Buckaroo

So here we have the long awaited sheep ride. Tyce had so many people there to watch him and he was very excited. We were really worried that he would not get on the sheep once he got down the the chutes, but Jody said he climbed right on like it was no big deal. Unfortunately, he did not stay on for long, and so I missed the entire ride videotaping the wrong chute. Natalie took this picture for me. This is Tyce getting up after he fell off. He is the little orange looking thing in the dirt.This is Tyce coming back to the bleachers with his prize. He was so proud of himself. He got a really nice belt buckle that says mutton bustin champion, and a bandana that says the same. At the end of the rodeo, he said to me, "mom, by favorite part of the rodeo is when I rode a sheep." And guess what... that was my favorite part as well! So proud of him!

Now for the house update. This picture is of the digging out of our backyard for the walk-out basement. The mound of dirt you see left in the picture is a very small amount compared with the huge hill in front of the house. We removed a lot of dirt.

Today they poured the garage floor, and Friday (crossing our fingers it doesn't rain) they will pour the basement floor. Then next week it's up up up with the walls. Can't wait!

Hurray for Cement!

Today they took off the forms and we now have a foundation. Can I get a Waat Woo! We are very excited to see the whole thing happening. Yesterday I think we had 5 cement trucks come and I couldn't believe it was for ME! I feel like it is such a blessing that this has all worked out for us. Just hope from here on it is smooth sailing.

The next pictures I will get will be when they pour the floors and back fill all the dirt. Then I guess it's bring on the walls and all the decisions we will have to make. Already I am worried about all the things we have to pick out.

So yesterday I took my adorable 10 month old baby (can we believe it's already been that long?) out to take some pictures to update the newborn ones I have framed. We couldn't get her to smile, but she was more than willing to squinch up her nose for just about every picture. I guess we will try another day for a smile, but in the mean time I think this is pretty cute as well!
Tomorrow my sister is coming with her children to go to the carnival with us. Then on Friday my other sister and my parents will be joining us for the long awaited RODEO where Tyce will be riding his sheep. He is still excited about it, and so are we. Can't wait to see what the out come will be. Well, off for another adventure. I am taking the kids to Downata swimming this evening, I hope Danica will like the warm water there, because she does not like the cold!!!

It has begun

We finally got to start on our new house. They dug the hole Monday, poured footings yesterday, and are putting up the forms for the foundation today. This is my tiny children down in the hole. They have loved playing on all the dirt piles that are all over the yard. It's like an instant playground.

We finished up swimming lessons, and the yard sale, and both turned out great. This week has been busy with the house and the regular running. We are all looking forward to next weekend when all the rodeo fun happens. My mom and dad, Jenny, Nate and 2 children, and Natalie and her kids are all going to come and spend the weekend with us. I am so excited to have them all come to visit and watch Tyce ride the sheep.

Well, I know this is short, but Ali is clogging at the Preston 24th of July Pioneer Day festivities. I guess maybe we should all get cleaned up from our lazy day to go and watch her. Jody has been hauling hay all day. It's days like this that he likes the fact that he works in Utah. Hopefully he'll be able to join us for the fun tonight. Tomorrow we are going to Bear lake with Jody's family. I will take some pictures and post them next time.

I wanted to put one picture on here from our Jacobson reunion a couple of weeks ago, because I loved it, so I will end my post with it. It's Tyce in the blue hat, my dad, and either Jenny or Natalie's boy. I can't tell from the back.

Quick Update

I have been running crazy again, so it's been quite some time since my last blog. We went to the Jacobson family reunion, and it was so much FUN! We enjoyed being able to see everyone and spend time together. I did take pictures, but they are still on the camera for now. Maybe some will make it on here eventually.

Last Tuesday Danica started to crawl. She has become INSTANTLY busy, and we love seeing her explore her now broader environment.

Ali, Paige, and Tyce started swimming lessons today. They all LOVE it, and Tyce even went under water for the first time (on purpose) and liked it! They all are very excited to go back again tomorrow.

Kaden did his swimming for scouts and passed off both his second and first class requirements, and was very excited about it. He will spend the next few weeks working on the swimming merit badge now.

I have been very busy going through the house for Natalie and I's annual yard sale. It is this weekend, and although it is always a lot of work, it is always worth it. I'm trying to clean out a little extra this year knowing that a move is in the near future. Speaking of which, they should (cross your fingers) be able to did the hole Thursday or Friday. If not, the beginning of next week. I am SO excited I can't even tell you. (Especially after we caught and discarded of 2 more mice this last week.)

Last but not least, Preston's big rodeo weekend is coming up the last weekend of this month. Tyce is going to do the muttin bustin on Friday the 31st for whoever wants to come and see him. It may be a good laugh! He's very excited about it, and so are we!

Jody took last Friday, today and tomorrow off work so that he could haul hay that we sold. Kaden has loved it, because he spends the whole day with him in the semi. It worked out for us too because we didn't sign him up for swimming lessons, so it gives him something to do.

Well, I guess that's caught us up for now. More madness later!

Last weeks news!

I think things have actually slowed down a little bit for us for a minute anyway. Last week the biggest news was that Kaden got braces. I was going to hurry and get a picture of him to post, but I thought about it, and every picture he takes for possibly the next couple of years will have his braces in them, so why take one more?

Ali had a little clogging performance on Saturday and she did a great job. She went with me coupon shopping afterwards and we enjoyed the time together to talk about THINGS!!!

Now the beginning of this week is being consumed by a cub scout breakfast that I will not be here to help with, but still have to organize and get ready for. I am making a trip to Logan today to get supplies, so I'm planning to get all the stuff I need for our Jacobson reunion as well. WE ARE SO EXCITED TO SEE EVERYONE! Mom and dad have planned some fun things, and we are looking forward to it all.

Well, I best get moving. Before I can leave they are coming to do a test dig for the new house. I hope we get everything done and moving quickly. It seems like we keep running into road blocks. Hopefully that won't happen too often after the building starts!

Summer fun

Ali is home from 4-H camp. She had a great time until one of her ADULT leaders told them all a horrifying ghost story, and scared her so bad that she could not sleep the night she came home. At least the leader didn't tell them until the day they came home or she would have been too scared to sleep. It took her a long time to get over it, and I hope that soon the memory will fade so she will go again next year. She really did have a good time.

This was Paige's last softball game. She did a good job and seemed to enjoy it. She doesn't seem to be our biggest sportster, but she did want to play this year. She ended up with a good coach and learned a lot. She was a pretty good little hitter! Good job to Paige! So I mentioned in my last blog that I was headed to Dubois so Kaden could have a little fishing trip with Grandpa. When we got there we found out that it was rodeo weekend, so there was a scout breakfast, parade, and duck race.

This is Dallin, Tyce, and Rhett getting ready to watch the parade. It was lots of fun. They played at the park during the breakfast, and then got drug to a yardsale by there mothers. (which ended up being worth it for the bargains we got)

This is Kaden and Grandpa also ready for the parade. They had a good fishing trip. They did not camp out as the weather turned bad in the late evening on Friday, but Kaden caught some fish and had soooo much fun! Thanks to Grandpa for taking time to spend with him. He really had a good time.

While the boys were fishing, Natalie and I helped mom prime and paint one of the rooms in their new house in Dubois. They just closed on it a week ago, and are going to take there time fixing it all up the way they want it before they move in. It's going to be a project for them to paint it, but it will be worth it, and it's so much easier to do when the house is empty. We are soo excited for them.

Speaking of new houses, I finally feel like it's going to be a reality, so I can mention that we are going to build a house. It will be just over to the side of the one we are in right now. We should be able to start digging the hole very soon. I am SOOOO EXCITED! I will take pictures when we get started. HOORAY!

Sports, Sports, and more Sports!

So I'm sure all of you are asking yourselves where I've been. It's summer, things have finally slowed down right? WRONG! I have been running all over. We started with a week of basketball camp in Preston for Kaden. Followed by a week of basketball camp in Logan at USU for Kaden as well. After that he left for scout camp, and while he was gone Ali had softball tournaments. This morning I dropped Ali off and she is on her way to 4-H camp. Tyce is having a sleepover tonight, and then this weekend I am going to go home to Dubois so Kaden can go camping with my dad. We have also been to a ward camp out, and had other friends and sleepovers. I think June is flying by because of all the running, but we are having fun. FUN is what summer is all about anyway RIGHT!

So, this first picture is Kaden at the USU basketball camp. He did really well on the first day, so he a two of his buddies got bumped up to play with the 7th graders. (They moved the better of the 6th graders. I think they had lots of 6th and not as many 7th.) I thought I took a great picture here. I caught it just as he was going behind his back. What a good photographer.

Kaden's team was a good little team. They played a tournament at the end and Kaden's team beat the team that had never been beaten, and won the tournament. He got a T-shirt that says CAMP CHAMP. We were very proud of him. He also got an award for the most coachable player on the team. We were glad to hear this as well. We want him to listen and learn, and not be one of those kids that are sure they know it all! I'm sure you've all seen them!


This next picture is Ali at her softball tourn. on Saturday. The rain let up so they could play. It did sprinkle on us a few times, but we can't complain after all the rain this month. Ali lost her first game to the blue team, so then they had a break. (if you call running to the primary activity for awhile a break). Then she went back and played the pink team. We won, so we went up against the blue team again. This time WE won, so we had to play them AGAIN. WE WON which made her team the CHAMPS! She was very excited because now they get there picture in the paper. It was a long 9 hour day with 3 of the 4 games against the same team, but all worth it in the end. (I guess I forgot that she also played one game against purple on Friday night, and won that as well). It all runs together like a big blurr.

Well, I guess that's a brief catching up. I will have pictures of Paige playing softball next time. She has one last game to play that was canceled because of rain. After that I think the only other sports things this summer are Kaden's golfing, and soccer starts toward the end of the summer as well. I guess swimming lessons is sort of a sport too. Oh- well, it was a nice thought...