My little Charlie is 4

I can't believe I am posting on the actual date of an event. Today is Charlie's 4th birthday. This picture I put with this post is his new "look". Anytime we take a picture he does this with his hand now. I guess he takes after his dad (poser). I could go on and on about Charlie. He is a spitfire who has a lot of pride and has to be right. I have often referred to him as my little boy with a huge frustrated warrior for a spirit. It has to be tough for such a big person to be stuck in a little body. That is how I get through the day with him seeing him that way. On the other hand he can be so sweet and loving and smart and he will make a wonderful adult one day with all his great qualities. I will take him one year at a time and enjoy my little boy.

Valley of the Goblins....oooohhhh scary!

We just spent the weekend in Goblin Valley and it was fantastic!!! It was an amazing natural playground for the kids. They climbed and hiked everyday all day. We played hide and go seek in the valley and explored and had a wonderful 3 days there. We celebrated Cooper's 9th birthday while we were down there. All my kids are so impressive in there hiking. They really pushed theirselves and reached heights without fear.

Jensen Back yard Camp out

Every year we have a back yard campout in Steve's parents backyard on Memorial Weekend. It is a fun time to reconnect with family and catch up on what everyone is doing. Gregg and Jess came up with their kids from Las Vegas so it was so fun to see them. We had a great campfire with smores and an annual ghost story from Uncle Steven. We had great food including 6 foot subs and breakfast burritos and creamy italian chicken with rice. All in all it was a fabulous time that ends in a wicked water fight that gets everyone soaked and I mean hosed down soaked. (pictured Tiffany getting things started with a water balloon) Next year I won't wear jeans they are super heavy when drenched. We brought our puppy Quincy and she curled up in the car and napped through the water fight smart dog. There was even a baseball game the kids started (pictured Kaylee my cute 12 year old niece)

Sisters

I was so happy to host a shower with Natalie for our sister Stephanie. She was down in Utah from Pullman Washington for her annual cancer screening at Huntsman and we decided it would be a great time to throw her a shower and invite friends and family. Steph looked great and is having a little girl. They hope to name her Lindsay Christine Wright. She had a lot of friends from school that drove a long way to come and they got to stay and talk and I was happy to see them reconnect after so long. I was also so grateful for my inlaws that came to support my sister. My mother in law and both sister in laws came and gave her gifts. We had a great time and some great snacks a la chocolate fountain yummy.

Fun Family Hike

We took a day hike to Timanogos Cave and had such a great time. We of course were asked by the DeLongs our spontaneous friends and I am glad we went along. I called Steve up at work and said "We are coming to pick you up at 2:00 to go hiking and I am bringing you a change of clothes so get ready. All the kids agreed that the cave was worth the hike up there. We hiked straight up the mountain and I had to hold Charlie on my shoulders 2/3 of the way up and all the way down. So lets say that Angie got the biggest work out. We did strap on the bear backpack leash on Charlie due to the cliffs and it proved to let us breathe a little easier. I was amazed by the energy my kids had. Parker and Cooper could practically run to catch up and run back to tell us something and then run back up to the front. It was so beautiful and I recommend it to anyone who wants some great family time.

Spring has Sprung

Help

Blogger says I have no more storage for pictures. How can that be. I don't want to have to pay to blog....what do you all do out there to remedy this situation?