Lance's "Baptism"

While I was cleaning the kitchen Lance pulled up a chair to the kitchen sink and was playing with the water from focet (as he has often done). As long as it keeps him happy and out of trouble I usually don't have a problem. There are usually lots of bubbles and water all over the kitchen, but that is much easier to clean up than most of the things he gets into!



Afton was happy in her swing by Lance, and I was sweeping the floor when I here Lance saying, "Mommy! Mommy! Look! I'm baptised!"



Lance had filled up the sink, by putting the stopper in, and had gotten completely inside while he was fully clothed.

I couldn't help but laugh!

"Lance! What are you doing!"
"I'm baptised Mommy! Like Jesus!"
"Yes, that's right. Jesus did get baptised."
"And I 'cieve the Holy Ghost!"
"Oh, you recieved the Holy Ghost?"
"Yeah."
"So you are getting babtised in the sink?"
"Yes."
"But you have all of your clothes on!"
"It's okay Mommy."
"Okay you silly boy."

Fun Family Activities

Michael's boss, Brady, is very good to his employees and often buys tickets to fun events. One of which was the Monster Truck Ralley! We went with the kids and had a lot of fun. Lance LOVED it and now whenever we see a big lifted truck he points it out and says, "Look! I monster truck!!!"





Thanks to Brady we also have gone to many Orem Owls Baseball games! Thanks Brady!





Some of my best friends, and old BYU roommates got together with our kids and went to the pool. Becky, Jessica, Stacy and I were there (we missed you Kathryn!). It's crazy how big all our kids are getting! It's so fun to get together when we can and have some "girl time" with our kids.

Lance re-kindled his friendship right away with the other kids. Here is a picture of he and Colt (Becky Lancaster's son) holding hands while we walked to the pool... cute boys!

Hebgen and Cirque Du Soilel

On our way out of town to go up to Hebgen Lake with my family Michael took me to Cirque Du Soilel. It was AMAZING!!! Throughout the entire performance we just kept looking at each other and saying, "No way!" "I can't believe this!" "How can they DO that?!"

It was everything I hoped for and more. Thank you Michael!



This is Afton's first offical doll. She actually really likes it! She played with it all the way up to Montana. It is a cute Raggedy Ann finger puppet that was given to us by the Relief Society at the Pioneer Day, Mother Daughter Activity. Lance actaully really likes it to. He likes to "play" and "talk" with Afton with the puppet on his finger, in a high pitched voice, and pretend to be Raggedy Ann. It's so fun to see those two interact together.





Oh how we love Hebgen Lake. I have so many fond memories of it as a kid and love that we get to go up there every summer and "escape" from the world...

Oh How We Love Our Afton

Afton seems to always be hungry at the same time I am hungry so I usually put her on my lap and try (usually unsuccessfully) to eat dinner while I feed her a little. On this night I was eating my corn on the cob and she started right in with me! Michael and I couldn't stop laughing! It was so cute and funny! She was really eating it and was in heaven! When I would try to pull it away she would grip that corn as hard as she could (which is actually pretty hard) so that it wouldn't leave her mouth! Cute thing!







Okay, Afton is just too cute! It's hard to believe, but these "little" thunder thighs used to be even bigger with more rolls! When she was just a few months old I counted FIVE rolls on her thigh! =)





I try to give service as often as I can... (not including serving my sweet family all day long, of course) so I volunteered to make 10 baby blankets for the Relief Society. Here they are!

Happy Birthday Papa Covey

On Pioneer Day all of the Coveys were invited over to Stephen and Sadra Covey's house for a Birthday Party for Papa!







We all had a lot of fun at their indoor pool. They are aways so generous.

Jason and Angie are Engaged

Jason suprised and Angie (Michael's youngest sister) and flew into Utah to propose. Angie had NO IDEA and all the family was there to see!







Angie was about to try on her wedding dress at The Perfect Dress, when she found her boyfriend Jason in her dressing room! He got down on one knee and proposed... Angie was extremly surprised and all of Jason's family was here from California to share in the happy event!









Congratulations! They will be married in the Timpanogos Temple December 12th 2009.

High School Reunion

Michael had his 10 year High School Reunion and got to get together with lots of his friends that he hasn't seen in a long time. We went to most of the scheduled activities and Michael even got to hang out with a lot of his classmates at a local Boise bar/club (don't worry, although he had to be 21 to get in, he stayed sober the whole time)! Michael's mom, Kathy, was so wonderful and offered to come with us and watch the kids. She stayed with her long-time friends Nelda and Lyle (who are so sweet), and Michael and I stayed with our great friends Kyle and Malaena Kelson.



We also got to see a lot of his family friends and go on an awesome river rafting trip! We went with Wayne and Sandy Hoover, their son Brannen and his wife, Monte, Patty, and Kevin Christopherson, and a few other people we met that day.





Wayne Hoover was Michael's Scout Master while he was growing up and Michal has told me so many stories of Wayne and the "boys" and all their adventures (snow-caving, hiking, rafting, camping, eating Wayne's famous dutch-oven meals...). Wayne and Sandy were so great and let us all use their rafts. It was awesome! It was my first time and I really liked it! It was a little scary at times, but no one got thrown out of the boat and we all made it safely home!




Wayne and Sandy's famous Dutch Oven Pineapple Dessert!