Hunting License

Since Kylan was able to walk he has loved hunting. He has gone every year with his dad and grandpa and has kept up with the "big boys". He has been waiting for this day for a long time and it finally came. Kylan got his "blue card" and hunting license. Which means he gets to carry a gun and shoot this year. He has always gone but he has been the observer. He is so excited for this years hunting season to start.
Here Kylan is with Jaggar (Stephen's cousin that is only a couple years older than Ky) with the deer that they helped get in 2004.

Kylan had to practice shooting before he could take his hunting test. He loved going up in the hills by Newton and shooting with his dad and grandpa.

He had to learn how to aim standing up...

Sitting down...

And kneeling.

Kylan did really well on his test and now has his license for small game this year. So he can't wait until November.

Baseball 09

Kylan and Hunter both played baseball this spring and loved it. Kylan moved up to the major league and Hunter had his second year of T-ball.

Kylan played first base most of the time


Kylan made it onto base most of the time and had quite a few RBIs.


Kylan also got to pitch in a few games. Since he was one of the younger kids this year he wasn't sure if he would get a chance. But his coach let him pitch, which is his favorite part of baseball.

Kylan did really well this year. The difference from minor league to majors was quite a shocker. The pitchers could pitch a lot faster and everyone knew what they were doing. There weren't many mistakes so you had to be on your game each game.

Hunter loved playing T-ball. Here he is playing third base.

One of his favorite parts was getting to be the catcher because he got to get the ball and put it on the tee.

He loved hitting the ball and always hit it really well. I like this picture because you can see Stephen and Beck and Gavin in the background. I think Kylan was playing his game on a different field in this game.

Hunter runs really fast. Here he is checking where the ball is while he ran to second base.

Hunter was really good this year because he started understanding the game and what he needed to do. One game he was the pitcher and he did a really good job of getting the ball and throwing it to first base.

Hunter's team picture.

Fourth of July 2009

What is a 4th of July without a bbque? We always have a bbque and this year's was especially good. Hunter helped make the homemade rootbeer which is always sooooo goooood!

Stephen helped bbque the turkey steaks which are also always sooo gooood!

Gavin had to taste the rootbeer to see if it was ready. I think that he got full from being the taste-tester.

After dinner and before it got dark the kids threw their poppers on the basketball court. Here they are trying to hit some bugs with their poppers.

At first Gavin wasn't too sure about the poppers but eventually he figured them out and had fun.

Hunter in mid-throw.

Kylan seeing how hard he can throw it.

Beck loves the poppers every year.

After the poppers we did sparklers. Here are the kids as sparkler Jedi.

Sparklers

Beck loved these sparklers. They lasted a long time.

Even Stephen got in on the action.

While we waited for it to get a little bit darker for the actual fireworks we went back to the deck and made homemade rootbeer floats. These rootbeer floats were really good. We used some really good vanilla bean ice cream and then got some of the slush from the dry ice. They were kind of like rootbeer freezes. Soooo Goooood!

The kids really enjoyed them.

Everyone enjoyed them.

More rootbeer float enjoying.

Beck couldn't help but go back for seconds and thirds and...

When it was dark enough to start the fireworks we thought that Gavin would like them. I got his own little chair but he was terrified of them. Beck tried to console him.

When it didn't work I finally held him. Here we are watching the fireworks. Gavin is under the blanket so that he can't see them. Silly boy.

Nick and Kylan lighting the fireworks.

The fireworks were sooo goood this year also.

Thanks to my in-laws for making this such a fun day. We all had a great day!

July begins

My sister Sarah got married July 1st in Nevada. We left our house the night before and went as far as my dad's house in Springville and spent the night there. The next day the kids loved playing on the toys and with the dog outside.

We usually go through Wendover when we go to Nevada but we decided to go the Delta way this time. I hadn't been through Delta in a very long time and I have several memories of all the trips when I was growing up. Stephen also has cousins that grew up in Delta and his aunt and uncle still live there. He has several memories of going and visiting and getting to spend time with his cousins. It was fun to drive around and see how Delta had changed and stayed the same. Of course we had to stop at the cheese factory. You would think that it wouldn't be such a big deal because there are so many cheese factories around where we live. But we have never taken our kids to watch cheese being made. They thought it was ok.


My kids liked the "squeaky cheese" the best. It was pretty good curd although we found it strange that it wasn't orange.

After it seems we had driven forever we finally made it to Nevada!

The original plan was to get everyone together to take a picture. My mom had bought everyone Fourth of July shirts. It was really hard to find time that we could get everyone together so we got the kids together right before the wedding in their t-shirts. With so many little kids it was hard to get everyone to look and smile at the same time.

We got a pretty good one of my sister Emily and her son Ryan though.

Here are the kids right after we got ready for the wedding. I love lighting in churches. I think that the rest of the photos are pretty yellow.

Two of Sarah's boys sat by the door and greeted the guests as they came in. Aren't they so cute in their outfits?

Here we are with my grandpa and grandma Hansen. I grew up next to them and have so many fond memories of playing at their house and sleepovers and shopping and so many things. I love them and loved being able to see them.

During the reception the kids were tired of being quiet and still so they needed to run. Luckily the church had grass for them to run.

Gavin loved being chased by his brothers.

All the little kids enjoying the cake at the reception at the little kids table.

More cake enjoying!

My sister Sarah with my dad, Cindy and my grandfather Walker.

I think that this is most of our side that were able to make it to the wedding. I am sure that Sarah was so grateful for everyone that could make it.

Here is my sisters and brother. We are lined up in birth order. I am the oldest, then Sarah, Emily, Heidi and Michele are twins, and then my little brother Carl. Of course, as you can see Carl may be the youngest but not the littlest anymore.

I think that everytime we get together we do a picture like this one. This time seemed like Carl was heavier but maybe it was just me. He says that I am just older and weaker. He is probably right.

It isn't a very good picture but here I am with Sarah.

Sarah posing for everyone. She is and always has been so beautiful.

Sarah and her new husband Jack right after they got married.

By this picture the kids were tired of taking pictures so my sister told them to make silly faces. It worked out really well because as you can tell Gavin is crying.

After everything the bride and groom opened their presents.

My kids were glad to get their ties and Sunday clothes off. They couldn't even wait until we got back to the hotel.

That night we went over to my mom's house and the kids had fun jumping on her tramp.

After such a long day we were glad to get to the hotel and sleep that night. The kids thought that it was funny that we had to go to jail to go to sleep.

The next morning we had a really good breakfast at my mom's house before we had to leave for home.

Although it was a really fast trip it was a lot of fun to see everyone. Love you guys!