Bundy Reunion

Tanner running in the races.

He won first place!

Tag running.  He's fast but littler than all the rest.

We decided to go to the Bundy Reunion this year because we haven't been since Tag was two!  The kids had a great time!  Tag found a new girlfriend and Whitley made friends with a cousin.  They loved the dance and even got Grandma and Grandpa Reber to join us!  I was trying to teach Tanner to swing and he thought I was crazy, but it was fun!

Tag starting off.  He was excited.

Dancing with Brin was fun because she's so light.

Grandpa with Whitley, so cute!

Whitley and her cousin Becca.

Grandma and Tag.

Tanner and Brin, she always had a partner.

Pine cone ridge, where you throw it off and it comes back to you.

Becca and Brin are friends, too!

Becca and Whit sharing the princess chair.  They were actually pointing out the princesses who were not wearing modest dresses.  I thought that was pretty impressive for a 3 and 4 year old!

Computers back and now a re-cap

We didn't do much this summer but we did get away to Lake Powell for a few days and it was a blast.  We are only about 2 and a half hours away so it is definetly going to become a summer tradition!  Tanner is quite the swimmer.  He was able to get up on the wake board and out of the wake.  Tag is not a water boy.  We did get him in the tube, but he cried the whole time so it was a short ride.  Even when we had lunch on the beach and just played in the water, he sat up in the sand eating grapes, silly kid.  Whitley was a little timid.  She never did get out on the tube, but at least she would play in the water when we stopped.  Brinley is a water baby.  I was afraid she was going to jump right out of the boat as we were cruising.  She didn't like the tube but we had a hard time keeping her in the shallow part.

Trent was showing off and doing 360's!

Tanner out of the wake on the wake board.  He was awesome!

This was rainbow bridge.  The guide said you coud fit the statue of liberty inderneath the arch.

Trent let me drive!  I felt cool!

Tag really enjoyed being on the boat.

summer crafts

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Brinley's 2!

 For Brinley's birthday we had a swim party.  I just love her in her new swim suit!  She has been so fun to have around!  She is talking so good, now if I can get her potty trained(:  She is really easy going most of the time, but she does let you know if you mess with her things.

She is just so sweet!  Look at that smile!

She got a new doll from Aunt Kandie!

 She loves her new bike and so does Whitley and Taggert so we may have a fight on our hands):

Aunt Shanie made her a new blanket and Brinley said, "I don't like it"  She is such a pill.  She has one favorite blanket and she won't go to bed without.  I am hoping she will grow to love this new one because it is so cute!

Our pool has seen better days.  It used to have three rings, now we're down to one.  Tanner won't even swim in it because it's for babies, but the other kids didn't mind it's shallow depth(:

March Madness

March was a busy month for Tag!  First, he was student of the month for friendliness!  His classmates voted for him.

Then his class did a Piggy Opera.  It was so cute.  They acted out the story of the three little pigs and sang.  Tag got to be the brick seller with Levi.  He did such a good job.  His teacher has been so good for him this year.  She is amazing!

 This is him holding the "heavy" bricks.

 Then, he won first place for the first grade talent show for his collage.  He was so excited to get to be on the stage. His collage was of Grandma and Grandpa Reber and our dog, Paco.

 And, finally, he had a birthday and turned 7!!!!  We celebrated a week early because Aunt Kandie came down to visit.  It is crazy to think that he is seven.  He tells everyone he is four and they believe him because he's about the size of a four year old.  He is just growing out of his 3T jeans and is in 4T shirts.  He is a little man but he is doing so well in school.  His teacher is bringing out the learner in him.  He has been able to memorize short poems and his behavior is so much better this year, at school, anyway.  We still struggle at home but he is a fun kid to have around.  He is talking so much now in full sentences.  It's awesome!!

Every present he opened, he got so excited.  He's showing grandpa the motorcycle that was on his cake.  He and his cousin Nathan have really started to be friends.  It is fun to see him interact with kids in a good way.  I have worried that he would never fit in, but all it takes is a good teacher at school to love him and good friends and family that teach their kids to love him despite some of his weird little ticks. I am so grateful for him in our family. I don't know who said it in conference yesterday, but it was said that the easy kids really don't teach us much.  It's the hard kids that teach us patience, long-suffering, and compassion to name a few.  And, I have to agree.  I have a lot to learn!!!

Christmas in February!

Our kids got a trip to Disneyland for Christmas, which didn't go over very well in December, but I guess it's the thought that counts!

One of the first rides we went on was It's a Small World and Tanner was not happy.  This was his face during the whole ride.

Tag loved it though!  He was clapping and waving at all the dancing children.  It was fun to ride with him!

Brinley woke up just as the ride was finishing but I think she would have liked it.  Whitley seemed to enjoy the singing!

We went to the beach one day.  It was nice until the wind started to blow and then it got a little chilly.

We had 9 kids from age 13 to 2.

My brother, Larry, and his family.

My brother, Steve, and his family.

We went to Goofy's kitchen for breakfast on Valentines Day!  It was good eats and we got to see a lot of the characters.

 Our whole group with Goofy!  He was quite the host!

Jace and Ty and Brinley.  They were so cute with her!

 My poor kids are freaks!  They were all upset that I wanted a picture of them with Jessie and the army guy.  I was like, "Please someone just take a picture so I can get them out of here" Pansies!

Tag finally smiled long enough for this pic but neither one of them were too sure about the fairies.  I thought Whitley would love them.  What do I know?

Tag loves Mater!  Trent said he was in awe actually getting to see him in person!

Ty and Whitley on the teacup ride.

It was a memorable trip for more reasons than one!  We finally got to use our timeshare that we've had since 2005, and the place was very nice.  We learned a lot and hopefully will do things better the next time we go!