The 1st day of school!

Lincoln's in 1st grade

Samantha's in 3rd grade

Garrett & Samantha waiting for our neighbors to come pick Lincoln & Samantha up for school.

Garrett's in Pre-K.  He really is excited!

Garrett & his teacher, Mrs. Yinger

Jayne loves cookbooks

Jayne keeps hauling around this cookbook.  Samantha says she's going to be a chef.

Colorado, Utah, Idaho trip

We had a great time on our trip to Colorado, Utah & Idaho.  We left our house on Saturday, June 2nd in the morning and got back to our house on Saturday evening, July 7th.  We put over 4000 miles on our van and got to see a lot of family members and friends.  It was wonderful to have so much time. 

Brett was able to be with us at the beginning to take us to Colorado.  He left Monday morning, June 4th to head back to Oklahoma and was back in Utah on  Thursday, June 28th. 

We're trying to figure out when we'll come out next year.

The kids enjoying their frozen bananas (chocolate covered)

Lincoln and Garrett had already eaten their bananas, but I had to take a picture.  They're in true form!

The 4th of July

We were in American Falls & Pocatello on the 4th of July.  It was a fun day!    I love to wear red, white & blue on the 4th.  Brett was so kind to comply to my desire.  I didn't even ask him.  We got this picture taken after the breakfast at my parents ward building in American Falls.

Sprinkle Me Happy Cake

The kids helped me decorate this cake.  Before I put the cake in the oven, Lincoln said, "That doesn't look like cake."  Then, after it was decorated, Samantha said, "That cake does look happy."

It was fun to make.  No occasion, just to satisfy a need to bake a cake.:)

Cakes

I've been having fun making cakes lately.  In the May 2012 Better Homes & Gardens Magazine, there are several fun cakes.  I made the Mini Chocolate Cakes (for my birthday) and the Cherry Flower Power cake just because.