The New Project:)

Mom and Dad have been wanting to redo their driveway for the last few years and thanks to Elena they were able to replace it and also the walkway.  Dennis is also covering their existing steps with stone and actually adding a step so it's not such a high step for Mom and Dad.  Here I captured the "crews" all busily working a few Saturdays ago.  Lexi, Dean, and Dave came over and everyone got to work.  Lexi and Dave and I shoveled all the gravel out of the walkway path, and then Lexi and I shoveled the cement evenly (as evenly as we could) after Dave dumped wheelbarrow fulls of the cement that Dennis made.  Dennis showed Dean how to grind down the huge cracks on the carport.  Even the little boys got involved and helped push the gravel back in the dump truck:)  It started to pour on us at the end so most of us bailed but Dennis and Dave stayed at it until it was smoothed completely!

Eli :)

Eli enjoyed his first nectarine and he loves to sit in Pip's bed and Pip of course tries to get it back and ends up dragging Eli all over!!

Another Mr. Basketball

Eli loves basketball just as much as Ethan did at his age.  This boy would play ball all day long! I love the shot of him reaching for the ball under his bum:)

Deseret News Marathon

Here is my hubby at the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City.  He was so excited to do this marathon and really wanted to qualify for the Boston Marathon.  The last marathon he ran he was just shy of this goal.  He ran it in 3:24 and you have to run it in 3:15 to qualify.  So he started off this marathon really strong and right on target for the first 13 miles but then his knee gave out and he wasn't even sure if he was going to be able to finish the race.  He had to sit for about 20 min and then hobbled for a bit and finally he was able to trot the last of it.  You can tell by his face he was thoroughly disappointed but he has another marathon coming up so I'm sure he'll be trying again:) I sure do love and admire his sheer determination!!!

Sass goes to School:)

Ava started school a week after the boys and she was so nervous! Her stomach hurt and she was worried but she came home excited and happy.  I really hope she has a wonderful year and a good teacher! Oh, the first three pictures were early that first day before school.  Ava was still asleep but Eli was more than awake and he gave his sis some big loves before she got ready for the day.  He sure loves his sissy!!

Another Year at Lakeview! (2013)

I'm a bit late, but here are the boys on their first day of school (August 15th).  They were both ready to start school again and excited to see their favorite friends and teachers. Jake said he is feeling really short and can't wait to hit his "growth spurt" like Brad did when he turned 11. What cute boys!!