Pocatello

Ben has been on call a lot so we haven't been able to take any vacations this summer. We decided we needed a little get away and where Ben can't go too far from work we decided to go to Pocatello. They have a zoo and Dylan LOVES animals and is so fascinated with the sounds they make so we decided another zoo trip would be fun. None of us had been to this zoo and had no idea what to expect. I have to admit Tautphus zoo is WAY nicer, but I LOVED all the beautiful scenery in Pocatello.  It was a nice hike. The coyote was so cute. It was so friendly!  It was a nice get away. Hopefully soon we can go on some of our vacations we have planned. :)

ZoO dAyZ

These are some of the pictures from times we have been to the Zoo. This morning Dylan and I went by ourselves to the zoo.  It was so much FUN!  He LOVES the little Dogs they have there. It is so cute to see his reaction to some of the animals.  We plan on going once a week or more.  D loves going and its a break away from the house.

Happy Independence day!

What a fun day! We went to Menan to check out there little fair they had going on. We got there and D had just fallen asleep. We decided not to go and went and checked out the Menan Buttes. Pretty lane to be honest. :) It was a nice drive and Ben and I got to relax for awhile. We got home minutes before our friends BBQ started. We grabbed everything and rushed out the doors. We had so much fun. I cant wait for next years, Each year gets better and better. We had a BBQ at my house later in the evening. We got home from our friends house a little later then expected. The night before I made a cake from scratch and hadn't frosted yet. When we got home I had to throw this together in like 2 minuted. It may have not looked the greatest, but it was yummy!

                                                         Our friend Ben.

                                      Kicked back at relaxed waiting for the fireworks.

                                             Setting up for the tank battle.

                                              AFTER THE EXPLOSION!

                     Marion and I drinking berry lemonade and Chillin Dylan. :) What a fun time.

10 Months

Holy smokes it's been awhile. Life is GREAT!!! We have been super busy and Dylan has been growing like a weed. He is such a busy little boy. He loves playing with toys and having fun with mom.  He is such an amazing little boy. We set up our swimming pool a couple of weeks ago and where the weather has been so hot we have gone out and played in it.  He loves being in water. When we moved into our house it came with a swing set. We have repainted it and put on a baby swing. Dylan LOVES it!  If he could he would be in it all day.  We bought a zoo pass this summer and D loves going to the zoo all the time. We are excited to check out Pocatello and Boise zoo this summer. In a couple of weeks we will be taking D to Hogal Zoo in SLC.  I LOVE going there and I am sure D will LOVE it also. I am looking forward to the 4th of July. We bought some fireworks to see how Dylan would react to them. I thought he would get scared and start crying, No, we got the opposite reaction.  He laughed SO hard and just thought they were the coolest things ever. Every 4th our friends put on a huge BBQ and tank battle. It is so fun and cant wait to see everyone. We then our throwing a family BBQ after. I just pray I don't gain any weight that day. :) 
I got a new church calling playing the piano in the Relief Society. I wasn't too excited about the calling where I didn't have a piano in my home to play and plus I haven't played in 10+ years in front of people. For our Anniversary Ben bought me a piano. I LOVE it and it is perfect!  Now I feel more confident in playing. I still don't enjoy it due to nerves, but it will get better soon I hope. :) 

 Dylan showing off all of his teeth

 He got a little carried away with his bottle and got milk all over his face.

 Dylan loves Mike and Marion.

We are getting our outside of the house done in a couple of weeks, I am looking forward to a change of color. We are doing white with dark brown trim. I hope it looks all right when it is finished, Anything has got to be better then this peach color. :) I am so excited that summer is here and we have so many fun activities planned. I feel so blessed. I love my little family so much! I will try to be better at updating.  :)