Summer Fun!

The kids and I love to go fishing even though mom isn't a very good fisher. So far we haven't caught anything. We love to go up to Yankee Meadow and fish and play in the stream that runs out of it while dad is at work.


We have found this little beachy spot where the kids can splash and play. Up against the bank it gets about 18 inches deep. The kids love it!




Hunter racing sticks and pine cones down the stream.....they chase them clear out into the meadow. Cows graze in the meadow and the kids love to "moo" at them.






They usually start out dressed and by the time we are ready to go all of there clothes are laid out on the trunk of my car drying in the sun.




They love being silly! They are my whole world and we can't wait for it to warm up enough to go again.

last summers road trip to Salt Lake

So still playing ketchup- and this is a long post so grab your fries! (to go with the ketchup duh!)

Last summer we were supposed to go on a family vacation to Oklahoma with the Hawkins family, but it kinda got canceled. So we decided to take a small vacation to Salt Lake.

Aunt Erica getting everything organized.

Hunter, Branson, and Shaydee squeezed into the back...they were pretty excited.

Here is Brice! He was a good baby for such a long drive.


Pete and Uncle Brian, checkin the tire pressure before we leave.


My self portrait....I know I'm smokin!

We only had to stop every 15 minutes on the way up so one of the kids could go potty! It was great!

While we were up there we had to visit Cabelas

The boys couldn't even make it into the store before they found something they had to check out.

We found the tents out side....Shaydee liked this one.

Erica was checkin out the tents too!

Pete and I outside the tents....the sun was bright!


Next we went to Kowabunga Bay. It's a water park with slides and a lazy river...we soaked up tons of sun and had a blast!

Hunter, Branson, and Uncle Brian...Kowabunga!!
Aunt Erica and Brice.

Shaydee and Mom....she only did the slides a few times, but we did the lazy river about 5 million times....she loved it!

The whole gang! We had a blast but by the end of the day we were pretty pooped!

Shaydee after the water park, she was pretty tired.


We also had to go to Hogle Zoo while we were there...the kids loved it!

While we were there they had to ride the carousel....fun!

Hunter rode the leopard!

Shaydee rode the zebra!
We had so much fun! Thanks Hawkins Family for hanging out with us!

Ketchup...is better with fries!

Well...It's been a while! (almost a year) I am pretty much a slacker and I really need to get back on track. So I will try to make my ketchup blog good. (yes i know that "ketchup" is the red tomato sauce, i did it on purpose) So....here we go. Last summer was pretty busy for us.....

Shaydee got stung by a bee....ouch!



Shaydee helped dad fix moms car.



Hunter teased us and made us laugh!



Shaydee got a new bike, we couldn't wait for her birthday or Christmas because then there would be snow on the ground.... Pete took us after he got off of work one night, the kids and I were in our jammies...hence the reason I'm not in this picture =)



We got to go hang out with Aunt Tiffany....what a fun summer!



More posts to come about last summer....they are just longer better posts (atleast I hope they are.)

Camping with cousins.

We were lucky enough to get an invitation to go camping with Katie, Lloyd, Levi and Luke. The kids were so excited. Shaydee was worried because we didn't have a tent and we weren't taking the camp trailer. I tried explaining to her that we didn't need a tent because we would be sleeping in a cabin...she responds with a "tent cabin?" HAHA! I tried explaining that a cabin is more like a house than a tent, but she didn't get it until she saw the cabin. We stopped at Marv's in Enterprise (only slightly out of the way) and grabbed a burger, and then it was off to camping. The kids had a blast. Hunter took his 4-wheeler and Levi took his dirt bikes. It rained off and on all of Saturday, but that didn't stop the boys from riding. They were pretty wet by the time they came in the cabin. Hunters dad (without consulting his mom) put Hunter on Levis other dirt bike. He did a GREAT job! Go Hunter! Well....until he ran into a barbed wire fence. He scratched his hand and his belly, but thankfully nothing major. It chewed up the throttle cable on the dirt bike. He really did a good job for it being his first time on a dirt bike. We took the kids fishing Sunday morning.....with NO luck. All in all it was a blast. Thanks Katie and Lloyd!

Levi sitting on the fireplace.



Levi on his dirt bike...the red dirt bike is the one Hunter rode.

Shaydee and Luke Duke eating Gogurts on the porch.


Hunter on his 4-wheeler.....its not that great of a picture.


Levi on his dirt bike and Luke Dukes bum....he had to go "pee"




The guys would shoot there bows off the porch.

28

As most of you know Pete had a birthday and he turned 28. He is getting sooo old! We love him to pieces and usually do a really good job of spoiling him. This year he drew out for the bow hunt, but he didn't have a bow so guess what he got for his birthday....thats right....a bow. He really enjoys shooting at targets so I am sure he will enjoy hunting with it. Pete had to work on his birthday, so me and the kids spent the day trying to make it special for him when he got home. The kids made Pete some cute animal balloons and we made him a sign and hung it on the garage. I made Pete a cute cake, and we made chicken enchiladas for dinner. Well Pete walks in the door and asks me what the duct tape is on the garage for...OOPS! Our sign blew away before Pete had a chance to see it. Damn wind! He really enjoyed the balloon animals that the kids made, and he got a kick out of his cake. He is so easy to please and I am really grateful that he is my husband. Happy Birthday Baby! We Love You!!

Pete was so tired, he only got 4 hours of sleep the night before. So he slept through most of his birthday celebrations. He did wake up (I had to wake him up twice) for dinner and for this picture. We didn't eat his cake until the next day.

You know you are the son of a mechanic when....

Hunter and Shaydee got up early early this morning to go with there Mema (thats my mom) to go visit family in Salt Lake and go to the Zoo, Aquarium, and whatever else. Pete and I went back to bed. At about 9:30 am my mom calls to tell me a story. She said that after driving for a few hours, they stop and have a potty break and stretch there legs. On there way back to the car Hunter stops and looks at it. He looks at the front tire, then the back tire, then the front tire again. Then he says "Grandma...I mean Mema....I think your tire is low" HAHAHA! If that isn't the son of a mechanic. I laughed so hard....Pete got a pretty good chuckle out of it too.

Keepin up with the Joneses

Well....I've come to conclude that my last name is Leavitt. Which means that I will never EVER have the nicest or the bestest or the hottest or the fastest or the neatest (you get the idea) of MOST THINGS. And guess what......I've decided that its OK. I have things that the Joneses can never possess so THERE! I have a great family who I love to spend time with, but this blog is really about my husband. Someone I love who is the VERY BEST! Pete and I decided that we wanted me to stay home as much as possible with our kids while they are growing up. We knew this would decrease our income and that we would have to make certain sacrifices.... WELL.....SOME DAYS I HATE IT!!! I love my kids, and I love being with them....but I hate it when my husband wants something and I can't just run out and buy it. Pete works his tail end off to provide for our family. He gets up early and goes to bed late. He comes home from work willing to help with dinner, the kids, or anything else I ask. He walks in the door almost everyday with a Pepsi or Icee for me. He is NEVER ornery. I wish that I could conjure up money any time we needed it, but as we all know it doesn't grow on trees. I do the finances in our family, and so when we have wants that we can't afford its me that stresses and gets upset. It's always Pete that tells me its going to be okay and that we will figure it out. I love this man and I am so grateful that he is MY husband. I LOVE YOU BABY!!