Paintball

Who's the stud with the gun?

Our Mountain On Fire

We wanted to share some of what we saw from our yard last night as the mountain behind our house caught fire and burned. Even though we were a few blocks below the fire level, it was a pretty scary experience to see flames so close to our backyard. The pictures do not do this any justice, but I'm sure you can get the idea. I have a whole new appreciate for fire and the destruction in can do in such a short amount of time. We were without power from 5:30 pm until 3:30 am. I discovered that I am not such a prepared pioneer, and that Teegan and Trey are spoiled rotten because the hardest part of the whole night was getting them to drink cold milk instead of warm :) The boys enjoyed sitting on the roof and watching the fire with our neighbor Rocky who is just a big kid at heart.

What I Did Last Night...

Last night, when I finally got the Teegan and Trey to sleep about 1:00 am (they are both sick), I just needed a minute to breathe. It was such a beautiful night that I went outside and sat under the big trees in our backyard. The moon and the clouds were beautiful, so I decided to experiment with my camera a little bit. I am not a photographer by any means, but some of these pictures turned out kinda fun, so I thought I would share them. They look better when they are a little bigger, but you can get the idea. By the way, I did get to bed eventually--about 3:00 this morning, after the boys both woke up again :)

Sunsets

With all the fires we have had around us the past few weeks, we have had some beautiful sunsets. These are some pictures that Clint took from our back yard a few nights ago.

Colt and Rachel

Some of you have met Rachel and some haven't, but if you want a picture of Colt, you can bet she is going to be in it, too. I never have to worry about where they are or what they are doing, though. I only need to look under the hood of the nearest project car. Colt is trying to finish his Camaro; Rachel is finishing a Dodge Dart and is working on a sponorship for a rail dragster.

Teegan and Trey

I know some of you will think they need their own section, and one day when it isn't 11:00 pm, I will probably do that, but for now they go together. Even though they are 18 months old now, they are still pretty little (only about 22 lbs. each). Developmentally, they are right on track, and learn new things--and new ways to cause trouble--everyday. I think pictures are the best way to describe what life is like with them, so I hope you enjoy these.

Cody

Cody makes me sooooo tired! This kid has more energy than I would ever know what to do with. It is a good thing that he is really a great helper around the house and with the babies. And thank goodness for sports! Cody's baseball team won the city championship this year. He is one league below Cade, so they didn't have to compete against each other and Cade was really supportive of Cody's team.

Coders is in the 3rd grade this year and is excited to start school. I just hope his teachers are ready for him!