Heaven (she means 'Payson')

This girl literally thought we were going to "Heaven"...we tried to correct her...but she insisted!

This girl was wearing her HSM shirt while hiking & exploring...I think she was in heaven!

He's their hero.

best slide...EVER!

LOVING the waterfalls...
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HATING the waterfalls...

Posing...I mean resting on the stairs.

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My girls.

attempting a family pic (sorry B:)

Posing... I mean resting...on the rocks this time.

Not wanting this mini-vacation to end...

I think this is our new Labor Day tradition!

It Was 7 Years Ago...

on 9/6 that Brady and I were married.

It has been nothing like we expected and it's been great!

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year 1- lots of vacations, work, and school

year 2- Emma

year 3- move, new job, expecting baby # 2

year 4- another move and birth of sweet Regan

year 5- another move, a college degree

year 6- loving where we are in life

year 7- new job, Brady back to school for his Masters, first kid in school

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Here's to forever!

She's a PRO

Emma got her PRO at wii bowling a couple weeks ago and when I took the pic she said, "Mom, this is totally going on the blog!" So, here it is like I promised.

I sure am glad that the wii is at Grandma & Grandpa's house, because she'd spend all her time working on her PRO boxer!

(and yes, her name is 'giselle'- she was in a major "Enchanted" phase:)

They Liked It

Emma and Regan took advantage of the rain on Saturday and spent the morning playing in the mud!

(and I actually let it happen)

Women All Over the Country...

have lost their men for a duration of 4 months!

That's right, college football has begun.

It's not that I don't like the fact that

he was up (too excited to sleep any longer-and I am serious) with the girls @ 6:45am,

or that he was biting his nails all day,

or that he hurried to get all the household chores done and even shaved his face

so that he was ready to go an HOUR-AND-A-HALF early!

And who wouldn't love watching with die-hard (if you don't believe me, I dare you to join us) fans that scream SO loud and SO often that the babies in the room freak out and the little girls present stare in wonder at these guys questioning what could possibly be SO important.

I've really missed the pacing back-and-forth for the entire game. I have missed waking up on a peaceful Sunday morning to a husband that has totally lost his voice from Saturday's game. I'd forgotten about the constant critiquing of each play and every second of the game. I was even reminded that I am surprised by the amount of congratulations calls my guy gets after a "big win"...like he scored the winning goal...jk- he'd freak if he knew I wrote that...touchdown! And what fall Saturday would be complete without a little shopping trip that I nearly get forced on because he starts to feel guilt over his obsession!?!

I said it last year and I'll say it again...and it only happens once a year...

Go byu.

(to my in laws- seriously though, thanks for having us and thanks for feeding us! fun stuff!)