back Logan is in a blue shirt)

Logan never ceases to surprise us, we are so proud and sad at the sametime. While at camp Logan learned how to put in his own pump sites!!! I can't tell you what a big accomplishment this really is. He is growing up so fast and is showing us just how much more amazing he is. I am so glad there is a camp like this for him to be able to go to. He really fits in and makes so many new friends. I think it is good for him to not feel like the odd one out or the different kid for a change. I am so glad to have him back home. I think he was sick of me telling him how much I missed him by that night. On the last night of camp all the campers got their own syringe full of the ashes from the final campfire. We have put Logan's campfire ashes away until his next camp session. He can't wait to go to his next camp session!!! (Maybe a winter camp next)

Logan On His First Day At Camp