Drive In Movie

One of the highlights of growing up in Sanpete is the Drive In Movie. My parents would take us there as children and I continued to go as I grew older with friends. It was a tradition to go during homecoming week when I was in high school. In highschool I had a friend that had a family business of a furniture store and he would load the back of the truck up with friends and couches. It was always so much fun. One of my favorite memories as a child was when we went there as a family to watch "The Lion King". During one of the parts when the hyenas jumped out my Dad jumped as well, honked the horn and turned on the windshield wipers. I thought that was the funnies thing. The kids loved going to the "outdoor movie that was bigger than our house". Braxton fell asleep on the drive down but Peyton made sure he was awake when we got there. Peyton was so excited he was shaking.
If you ever get the chance I would recommend this place to anyone. And while you are there, don't forget to get a hamburger. In-n-out have nothing on these guys.

Goodnight Peyton

For about 5 months Peyton has really liked me to lay down with him to go to bed. I tried to get out of it for a while but realized it made the process a couple of hours and I also really started to like it. He puts one arm under my neck and the other over my neck. He puts me in a nice little headlock. He likes me to kiss his cheek until he falls asleep. It usually only takes about 10 minutes. If I'm not home he goes to bed just fine but if he knows I'm around this is something that he won't go without.

County Fair

We visited the local county fair. The kids loved the rides, however I did appreciate Disneyland prices after that. We spent $30 for 15 mintues of fun and the kids were only able to ride 4 rides. Disneyland doesn't seem so bad anymore.

I know I am the mom but this is the cutest smile!

We thought we would get even 30 minutes of Dad's full attention without taking a call for work. No such luck!

Swim Day

I went and spent the day with my cousin Jennica this past week. She has 4 kids 5 and under. I don't know how she does it. We had a lot of fun letting the kids play. Braxton and Elisha had so much fun and were the best of friends.




My favorite was Jonah wanting to wear his snow boots. It made me laugh several times.

24th of July

We spent the 24th of July in Fairview. We started out with the children's parade. Braxton and Peyton were very excited to ride their bikes. Even though it is Fairview, I followed behind the best I could. Braxton took off trying to keep up with Luke and left Peyton and I in the dust. Peyton scooted the entire length of Fairview. He won't peddle which makes it a little bit harder but he sure had a cheering squad towards the end of town which totally embarrassed him. After the regular parade we headed to Fairview Idol where my nephew Brian stole the show and also won some prize money.

After that we headed up Fairview Canyon to one of the lakes for a BBQ with the family. It was a lot of fun until Braxton sliced his foot on a sharp rock.

Everyone ended up at my parents to roast marshmallows and hang out. We let the kids to sparklers and a few little fireworks for the store.

Brian and I took the kids to Fairview to watch the "Big" fireworks. They really do a great job and it was the first time Peyton had seen real fireworks and probably first time Braxton really remember seeing some. Kerrie and her family were there and Grandpa Jim came with us. It was a great day the kids were sad it was all over.

My favorite Auntie Ellen

Auntie Ellen came and stayed with the family after the reunion. She stayed for 3 weeks. I was gone most of the time she was here but I was able to spend the day with here before she went back to Fresno.

4th of July

The kids and I went to Bakersfield for the 4th of July to spend with Brian's parents. It was my first time taking the trip with the kids by myself. They were very good travelers. We went to the Country Club for games and food. The kids loved the unlimited amount of cotton candy and snow cones. They also loved the rock climbing wall. I didn't think they would let them climb but they did. It actually surprised me at how far up they were able to climb. Unfortunately, the fire works didn't start on time and after waiting we decided to leave. Poor Braxton fell asleep right before leaving and is still convinced that he missed them because he was sleeping. The kids of course had fun swimming in Grandmas pool and Grandpa also took them out on the boat. They loved riding the tube. Brian finally met us there a week later.

Family Reunion

We went to St. George for the Chertkow (Mom's Family) reunion. Uncle Merek was kind enough to let us use his house for the celebration. Everyone had a lot of fun. There was horse back riding, hiking in Snow Canyon, Annie was playing at the Tuacan, swimming, and several other activities. Braxton and Peyton loved the open space and played in the sand most of the day. They were filthy the entire time.

It has been a long time since the family had all been together so last minute we met at the St. George Temple to take a quick family shot. It isn't great but we are all in it. We have not had a family picture with everyone in it for 10 years or more. It is has been 36 years since my parents were married in the St. George Temple as well. It's a special place for our family.

The two most amazing people All the Grandkids with Grandma and Grandpa

All the siblings The whole fam-damily

Girls Night

We went out for a night on the town for Kirsten's Birthday. A yummy dinner, shopping, and icecream. It was so much fun. Maybe a little too much.........

A couple drinks



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