Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Fun 4th of July = Plethora of Pictures

I don't think I will be able to blog again until we get to Virginia so I decided that I better blog right now before things start getting out of control crazy around here. I feel like things are already hectic and I have to admit that I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed with all the packing and moving that we have to do. In exactly 2 weeks from today we will be loading up the trailer and 2 weeks from Friday we start the drive across the country!!!! Oh my heck!!! I hope we survive!!!

We went to the splash park the other day and Brielle as you can see was terrified of the slide!!! I think that face is too funny not to post!

Braden doesn't seem so sure about the water!!!


We had a fun 4th of July and it just made me very sad about leaving Idaho, I'm going to miss it! The 4th of July brings memories of when Scott and were dating, everything happened around this time..anyway, we started off our day by going to a picnic with the Wood's (Scott's mom's side of the family) it was soooo nice to see his aunts and uncles, and cousins...we will not see them for years, so it was nice to say goodbye and spend some time with them. We then headed to the Idaho Falls Zoo. I have to say that I was VERY impressed with the zoo here...it is small and we saw everything in about 1 hour, but I thought that was perfect!!!! We had a blast! It had been years since I had gone to a zoo and Scott, Brielle and Braden also enjoyed it!!! It was fun to hear Brielle name quite a few of the animals.

Braden loved spraying water on himself! I think it was refreshing!

The camel is right behind us...I have to say that they are not the most attractive animals...:)


The tiger was amazing! I didn't realize how super long they are!

The lion and his wife (what do you call a girl lion?) I don't know...anyway, the lion was minding his own business and all of the sudden his lion wife comes and attacks him!!! I think she was giving him love!!!:) It was awesome!

Mi pollita!:)

We also had a fun BBQ dinner at Scott's parents' house...his whole family was there, which was really nice because we won't be together again like that in a long, long, long time!!! The food was yummy and we had a great time sharing together. I have to say that since I was 12, the 4th of July has been one of my favorite holidays! I love it!!! When I lived in Miami, we used to go to the beach to watch the fireworks and I just have great memories of my mom barbecuing the yummiest food!!!


Brielle, Parker, Braden and Nathanial

Parker (Scott's cousin Jana's little boy), Braden (he's mine, as you can see he is the darker one!!! ha ha!!!) and Nathanial (Scott's brother Ryan's boy) are all around the same age...

Braden pulling Nathanial's shirt...these two just don't seem to get along...this picture is evidence of their relationship! I hope they get over it when they get older...I love Parker's expression!

At then end of the day, we drove by the river in Idaho Falls to watch the fireworks and it really couldn't have been any more perfect, we just stayed in the car. Braden was out, so we didn't have to deal with a grumpy kid and Brielle just enjoyed watching them from her car seat!!! It was PERFECT!!!!:)



On Saturday, Scott's good friend from high school, Amy came to visit us with her husband Jonathan and their little boy Nathan. It was so fun to get to know them!!! We had a great time, we went to Craigo's and played games! Good times!:)

The kids were ready for bed!!!!

8 comments:

Melissa said...

that picture of her coming down the slide!!!! ha ha! Love her face!

Jensen said...

What fun pictures!!! I am going to take some of them if that is OK? We are going to miss you guys, I can't believe that you are leaving in 2 weeks!! I hope that Nathanial and Braden grow out of this "stage" that they are in!

brittanyandtravis said...

What a fun couple of days! The pictures of the kids at the water park are too cute. Brielle's face is priceless! I hope moving goes well for you! I hate the driving and packing! Good luck!!

Jeff and Andrea Neitzel said...

Good luck with your move. I hope everything goes smoothly. The school Jeff is going to is really different. They've been working with the medical school in Harvard and another one in Calgary. The idea they have is that the students take an extended first year, then on the second year they start their rotations in a community health care center somewhere in the nation while taking classes. So far it has been going really well. When people visit the school they always seem impressed with the program. Anyway, good luck with the move, it is an interesting yet exciting adventure.

Kelly Munns said...

so i was sitting here wondering when braden became a white boy and then i saw him next to two really white boys and i take it back :) he sure has grown! he's seriously such a beautiful boy! i love it.

Jana said...

Those little boys & brielle are so cute! It was so fun to see you guys, I'm going to miss you!!!!!!!

Rebecca Robison said...

haha! I love looking at their expressions... THEY ARE PRICELESS!

You guys are too cute and we already miss you!

love ya

Sarah Stout said...

Denisse... I was SO happy to stumble upon your blog through Stacey Heaton's blog! You have such a beautiful family. I hope that you're doing well :)