Horseback Riding!

The three oldest kids and Mike went on the last school honor roll trip today.  They went horseback riding up at Shaver Lake.

Austin was so excited to go on the trip, he had a hard time sleeping the night before.

Elizabeth loves horses and for her this was a dream come true.

Emily must have found something to be funny.

Austin finally got his turn on one of the horses.

Elizabeth's horse almost got away from her!

Mike had a great time too.

Emily was leading the pack-scary!

Dad came prepared--look at that cowboy!

They all had lots of fun, it was chilly, but that didn't take the fun out of it.  They saw so much of God's beautiful creation.  What a fun day it was!

Nathaniel is 10 months old and walking!!!!!

Nathaniel started walking this week.  Not just a couple of steps here and a couple of steps there, it was a complete walk across the living room.  Needless to say, I was shocked!

A Friend's Birthday Party

Nathaniel with the birthday girl, Sarai Caldera.

The favorite thing at the party--the tree swing!  Megan enjoying her turn.

Elizabeth fixing her bacon-wrapped hot dog, yummy!

Emily having fun on the swing too.

Joshie liked the toys, especially that dinosaur on the table.

Austin went from the rope to the tree-he loves trees!

Nathaniel's safe place so that he didn't get stepped on. He loved being able to watch the kids play games and have fun.

Nathaniel also had his first popsicle.  He loved it, but his lips you could tell where numb by the way that he kept playing with them.  It was really funny.

It was a great party, we had a wonderful time.

My Little Helper!!!!

Nathaniel loves to climb up on the dishwasher.  I was emptying the silverware holder and turned around to see him up there trying to take stuff off of the counter.  He goes nuts when the dishwasher is open, so I try to get the dishes done while he is sleeping or he unloads it faster than I can load it.