Wanna be

So Sierra always wants to do what her sisters

are doing.  And since she is not in Kindergarten

yet she does not get the opportunity to have a crazy 

hair day like her sisters.  And well she wanted to.

So before bed she asked to have her hair

like Riley's was.  So I let her.

See how excited she is! 

Well in the morning this is what it turned out to be.

She became Shirley temple over night.  You can tell the smile

faded a bit from the night before.  I don't think she

is too fond of it! 

But she is such a cute girl anyway! 

Swimming with Friends

Our friends that just moved in by us invited us

to swim at their Grandma's pool.  My older

two were in school so it was just Sierra and owen

with me.  

Berlin, Blake, Sierra and Owen

The kids were so cute playing together. And it helped

Sierra be more daring in the water from watching

her friend swim around with no life jacket. 

They let us borrow a floaty for Owen.  Which he

got use to so quickly.  It is so much better then his life

Jacket that tips him over.  He had more control with

this floaty.  He was so funny.  He would jump off

the side and just float on his belly.  It took a little

time for him to learn to kick his legs to get 

anywhere though.

Fixing my Train

We all know Owen loves Trains.  One of his

electric trains was not working so he

fixed it for Owen.  Owen was so involved

not only because he loves trains but he loves 

doing anything with his Dad and using tools! 

He totally enjoyed this moment.  And Brandon

let him try too to fix it too. 

Great Grandpa's Birthday Party

Brandon's Grandpa Eli Stanford LeCheminant 

turned 80 and his children and some

of his grand children put on a big celebration

for him.  He had family and friends come.

He knew about it but not to the full extent.

Dinner and dessert were served.  A lot of work

was put in to his party. 

It was a fun night.  But it's always fun when

Grandpa LeCheminant is at the party! 

The family all got a post card with a 

picture of Grandpa and with it addressed to

Grandpa and were told to write a memory

of Grandpa they had and mail it on a certain 

date.  So Grandpa got a post card everyday 

for a few weeks before his birthday. 

 All of Stan's grandkids and their spouses got

up and said why they love Grandpa.   So 

I had to say something and to make it worse I 

was last.  And looking at this picture he has a lot

of Grandkids.  Good thing there is so much to say

about Grandpa.  He is so full of life and always

cracks jokes and makes everyone laugh. 

 He is a wonderful person!

Grandpa has 5 kids.  4 Girls and one boy. 

Some had to drive and fly long distances but

they all with their spouses were able to make it to

Grandpa's party. 

Evan, Amy, Guy, Wendy, Joel, Andrea, 

Bob, Lisa, Brenda, Grandpa Stan, Tammy and Mark

Here is the family group with Grandpa his wife Brenda,

Children, Grand Children and Great Grand Children. 

Brandon has a fun wonderful family.
They are always fun to be around.  

Grandpa Gardner's Birthday

For Grandpa Gardner's birthday each year we

usually celebrate it up at the cabin in Bear Lake.

However this year his birthday was during the week

so we celebrated it at his house with everyone.

Sierra, Owen and Josh loved the puzzles. 

 Some of Bob's grandkids as well as nieces and nephews

were there to celebrate. 

Riley, Paige, Tate, Bob, Abe, Owen, Sierra, Jenny,

Josh, and the twins Wyatt and Carter.  Not sure which

is which!  (Sorry Mindy) 

Owen really wanted to eat his cupcake but hates

getting his hands messy.  So he ate the whole

think like this! 

Grandpa and kids.  Grandpa loved his new

t-shirts and tie.

Grandpa Gardner's Birthday

Usually for Grandpas birthday we are up at

the cabin and celebrate it there but this year

his birthday was celebrated at his home.

Sierra, Owen and Josh love the puzzles!

This is some of Bob's Grandkids as well as a Niece

and his Nephews.

Riley, Paige, Tate, Grandpa, Abe, Owen, Sierra,

Jenni, Josh, and the Twins, Wyatt and Carter.  Not sure 

which is which.  (Sorry Mindy)

 I think Grandpa likes chocolate cupcakes too but he

is always thinking of his grandkids and knew 

they would like them too. So he got a "Cupcake Cake" 

with candles for his birthday.  He is a wonderful

Person and an amazing Grandpa.  My kids

and their cousins are so blessed to have him

in their life. 

We Love You Grandpa Gardner! 

Owen really wanted this chocolate cupcake but

did not want to get his hands all messy so he ate

the entire thing like this! 

Grandpa loved his new t-shirts and tie. 

Fourth of July Celebration

After the pool we headed over to Katie and Spencer's

for a BBQ and some fireworks. 

You would think the kids got enough water

at the pool.  I guess it gave them something to

do while the food was being made. 

Spencer the "Grill Master" cooking up some

delicious steaks. 

Brandon just hanging out enjoying it. 

Grandpa and Grandma and the kids.

The girls put on a quick dance show while we

waited for it to get dark enough for fireworks. 

Brandon and Spencer getting the fireworks ready

and deciding the order of the show.  

Spencer was awesome to buy all these fireworks.  

He even got some of those big ones.  

Owen was not quite sure about the fireworks but

as long as he sat with mom and dad he was good. 

The girls were a little nervous of the big ones above

our head so they hid under a blanket and giggled 

like girls do. 

Nothing better then summer nights cuddled next to 

your best friend. 

Roy Pool

For the Fourth of July as a family we went to the

Roy Aquatic center and met up with Brandon's sister

Katie and her family and Grandma and Grandpa 

Gardner.   Owen loved the water. 

The water did get a bit cold and so the sun always felt

nice for the girls.  And they loved lounging around. 

We had about our entire house of stuff with us.

Sierra got the best deal though.  Getting a ride

back to the car. 

I added these videos just for my families enjoyment.

Hopefully you'll get some laughs remembering how

much fun we had! 

Lisa

Bob

Spencer

Brandon

Last Day of School

Paige and Riley had their last day of school and 

will miss there teachers. 

Paige had Mrs. Christensen

Riley had Mrs. Sube

Sierra's Kindergarten Check Up

 Sierra was very excited for Kindergarten which made

this doctors appointment a little easier.  She knew

she had to get her shots in order to go to Kindergarten

so she put on a brave face and got the shots.  She 

did not even shed a tear.  She just told me it hurt. 

I knew she wanted to cry but was trying so hard to

be brave.  It's a good thing they do the shots last.

Sierra weighs 31.4 pounds at 4%

and is 39 inches tall at 5%

She is just a little thing but as healthy

as can be! 

She thought is was fun that the doctor asked her to

draw simple shapes. 

Teacher Gifts

 This year we wanted to give our teachers something

simple but nice.  Who doesn't love a good cookie? 

Sierra also gave one to her Preschool teacher. 

Field Day

So I volunteered again to help out at field day.  

I'm not sure why.  I only get to see Riley

for one rotation.  What I really want to do

is just follow her around and watch her have fun. 

I helped out at the sponge/bucket race.  It was 

one of the few rotations that had water involved 

so the kids were always a bit more hyper. Specially

the older ones. 

But I did sneak a couple of pictures when she

was at rotations close to mine. 

Riley got completely soaked by the fire truck.

 And loved it!  But Riley and I were 

ready to go home.