Pacifier Withdrawls

So we are home from our 3 week trip to Cali and now it is time to get back to our "normal" life. I waited until our trip was over to take the pacifier away from Ava so she was too much drama on our trip. She only gets her pacifier at bedtime now and it is killing her! The other day I caught her with this. She is going through some withdrawls so she is using her "babies" pretend pacifier. There is nothing but a little sticks at the end of this one, but she liked it for that afternoon. She is one funny girl.

1st Day of School

Alyssa was so excited for school today. She is going into First Grade and all day! She likes her teacher a lot and has made some new friends. She likes to each lunch at school now and go to recess, but says there are a lot of kids at recess now that she goes with all the big kids and not just Kindergarteners.

The early risers to see Alyssa off to school. Corbin was having too much fun sleeping to make it for the picture.

Funny Photo

Who's in the dog house.....

You can't see any of them, but there are 3 crazy kids in there having a good time. This was brad's project for the last week and it turned out so good. He is so amazing! He built this for Sam and Tripp (our dogs) so they had a place to go hang out. He has always wanted to build a dog house, so now he can check it off his list. Now for another cool picnic table he built in Arizona. I want one here at this house!

Shucking Corn

The kids had a good time the other day shucking the corn for dinner. This was Ava's first time and it was cute to see her watching the other kids to see how to do it.

Ava is saying "my precious" to her corn!

Don't Forget the Fireworks...

We went to a park in Orem/Provo area to watch the Stadium of Fire Fireworks at BYU. The people around us had bought a lot of their own fireworks so we got to see many shows through out the night. Gary and Tara brought sparklers and snaps for the kids to do, It was fun.

Happy Fourth of July!!!

God Bless America

The Land of the Free

Fourth of July BBQ

There is a really nice picnic area up the Hobble Creek Canyon where we went this past weekend.
Great weather, Good Company, A lot of Fun!!!!

Good News

Gary (Brads brother) and Tara (his wife) came up for the fourth of July Weekend to visit with everyone. Friday night we went up in the canyon and had a picnic (pre fourth celebration) and played some games. We were wrapping up the night activities when Gary announced he had some "firecrackers" to use up. So we gather around the table and everyone got one of these cute firecrackers Tara made.........

We counted to 3 and pulled on the ends and Starburst candies came flying out of the firecrackers and the kids went wild collecting them. Then one person read the paper, another saw the picture and we all went crazy! It was a very fun way to announce they were having a baby! Congratulations Gary and Tara. We love you!

Manti Miracle Pageant

Last week we went to Manti to see the Miracle Pageant that is performed on the hill by the temple. It is the story of Joseph Smith finding the golden plates, the first vision, pioneers crossing the planes, and some stories from the book of mormon. It didn't start until 9:30pm so we didn't know how well the kids would do. Corbin lasted 30 minutes and was out by 10 and Ava was doing good, but fell asleep a little after Corbin. Alyssa and Addison did good and stayed awake the whole time, but didn't quite understand what was going on in the pageant at times. All in All we all had a great time. The kids met Brigham Yound, Joseph Smith, Angel Moroni, Samuel the Lamanite (two of them) and one of the preachers. They were like celebrities to the kids it was fun. The guy who played Joseph Smith signed their pictures of Jesus for them with his autograph it was cute.

Happy Anniversary

Yesterday we celebrated our 8th year of marriage. We had a wonderful normal day at the Fears home and at work and then Brad and I went to the movies. Thanks for some great years Brad, can't wait for more to come. Love ya babe!

Manti Temple

Here are a few shots I got of the Temple while we were there last week. It is such a beautiful Temple and location you are just in awe every time you see it. The last picture is the temple in the dark when it is lit up at the end of the pageant....so pretty.

Bowling with the Family

two nights while Brad's parents were in town last week we went bowling. The first night Julie and I were defeated by the kids team! Yes we will admit we had a bad night, something was off, we think it was the lane that was angled wrong. So we had a re-match the following night, we didn't start off well again so we asked for bumpers, but I guess there is an age limit (12) to have those so we had to do it on our own. Julie and I were able to beat those little munchkins this time. Brad and everyone else did great both nights they didn't have our problem! It was a lot of fun hanging out with everyone.

Oquirrh Mountain Temple Open House

A group of us went to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple Open House last week. It is so neat to go through the temple with your kids so they have a chance to see inside before it is dedicated. We all had a great time through the tour and the kids especially liked the cookies and water after the tour! This temple is West of the Jordan River Temple in the hills West of the I-15. Angel Moroni got struck by lightning a couple of weeks ago because there is nothig big around this temple. We have really enjoyed the opportunity to go through this temple and the Draper temple in such close times to each other.

the backyard garden

The lot behind our house is our neighbors down the street. He has such a beautiful garden growing its been nice to see it blooming this spring. Its a nice view from the backyard. The Iris' finally bloomed, they were everywhere, so pretty. dark purple, light purple and purple and white ones.

The Start of Summer

Hot days, Late nights, friends over to play.....The Summer has begun.

Ava, Addison, Alyssa, Corbin, & Tanner on the Trampoline!

Kids playing play-doh

Alyssa and Addy playing water games

Corbin getting the girls with a water gun. What a boy/brother.