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Painting the BIG red barn

Saturday we were able to help Brandon's

great uncle Darris paint his barn.

We woke up at 6:00 am. Way early for me!

We made the drive to Wyoming.

The barn is huge. We had our work cut out for

us. It was good to meet Brandon's extended family

and help him out at the same time. It was a good fun

experience for our family.

The Barn before the new paint job.

The kids checking out the chickens.

Sierra could not get enough of watching

the horses. From a safe distance of course!

The girls had a fun time around the farm getting

all dirty.

Some of the men working hard.

Lisa and Katie painting the trim.

Sierra painting and making a mess!

Lunch and a few words from Darris and Fern.

Everyone enjoying the break from painting

and every ones company.

I'm not sure why but Sierra had a fascination

with this wood carved bear.

Probably because she new it was fake and

it was her size.

Bob and Ryan back to work.

Paige did more paint rolling then painting.

She always had so much paint on her roller.

Riley had more paint on her clothes then the barn.

I was amazed that the girls liked painting all day.

They never got sick of it.

Sierra found something to ride in the barn.

There was a rope swing in the barn that has been

there since Brandon was a kid. The kids loved it!

It took Riley a while to get brave enough to swing

from the loft. She finally did it and loved it!

Jaron and Riley

Riley daring to swing from the loft.

The finished product. It looks so good!

Nice job everyone!

7th Anniversary

Brandon and I celebrated our

7th wedding Anniversary on

September 5th

What an awesome 7 years it has been!

We grow closer together ever year.

I love being married to the best man in the world.

He is so good to me and for me in every way.

Words can't express my love to him.

He is my best friend, my eternal companion,

who has taught me so many things by

his wonderful on going example.

I love you Brandon!

I'm so lucky and grateful to be married and

sealed to Brandon. He makes life worth living.

Since we spent the day in Logan for Skyla.

We did not get much of a chance to be alone.

That night back up in Bear Lake. Brandon and I

went on a 4-wheeler ride in the rain. He took

me back up the mountain to where he proposed.

It was such a wonderful romantic night.

Seven reasons why I love my Husband...

1-He makes me laugh!

2-He works so hard for his family.

3-He takes me to the temple every month.

4-He honors his Priesthood.

5-He is so good looking!!!

6-He loves me, and tells me everyday.

7-He forgives all my short comings.

Brandon is my everything and I could not live

one moment with out him.

Here's to another amazing 7 years!

Off to BEAR LAKE

We had a wonderful time up at Bear Lake.

Some of our good moments where this...

Driving up Logan canyon with the windows rolled

down and the music all the way up singing

to Taylor Swift's song " You belong with me".

Or the high heel, T-shirt song, is what my girls

call it. Brandon even sang with us girls!

Don't tell him I told! They thought heir daddy was

hilarious! Actually me and the girls started feeling car sick

which happens most often so the windows went down and

the bags came out. What bad genetics.

Sorry girls.

We were the first ones up there so we went to

Merlins for dinner. They have a park for the

kids to play in.

I don't know where Riley gets her monkey skills.

It must be from recess at school!

Sierra loving it!

Paige actually eating a hamburger in stead of chicken

nuggets from Mcdonalds.

The girls wanted to go to the beach and play before

the rest of the family came up. It was so much fun!

We were the only ones on the beach. Brandon and

I played frisbee which I must admit my 3yr old

can throw the frisbee better then me. Brandon told

me I play frisbee like his sister Alli plays basketball!

Sorry Alli. We can't be good at everything!

The girls played of course in the sand.

The lake was so calm and the sky was so beautiful there.

Brandon loves those moments when it's just

his wife and girls.

Brandon and the girls started skipping rocks in the river,

which then started everyone stuffing rocks down every ones

clothes. Riley thought that was a fun game!

The girls had a few laughs in the paddle boat.

The moon was so big and bright which you can't

quite tell in the picture.

Skyla received her Endowments...

The next Day Brandon and I drove down to the

Logan temple to be with Skyla when she received her

endowments. We left the girls up in Bear Lake

with Grandma and Grandpa Gardner.

It was so wonderful in the temple. I was able to

be Skyla's Escort. Which I'm so grateful for. Skyla is

a wonderful happy person. Being the escort was

very rewarding. I was able to sit in the instruction

room with her as she was preparing for the endowment

session. So many wonderful things were talked about

that I forget or don't remember since I received

my own endowments 7 years ago.

John, Cheryl, Brandon, Me, Skyla, Michael, Scott, Justin & David

I had to have our picture taken in front of the temple.

After all it was our 7th year anniversary.

After the temple we went to a Mexican restaurant,

Cafe Sabora. And met up with my brother Patrick

and his wife Michelle. It was so nice and supportive of

them to drive all the way up to Logan. At the end of

the table was Michale's best friends. They have

always been so good to Michael.

What a wonderful day! I'm so happy for

Skyla. The temple was such a good place to

be for our anniversary.

Back at the Cabin....

Lisa and Bob doing the dishes. They are such

a great example of a righteous marriage.

After Sunday naps the kids or adults needed

to get out. So we headed off to the park.

We went to this park a couple of years ago,

but they have added a bunch of new fun things.

We played the traditional game of "PIG". Which I

won! Yes, I won three men. Don't forget it Bob, Jeff

and Brandon. But then Bob and Brandon killed me

with the lay ups on the second game. Lay ups

are so hard.

Riley and Paige attempted the rock wall.

Riley's and my favorite thing at the park was

the marry go round. It tilts a little at the top so

you continue to go around.

Bob, Brandon, Jeff, Rachael and me thought

we would give it a try.

Another cool thing at the park was this

rope jungle gym. Being the competetor that I am

I raced Brandon to the top. And I won, barrley. But he

only had flip flops on. I biffed it the second time around.

To bad we didn't get that on camera.

The girls loved that there were things at the park

that mommy and daddy could play on with them!

Last Day on the Beach...

It was a cold Labor day but still fun.

The Augers decided to drop on by. Riley was

so excited to have her friend, Elyssa there to play.

Paul and Brandon dug holes for them.

It was pretty cold so us adults just bundled up and

talked while the kids stayed out of the water

and played in the sand.

Flowers on any old day

My girls are so sweet!

They picked me some flowers from

a ward garden in their Grandma's neighborhood.

It wasn't my birthday or I didn't graduate from

school. My girls just thought of me.

Riley is always picking weeds, I mean flowers

for me but on this day it meant a lot more.

They were all so excited to give them to me.

I must have needed the extra love

on that particular night.

More and More lately I have been

pondering on how much I am blessed

and to have 3 wonderful, beautiful girls!

I love you Riley, Paige and Sierra!

Riding our bikes to school

Riley has been riding her bike to school

with her friend Hallie and her Mom, so she

knew what she was doing when it came

time for me to ride to school with them.

It is a little over 3 miles round trip.

I don't yet own my own bike so I had to borrow

my sister's which has the tiniest seat. I was pretty

sore for a couple days after. I should invent a seat

that is realistic for the human behind! Seriously

could they make them any smaller?

We rode to school for safety awareness week.

Good thing that only happens once a year.

Hallie and Riley

Riley and Me.

I love that Riley still likes having me around.

And I love being able to be involved with anything

my kids are doing. Thanks to my friend for watching

Sierra so I could be with Riley.