Donut Falls

A couple of weeks ago I decided to take Cam, Izzy, Crystal, and Daniel on a hike. I read up on Donut Falls and found out that was a really easy hike, perfect for kids!

I was nervous about little Daniel. My brother had told me that he doesn't enjoy walking so much, but he did great! In fact, I think he was did the best out of all 4 kids.

I love being outdoors! There's something peaceful about the sounds of nature. The beauty of it's incredible. I'm glad my kids are learning how to appreciate and enjoy it.


Cam, Izzy, and Crystal climbing up the rocks around the falls.


The kids posing for a picture.

Little Daniel was so good! He didn't want to get close to the water. It made it much easier for me. Although I did have to carry him on my shoulders for part of the hike. Good thing I've been working out! It finally paid off...lol






The kids are really starting to enjoy hiking. I will definitely have to find some more little short hikes to go on with them before winter gets here.

Congratulations Scott and Tausha

It was a great day! Tausha made sure the wedding was really what she wanted. Everything turned out great! She looked beautiful!

I love this picture! Amos has his eyes opened and is not doing any inappropriate hand signs. :)

Leslie with 3 of her granddaughters.

Amos and I with the happy couple.

The 5 siblings together.

I love this picture of Izzy and Kenzie. They are so cute!

Gil and Becky.

Amos and I with our family/ friends. What would we do without them????

Izzy, Avry, and Kenzie. They had so much fun together at the wedding. It was fun to watch them.


My cute little family.

Amos and the girls dancing. The girls danced all night! Amos tried to...and somehow talked me into it too. Although I'm a terrible dancer!

Amos dancing with his siter.

We are so happy for Tausha and Scott! They are perfect for each other.

Wright Family Reunion

Every year the Wright Family gets together in August and in December. It's nice to see everybody. It seems like everyone's life gets so busy, that is hard to get together.

Of course I had to get a picture of Amos and I. I love taking pictures. I feel that's all you keep from past moments in time. It helps us appreciate the good memories in life.

Izzy, Avry, and Kennedy. Avry is getting so big! She's like the mom to the little cousins. It's so cute to watch them together!

Our little family with Grandma Wright. It was so good to see her. Two of my grandparents passed aways after I moved to UT, and I wasn't able to say goodbye. It's so hard to feel like you needed one more moment, and to think of the things you would have told them if you got that moment. I always tell Amos to enjoy his grandparents, because you never know how long they will be around for. They are such special people, full of wisdom and experience.

Amos' aunts and uncles with their spouses, Grandma Wright and her brother. Such a great picture!

Just the siblings with grandma and her brother.


It was a great day! Long drive from Manila to get to it, but totally worth it!

Flaming Gorge

A couple of weeks ago I decided to take the kids up to Grandma and Grandpa's house. I've been there quite a few times already, but had never driven myself. I'm usually the one asleep or reading a book on the passengers seat, not really paying attention to where we are going. Besides missing the exit on the way there, the drive was great!

This was the only picture of me on this trip. Izzy took it, after my thursday run. It was hard to run on the dirt roads and higher altitude.

I took the girls for a hike, while grandpa and Cam went fishing.

The bibi guns were a success! The kids shot so many cans into the creek.

We roasted marshmallows every night. The kids loved telling jokes and stories around the fire.

One of my favorite things is watching all the humming birds. Grandma is always filling up the bird feeders, but never seems to have enough. There are so many of them!

The kids are always just happy with the creek. The run up and down chasing plastic boats, cans, or whatever they can find. Who needs expensive toys right???

Of course we had to catch some crawdads. The kids love to look for them. My niece Crystal really wanted to do it, until she started doing it...then she gave up.


I know this picture is blurry, but I could not believe the size of this bee. It was huge!!!

The kids playing in the lake. They love swimming, diving, jumping.





Crystal kneeboarding. It was her first time.

Cam was really brave this time. He has never really been into kneeboarding. This trip I couldn't get him back in the boat. He was loving it!

We had such a good time thanks to grandma and grandpa Hoover that we will be going back this week. Thanks again for everything!

Another shower for Baby Parker

A couple of weeks ago Becky hosted a Baby Shower for Amber. All the boys went to a movie, while the girls worked on and ABC baby book. It's always fun to see the family. The books always turn out so cute!

Bell Canyon

This is one of my favorite hikes! We couldn't go to the upper reservoir, but going to the waterfall is still way worth the hike. Cameron came and he did so well! I'm so proud of him for keeping up with everybody.