Brayden's Baptism

Brayden got baptized on Saturday. He was so excited and looked so handsome in his new suit. I think he had a great day and both of his grandparents made it too. I was able to do a spotlight on Brayden and tell a little about him. His Grandma Clark gave the talk on baptism and did a great job. Afterwards we had a bbq at our house. I am very proud of his decision to be baptized. He is a great kid!!

Brayden with Grandpa and Grandma Garfield

Brayden and Grandpa and Grandma Clark

JULY

July was full of baseball, 4th of July celebrations, fireworks, cousins in town and just plain fun!!

Tyler as a Weber Co. Warrior

Cedar City tournament

Tyler at Tourney of Champs

Ellie with Austen and Brooklyn in Cedar

Ellie and her buddies watching a movie at the ball game

Park City Resort Alpine Slide

Go Ryan Go!!

Advanced Door Car Show

Fourth of July at Riverdale Park






Fun times with cousins!!

Hill Aerospace Museum

Luke and Ellie- not sure he's likin' the lovin'

Huge sparkler with Creighton and Bennett

Isn't summer just great!!

Summer Update

We have had a lot going on this summer. It has been busy, fun, and relaxing too. The kids have enjoyed having the pool up and we just got a trampoline and they are loving it, especially Ellie. Both boys have had a birthday. Tyler turned 11 on June 23 and Brayden turned 8 on July 9. His baptism is next month. Of course there has been plenty of baseball too. Both boys played on Saturday in playoff games for the Tournament of Champions next weekend. Brayden's team lost :( but Tyler's team won a nail biter against the Roy Royals, so they are in.

We had two different family parties for the boys. So double the fun!!

We celebrated Brayden's birthday at Boondocks with his cousins and a couple of boys from his baseball team. They all had a great time!

My parents and my sister Megan and her family spent the 4th of July weekend with us and we had a lot of fun. (Pictures to come soon.) My sister Pam and her family will be here next week and we have some fun things planned with them. Overall, summer is going well. The weather is finally heating up and the kids are enjoying their time off. I am also. But I am sure before we know it school will be back in session.

Football

Brayden went to the Fremont Football Camp this week and had a great time. It was a 4 day camp from 9-10:30 each morning. I was very impressed by how well organized and well ran it was. There were about 100 boys from 2nd- 6th grade who participated. The coaches and some of the high school players were in charge and they were great with the kids. I was very impressed with the head coach, Coach Bosgeiter. He actually taught and coached at Weber when Bryce and I were there. He was so awesome with the boys and not only taught them football skills, but values and life skills.

Brayden played flag football last year and says he wants to try tackle football this year. I am not sure as a mom, that I am ready for that, i.e. lots of practices each week and the thought of my little guy being tackled. YIKES! But he wants to do it, so we'll give it a try.

On the 2nd day of camp Brayden got chosen as the "Leader of the Pack" and received this T-shirt. They give it to 2 kids each day. I was a very proud mom! (Sorry his eyes are closed.) Warming up drills. Brayden and Seth

Ellie having fun on the bleachers during the camp.

Run, Brayden, Run

Summer Fun

We are in the 3rd week of summer vacation and it definitely hasn't felt like summer. We have had a lot of rain, wind and cooler temperatures. But the kids have been enjoying their break so far. They have been sleeping in, watching TV ( a bit too much for my liking), playing Wii, playing outside, golfing, playing with buddies and having sleepovers. Baseball isn't quite over yet, so they do spend some of their summer time at practice and games. Brayden has also started football. (more to come on that)

Brayden buried in the sand
He is playing dead here.

CHEESE!!

We hope to get our pool up this weekend, if the weather holds out. So watch for more summer fun pictures. We LOVE Summer!!!

Idaho Falls Tourney

The first weekend in June, Brayden's team played in their first tournament ever. They did great and actually took 2nd place. I drove up with Ellie and Brayden myself because Bryce had to stay home for a wedding he had to go to on Saturday. Tyler also played in SLC on Saturday. I think it was tough on both Bryce and Brayden, him not being there. Brayden seems to play better when his dad is around.

The weather was crappy for most of the weekend. Wind, rain, cold, YUCK!! Bryce's parents drove from Boise and Bryce's brother Jim and his family were there too. It was nice to have some family with us with Bryce not being there.

Seth and Brayden (cousins)

Sorry about the blurry picture.

Ellie sitting by her buddies, Brielle and Jayden.

Weber Warriors

Running for HOME

Brayden played catcher a lot during the tournament. He is really good!!

He also pitched quite a bit too.

He never looks real happy when he is playing ball. He takes it a bit too serious.
I think he is having fun, but I wish he would let his face show it. :)