Camping in Great Basin

Travis and Malachi went camping in Great Basin National Park with Jonh, Trent, Uncle Dan, Bubba, Trevor and Taylar. Great Basin is the least visited National Park!

I was reminded by someone that our tax dollars are paying for these beautiful parks - we should take advantage of them! Travis said it was worth the 7 hr. drive and he would definitely go back. I hope to go with him, next time!

Malachi crashed!

Bub and Taylar saying cheese!

Trent 

Papa John

Mountain Man Trent

Beautiful aspens on the way to an amphitheater. 

In the caverns.

Trent caught a fish - so did Trevor, but I don't have a picture.

Cousins Trent, Malachi and Trevor

The Hoover Dam bridge

Visit to Bullhead to Introduce Asher

Grandma Darla just got out of the hospital - we were so happy to get to introduce her to Asher!

Grandpa Herb

We joined Aunt DiAnn for her birthday lunch - Asher's 1st birthday party!

Grammy gave Malachi this picture. He ususally makes this face, now, when I take his picture!

Gramma with Mo

Crappa Dennis

Grandma Bryant

Asher's 1st Visitors

Granny Estelle

Grandma Adams

Aunt Liz

Grandma Pat

Papa John

Grammy Jamie

Aunt Kristi

Grandma Vickie and Aunt DiAnn's Birthday Party!

We had a b-day bash for two very special ladies in our family! They have been best friends since high school. It was great having a bunch of family over - my parents and brothers, DiAnn and Al, G-ma Vickie and G-pa Dennis, and Meme and Pepe.Birthday Girls making a wish
Pepe trying to figure out how the toy works
Morgan taking a little nap

How cute is this?!

All wore out

Dinner in the Mountains

My mother-in-law and my brother came up for a visit and instead of just hanging around the house all day, we decided to head to the hills - or the mountains, I should say! Nothing like a day of playing in the dirt, with cool breezes and good company! Well, as usual, these pictures are out of order. You see, when you download pictures to this blog, they automatically put them above the last picture loaded. I know this is true, but it simply takes too much time and forthought to get them organized correctly.

All that to say... we were visited by a skunk as we were packing up our picnic! To make things more interesting, the sun had just set and we had a hard time seeing where the little creature was. Yikes! That could have been a disaster, but thankfully he went his way and we went ours!
Enjoying the slide! The last few times we came here, the slides were too hot to touch!
Say "cheesy!"

Uncle Darrell had fun trying his hand with my camera

Morgan enjoyed the slide, too!

I absolutely love this picture.

I seriously get speachless when I look at some of these. How can you be so cute?

The day was not without its bumps and bruises. All in the life of a little boy.

I love letting little boys (and girls someday, hopefully!) play in the dirt! Click here to see Malachi making "sand angels" at this same park over a year ago.

Big boy, climbing up the "cantoline" all by himself. I'm not quite sure what a "cantoline" is, but that is what Malachi called this play ground set. Maybe he's thinking "trampoline"??

Mo Is Growing Fast!

Where is time sneeking off to?

We have had an exciting summer:

We were blessed with a beautiful home that we can see ourselves growing old in (though you never know what the future holds!).

We have watched as our two precious little boys grow and change each day.

We have made some new friends and have gotten back in touch with some old ones.

We are constantly reminded of how blessed we are to have such loving, supportive parents and grandparents holding us up on every side.

Travis and I have been growing in God's grace, learning what it means to train our children in the "nurture and admonition of the Lord." May He continue to teach us, and may we continue to turn to Him for forgiveness in our failures!

Here is a long over-due update on our littlest blessing, Morgan Jackson. What joy he brings us EVERY DAY!

I just don't even know what to say about this... it's cute.

"You really think I'm going to let you take a picture of my tooth?" I really think that is what he was saying here. But...

I got one! It's a bit out of focus and it took about 20 trys, but here it is! His 1st tooth!

I've been opening up the house early in the a.m. It's been beautiful!

Infant spelunking

More infant spelunkingPlaying peek-a-boo!
Look what Morgan can do!
He loves to eat bananas!

He gets himself up here and then he can't get down. Poor thing.