Kaylee gets braces.......AGAIN!!!

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After:

I think she looks beautiful either way!

Kaylee turns 13!!

My baby girl turned 13! I can hardly believe it. She was just a baby a few days ago and now she is quite the "teenager!" Where did time go? I love this girl. She means the world to me. She has such a kind heart and is such a good example to her sisters and brother. I am so thankful for her. I know she will continue to be a great example and excel in all she does. She starts junior high in a few weeks and I am so nervous for her but she seems to be ready. She has all her school clothes laid out and ready to go, and her school supplies in her bag(not a backpack because that would be SO not cool) and ready for the first day. I think I may cry since she will be going into junior high and Brooke will be starting Kindergarten. This is going to be a hard year for me!

Anyways, Kaylee had a few friends over to celebrate her Birthday. They decorated their own cakes, had a scavenger hunt(again for the 3rd year in a row-her favorite thing to do), did makeup and jumped on the trampoline. They slept on the trampoline all night or should I say a few hours since they didn't go to bed until about 4am.

The next day we went to Lake Tapps and hung out at the lake all day. It was a beautiful day and it was so much fun. The Gaileys, and the Conners also joined us.

Kaylee has a closet crush on Justin Beiber!

They were faking!

This was the next morning when they will all squished in the middle!

Me and my sis!

What a day! Happy 13th Birthday Kaylee!!!

Sean's Company picnic

On Saturday we went to Northwest Trek for Sean's company picnic. We did the tram ride and saw a lot of animals. It was a little long but the kids had fun. The lunch was catered and was yummy. They also had a raffle. The kids all got a ticket and we got pretty lucky this year. Cierra won a Ipod Nano and Kaylee won a year family membership to NW trek/point Defiance Zoo. Then all the employees got their name put in a drawing and Sean won a $150 gift card to the Gold Class Cinemas where you go and watch a movie in really comfortable chairs while they serve you a full course dinner. I can't wait!

Here are a few of the animals we saw:

Blake and Megan's wedding

Last week we traveled to Utah for Blake's(Sean's son) wedding. It was a crazy week but we are so glad we were able to do it. The trip started off awful and ended awful but the middle was awesome! I will write the really short version. Last Thursday(which happened to be my birthday), Sean was suppose to be arriving home from Ohio from a work trip. Well, Obama messed that up when he flew into Chicago and closed the airport down. So Sean's flight was delayed in Ohio which meant he missed his connecting flight in Chicago. The next flight out was Friday morning. My parents picked up Sean from the airport Friday morning and I went to pick up Kaylee from girls camp and then we sat in Cle Elum for 2 hours until they got there. Finally at 1pm we were on our way. We got to Utah about 3am for the wedding that was at 9:40. They were married in the Salt Lake Temple. They are so happy and we were so grateful we made it to share their special day. We were so tired that day but it was jam packed with family stuff. We had to then go to the luncheon and the reception was later that night. The next day I slept until 11. It was so needed!



Walking to the Temple!
on the temple grounds before the sealing.

After Blake and Megan were married. Megan is the sweetest most down to earth girl and they are so perfect for each other. I'm so glad they found each other. They are going to be so happy!

The Fam!

Blake and Megan's cake-it was made with rice krispies because Megan doesn't like cake. I thought it was a great idea. It was really good too.

We were so tired. We were lucky we were standing. Sean's flower on his shirt says it all. We were in the wedding line and it was funny to hear who people thought we were. I was called the sister and the brides maid. Sean was a mission companion and the best man. I guess that means we look too young to be Blake's parents. I took it as a compliment:)

Janna with her boyfriend, Zack. He is a really nice guy. He is getting ready to go on a mission soon.

Lois and Wayne

Julie and Aaron

Faye and Kent

Julie with her favorite niece.

Brooke giving Jessica a hug.

Kim and Alan

Don't mind Sean's eyes being closed:~/

My parents were so nice and made the drive with us to Utah. It was nice to have them there. Of course, they support us in everything we do. I love them a ton!!!

The family. I was bummed we forgot to get Janna in this picture.

Eating the rice krispie cake!

Throwing the bouquet. Cierra was mad she didn't get it.

The next day we went over to my parents hotel and went for a swim. The kids love to swim. They were glad grandpa went with them too.

We also went to the Bountiful rec center to play.

Monday night we went with Janna to have her patriarchal blessing. It was amazing and we were so happy we were able to do this with her. Afterwards she came back to Julie's house with us to read the kids a bedtime story.

On the drive home, somewhere in Idaho we stopped by my dad's property that he shares with his brothers that was left to them by their parents. It was cool to see where my dad use to live but there is no longer a house on it and this is the only building standing on it.

My dad tried to tell Connor he was born in it but Connor didn't believe it.

We stayed at a nice hotel in Boise on the way home. The kids loved the pool. They went there 3 times.

Kaylee turned 13 on the trip so we went to the Old Spaghetti Factory for dinner.(she is celebrating with her friends tonight. (Yah for me!)

We then stopped at a hotel in Pendelton the next night and had a little surprise party for her. I had brought her presents along and we bought some yummy cookies and went in my parents room for a little party.

btw-Kaylee gets her final phase of braces on next week. She isn't very excited!Most of the tired bunch before going to bed one last time before I final leg of the trip.

Thursday morning I woke up with a pretty mad migraine. I had to deal with it for 5 hours in the car with 4 kids and a crazy drivier. It was ok until about 20 minutes from home and it got really bad. I was so nauseous and in so much pain. Finally I got sick and felt a little better. I was just glad to be sleeping in my own bed after a long trip.

We feel so blessed to have been able to take part in this special day for Blake and Megan. It was all so worth it. Who knows? We could be heading down in a year or two to see a new grandbaby! Now that is weird!