Highway Robbery...

like for realsies! We went this past weekend to spend a couple of days in Mesa before the football playoff game that Tyler and Garett were going to play in on Saturday. On the way there, we stopped at Devils Canyon and got out. Nathan is always telling us that there used to be a cool campground back there and that they closed it off because the pull off was so dangerous. Well we took some cool pictures and only spent about 10 or 15 minutes there....and left all our clothes bags, my new Uggs and Nathan's laptop in the bed of the truck! I know right? Not too smart. Needless to say, when we returned, the laptop and the kids clothes bag... GONE! Consider this a lesson learned! Savannah, Ethan and Ryan were pretty sad because their Friday Night Thatcher Eagle Football shirts with Tylers name and number on the back were stolen as well as Savannah's favorite lime green converse! I guess at least no one was hurt and we were still able to enjoy our weekend. (Pictures to follow later...)

Twilight Canyon with the Jensens

Over the summer I invited everyone I knew to come and go camping with us up on Mt. Graham for a week. The only fools who took the bait were the Jensens! What an amazing time we had. We read books, played games, watched movies outside, took hikes, played in the water at Snow Flat...Oops...and played lots of badminton. It was a total blast and I hope we can do it again!

The big kids in the raft at snow flat.


My budding photographer friend Hannah posed these pictures of me. She would tell me how to make my face and hold my hair...BEAUTIFUL...or something!




Goofy Girls... Hannah and Mariah

Ryan and Hannah...making goofy faces...

Ryan taking a go at making "crazy eyes..."

Hannah takes the cake for the CRAZY EYES face!


Zo and Tommy... looking thoughtful...


Riah and Jane


I do love me some girls who are not afraid to make musties! BOO YA!


Nathan taking a leap...


And Bowen...


And Ethan...


Ranger Rides


Ryan gets his crush Lexi some flowers. So sweet!


Before our hike...


Tommy with the biggest wishing dandelion EVER!


It is amazing how many people you can fit into a Ranger! We did some fun geo caching and discovered some awesome trails! What a blast!

Eat more Chicken...

Can I just say this cow was a perv...thank goodness Garett was there to kick him in the udder if he got too inappropriate! This cow had wandering and very strong hooves...who woulda thought?

I fought the dog and the dog won...

So my top 3 scary things:
1. Dogs
2. Mice
3. Snakes

I had not been running in a while and had had a particularly bad day. So I decided to take it to the pavement. The run was great until this piece of crap dog came out and bit the shiz out of my calf while I was running. Luckily I finished my run and the dog ended up being quarantined for a week, just to make sure I wouldn't end up rabid. Lets just say...faced my fear. Next time, I will kick him right in the baby maker.

Traditions from the past

One of the Bryce traditions I love best is getting everyone together and bundling up warm so we can pile in the back of Grandpa's truck and go look at Christmas lights. It is so much fun...freezing, which I hate, but it is a blast! Here we are last year!

The crew



Me and sis



Ryan found this hat at Grandma's house and thought it was awesome! I thought he looked so cute!


Grandma and the big boys


Nathan and Tyler... so sentimental!




Can you tell that Savannah likes to be cold as much as I do?? :)


2008


Me and my sista Chelsea



Nathan and Ethan

The crew

Devin

Ethan

Central Ward Primary Christmas Program 2009

So these are pics from last year. It was so nice to move here and immediately have something for the kids to be involved in and feel like part of the ward. It was a blast and totally cute! Now I have the privelege of being in charge of fitting all the primary kids for their costumes this year! AWESOME! I will let you know how it goes!


Savannah and Christianna Johnson...my little...ummm yeah...Angel! :) She was thrilled to have her picture taken!


Two cute shepherds and one "sweet" angel!


The boys with their buddy Javan!

This time last year...

my house in Queen Creek was virtually empty and we were having a blast partyin' it up every weekend. Looking back, I should have been worried that people were having parties because we were moving...at any rate, it was a great time to visit with friends and the kids were free to run wild. Needless to say, I did not take these pics. So fun! Great times, great friends, great memories!

Box Airplane

When we first moved here, we were all a little blue. I thought it was awesome that the boys found happiness in the little things. Like how our super big boxes made awesome forts, airplanes, sleeping fortresses, cars.... you name it, they invented it! Oh to be young and inventive again!