November 2010 Carter receives his Eagle Scout award!!!

The refreshment table...

Display of Carter's past

Order of the Arrow did a neat eagle feather presentation

Carter and the other two boys who received their Eagle that night

being presented with the eagle feathers

Bishop Anderson presenting the Eagle 

Proud and happy parents

The eagle's nest... a couple were out in the hallway

Grandpa Ewell, Carter, Butch Wilson, Brother Trent...
the men who Carter chose as mentors

Ryan and Russell Landes... friends of Carter since 3 years old

Uncle Tim, Uncle Perry, Carter, Grandpa Ewell

Grandpa and Grandma Ewell, Carter, Great-Grandma Lafferty

Football coach- Dave Lewis, his son Riley

Happy Day!!!!  We love you Carter!!!!

Miss Brooke

Brooke is working for a big PR firm in Washington DC and had this photo taken for their website... isn't she beautiful?!!!

free popcorn...

On Saturdays the hardware store in our little town has free popcorn.  After Reagan's dance rehearsal, we went for a little walk and got a few bags.  So glad it was warm enough to get outside for a few minutes.

My cute little kidlets...

A little behind on the blog....

I am not one to throw birthday parties for my kids.  I don't love other kidlets tearing my house apart, the whole bring a gift thing bothers me, and it generally just stresses me out.  This year though, I told the kids they could each have a birthday party.  So far, it hasn't been bad.  I won't be doing it every year, but maybe once in a while.  Here is Wilson with his buddies last week...

 We had birthday pancakes...

 Wilson and his sweet sister Reagan

 With friends and the gifts they gave...

 Instead of loot bags, I made them all a fleece hat.  Cute little bunch of bugs, right???

A little summer fun!

Cousins riding in the back of Grandpa's Big Red at the

Genola Homecoming

Face painting and a little candy...

Reagan wanted a horse on her face for the rodeo later that night.

Reagan and Madison eating PURE SUGAR!  How healthy!

The kids and cousins riding on Zoom with Grandpa in the parade.  This parade is so short, when they get to the end, they turn around and come back!  

Madison on Big Red 

My cute kids!

Wilson

Reagan at the Genola rodeo

Truman

Grandma, Grandpa and Madison

The cutest cowboy I know!

The boys with Steve Young after the Freedom Festival fireside.

The kidlets at Payson pool!

Living History Museum- Liberty Academy

Carter and Lincoln had a living history museum at school.  They studied the American Revolution.  All of the students were dressed as the characters they had done research papers on.  It was such a great event!  We truly love the school and feel so blessed to be a part of it!

Maddie going through the Time Machine into the museum

Madison dipping candles... she LOVED this!

Lincoln, McKay and RJ working in the tavern (serving root beer and cream soda)

                            Haylee and Bailey and Lincoln in their costumes

I told the boys to pretend it was Halloween and they really liked their costumes...  this is what they did!

                                                               My handsome sons!!!
                                                        They even look good in wigs!  :)

Brooke graduates from Smith College

Dee and I flew to Northampton, Mass for Brooke's graduation on May 16, 2010.  The weather was so beautiful, the campus was gorgeous and we had such a great time seeing Brooke and Dee's parents.  We ate lots of yummy food and really enjoyed all of the graduation events.  We are so proud of Brooke!!! She graduated with honors and looked so beautiful! 

 She has a great job in DC working for the same company that she interned for in China last year, Powell Tate.  She is the president's assistant and jr. account rep, a position previously only given to those with a master's degree.  They were so impressed with her work last summer that they hired her!  She is living in Pentagon City, across the street from where we lived when she was little.  We are anxious to go visit soon!

LOVE YOU BROOKE!!!! 

Brooke in her dorm room

the quad set up for graduation 

Brooke and Dee on Ivy Day

Brooke and her beautiful friends in the Ivy Day parade

Brooke and her sweet friend Natalia had a picnic for the families after the Ivy Day ceremonies.

Proud parents with their beautiful daughter!

Graduated with honors... throwing her cap at the Smith gates.

Grandpa Dee, Dad, Brooke, Mom, Grandma, Kyle

                                         Dad, Brooke and Mom in front of Brooke's dorm building