Where does the time go?

Adam started first grade yesterday and had a wonderful day! He loves his first grade teacher, Mrs. Snyder and says she is really nice.
Now, I'm just wondering, where does the time go?

Ready for his first day of school!

We sure are proud!!!

Some of our Favorite Things

Here are some of our favorite things lately...

So Many Great Things...

We always have a great time taking the boat out, unfortunately we don't do it near as much as we would like to. Here's some pictures from our last outing.
Jon and Cooper...two crazy kids! Jenna learning how to drive the boat, with Grandpa's supervision

Ryan is amazingJenna loved riding on the tube

Carsey and Mila shared a special day on Saturday; Carsey was baptized and Mila was blessed by their dad. What a great day. We were so glad they made a lot of effort to come to Boise so we could be apart of these great milestones. Congratulations Carsey and Mila!

Logan had tubes put in his ears on Monday. YEA! Hopefully we have a lot less ear infections, more sleeping at night and a happier little boy!

Richards Reunion 2010

The Richards Family Reunion was this last weekend. Ryan was just going to take Adam and head down, but at the last minute "convinced" me to go with him (not that it took a lot of convincing! :) ) We headed down late Thursday night and went to the Hogle Zoo on Friday, what a fun zoo! The kids had a good time! We spent some time at Temple Square. We haven't taken the kids there in a very long time...what a great teaching experience!

Then we headed to a park and had the big family gathering on Saturday.

Bridal Veil Falls was beautiful...and fun for the kids...

Adam and Logan enjoyed their own version of crochet.

Some water balloon volleyball to cool off the hot day!

We are so glad we went and had a great time! Thanks for those who let us crash at their house at night!

Snake River Stampede

My awesome and very thoughtful brother, Jared, gave us VIP tickets to the Snake River Stampede. We had such a great time! It has been years since I've been to a rodeo and I have never sat so close as we did Saturday. We had mud flipping up on us almost the entire time because of how close we were. Jenna loved it, but mostly because she had an endless supply of free food she got to eat for two hours. Adam loved the animals and had a lot of questions about what was going on and I enjoyed being with two of my kiddos and my sister! What a great day out!

Bear Lake: Year #4

We had a good time at Bear Lake this year. This was our fourth year going and the lake is still as beautiful as ever. I think we all agreed that this year is one not to be forgotten. With at least 8 of the gang getting the stomach flu and throwing up more times than any of us would even want to in a lifetime, the little bit of a windy beach we still managed to have a good time. The kids were mostly oblivious to what was going on around them and having a great time with their cousins.
Jenna and Carter have really become great friends this last month or so. If they don't see each other constantly, they are asking where the other one is. So fun to have a cousin to play with! A little walk with the cousins was very enjoyable

Putting together puzzles on a beautiful Sunday evening Logan coloring...not to be left out...

Beach babe

Carter and Jenna again...mostly joined at the hip

Logan loving the water, after a whileWatch out or I'll squirt you!!! Three Hawaiian beauties

Lots of sand for more castles

Jenna feeding the seagulls

Love time with the family!

Happy 4th

We had a great time the 4th of July. Some of Ryan's family were in town and we were able to celebrate with them.
The Grandkids love Grandpa's new toy! Watching the fireworks. Notice the two in the car watching...:)

So nice to have older nieces who love to hang out with the little ones!