1st day of 3rd grade

Yesterday was Gracie's first day of 3rd grade. She was excited to start school and a little nervous. She didn't have a whole lot to say about it when she came home except that her teacher yelled at them already and she was mad she didn't get her math book yet. Where did this kid come from? I can't wait till she's complaining about math homework and I remind her how excited she was to get that math book.




Hayden starts kindergarten tomorrow and Chandler will be starting preschool after Labor day. They are both really excited but when it actually gets here I'm sure it will be another story. I don't know who will be more nervous. Hayden, Chandler or Mommy. I guess we'll see soon enough!

The Beddoes Campout

Over the weekend we went camping with the Beddoes side of the family. We haven't done it for a couple of years and we all had a lot of fun. These are just a few of the things that we did.

We rode horses

We went fishing

We hiked to the Grotto and played in the freezing cold water

We played in the dirt and mud

We sang silly songs

We roasted marshmallows for s'mores

We played cards

And that's just all that I got pictures of! We ate tons of junk, rode bikes and scooters, made t-shirts and crafts, played with cousins, ate more junk, caught a frog, played play-dough, laughed and told stories and had a super good time. I was ready to come home and have a long shower and sleep in my own bed but nobody else was. Hopefully we can do it again and not wait 2 years but you never know with a new baby on the way.

Our Sunday Picnic

We took the girls up Smith and Moorehouse yesterday for a picnic in "the woods" as they like to call it. I don't know why we don't do this more often because they had a blast! We ate lunch at the campground and then they had more fun walking across the logs that went across the creek or stepping on rocks to cross until finally they gave up and just walked right in the water. Even Flash loved it. I wish we could have taken him off his leash because he would have gone crazy with all the squirrels and chipmunks we saw. We could barely get him to walk he was so busy trying to sniff every blade of grass. After we ate we went to the reservoir because the girls wanted to skip rocks and the next thing I knew they were all waist deep in the water. I wasn't exactly prepared for the water and didn't have towels or anything so needless to say the ride home was a little smelly and chilly with 3 wet kids and a wet dog. I'm so glad we went because we really haven't been anywhere fun this summer and it's going to be over before we know it.

I can't believe my baby is 3!

I know it's cliche, but where does the time go? My baby is 3 and going to start preschool this year! She is really having a hard time deciding if she is still a baby or a big girl. Sometimes she insists she's a baby but more and more she prefers being a big girl. She is definitely growing up and so is her attitude! She is becoming more and more like her sisters everyday. She can be so sweet one minute and oh so sassy the next! I think she is getting excited to be a new big sister even though I'm not sure she knows exactly what that will mean. I'm excited to see what this next year has in store for us all. Happy Birthday Chandler

While I am posting I had better include our whirlwind weekend. It started off with a rodeo in Spanish Fork, the Bull Wars in Kamas, the demolition derby, 2 parades, 1 talent show performance, 1 family reunion and to top it all off a birthday party! Whew! And that doesn't even include poor Greg helping haul hay, and moving and branding cows on top of all that!

Except for the farming part we all had a great weekend. It was the girls' first time seeing the derby and I was a little worried about how they would react. At first they didn't know what the heck was going on but they really liked it. Especially Gracie which was a shock. Now we go back to boring summer until school starts up and then we can countdown till baby comes. Here are a few pics from the weekend. I thought I had more so Grandma Linda and Jamie better send me some.

Our 4th Of July

We had a really fun weekend. To start it off we took the girls to the Oakley Rodeo and they had a ball. They loved the clowns the most and afterward they even got to go down and take a picture with them for Greg's work. They sat Chandler up on the barrel and she was holding on for dear life. I didn't take a picture so I hope I can get a copy. When we were walking out to the car, she said "that was a nice barrel".


On Saturday all the girls were in the parade for dance. Even my baby rode in it! It was kind of weird with just me and Greg sitting and watching the parade with no kids.





Then after the parade we always go to the Crandall's afterward and spend the whole day. The kids love playing with all their cousins and we love hanging out and eating way more than we should. You can see the fireworks from Oakley from their house and we usually do some of our own. The girls loved the sparklers and pop-its even though in this picture Hayden looks scared to death. Then after all the excitement of the weekend was over we had our ultrasound on Monday and found out we were getting another girl. I have to say everyone was a little disappointed it wasn't a boy but now we're all getting excited and can start fighting over a name. Of course everyone has their own favorite so it will be interesting to see who wins. I'll admit I was a little worried. After 3 girls I'm not sure how we would handle a boy. Plus I have a basement full of girl clothes and we would have to start from scratch. Greg did already mention his concern over the hormone level in our house in about 10-15 years. Everything looked good with the baby and the due date stayed the same and because it will be another c-section the doctor even said we can plan on going in on the 11th of November unless something comes up. And believe me nothing better come up.

I almost forgot. We got pictures of our little munchkin. This is her little face and large Averett Cranium. They said she almost weighs 1 pound which is weird. I feel like theres at least a 4 pounder in there already. Oy! I've got a long way to go!