Happy Birthday Madison & Wes!!!!!

Madison turned 7 on June 27th. We had a fun pirate party on her birthday for her friends and had a family party for her and Wes on Saturday. Wes's birthday is next week but he will be at work so we decided to celebrate while he was home. Both Wes & Madison got BIG surprises for their birthdays. Madison got tickets to see Miley Cyrus at the Stadium of Fire and Wes got tickets to the PBR finals in Vegas. I think they both were very excited. Sorry for the picture overload. I justhought they were all to cute not to show!

Camping at Starvation

We went camping this past weekend at the lake! We had a great time but we got eaten alive by mosquitoes. We tried several different sprays but none of them worked. Finally our last night we used some stuff from Avon and it worked great. I think they liked Connor the best.


We had great time playing in the water, dirt, sun tanning and just enjoying the weather & Popsicles.


Connor and uncle Todd had a blast with the trucks in the dirt, and of course Wes was at work and had to miss all the fun again. We sure miss him. Madison, we never really saw either. She was always with her friend, Madison.


And Hannah stayed close to Wyatt and played with the other kids a little bit. I think I only took one picture of Madison. That OK I will have a bunch coming the end of this week. She is turning 7. Wow, how time FLIES!!!!!


I took a ton of pictures of Connor. He was just to funny not to. I think the saying is true, "this is a face, only a mother could love.." look at him. He was a mess. I would clean him up and he would literally throw and fit in the dirt. He laid in the dirt several times and played with the trucks. He is "ALL BOY" for sure.

Sleepover!!!

We finally were able to meet up with our cousins. It seems like we always have something going on every time they come up. But this time we got to have a sleepover at Uncle Dan's cabin. They girls had so much fun! Thanks Dana for keeping them since Connor wasn't feeling good. The girls had so much fun roasting marshmellows, playing in the water, and having picnics. We can't wait for the next one.

Madison took the last picture with Dana and I in it. She did pretty good for it being totally dark.

My Fisherman Hubby

I just wanted to make a shout out to Wes! He fished in a tournament in Idaho last weekend at Salmon Creek Reservoir. Wes and his fishing partner Travis took first place. Here is the article from a newspaper up there.I am so proud of him!

"Anglers reel in walleye at annual tournament
Idaho Walleye Unlimited held its 11th annual Spring Classic Walleye Tournament on Fathers Day weekend. Forty-five teams from seven states made their way to Salmon Creek Falls Reservoir for a shot at the more than $11,000 in prize money and gifts.

Wes Karren and Travis Grant from Duchesne, Utah, won the tournament with a record 38 pounds, 2 ounces. But the talk of the tournament was Debbie Schaffer's 12-pound, 8.7-ounce tournament record walleye. "This is the biggest walleye I have ever caught," said Shaffer, of Willard, Utah. "We love Idaho."

John Harrison, from the Magic Valley Chapter of Idaho Walleye Unlimited, said: "Fishing was exceptional. Every team caught legal fish. Idaho Walleye Unlimited and Idaho Fish and Game have worked hand-in-hand for several years to get this fishery where it is now. We cannot thank our members, sponsors, and Idaho Fish and Game enough."

The biggest catch
1st place - Wes Karren and Travis Grant; 38 pounds, 0.5 ounces. Prize: $2,683
2nd place - Kevin Hendrix and Brandon Harkness; 28 pounds, 7.0 ounces. Prize: $1,731
3rd place - Hal Hollbrook and Dave Mayor; 28 pounds, 3.4 ounces. Prize: $1,125
4th place - Tom Davis and Jay Johnson; 25 pounds, 9.4 ounces. Prize: $778
5th place - Chet Reinhart and Ron Peterson; 25 pounds, 4.6 ounces. Prize: $605"

Helping papa & Lance

My parents are putting in a new deck and we went up last weekend to visit. Papa & Lance had one good helper!!!!

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE!!!

This is cool! Thayne lived in Evanston for a few years. I hung out with his brother, and Thayne was a few years older than my brother. I actually saw Thayne for the first time since they moved from Evanston at Tuchuchan in St George. I went to "Thriller" with my awesome cousins and recognized him there.


http://www.fox.com/DANCE/top20_thayne.htm

Visiting Grandma Bailey

I forgot about these pictures of the kids with Grandma Bailey. We went o see her and had a litte lunch picnic. It was so fun to her her talk about the "love affairs" going on at the care center. She was so funny! We all had a great time with her!

Relay for life!!!!

Wow!!! What an experience! If you have never walked for the "Relay for Life" American Cancer Society, you need to do it. The ceremonies are more than touching, and it is so cool to see the Cancer survivors out there walking.

The Luminary ceremony is really cool to see all the bag out there lite up and so beautiful. I did take a few pictures of the bags that I had bought for my aunt, grandma and Wes's grandparents and his cousin. A went with couple friends who have a team. My friend Heidi and I walked 10 miles. It went by really fast and was so much fun! I think we finished up about 1:30 am. 10 miles might not seem like alot but to me it was great. What an accomplishment! I barely make it 1 mile on my treadmill everynight. I usually hate to walk. This is for a great cause and I can't wait until next year. I even called my mom to see when the one in Evanston is this year. She is walking in it with a friend of hers, whose husband had cancer and beat all the odds. They even had a child after his treatments. So cool!!


I am going to get a team together next year for my family and I would love for Wes's family to do it as well. I have an aunt who just finished treatments and I am so excited to walk to track with her next year. I stopped to visit her on my way home today and we are already making plans.



I also put in for a few of the raffles and I won a beautiful quilt! The funny thing about this quilt is, I brought it down to raffle off as a donation from a store that I love in Vernal. It is the "Quilted Hens." Jen who owns it, has been so good to me and I love the blankets that her and her helpers make. I had just picked up some that I had ordered and she gave me that one to take there to raffle off. I was so happy that I won it.






So if you haven't ever done this you need to at least once! It is so cool!

This sure sounds like fun!

Construction zone!!!!

We have purchased a lot just outside of town. This will be a construction zone within the next year. YEAH!!!! I am so excited. We have decided on a house plan. I can't wait to get started!