SNOW!!

leaves

When your yard is covered in leaves....

You make a big pile and jump!

Believe it or not but Riley is in the pile- look close and you can see her hand.

Halloween Highlights

Princess Cinderella and Little Lady Lion

Bahama Cruise

Jake's comapny took us on a cruise to the Bahamas. This was our 5th cruise since we've been married! We went out of Jacksonville, FL and cruised to Freeport and Nassau Bahama's. We rented scooters, played on the beach and had fun in Freeport. In Nassau we went to the Atlantis resort. It was amazing. We walked through huge aquariums and saw sharks, manta rays and a whole assortment of other fish. On the boat we ate and ate and enjoyed the entertainment. The nest part was that it was free!

my girls

Me and Jake and Kami drove from Provo Canyon to Hobble Creek Canyon in Springville- on the back side of the mountain. This is about 10 miles from where we live in Mapleton. Gotta love the fall!
Jake and Kaylee camping up Strawberry Reservoir. The girls ask to go camping every weekend now.

This is our house in Mapleton. It was built around 1885 and has recently been remodeled inside.

Here we are in the alfafa feilds in front of our house. We were checking to see if the apples were ripe. Riley is on Grandma Dahl's shoulders.

Summer 2009- an attempt to catch up

Me and the girls at Silver Lake in American Fork Canyon.

Grandma Wendy and Grandpa Mark came for about 2 months. We went with them to Jake's family cabin in Island Park and to Yellowstone.

We adopted this crazy kitty named Charlotte. He died of Parvo 3 days later.

The first month of the summer we lived in Charlotte, NC. Our favorite place to go was the Latta Plantation, a lake and equestrian park. The water was warm and the trials were easy enough for the girls to hike along with us. We miss Carolina!

I have been procrastinaitng this catch up for far too long. Plus, now that these pictures are posted, I can tease you for the gems I have in store for the next post!

About a month ago we moved to Mapleton, UT. We've been wanting to move here for awhile now, and finally found a place that fits our family well.

I have lot's of pictures to post, but for now...

Here is Jake and Kayleee catching a fish in the pond on the property. The pond is surrounded by plum, peach, walnut and apple trees. Recently there was a fire up behind Maple Mountain and Hobble Creek and the helicopters filled their buckets from the pond cause it was the closest to the canyon.

Jake and Riley on the rope swing at sunset. There is nothing better than the Mapleton breeze on a summer night.

More to come soon!