Seven Year Old Hannah

For Hannah's birthday mom told her she could pick out something out at the fair it was a hard decision but she decided on this cute tutu!!! We had to get some pictures of her so on Friday night while the boys were at the fair, my mom and I took Hannah down to Grandma Hall's and got some pretty cute ones!!!

I love that she is laughing in this one:

She really needed to go to the bathroom but we were trying to be done before the sun went down so most of them she is like holding here pants. This is last one we got:

Fair TIme!!! - August 11-14, 2010

On Wednesday we took our animals in and set up. Thursday was our show day, and Friday we basically just sat around bored.

Casen loved to just "hang out" with the cows:

Trevor even got to show in the pre-4H class:

Kyle got 3rd in showing & fitting, and Kaitlyn got 5Th:

OK, so my heifer, Mazie, wasn't exactly behaving her self, she must of had a stomach ache or something. She kept tossing her head around, STEPPING ON MY TOES, and running too fast so I couldn't stop her!!! I got LAST in EVERYTHING!!!!! I hated it I just wanted to quit! The next day the big toe on my right foot, and my arm were WAY sore!!!!

Kait all ways was looking at the judge:

Viola (Kyles heifer) had had it:

Kaitlyn got 2nd in her quality class:

The whole day Kyle was begging to go an this one ride so in between shows we did.
It Was WAY fun!!!:

Yellowstone Day One- July 16, 2010

Okay, here we go I left out a lot in my last post so here it goes. So on the way to Jackson we stopped in Afton,Wyoming for a bathroom break and Grandma and Hannah commented on how there was a belt someone had left in the girls bathroom but failed to notice that Grandma had left her purse in there. We got about 20 min. from Jackson until we realized that she had left her purse!!! So we turned around and headed back to Afton. As we pulled into the parking lot we noticed that there was a police car behind us and so while we all got out to stretch our legs, and get Grandmas purse, Grandpa got a speeding ticket!!!
Okay, back to Yellowstone, we got up and got ready and headed out. Funny story, I had done my hair and was asking Grandma or Kaitlyn how it looked and Grandpa says "It looks just like Ciley Myruses!" It took us all a minuet to realize he was really saying Miley Cyrus!!!
Our first view of the Grand Tetons:

our first Buffalo sitting:

We stopped to go on a short hike up to a pretty waterfall.
Kyle tried to get down to the water:

Hannah and Grandma:

We pulled over to look at this Elk:

There was this HUGE trafic jam and so we stopped to see what was going on and there was a BLACK BEAR!!!

After we checked into our hotel room we drove over to see Old Faithful.
We ate our lunch while we wighted:

Finally the weight is over!!!

Kaitlyn and Hannah got these cute stuffed animals at one of the many gift shops we went to.
Kaitlyn and Boo:

Hannah and Kayzie:

just chilling in our hotel room:

That night we went down to the beach.
I took this picture on the pathway down:

Kaitlyn and Hannah playing in the sand: Kyle:
We saw a jackrabbit:

Jackson Hole- July 15, 2010

The four oldest kids got to go to Yellowstone with Grandma & Grandpa Hall!!! It was WAY fun!!!

The first night we stayed in a little log cabin in Jackson Hole.

The girls posing on this "Bear" chair:

Grandpa & Kyle waiting for the girls very patiently:

We saw lots of these red tree squirrels:

In front of the Mounted Pose:

When we finally got to Jackson we walked over to the park there was a arch made out of antlers! Us posing in front of the arch:

After we walked around for a while we stopped to eat.

Here are some pictures of us the next morning in our cabin.

The girls:

Grandpa & Kyle:

Getting out of bed:

A Post for Rachel From her Mom

OK I know I haven't been on this blog for several months now, and Rachel has done a great job with keeping it updated. I only wish I had turned it over to her earlier, but today I will make a special entry all about her!

Rachel will turn 12 years old on Friday July 23rd. She has been looking forward to this day for nearly a year. Oh to be twelve and get to be in Young Women with all her friends! While I have not exactly dreaded the day, I must say there are times I wish I could stop time from rushing by so quickly. During Sharing Time today Rachel was at the front of the room singing one of my favorite songs- "If the Savior Stood Beside Me." And tears came to my eyes-just because I love her so much. Then during Closing exercises I had all six of my children together in primary for one last time. I remember when Rachel went to Kindergarten, and it was the end of my time as a mother with all my children home with me. Then she went to White Pine, and it was another end of an era of having all the kids in Lewiston Elementary together. Now we end another era of having them all together in Primary. Now I know that this is somewhat minor compared to some steps like her learning to drive, and moving away from home, and getting married. It just seems that those next steps will be hear so quickly. And I often feel overwhelmed with all the things I need to teach my children before they grow up completely. But then I look at how much she has learned and the beautiful young women she is becoming and I feel at peace, and suddenly I am excited to see her grow and change and learn and become the amazing woman I know she will be.

SO- Here's a list of Twelve things about Rachel:

1. She is so supportive of everything I try to do-she prays for me and my success every night.


2. She is so smart- and has a great memory. When she was a Sunbeam she gave a talk about President Hinkley with no help! She can memorize the words and notes to any song with little effort.


3. She loves to take pictures-I am so glad that Rachel takes pictures, because I have been so busy lately, but we still have oodles of pictures of Casen's first year.
4. She is very good help-I probably am too hard on her, but she does do allot of work at the barn and in the house.
   
5. She loves order and schedules, which I am not very good at, but she is patient with me.


6. She is creative and a great writer. She has won most any essay or story contest she has ever entered.


7. She loves to read.


8. She is a blog stocker-she mainly looks at photography blogs, but she has a few other random families that she checks up on regularly.


9. She has a strong testimony and wants to do what is right.


10. She is a great friend, and thinks about other people's feelings.
    
11. She tells me everything! At least I think it must be everything-and I love to hear it!


12. She is beautiful- inside and out!

OK Well I need to hurry because Rachel wants to do some blogging today too. Here are a few pictures I took of her today. Plus a few of my favorites from her younger days!

Andersen Family Reunion-June 30,2010

For the Andersen family reunion we went to a place called Harris pond. It was really fun and beautiful.
Kyle and Abbey taking Hillary,
Gracie and Kaitlyn on a ride:

Sleepy Boys

One Sunday I found Case asleep like this:

One night after we had been playing out side all day we couldn't find Trevor.
Then Kaitlyn comes up stairs and says, "Trevor is sound asleep down in his bed with NO clothes!!!" and shore enough he was!!!