Baptism

The week after Gini's 8th Birthday she got Baptized. She decided to wear the same dress Nina did for her Baptism. Grandma Goodrich did such a fantastic job making them such a pretty dress for such a special day.

Gini is EIGHT!

This year Gini, our little artist, wanted to have a painting party! We went to Pottery Hollow with a few friends from school and painted up a storm. They all had a great time and went home with some very fun pottery.

Go Cougars...

This year we drove down to Oxford, Mississippi to see the BYU vs OLE Miss football game. We had so much fun at the tailgate party and also at the game. BYU won the game so that made it worth our trip! This weekend was our first trip with MawMaw and PawPaw's new camper. Sunday morning  we got stuck in a tropical storm which made things a bit interesting. After church we stayed inside the rest of the day, played board games, read books, and tried to stay dry. Here are some photos of our Cougar Fans!

Trey with Cosmo the BYU Mascot at the Pep Rally.

First Day of School 2011

Gini on her First Day of School (2nd Grade)


Nina on her First Day of School (4th Grade)

Trey on his First Day of School (Pre-K)

I think he liked it. He was so excited....he had a hard time staying in the line!!

Lots of Work to Do...

Trey loves to work in the garage with PawPaw. So PawPaw got him his own tool belt and "REAL" tools. Safety comes first so he made sure his goggles were on tight.

Sometimes you need to borrow some power tools to get the job done!

Putting a screw in the hole he drilled.

Now on to some cutting with his saw.

What a fun time it is to invent and build with PawPaw!

Botanical Gardens

Our last field trip of the Summer was a hot one but a fun one. We went to the Botanical Gardens. We walked and enjoyed the plants and even a few sprinklers. We fed the fish and ducks. Then we headed to the Children's Garden for some splashing and cooling off.

Cooking on the Farm

This summer we were lucky enough to have my 2 nieces come a visit for 4 whole weeks. It was so much fun for Trey to have a playmate his age. It was also good for him to practice how to share his toys. One day we took Trey and my niece Seneca to a Mommy and Me cooking Class. They both had fun!

Trey making his beach bundle and cutting all by himself!

All set and ready to get cooking...

Fresh picked from the farm Seneca's favorite BLACKBERRIES!

Making an absolutely yummy and totally good for you treat. Peach Frosty's....We have made these at home this summer for a cold delicious treat!

Field Trip to Grants Farm

We always take field trips in the summer. I forgot to bring my camera to some of the fun but I didn't forget to bring it on this trip. Usually our trips end up being a big group of my extended family which equals.....whole bunch of kids.


Here is the group of kiddos that came to grants farm with us. A whole lotta family lovin.


Feeding the goats is always a must. I've never seen them turn away food.

Nina is a bit scared to feed the camel.

Trey is not afraid at all.
Sure looks like his fingers are going to get gobbled up.

Sometimes I get lucky and can snap a cute photo of them together.
If you can't tell it was a hot summer here.

Swim Team 2011

This year the girls decided to join a summer swim team.  They started the year with a very small amount of swimming background.  I wasn't completely sure they would love getting up every morning and heading to the pool to swim laps for an hour but they LOVED IT.  Their swimming has improved dramatically.  They loved swimming and they loved the swim meets the best I think.  They would really like to swim year-round.  We will have to see how far the water will take these two fish!

 Gini posing for a photo while she waits in the bull pin for her next race.

Swimmer Take your mark...this photo was taken before Gini learned to dive so at this point she just jumps in and starts swimming.

 Nina with one of her swimming buddies.

 Neither of the girls knew how to dive at the beginning of the season but by the end they were both diving and going off the blocks too.

Breaststroke has been Gini's best stroke since she started swimming this summer.  She is super fast!

This is Nina swimming Freestyle.  At the end of the season she could hold her breath for 8-10 strokes and she learned side breathing too!  She even asked her coach to let her swim a Individual Medley.  If you aren't sure what that entails, it is one length of the pool for each stroke (Fly, Back, Breast, Free).  That's right 4 laps!  After that she ended up swimming an IM in every meet and did great.