Cascade Springs 4 Wheeler Ride

On Wednesday, we took a 4 wheeler ride to Cascade Springs in American Fork Canyon. This is the longest family ride that we have ever been on. Our total round trip was 4 hours. The kids did great! We had a great time together. We even saw a moose on the way there. Cascade Springs is fantastic. It is so beautiful. You can get there by car, so if you are near the American Fork Canyon, you should take a drive up there.

Twin Falls Air Show

Kyle and Chad flew with Chad's two friends Jon and Eric to the Twin Falls air show. They got to see the blue angels fly and several other fun things. They had a fun time considering they both had the stomach flu and had to sit out in the hot sun all day!

On their way to Twin Falls. Kyle is already looking a little sick...poor kid
Chad in the back seat! He had fun, but I would have rather had him flying the plane! Eric and Jon did great though!
Blue Angels
Kyle touring an airplane

Random Shots for July

Landon started Soccer
Spencer had his 3 year old check up and had to get one shot
We baby sat (puppy sat) Calvin's dog Dexter. My boys loved having him here!
We went to the skate park. I am afraid I have another Extreme Sport Junky!

Swim Lessons

I hired a girl in my ward to give Kyle and Jared private swim lessons this year. They loved it! Kyle is a pretty good little diver and Jared is a little fish and loves to jump off of the diving board!

Fun at Mapleton City Days

We have been going to Mapleton City Days since I taught in Mapleton. We have been lucky the last couple of years to have my mom living there. We watched their little parade and then went to the park where Grandma supplied the kids with endless tickets to play all of the little booth games. Grandma also provided lunch for all of us! Thanks Mom! We had a great time!

Happy Birthday Kyle, Joslyn and Cloe!

We had a little Prestwich family party for the kids who have birthday's in July. It was at Nelson's Grove Park (I think that is the name) in Orem. It is a really fun park! The kids had a blast playing in the water fountain

Turn Your Blog Into A Book

I have been wondering if it is possible to transfer your blog into a book or scrapbook. My cousin Rebecca found a site that can do it.
It is...http://www.blurb.com
I haven't tried it YET, but will sometime soon. Thanks Rebecca!

Happy Anniversary!!!

Chad and I celebrated our 12th Wedding Anniversary last Saturday the 19th! It is funny how the years have flown by, but it just seems like yesterday that we were kneeling across the alter from one another. That is a day that I will never forget. Here are 12 things that I love about Chad....1.He loves to have quality time with me. 2. He is very intelligent. 3. He makes me step out of my comfort zone. 4. He is very motivated. 5.He works Hard. 6.He plays Hard. 7.He manages all of our bills. 8.He is great at suprises. 9.He has a strong testimony. 10.He is very compassionate towards others. 11. He is a wonderful dad! 12. He loves me, for me!
I love you Chad! Thanks for 12 incredible years. I can't wait to see what the next 12 years bring!




We have a great engagement story! Someday you'll have to ask us about it! I don't think anyone can top off how Chadly proposed!

Our Yellowstone Adventures

Every year at this time we go to Island Park near West Yellowstone. Chad's extended family on the Slocum side has been going up for years and we have followed suit for the last 5 or so years. Chad's parents are always there and we were fortunate to have his brother Steve there with his wife and three kids. Chad's Aunt Ginnie and Grandma from California also came. This year was especially fun for us. We took my niece Jessica along and also invited our good friends Randall and Sharee! It was a very memorable year! Make sure to check out the archive. I posted too much to fit on this first page!

Our first rest stop in Mallad
All of the kids packed in the burb
Jessica and Chad in our cozy cabin
Uh Oh...the cabin had a game cube. The boys found that right away and dubbed that room. Too bad we had so many fun things planned that they didn't get to play very much!
Our Cozy Cabin...we'll never go back to a trailor (at least I won't)

Good Friends and Good Times

We always have a great time with the Slocum clan at Island Park. This year we were very fortunate to have good friends with us as well. On Sunday we got together with some friends from college that now reside in Las Vegas. They happened to be on vacation in Yellowstone at the same time. It was so fun to see Spencer and Nicole and their three children Dallin, Sadie and Lauryn! Thanks for spending the evening with us! The next day Randall and Sharee came with their five children, Paris, Willow, Skye, Star and Bronson. They shared our Cozy Cabin with us for the week. Thanks Randall and Sharee for making the week so delightful. Thank you for sharing your beautiful daughters and sweet little baby boy with us. They are amazing children. Thanks for sharing your food and thanks for sharing our ups and downs with us (you know what I mean). You are amazing friends whom we love very much!

The Slocum's and Luth's
Chad, Nicholle, Nicole and Spencer
Randall and Sharee and baby Bronson
The beautiful Wise Family

The Bear and Wolf Habitat

Here are some random shots of us at the bear and wolf habitat.
One of the hungry wolves
Jared at the playground Landon in a bear trap
In front of the bear habitat
Spencer in a bear trap

Anyone Want to Feed The Bears?

On our first full day (Monday the 6th), we took the kids to a Bear and Wolf Habitat. We saw some pretty huge bears and really hungry wolves. We signed the kids up to feed the bears. They were called "keeper kids". They removed the bears from their habitat and then let the children in. They gave each child a bucket of food and instructed them to hide the food under rocks and stumps and in holes. Then they let the kids out and the bears in. It was really neat to see the bears hunt for their food.
One of the big hungry bears
Kyle, Jessica and Jared with their buckets in the bear habitat
In front of the bear habitat
In a teepee
The kids on the big bear couch

Four Wheeling with the Grandma's

This year Kyle finally talked Grandma Julie into a four wheeler ride. Grandma Parisotto (Julie's mom) decided to give a try as well! Kyle was so proud of himself. We were proud of him too! Thanks Grandma's for letting him give you a ride!

Grandma Julie and Kyle getting ready for a ride
Grandma Julie on the ride
Grandma Parisotto on the ride