Boise Zoo

We spent a morning at the Boise zoo this past week. I was impressed with how much they've updated and remodeled the zoo. We went with 7 of our cousins, Grandma and Grandpa, Aunt Julie, and Uncle Brent!

Cousins!

We decided to spend the summer in Boise visiting family. We are having a great time and staying very busy. Jon's sister and brother were both in town for a short time, so we got to see them and their kids. My kids absolutely loved seeing their cousins! Jon's grandma also lives here and so we get to see her often!

It's a girl!!!!

We are having another baby girl in November! If you haven't figured it out yet, Jon will miss the birth of this baby too! We seriously need to work on our timing!

Deployment #2

Jon left for Afghanistan on June 19. He will be gone for 6 months. We are really going to miss him, but we are so proud of him for being so willing to serve our country and fight for our freedoms! We love you, Daddy!

Finally...

Well, after 5 long months, I decided not to give up on my blog. I've updated it with 13 new posts, so make sure you click on the "older posts" button to see them all. Since I've neglected my blog for so long, I don't know how many of you still check it, but it links to Facebook, so maybe you can check it out there!

One Last Trip!

As many of you know, Jon is deploying to Afghanistan for 6 months. We decided to hit Orlando before he goes. This time we went to SeaWorld and Wet n' Wild water park. The kids LOVE Orlando and can't seem to get enough of it!

Tyler's Baptism!

Tyler was baptized on June 5. We are so proud of his decision to get baptized and follow our Savior! It was such an awesome, spiritual experience. We had LOTS of family come into town to support him. Tyler loved having his cousins here! I was so grateful that family could come. I want to thank them for helping out with the baptism! We couldn't have pulled it together without you! My amazing friend, Renee, made Tyler's baptism cake and all the desserts at the baptism. She helped me so much and I feel forever indebted to her! Overall, it was a great day!

Enjoying the Gulf!

Memorial Day was Jon and my 10 year anniversary. We celebrated without kids the weekend before. We stayed at a fancy resort in Destin. We went to the Melting pot for dinner. The next day, we lounged by the pool, went golfing, got couples massages and went out to dinner! It was so nice and relaxing. On the actual day of our anniversary, we took the kids to the beach and jet skiing. We decided that we better enjoy our beautiful beaches before the oil came. It is a good thing we did because the oil has officially landed on our beaches now!

Happy Birthday, Tyler!

Tyler turned 8 in May. I made him a figure 8 race track cake! He had a great day birthday and even got a new bike! We took cupcakes to his school on the day of his birthday. They were creepy earth worm cupcakes!

Happy Birthday, Jon!

Jon turned 33 in May! I made him a golf course cake!