Amazing

So, I. LOVE. Music.

I especially love finding new, good, heart felt music/artists.
Some of my favs to come across are that of people who don't typically 'fit the profile.'

Weather it be because of age or what have you.
My dad posted a music clip from this little boy by the name of Brendan MacFarlane via somebody else on Facebook.

Of course I had to check it out...

and..

I LOVED IT!!
This boy can sing.

His talent is too good for me NOT to share with everybody else.

I am a fan, and now I have to go buy his CD...

check him out in the clips below.

Once upon a time...

Once upon a time Adrienne and I were cute, innocent and little..

Now, Adrienne is old, married, has two kiddos plus two step kiddos (FOUR KIDS!? crazy!)

And in 11days (July11th) she will be turning 26..

Me.. I am much older. I have just turned a whopping 24yrs of age last Friday, June 24th, have been married for 3+yrs and have a 2 1/2yr old son..

sometimes I wish I was still just cute and little! Where did time go??



Aww! I Love Him.

Hyrum decided to wake up and get out of bed at 6:30 this morning.

That is early for him.. but once he's up like that you can't just tell him to go back to bed.

As today was Thursday, I had a Step Aerobics class at Highline from 10:30am to 11:50.

I usually immediatly get a shower afterwards because of how aweful I smell from sweating like a pig after doing Step for an hour and 10min..

Any way, today was a bit diffrent.. had things to do around the house and get done and was trying to figure out all of the things I still have to do before today ends.

I decided I would let Hyrum skip his nap today because I usually have to lay down with him for about 20min before he goes to sleep and I didn't want to do that without having a shower.

So, I set him up with his cup of chocolate milk that he asked for he picked out a baby einstein movie to watch, and played with some toys in the living room while I went to take my shower.

Once I stepped out of the shower and looked up and into my bedroom I found this...

My little Hyrum was in my bed cuddled up with his bear and doggy

fast asleep and snoozing away..

I thought it was the cutest thing ever.. It's rare that Hyrum does something like this

and when he does, my heart melts a little.!

Aww.. I think he is so darn cute and I love him to bits!!

Camping 2011

We went camping in Eastern Washington at the Spring Canyon Campgrounds on the East side of the Grand Coulee Dam.

also known as, Lake Roosevelt.

It was a short trip but lots of fun. The scenary on the way was pretty awesome.

There is soo much history to learn about the Grand Coulee and it's creation and what it once was and now is today.

It was a very fun and educational trip.

One of our stops before we got to Grand Coulee was at Dry Falls (pictured below).

Ten times the size of Niagara, Dry Falls is known to be the greatest known waterfall that ever existed.

You can read into the history of Dry Falls and find out why it is now 'Dry Falls'. The History of it is tied in with the history of the Columbia River, Grand Coulee/Dam...

I found it somewhat mind boggling.. It's just amazing to me to see how far everything has come from what it once was to what it now is.

this is Kaylee and Kaiya, our nieces that we brought along with us.

The kiddos in the car were ready to 'go camping' and 'go swimming' by this point.

this is a fort that Kiel and Ricky made.. all of these random kids decided to help and be a part of it so don't ask me to name names 'cuz I don't know them.

Though, I will say that that is Caleb reaching in to demolish the fort while the picture is being taken.

The kids attacked as soon as the photos were done.

 I took this photo while standing on TOP of the Grand Coulee Dam during the last part of the Dam bus tour that we took. (for free)

 If you like history, or if you are ever curious and in the area, I recommend going to the Dam and taking the tour.

Standing on top of the Dam.

After the Dam tour, the kiddos went fishing and they each caught their very own fish.!

Hyrum and Caleb were most excited about them.. They didn't want to put them away in the cooler and wanted to just hold them and carry them around in their bag..

After the Tour and Fishing, we were ready for more fun... So we headed over to do some peddle boating!

Here, Caleb and Hyrum are getting into mischif as usual.. Probably plotting their next move to beg for Marshmellows before dinner..  :)

These two photos were taken once we got on the road to head back home from camping.

I think this is still part of Banks Lake..

I would love to go camping again at Grand Coulee Dam.. This was only our 2nd camping trip as a family and since Ricky and I have been married.

Our first time we went to Lake Wenatchee, we loved it there..

 Now, we have a new place to add to our list of camping spots that we love and would like to go back to!!



Just Like Daddy

Hyrum loves to be just like his daddy.

He loves playing in Rickys tools, any time we pass Sears, Hyrum shouts

"There daddy tools!"

He loves to sit and help Ricky fix things.. he brushes his teeth with daddy at night before bedtime..

..and Daddy wears deoderant, which means Hyrum must wear it too!!

He loves his Daddy.