Dilemma...

As most of you know I will be starting school on September 10th and Quentin will be starting preschool on September 22nd. Yay for preschool! The problem is that I seem to be running short on babysitters. (No worries Katie and Brook, you have your families to think of first) I don't know where to go for babysitting. If any of you have an idea or any suggestions, that would be most helpful! Here's my schedule for needing a babysitter: Quentin is in preschool from 8-10:30 on T and TH, but since I start school on the 10th I will need someone during these times until the 22nd. WEEKLY: M- 8-2; T- 11-1; W- 8-2; TH- 11-1; F- 10-2. The semester ends on December 15th.

Let me know if you hear of anyone who would watch Quentin. I really want to stay away from DayCare.

. . . Summer Update . . .

At Ross Park: This is what happens when you don't have anyone else to take your photo. Peoples heads get cut off! We don't have any other photos from the water park. A little sad about that.
Kristin's first fish!! She was so excited. Mathew caught the biggest fish "but I caught one first" I don't think she's competitive . . . do you? LOL


Quentin fished a little and helped others with their fish, but mainly he played with the worms. Is anyone really surprised?

Just before going to Yellowstone we stopped at the spring that you can drink out of. There were a ton of butterflies and the kids had fun chasing and catching them.
Caroline had fun when we got to get out of the car. Kids just don't do well squished in a car for long periods of time.
It was hot outside, but the kids were really good sports and enjoyed the "smelly hot tubs"

This is my favorite picture. Aren't they so precious!

I sure love my husband and the good man that he is. He makes things so much fun and exciting. We have a great family together!
We've been so busy this summer we made our kids exhausted! We woke up one morning to find Caroline sleeping at the foot of the bed. It was so cute I had to take a picture!

We had so much fun with the kids this summer and can't believe that it's already over. We didn't get as much done as we would have liked, but that's okay . . . there's always next summer!

Daddy's little girl . . .

. . . not so little anymore! Dad taught her to ride a bike without training wheels. Kristin did so well and kept at it. She'd crash and then get right back on. After she learned well enough we went for a bike ride. She was still a little wobbly. One time I looked behind me to see how she was doing and all of a sudden Kristin disappeared in the tall grass. No more Kristin . . . until Dad said "watch out for snakes" She jumped right up and started screaming. It was hilarious.
Thanks Grandma and Grandpa Huml for the bike. Oh, and for the helmet and gear, I would've gotten pretty scraped up without it!

Out and about for a little stroll around the park.

Kristin was so proud of this little stunt that her and Dad do. She calls herself "Dad's little acrobat"

Caroline's B-lated Birthday

Caroline's Birthday was celebrated along with the twins, Jonah and Isabelle. They had a blast with their own cakes to tear into. You did a great job Becky! The last picture is Caroline a week later with one of her toys.

A day in Salt Lake City

In the hotel, anxious to get going. Quentin wouldn't let us stay there until check-out. He whined and complained until we left . . . at 9:30 a.m. After the hotel we went to the movie Up. We got there at the early bird ticket prices and were the only ones in the theatre. Which was nice when Quentin decided to squack like the bird on the movie!

We walked through temple square and Quentin had to throw pennies in all the fountains. Needless to say, "I'm all out"

At Hogle Zoo: Outside the monkey cages Quentin wanted a drink. He thought the lion was going to eat him!

Hanging over the Zebra fences . . . we were having a good time!

He loved the giraffes. Sorry Quentin, I don't think you'll be as tall as they are!

After walking through the zoo we went to the park in the middle of the zoo. Here is Quentin pretending to be a turtle.

The trip was so much fun . . . but so hectic! We decided that I was going with James at 5:30 Sunday night so we hurried and booked a hotel and got our bags packed. On the road by 7:00 and finally got into the hotel room by midnight. Don't get me started on how well we slept, I don't want to start another argument about it. Apparently it's all my fault ;) James' shuttle picked him up at 4:00 a.m. I got a phone call at about 4:30 to tell me that he still had the car keys and so he left them with the shuttle driver to bring back to the hotel!! It's a good thing that the guy was honest! I couldn't sleep until the front desk called me to let me know that the keys were there . . . Phew . . .

Driving wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Thanks Dad for the GPS, I would've been bawling my eyes out! We walked a lot, I should've worn shoes instead of flip-flops, my feet are paying for it. I was an idiot and couldn't find the mall because of all the construction going on. We walked forever and then on the walk back to where our car was parked I figured it out but was too tired to walk through the mall. I blame it all on the lack of sleep, the construction, and my flip-flops. I picked up James and Kristin at the airport and was anxious to get in the passenger seat! Home my 1:00 a.m. and woken up at 7:30 a.m. by an excited little girl! I'm going to bed early tonight . . .

Two-wheelin' and lovin' it!

This is his camera smile! I ask him to smile and he opens his mouth really big and wide. What a goof-ball!

Quentin got a new bike a while ago and the weather is finally nice enough to go outside and ride it. He's been loving to ride. I can't get him off it!

The start of a great weekend

The weekend started out dirty and, by the looks of things, wasn't going to get any cleaner!



Grandpa is teaching the boys the art of building a fire . . . cheating!

Roasting hot dogs. Nate was so good to roast a hot dog and marshmallow for me. Thanks Nate!

Believe me, the marshmallow ended up on more places than his face and hands.

We all got out our sleeping bags after playing freeze tag and red-rover. They were all pretty tired.

The morning got pretty hectic before breakfast at McDonald's. Some people forgot to finish getting ready ;)



Amelia is so sweet . . . as usual. She made sure everyone was happy and taken care of.

Dad even joined in on the fun. Is anybody really surprised?




We had so much fun spending time together. It meant a lot for us to get that much needed time. With school and everything, we all needed the weekend of fun and family!
Thanks Mom and Dad for everything!