The perfect way to spend the day

One of our families favorite activities during the summer is jet-skiing. Here we are ready for a fun filled day!

The boys going for a ride with Aunt LeAnna

Austin enjoyed playing in the sand with Mama

This picture is of Kesa getting back from her ride with LeAnna. As you can see from her face she looks a little......relieved?

Here is Papa looking a little "Green" after blowing up the tube. Thank you Papa!

Kassie wanted me to be the watcher for her

Proof that Mama can still get down and have some fun.

Playing in the rain

The kids were bored one day so I told them to go play in the rain. You should have seen the looks on their faces when I told them that. As you can see they had quite the time.

Now don't get me wrong, this isn't a regular at our house.

Toward the end Kaleb had stripped down to his underwear.

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4th of July

We went to Denver for the 4th of July to visit my brother, Chet and his family. Other members of the family showed up also so we ended up having quite the time. While we were there we rode their new 4-wheeler, swam, went down water slides, hiked and ran from fireworks. The latter was quite the experience.

Kesa's holding on for dear life!

The State Park we went to.

CRAZY Weather

We've had such crazy weather this Summer. I'm beginning to feel like I live in Seattle because of all the rain we've received. Today the sirens went off, not because there was a tornado, but because of the high winds and hail. There was a lot of damage ranging from roofs being torn off, to very old trees being uprooted. I also just found out that there has been two deaths from the storm. Very tragic! I guess quite a few areas are still without power. I'm very thankful our family was once again protected from the storms.

The week without Mark

For those who don't know, Mark has been out of town for 8 days on a High Adventure Trip with the scouts. This was an adventure for me since this is the first time that Mark has ever left for such a long period of time. We've been apart for this long before, but it's usually me who leaves to go visit my family. This time I was the one to stay behind with the kids to act as mom/dad. I have to admit it's easier to be the one who leaves. :)

We've had a wonderful week, but it's definitely had it's moments. The day Mark left I found out my sister was getting a divorce. I was depressed for a couple of days and even got sick. I'm thankful for my sister-in-law and her husband for having our little family over for dinner on Sunday. On Tuesday night LeAnna helped out by playing racquetball with me and then going to TCBY for a little treat. On Thursday night they invited us once again to join them for pizza and games at their house. I'm thankful for their friendship, love, and support. We love you guys!

Our little family has had fun swimming, playing with friends, having a sleep over with Mama and Papa, and a sleep over at Jim and LeAnna's. We've been shopping, we've watched movies, and we've stayed up late. Over all it's been a good week, but we are looking forward to seeing Mark tomorrow afternoon.

I thought it would be fun to post the many faces and emotions of Jana during the week of Mark's absence. :)

The happy face

The sad/depressed face

The pulling out my hair face

Yeah! Mark's home!!!! face

Kaleb's 4

My baby is four! It seems like yesterday that we were bringing him home from the hospital. Out of all my children, his baby years went by the fastest which makes me sad. The youngest should go by the slowest. Even though Kaleb has been up for sale the good majority of his life :), he still brings a lot of joy into our home.

Happy Birthday Kaleb!

For Kaleb's birthday he received a tool kit

His favorite present was his DS. Now he can play with Kaden.

Kaleb the tool man.