Small & Simple Things!

"By small and simple things are great things brought to pass." Alma 37:6
I was just reading my friend Julie's blog about the small and simple things we enjoy in life. It inspired me to write some of the things I enjoy.
VISITING TEACHERS- When I first moved into the ward Julie and Karen were my visiting teachers. They always made me feel so welcome at church and that they were my 'friends' and not just because they were assigned to visit me. Growing up on the south end of the valley I didn't know hardly anyone at church and I always knew that I could talk to them and know that they were there for me!
SMILING FACES- Every morning I get to listen for my kids to wake up. I always know that they are so excited that they will have big smiles on their faces when I come in the room to get them. Also I am always so excited for them to get up so that I can kiss their chubby cheeks. I guess you could say that I am a morning person for this reason.
LEARNING- I have been blessed with great family in my life! I have three sisters, three sister-in-laws, a great mom, and a wonderful mother-in-law. Who have all taught me so much. I love to just sit and chat with these ladies and learn from them. They always have great advice for me. From laundry tips to fashion advice to parenting ideas. These ladies know!! And I feel so blessed to be able to learn from them. Thanks to all of you, you know who you are!
MY ROCK- This would be my husband Nick. He is my rock. Whenever I mess up or have a bad day he is there to bail me out! He is so strong and smart. He keeps me grounded! Thanks Nick for sticking with me for all of these years, I love you.

So those are my simple things in life. Thanks Julie for your inspiration. I have been so stressed lately and it was nice to write about some positive things. Life in general just gets so crazy that it's nice to stop and 'smell the roses.'

1st Day of Dancing!!

All Ready for Class

Av & Hal They Were Soooo Excited!

Had to Throw One in Of Kason Patty Caking

Yesterday Avree had her first dance lesson. She was so excited. The minute she woke up she came running and said "Mom did you remember, it's dancing day!!" She loves to dance and she really enjoyed the watching the gymnasts during the olympics. Hallie and Avree both have a floor routine that they have been doing on the rug at my sister's house. It is so cute to watch them try to do the same moves as the gymnasts.

WaKeBoArDiNg!!

Av Looking Not Too Happy

Kason in His Pink Life Jacket :)

Nick Doing Some Tricks



Me in the Water with
Some Lovely Hair

Me Skiing :)

Now that summer is winding down I finally got some good pictures of Nick wakeboarding! It is one of our favorite things to do lately. We have a lot of fun and the kids seem to really enjoy being on the boat. Last time we went they both fell asleep. It must be the rocking motion!!

The Fair & Park City!

Well I haven't blogged in forever because it just seems like there is no time!! We have been soooo busy, but we have been having a lot of fun. We went to the fair a couple of weekends ago and had so much fun. Avree loved the rides and Kason and Nick loved the food. We go every year just to get one of the famous huge scones. I am sure they are not fattening at all :) They even put the honey-butter on with a paintbrush!! So we like fair time for the food and rides and this year we even got to go and see Haley show her pig! I have never been to that part of the fair so it was a new experience for me. (Some advice though.... don't wear heels to this part of the fair.) She did a great job and I was so proud of her. She is so tiny and she was showin' that pig who was boss!!

Then August 10th was Nick's birthday! We decided to go to Park City and stay over! We stayed at the Sundial Lodge and it was amazing! It was VERY nice and brand new! We got there Saturday afternoon and had some dinner with one of Nick's friends from work. We went to Baja Cantina one of our favorite places to eat in Park City. On Sunday we went to the Outlets and did some shopping. It was a great weekend we had a lot of fun. I gave Nick a new Wakeboard for his B-day so I will have to post some pictures of him on it! He does some pretty amazing tricks!!

Remember When.....

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!
2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments.

Martina McBride Concert!!

On Friday my sisters, mom, and nieces all went to the Martina McBride concert at the USANA Ampitheatre!! It was soooo much fun!! She is such an amazing singer and I have always liked her but hearing her live just made me like her even more! Her voice is so pretty and clear and she can sing like no one I have ever heard. She sounds just like on her CD's and even better live! We got there early and were just outside the gate where all of the radio stations have their vans set up. We were looking for Stubbs the DJ for The Eagle and we found him and were just chatting with him. He asked us if we had seats and we didn't we just had lawn seats. So he gave us 8 seats up front!! We were so excited! We had a blast and I lost my voice from screaming and singing so much. Thanks to all the 'girls' that went I had so much fun and I love you guys so much!!

Family Reunion Fun!!

Last weekend we had the Labrum-Whyte family reunion!! It is something we do every other year with Nick's extended family. This year Nick's mom and dad were in charge and we stayed at Harbor Village at Bear Lake (one of our favorite places). We had a blast!! The first night we got there and had dinner behind the condo's. Then on Saturday we headed to the lake for the day. The kids got to play in the sand and we took our boat and rented another so that everyone could go out and ski/wakeboard/tube. We stayed the whole day at the lake and got to have some fun and relax. Then we went back to the condo's for dinner. After dinner Nick's cousin Jessica brought out all of her jewelry and we had a jewelry party in our condo! We stayed up way to late and chatted with all of the girls, and we got to buy some awesome jewelry!! On Sunday we had the 'testimony meeting' and everyone of course got a little emotional. Krista read some awesome stories and we all said goodbye! Avree especially had a good time because Jessica has twin girls that are 3 too! Reese and Riley are so cute and Avree asked "Mom, where are my twins?" every night when we went to bed. We had so much fun this year at the reunion it just reminds us how important our family is! Thanks so much Neil and Sherry for all of your hard work! You did an awesome job and we had so much fun. Here are some pictures I took while we were there.

Krista, Spencer (holding Dax), Noi, & Dirk

The Whole Dam Fam! (About 68)

Brooke, Reese, Riley, Hailey & Avree

Boston & Braxton (in the sand)

Our Fun New Toy for Summer

Braxton & Avree Playin' in the Sand

Avree & 'Her Twins' Reese & Riley

Kason! I Love His Smile!

Kason Hangin' with the Boys, Byron & Daddy