Brian Head Vacation

We went to Brian Head which is by Cedar City, UT in July.
There are some great places to hike in the area.

The grandparents had to catch all the action.

Now, those are some cute children.

This is a cute family.

Cedar Breaks National Monument.

Breckan standing by some "warning" sign.

We were at a pretty decent elevation.

When you tie-dye shirts you have to wear a garbage bag.

We did a lot of swimming.

And a lot of playing on the grass and playground.

This was a great vacation. They didn't even have AC at Cedar Breaks Lodge where we stayed. It was 70's during the day and 50's at night. This I believe is how man was intended to live. Anyway, we had a great time and the Turner family is so fantastically awesome. (Posted by Lance)

Say No to Coffee

The last couple of months we have been reading from the Doctrine and Covenants Stories. They are great for the boys and keep their attention better because of all the pictures. Recently, we had the word of wisdom lesson which is accompanied by a picture of steaming hot coffee. Breckan LOVED this lesson. Talking about any form of food gets him really excited.

The next night, after we read the next chapter, Breckan asked if we could go back and look at the coffee again. This went on every night for weeks.

Recently, Breckan has decided he wanted to say family prayer all by himself, without assistance from Lance or I. I couldn't believe how in depth he got. He was very thoughtful and didn't want to forget anything. Now he wants to say the prayer every night, which sometimes causes the other boys to whine because he is a tad long winded. This was his prayer tonight.

Heavenly Father, please bless Dad.....Mom.....Dallin.....Ryder.....and Ellsie.
Bless the Prophet..........and the bread and water........and Miss Jenna.
Thank you for my house.
Please help us to not drink coffee. Amen.


What a sweet boy he is. A little obsessive/compulsive....maybe. He is very thoughtful and loving, and as I type this at 9:30pm he is sneaking into my bed behind me. I need to go snuggle him now!

Weekend Rituals

Every weekend after lunch-

Lance: "I'm tired, aren't you guys tired?"

Boys: "No"

Lance: "Let's have quite time for a minute and when we get up we'll do something fun."

Boys: moan, complain, whine etc....




Ten minutes later-