Beautiful pictures!!!

My daughter is a knock out!!!




I took Thaya and the neighbor kids over to an empty lot with wild sunflowers and took their photos. They came out awesome. I wish I had a really nice 10 or 12 pixel nikon or cannon camera to really take some awesome pics.

Running the Steam Engine and Hiking the Y...

So we went to the incredibly large town of Mona, UT. We were the highlight of the town (that tells you how big it is) with Derrick's steam engine. Ryan, our friend from Derrick's work, helped Derrick get it all tuned up and running really great!!!

Ryan and Thaya on ryan's redneck swing! The kids loved it!

Thaya in Ryan's Hat, she thinks she is hilarious!

Derrick riding a crazy bike that Ryan built for Burning Man.

look how short it makes Derrick!


We also hiked to the Y above BYU with our neightbors, the Weakly's. We had 5 kids all together, Thaya (3), Andrew (4), Laura (2) and Hilary and Heather (5 month old twins)! We had a lot of fun and would do it again in a heart beat! Thaya had so much fun racing us all to the top! I can't believe what a big girl she is!!!

Thaya and Laura couldn't wait to go!

The Whole group ready to go! I ran in just in time for the timer to go off!!

Thaya loves Dora the Explorer and has to wear a backpack with a map in it!

AAAWWW how fun!

We made it!!

the kids loved the view!

Thaya had Derrick carry her princess from Aunt Emmy!

Jack Family Reunion!!!!

Sammy and baby Will!

This one is for you, Sam and all the photo wars:) Sorry Sarah!!!


Harley/ Earl making a run for it during water games!

Jenny running for the winning team!!!

Luna wars!!

Derrick running as fast as a Jack can run!!! :)


Thaya and her cousin, Cooper


Thaya and her cousin, Keri, riding horses!

Thaya loves horse riding with her Papa!!!


There are no words to explain this:) "Jose` Jalapeno`"


We went to the Jack Family Reunion in Durango, Co the first weekend in August and had a blast swimming, riding horses, playing games and hanging with cousins. We brought our 12 year old niece, Keri home with us for 2 weeks, that has been fun. We love all our cousins and can't wait to see you next year, also to the Roger's see you all at Thanksgiving!!!

This is the Place!!

We got a free train ride around the park.


Thaya learned how to wash clothes by hand, water gardens and pick rocks out of a field.


Thaya rode a horse and i was so proud of her!!



Thaya made friends with a goat and got upset when anyone tried to pet "her goat"!


She also made friends with a baby cow!!


She found a wondering goat and wanted to ride him around the park. She got upset when he left quickly after Derrick put Thaya on his back.


My little artist, she found a painting station and painted a beautiful picture of cows and goats!!

It is hanging on my fridge!!!


We took the Broun's and our friend, Stacey to This is the place park and it turned out to be free day. Everything was free, they even fed us pizza, ice cream and had free bottles of water all over the park!! kit was awesome, it really was the place to be!!!

Thaya turns 3!!!!

WOW, what a week!! We had Lynn and Andy Broun come stay with us for Thaya's birthday. They brought our nieces, Alicia and Molly, which was so much fun for Thaya!! Thaya loved having her Grandma and Grandpa Broun here and to have her cousins sleep in her room. Thaya is getting so big!! We had her hair cut for her birthday and we had a her party a"tea party" theme. We made little finger foods(Thanks Donna, Amy and Lynn) and made garden hats for the girls!! It was all very fun except that I think it was the hottest day of the year!! I have to say that the after party was probably better than the actual party. A few people stayed behind and we pulled out the tarp to slip and slide, (because our cousin, Brian Anderson and I broke the real slip and slide, who doesn't want to race on a slip and slide???!!!) We even added kitchen soap so the kids slid all over!! So much fun, Thaya had a great party, Thanks to all those who made it great!!












I think Thaya and Maddie are starting a scooter gang!!

Thaya recieved a scooter for her birthday!! She is on it everyday!!!



Thanks to Great Grandma and Grandpa Hicks for their gifts, as you can see Thaya loves her baby!!