Ella's first meet

Here are a few pictures of Ella at her first meet. This was the first performance in front of a large audience. She did great! She got a 7.4 on bars, 6.85 on floor (the audience was right next to the floor), a 7.0 on vault, and a 5.5 on beam. Ella's gym. coach thought Ella's vault was funny... because she'd never seen her vault like that before. I'm proud of her for performing in front of a large crowd. It will be fun to see her as she gets in more meets this year. The judge on the beam must have been from Russia. (as my father in law said) Ella didn't fall off once! GO ELLA!

Last few Months

Here are a few photos from the past few months. The first one is of the kids at the fair. The second is of me and bangs. I think I like them.... they cover that big frown wrinkle in the middle of my forehead. The third picture is of Parker at the fair. They had a human heart you could touch and he was eager to inspect it. The last picture is of Mckenna who is Ella's good friend from gymnastics. On a happy note Ben started his new job today! Yeah.... we are excited for this next step in his career.

Hike to local falls

We had fun on our hike this weekend. It was 1/2 mile down..which wasn't too challenging. On the way up Camden started to complain that he was sweating. I told him that was good... he was burning calories but that didn't seem to cease the complaining. So Ben found a "magic" walking stick that seemed to help Camden finish the hike. Ella ran on the way up.... I know that's a big surprise! Ben also made a contribution to this set of pictures. See which one you think it is...

Day at Dash Pt Park

Camden spent the watching some older boys on their skim boards. He was pretty bummed we hadn't brought ours until he found this piece of wood. If you look closely you can see part of a piece of wood under his feet. Here he is balancing on his homemade surfboard

A little present for myself

I haven't been on a vacation by myself in 7 to 8 years. I started feeling how wonderful it would be just to sneak away. As it turns out (it was a sign) the flights to Hawaii were super cheap. So a few girlfriends and I went for a few days the first part of June. It was a trip of many firsts for me. I went parasailing, and swam in sharks cove, and swam to a waterfall. I also tried octopus at Todai. Barf.... I wouldn't recomend it. It was fun to see my nephew and my brother and his family. It was so great to remember who I am. Sometimes, I think we tend to lose ourselves throughout the days and years. This was great for me as Jodi said "for many reasons". So I will leave it at that...... I am trying this year to not just endure my life but really enjoy it!

Logan Temple Doors

My father in law loves taking pictures of doors. He has taken some amazing pictures. So I noticed I have been looking at doors and really appreciating them lately. I know that sounds odd. On our break we visited the temple and I noticed these beautiful doors. I have been trying to appreciate the little things in life more and take in their beauty.

The Park with an Attitude!

Here are a few pictures of us at the park. We took advantage of the weather a few weeks ago . I didn't even have to pose the girls.... Ava had eveyone looking anywhere but the camera. So cute! So she is the director of this picture. I love these pictures! The girls seemed natural at posing. Camden also seemed to enjoy the camera. He seems to enjoy making faces and getting his picture taken.