Maybe should have seen a Dr?

If we had to insure just one kid Oaklen would be it.

First injury: Jumping on Grandma's trampoline. Dagen comes in and says, "Mom Oaklen is hurt and he is crying." So I run out and blood is all down his face. Yes, he had a cut on his forhead and eye. But of course he wouldn't let us touch it. Finally, I just slapped a bandaid one. Three bandaids later and it finally stopped.

Second injury: We where playing Sharks in the water with the boys. Oaklen wanted to be blindfolded. So then he processeds to run right smack into the wall, and we start all over again. Blood everywhere.

Third injury: Today he decided to jump off a cement flower bed probably 3 feet high. I didn't see him jump and bang right into my head we collided. His goose egg is giant. He looks horrible.

So if any of you have an extra helmet we could use it.

Labor Day Weekend

We escaped for one last cabin trip before the snow....which could be any day it is Idaho. It was fun and relaxing just what we needed.
Oaklen needed a snack before his 4 wheeler ride.
Colton had to build a bird house for scouts. He refused to build anything but a bat house. The kids is full of exceptions to all rules. lol
Dagen was so proud of his bird house. He wrote no bats allowed on the side. He is just so stinking cute.

Wow!!

So after Grandma and Grandpa dropped off the after school doughnuts, the boys talked them into a ride around the block. Well the ride was like forever long. Finally, Grandma calls to tell me that they are at the airport because 5 helicopters just landed. Then I get a call 2 minutes later and the pilot came over and offered to show his plane to the boys. There was 2 Apache and 3 Black hawks. We rushed over with a camera. I'm not sure who was more excited the boys or Grandpa and Ryan. It as Colton said, "An opportunity of a lifetime."
Colton loving checking out the Black Hawk Helicopter.
Dagen loves anything that has to do with the service. Soaked this chance right up.
Pilot Oaklen Smith (yes 2 out of 3 had no shoes on ... good mom)
Dagen and Grandpa discussing the serious WOW!! factor.
Colton told us, "It was a once in a lifetime opportunity."

First Day of School

Colton is in 4th grade this year. He is excited to have Ms. Trane for his teacher.
Dagen is a 2nd grader this year. He was looking most forward to hooking up with his friends again.
Mornings are so hard on our Dad!
Off to the bus we go!!
Oaklen had to entertain himself today. It was hard to not have the brothers around he cried when they left for the bus.
Grandma and Grandpa brought over doughnuts for after school snacks. Yum!!

Girls' Sleep Over

Finally, we made the sleep over happen. The kids have been waiting all summer. It was lots of fun!
And yes, I have no idea what time they all went to bed...they out lasted me! Thanks for the FUN!!

Hill Airforce Museum

The boys in front of the Wright Brother Model. Colton just soaked up the facts and the rest of us just suffered threw it. lol
This is the one place Colton was dying to see. He knows all the planes by name and number. He asked Dagen if he knew what a plane was and he didn't. Colton looked at Dagen and said this is something you should really know, you need to work on that. (As if it is like your ABC's) Well this ticked Dagen off so every chance he got he would tease Colton. You can see how serious Colton is and how just bugged Dagen is.
Ace is still teasing Colton at every turn.
Aviator Oaklen mostly like the kids part of the trip.
Family photo off the wheel of a big airplane.

Temple Square

Our boys had never done the temple square thing. So we took them on a tour of the conference center. Let's just say they were maybe semi interested. lol
The boys stopped at the reflection pool in front of the temple. You can't help but be thankful for eternal families when you see that.
Here is baby Oak.....wait I mean Baby Dagen hitching a stroller ride. lol

Water logged!

Colton and Dagen turned into little fish. They tried everything from diving, jumping in, swimming across the pool, lazy river and water slide. They are getting so old.
We tried Oaklen with water wings. It was freedom for everyone!
Ryan, Oaklen, Dagen, and Colton playing in the pool. We swam every morning and every night plus Cherry Hills water park for 7 hours one day!
We are offically water logged after four days of the pool. Fun Family Times!!

Here they come!!

Colton has started a little Save the Rhino Clinic. He read they needed help in Grandpa's magazine. So here is his sign.
They decided to start up a candy stand also. It is always about making a buck for Colton.

He is quite the little entrupenuer.

Selling penny candy for 5 cents or 6 cents.

He was so excited when Pam arrived cause he knew she would have to buy some from him.

All the boys got into it.

Night at the Park

We went for a little evening fun at the park and came home way after dark!


Playground fun!!!
Wiggle car races! Notice that Pam needed a little help so thanks to Zayder she got rolling. lol

Splash Park

One day we went up to Rexburg to see Grandma and play at the splash park! Here are the boys getting wet!!




Drying out in the Sun!



Grandpa teasing the boys.....or is that the boys teasing Grandpa?

The whole day just wore Grandpa and Oaklen out.