Lake powell was so much fun this year! We left little beefcake home which was really hard but I know he had alot more fun with grandma and grandpa Oyler! They spoil him with so much love! This is Mylee surfing with her dad. She doesn't ever know what to think of it but she is always wanting to go surfing with him. She loves her dad and does whatever he does!
Dad pulling them up on the surf board.
Uncle Joel asked her if she wanted to go down the slide and she said yes. I about died. She didn't know what she was getting herself into! She hated it! The kids don't have much say in this family though. If the dads want them to do it, they do! I guess it makes them get tough. We were laughing so hard at her after! She hated it but it was a good threat the rest of the trip:)
This is the only picture you will see of me in the water! Layne was trying to help me get up on the surfboard. He was on the back of the boat holding it in the water for me, cause I'm a major whimp! He fell off and decided to come swiming with me. I actually got up on it though! I was sore for 2days after. It is a major workout!
The boat always puts the little girls to sleep! Such a nice break for me:) They are always running and get so dang tired.
My hottie out wakeboarding. They are getting old but it won't keep them off of it. They are always so sore after this trip.
Me and my niece Amanda went for alittle hike one night. She is ten now! Crazy cause I went to her 1yr old birthday party with Layne when we were dating. We are getting so old. I can't believe these little girls are growing up!
Shel and Joel took them all on a hike. That sand really kicks your butt! I didn't make it too far on mine. I love it down here!
Some of the crew hanging out.
We hung out on the beach a ton! My loved playing in the sand and waves. Her and her dad just relaxing.
Mylee and her cousin Karlie. These two probably fight the most but they are so protective of each other! They love each other so much!
Not a good lake powell trip if there wasn't all the good food!
Kaitlyn, Amanda, Malorie, and Morgan
Mylee
My big hottie! I love this man! I'm so glad he is the dad and husband that he is! He is such a hard worker to provide for us. He works hard so that we can go on these fun trips and I appreciate him so much! I love this man. We had such a fun trip! Everyone kinda relaxes more and it's so nice to get to know everyone better. We have so much fun as a family!
So I have just had thoughts in my head all night tonight. Layne is coming home from a golf trip and I've been trying to break Mylee of some bad habits we got her in which equals no sleep for me! I've been up with her and Derek for the past 3 nights so if this doesn't make sense, at least I have it out of my head! I have been feeling so overwhelmed lately! I wouldn't change my life for a second, everything just catches right up to you and I'm at that point now. I LOVE my calling in church. I am an activity days leader with the 10 and 11yr olds and I love them! I love my partner that I do it with too so when I got a phone call for an interview with the bishop I was completely torn. I wasn't ready to give that calling up! Layne just got called last week as a ward missionary and I was laughing so hard cause we aren't as social as we should be. I go to my interview and the bishop asks what I would think of being an actor on the trek, we just got called to be the ma and pa in August. I'm way excited about that, but someone might have to drag me off the mountain during the 6 mile hike. I just walked a mile tonight and about croaked! Anyway, he said I would have to act and sing. I just started laughing and said nobody wants me to sing or act. Don't know how to do both. He said he was kidding and asked about me being a ward missionary with my husband and keeping the calling that I have as a activity day leader. I'm super excited about it! I just have been feeling so overwhelmed with everything else and know somethings gotta give now. I am going to slow WAY down with photography now. Kinda torn about that too but I've been thinking I needed too anyways. (so if anyone wants pictures, I'm now full until Sept). So we get to go to people that are active members and challenge them to be more outgoing to the people in our neighborhoods that aren't members or inactive. I'm so excited to get to know more people. We pretty much get to go and get to be friends with people for our calling. I'm really impressed too with our bishop and what he wants out of it. He doesn't want us pushing our religion on anyone. He just wants them to feel part of our community and that they can come and participate at things without feeling like they are trying to be converted. I totally agree with that. I believe strongly that everyone is at different stages in life, spiritual too. I believe that some want and need religion and others are ok without it in their lives right now and it's ok. I know that I need it so bad right now. I have such a strong testimony of this gospel because of experiences that have happened to me throughout my life. I could never deny or forget them either. It helps me to try each day to become a stronger and better person. I have many weaknesses and it helps me try harder. I know it's not for everyone and I'm totally fine with that. Some of the people that I look up too tons are in that spot in their life and I don't think any less of them. They are such strong examples to me of so many things. Therefore I'm so excited that we are in this calling together! I can't wait to make myself get out of my comfort zone and meet more people and have their life's influence ours for the better! I know this is such a random post. I usually don't put thoughts like this on here. I keep it for my journal but I've felt like I should so here it is. Take it for what it's worth. It feels good to get some of my thoughts out of my head! Can't wait for the new things ahead but if I'm not quite with it you know why now.
so i've been writting some things down that we have been cracking up about with our kids. I'll start with Mylee:
~You need to take a nap Mylee. "I can't mom." She is always telling me she can't
~She'll run out of her room right after I put her down for a nap saying "I awake mom"
~Whenever she is doing anything, she'll say to me "I ok mom"
~Now I purposly drive over a dip fast or tap my breaks alittle fast so that I can here a little voice in the back seat say "be careful mom" or "hold on"
~She has to announce to the world whenever me, dad or her farts or burps! It's always "I burp mom"
~The other sunday in sacrament someone smelt stinky. I whispered to Mylee, "did you poop?" In her not so quiet voice she announces to the world "I just farted mom." I about died!
~I asked her to clean up Dereks toys that she loves to spill. I told her I would count and see how fast she can go. (That usually works) She looked at me and said "no mom it's your turn."
~She will tell us please and thank you for EVERYTHING!
~I was sitting in my chair in my room feeding Derek. Mylee kept shutting the door and I asked her not too. She looked at me and said "your mean mom." I started laughing and said "what?" She looked at me again with a dirty look and said "your mean mom." I about died! When did she get big enough to know that?
~The other day we were driving to go to dinner and she said "I'm gonna kick your butt dad." We looked at each other and started laughing. Layne said it back to her and she said "I'm gonna kick your butt hard!" She is getting too smart! We need to watch what we say!
~Layne was home with them and I was gone doing errands. She told her dad that she had a turd in her pocket and he just kept working. About ten minutes later he smelt something stinky. He thought it was the dog. Mylee came walking over to him and said "dad your mean" He started laughing and asked why and she said "I got a turd in my pocket" She was mad at him for making her stay in it. Yes I should work on potty training her but I'm too lazy! We get a kick out of this little girl right now. We probably should start teaching her better manners but it is kinda funny.
My sweetest little boy Derek! I can't believe he is almost 5months! Time flies too fast it makes me want to cry! Some things he is loving right now:
~He loves you to move his legs like he is walking. It must get his gas moving cause he almost always lets out big ones when I do this!
~Anytime, and I mean anytime you look at him he gives you the biggest grin! He lights up!
~He loves when you hold him above your head! He brings his knees into his stomach and starts giggling!
~He loves his thumb! Any chance he gets it is in his mouth. We pull it out and put his binkie in and he will plop it out and stick his thumb in!
~He is needing so much more attention now. Loves to watch his sister.
~He will smile and laugh almost everytime Mylee gets right in his face.
~He loves to be played with rough. He gets laughing so hard.
~His legs are gigantic!! He has so many rolls and cottage cheese all over them! He has no knees or ankles cause of his fat rolls!
I love this boy so much! I don't know what I would do without him! He is the happiest boy ever! He is so dang good too. He has brought so much to our little family. I am so greatful for the two little blessing that we have in our lives. I really don't know what I would do without them. I love them both so much!
