Summer has Come and Gone......

Wow! This summer flew bye! Just to play a little catch up...We had a great time this summer with our Family and Friends. From hiking caverns, visiting Yellowstone(multiply times) fishing, floating the river, the kids even had training on becoming a Smoke Jumper. There aren't very many dull moments when your at the cabin as most of you know. We enjoyed all the company and hope all that visited had a fun time.

Photos

MY BIG FISH

PAINT POTS

BAKER COUSINS

MESA FALLS

THE PAST MEETS THE PRESENT....

THIS IS THE GIRLS WITH THERE FRIENDS THE BENSONS ATTENDING SCHOOL

OLD SCHOOL WASHING....

KYNDL FOUND A NEW HOME IN NEVADA CITY

ALL ABOARD!

KASSI GETS LOOSE AS KYNDL PLAYS THE PIANO IN VIRGINA CITY

Kassi loves to eat her fish...This one wants to reverse that!

Cabin Fun!

We have been having a great time at the cabin this summer! First Kelly and Lori headed up with the kids and hung out for a couple of days. Later in the week most of Mickey's family came up and we enjoyed going to Yellowstone, Mesa Falls, Virgina City, and BIG JUDS...Which Mickeys brother Bo attempted a triple Big Jud, he made it through about 3/4s of the burger. We have also done alot of 4 wheeling and FISHING!!! In fact Mickey caught 17 fish fly fishing one night. We have seen many animals like, Moose, Bears, Elk, Antelope, Deer,Buffalo, and even a family of racoons. My friend Heather is up here now with her 4 kids and we have enjoyed floating the river, fishing and riding quads...It has been a fun summer and we are looking forward to our other guests that will come for an adventure in the weeks to come!

Enjoy every minute you can.

I am writing this post to express feelings I have about my family. I just spent the last 12 days in beautiful Idaho at our cabin with my family. We had a blast enjoying their company and the kids had a great time playing with their cousins. These are the times that we need to take in and remember. I am so thankful that my in-laws are kind enough to let my family stay at their wonderful cabin, and that Kelly and I and our girls are able to use the cabin as often as we do. Now as many of you know, Kelly spends almost every July up in Idaho enjoying the outdoors, and escaping the heat in Las Vegas. The last couple of days I spent up there, it was just me and my 4 girls relaxing and enjoying the time together. As I flew home last night by myself, I realized that the last few hours I spent with my girls, I was not the happiest or nicest dad and husband that I should be. I can never get those few hours back, and I regret all of my actions. As a dad and husband I need to take a few moments and remember that time is precious, and doing things with the kids and Kelly are times that need to be positive and happy. I guess what I am trying to say is that time spent with family should be precious, and that we need to make them the best they can be. I wanted to also tell Kelly and the girls that I regret being grouchy the last few hours that I spent with them, and that I apologize, and love them so much. I can not wait to see them in a few weeks, and promise to be a happier dad and husband.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICKEY!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY !
WE LOVE YOU DAD! THANKS FOR BEING SUCH A GREAT DAD AND HUSBAND. THANKS FOR ALL THE BASEBALL YOU PLAY IN THE BACK YARD WITH US. THANKS FOR ALL THE Wii YOU LET US WIN ! AND THANKS FOR ALL THE LAUNDRY YOU HELP MOM DO!
THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO!

YOU ROCK!
WE LOVE YOU!

Older Pictures of our Girls

Here some random pictures of our girls through the years.

10 great years

This post is a little walk down memory lane dedicated to my lovely wife. It was 10 years ago today that we were married. It seems like just yesterday, we were wondering if the weather was going to clear up for our special day. And what do you know, that day was awesome, the weather, the company, and the entire day. I had a smile on my face that lasted forever. We have been through alot of fun times in the past 10 years, traveling to different places, learning new things, and meeting new friends. We lived in Idaho for a couple of months after we were married, and had a good time doing that. We vacationed in Hawaii while you were 6 months pregnant with Kylie. We went to Minnesota in March to visit your brother, in the freezing cold. Going to Mexico and carrying back chairs that we bought over there, with the help of friends. We have made numerous trips to Arizona and California to visit family. And we have spent many summers at the cabin enjoying life and adventures up there. And for this anniversary we went snowmobiling in Yellowstone, which is something I would like to do again someday. Kelly you have made my life an adventure, and I am sure there are many more to come for us and our girls. I know that I am hard to live with sometimes, but hey your stuck with me and thats that. I cannot wait to grow older with you and experience many more fun times. I love you Kel.