Dawson turns 5

I can't believe how fast time flies. My baby is 5. He had a great time! He kept telling me "thankyou for having people over mom," thanks for my presents mom," it was the best birthday ever mom"He was really cute about it!

The River

The Smiths Fork River

This is the river that runs through our property. The kids love to swim in it. It is quite a beautiful spot.
Our dog Kenai loves to swim
I finally let Eason and Dawson get in, and I was a wreck the whole time...They loved it though!

Easton lost his 1st tooth

The pictures are quite hilarious. The whole experience was quite traumatizing for him. I tried pulling it out with string and the string broke twice. Then Brett talked Easton into letting him try(this time with dental floss) The dental floss slipped off....needless to say he would not let us touch it again and it fell off in the middle of the night.

A few more pics from the funeral

Dawson and Easton and my mom ( it was the kids first ride in a limo)

My "Nani's" Funeral

A few of the great-grandkids singing Popcorn, and I am a Child of God
Dallin felt very priviledged to be a Pall Bearer.
Dawson and my cousin's daughter Taylor

My cousin Cheri and I had babies an the same day 10 hours apart.

Meet Dallin Lyman and his cousin Dallin Jenkins. Same name, spelled the same, we had no idea until after we had them.

I hope this picture doesn't offend anyone, I thought she looked beautiful.

This is my Aunt Carla and her grandson Jacob.

My grandma, or Nani as we called her, was such an amazing woman. I didn't spend much time with her until after my grandfather passed away 9 years ago. She had a bunch of mini strokes around the time he died and was not the same mentally. So all I knew of her was this little feisty old lady who would often ask random people if they wore garments and ask different men at random for a Priesthood Blessing. I spent alot of time with her in the last few years and really grew to love her. It wasn't until after she passed away that I really began to appreciate the woman she was before. She wrote 100's of beatiful poems, had many great callings in the church, was a devout wife and mother(she rubbed my grandpa's feet twice a day for over 50 years) and had incredible faith. She had quite a sense of humor in her last years, she would always accuse people of trying to steal her purse and her virtue. I will miss her greatly, but she has been reunited with her parents, her husband, her son that she lost when he was 2 months old, and 2 grandchildren.

Hello Again

It has been a crazy month!A couple of days after my last post my sweet grandmother passed away. Luckily we were still in Vegas so we were able to go to her funeral. It was alot harder on me than I thought it would be. I know it was time for her to go, she lived a long life, but I will miss her! Anyway, since we have been home, Kaden, Easton, and Dawson have been in swimming lessons. Dallin and Kaden had their birthdays. Dallin turned 15, and now has his driving permit and insists on driving everywhere!! He also started his first job(at Subway) and is working alot. I found a lump in my breast, which gave us a pretty big scare, but I guess it is just a cluster of cysts. I had an ultrasound yesterday... it went really good. Everything looks normal, they took some 4D pics of him. I think he might have Dallin's nose. I can't wait till he gets here!

Youth For America

Dallin went to a youth camp in Cedar City, Ut. It was a life changing experience for him. These youth are amazing and he can't wait to go back next year.

The Son's Of Thunder

Dallin and Brenna