Cow the animal, or Cow the person?

The other day Crew went home from school with his friend, Kimilee. When I picked him up her mom shared this with me. He and Kimilee had been talking and Crew said to her, " You have a bwuda (brother) named Cow, huh? Just like the animal cow." We laughed so hard because her brothers name is Cal, not Cow, and if you've ever heard Crew talk both of those words sound exactly the same! So cute! It's always a little sad to me when they grow out of their sweet little lisps and learn how words are really pronounced. Love you, Crew!

Steele vs ink pad: ink pad wins!

So, this being my sixth child I should be familiar with anything an 11 month old is capable of , right? Well, I haven't seen this one before! (I will say that I wasn't home for this, but Joe was and he took the pics before cleaning this mess up! Way to go, babe!) Somewhere Steele found and got into a fight with an ink pad....and lost! Enough said

Oh gees, look at the tile, walls, and baseboards!

1st Day of School!

Who knew after such a great summer we would actually be excited for the school to begin again (except for Ty! He would prefer to stay home and sleep, instead of going to school) Here are my cuties just before going out the door into the big scary world, again!

PS I know, I'm missing Colten, I wasn't thinking very clearly that early in the morning and forgot to take his pic

Gunner- 7 and in 2nd grade

Brenlyn- 9 and in 4th grade

Ty-12 and in 7th grade (He hates this pic! Can you tell he's been over my shoulder while I'm writing this post?)

Happy 17th Anniversary

Yes, indeed! It really has been 17 years! That is really hard to believe. In one sense the time has just flown by, I wonder how it has come and gone so quickly. But as I think about all of the places we've been, the things we've accomplished, the trials we've endured, the children we've had (6, that is!) it seems like a lifetime! I guess time is just funny that way! I can't imagine going through it all with anyone else! Joe is my best friend. He makes me laugh, helps me keep my perspective, talks me down from my proverbial cliffs, and loves me so much! For those reasons I am sooo very thankful I am his and he is mine forever, because a lifetime is just not long enough! Happy Anniversary, babe!

More 4th of July fun!

Steele practicing for the rodeo at Aunt Elaines

Bren and Brandi

Troy and Whitney and their friends at the rodeo

4th of July in Taylor

One of my best childhood memories is spending the 4th of July in Taylor! It is a weekend filled with family, eating, playing cards, and the RODEO and FIREWORKS! This tradition has continued on to my kids who also love to go to Taylor for the rodeo.

Ryan and Summer and their cute little family!

Gunner, Crew, and Bren enjoying the rodeo!

Ryan and Summer loaded up their horses and took

them down to the rodeo grounds for us to ride on!

The kids had a ball! Brandi and Gunner

Brenlyn, Brandi, and Gun

Crew and Grandma Lunt enjoying a ride

Daddy Daughter Sock Hop

I am the lousiest (is that a word) blogger there is, but I'm not going to give up. So I decided when I have time, I'm gonna add some past events, even if that makes things out of order a little bit.

These two pics are from our ward Daddy/Daughter activity. Bren and Joe both had a great time eating burgers & fries, doing a hula hoop contest, and of course, cutting the rug (as my Dad would say)!

What great memories they made that night!

SO CUTE!