Saturday Fishing

Today Anthony took the boys to Salem Pond for some Saturday Fishing with Daddy.  The boys had a ton of fun.  Anthony caught 2, Austin caught 4, Braiden caught 12, and Tyler caught 2.  Braiden kicked every one's butt in the fishing contest.  I am not sure how he was able to catch so many but he did and was really excited about it.  Here are some of the pictures Anthony took.

Braiden's Kindergarten Graudation

Thursday our family attended Braiden's Graduation Program from Kindergarten.  At the beginning of the program my camera was not working properly so some of the pictures turned out blurry.  Each child had a part in the program.  All of them said their line flawlessly.  Braiden did a fantastic job!

These are signs the kids made that said what their favorite thing about Kindergarten was.  Braiden answered  he enjoyed centers because he was able to play with the Lego's.  He was also asked what he wants to be when he grows up.  He replied a Police Officer.

This is Mrs. Bergera his teacher.  She did a FANTASTIC job teaching Braiden.  She taught him all kinds of things.  Braiden really learned to enjoy learning and following directions from her.

Here is Braiden's graduation certificate.  Sadly he missed the one and only day they took graduation pictures in real cap and gowns.

Here is his final report card.  As you can see he did really well throughout the school year.

Here is Braiden's entire class with their teacher.  Everyone also signed the page.

Braiden really enjoyed his year in Kindergarten.  He is really excited to start his summer activities and to be able to go a full day with Austin next year.

Fire Training

Yesterday I was able to go to a fun training with the Fire Department.  Several different agencies were there as well.  Cory and I had to dispatch the units to the structure fire and give them 5 min time notifications.  It was so much fun.  Here are the pictures I took from the day.

Grotto Falls

Since we are into hiking I thought I would look up each hike and explain about what we went on.  Last Saturday we went on the Stewart Falls Hike.  This is the information on that one.

Stewart Falls

Length: About 3.5 miles out and back

Description: Stewart Falls is one of the most scenic, and photogenic, waterfalls in northern Utah. It falls in two tiers, and is over 200 feet tall. It is a moderate hike through a beautiful forest on the east side of Mt Timpanogos.

The trail is well-marked and easy to follow. The descent from the ridge down to the base of the falls is quite steep (youngsters should be held in check at that point) but this is a great family hike. Summer is a good time to make the trek, and fall is even better because colored leaves are magnificent.

Some snowshoe to the falls during winter.

This week we went to...

Grotto Falls

Length: 0.6 miles out and back

Description: This hike leads to a very pretty little waterfall, located along the Nebo Loop Scenic Drive above the town of Payson. The trail is wide and easy, with log bridges placed at stream crossings.

Here are the pictures we took.  Our goal is to try to hike a new place ever Saturday.  We are 2 for 2 so I hope we can keep it up.

Dad's 66th Birthday

Friday night we celebrated my Dad's 66th birthday. These are the pictures that Jean took of his day.  We were lucky enough to share it with my Grandmother Majean.  We don't get to spend much time with her anymore so it was a special treat.

Stewart Falls Hike

Saturday after work the boys and I took our very first hike.  We drove up to Sundance and hiked to Stewart Falls.  It was so much fun.  Austin and Braiden didn't even complain that they were tired.  Tyler walked almost the entire way there.  He sat on Anthony's shoulders for some of the hike but did the majority of it himself.  Which I think is pretty impressive for a 2 year old that has never gone hiking.  The trip to the falls was 2 miles which we did in about an hour.  On the way back we completed the 2 miles in about the same time.  The boys and I had a great time.  I am sure we will add hiking to our regular activities.  These are the pictures we took on our hike.

Saturday Fun

Since Saturday was going to be my last Saturday off for a while we played outside for almost the entire day. They boys played baseball in the front yard with some of the neighbor kids first.

Tyler pushed around his monster truck.

Then Tyler helped Anthony mow the lawn.

He quickly got bored helping Daddy with yard work and joined us in the backyard to play some more.

Even Bella got to play.  I am not sure how by she somehow figured out that she needs to stay by us even when she isn't on her leash.  So she gets to run in the backyard all the time.

The boys with their friend Mason

Mason, Austin, Braiden, and John Carlo

Then we started racing.  Austin and Braiden were pretty fast.

Then they played volleyball.

The last event was jumping on the trampoline.

This is Braiden showing me how to do a back-flip.

Of course Austin had to show me his back-flip.

Last Saturday was such a fun day.  I really enjoyed playing with my boys.  I am now on day shift so hopefully this will keep occurring since I wont be so tired all the time.