Lake Powell

On June 27 we headed out on our first summer vacation for 2008, Lake Powell, UT/AZ!! It was a lot of fun! The kids and I had never been; however, it was not Heath's first trip. I can't believe he was holding out on us! The weather was great and the kids had a blast! We came home just in time for the Fourth of July!

We camped at Lone Rock. Can you guess why it's called Lone Rock? ;-)

Looking down on the camp ground from a hill nearby. What a view!

Cooling off! It was over 100 everyday we were there!

We don't have a boat so Heath decided the four wheeler would do! The kids thought this was the best and asked for lots of rides!

Heath and Me!!

One day she will hate me for this pic but I think it's cute! I love the "crack"!
There's always time for kisses!
We jumped off of a rock in the middle of the lake except Kenidee wouldn't jump! She wanted to be thrown in! Over and over I had to toss her into the lake! She loved it but I could't get her to just jump in!

On the other hand, it took a small push from a 4 year old and we couldn't keep Braden out of the water! He loved jumping off the "cliff." It was only about 5 feet off the surface of the water but he thought it was a long ways down! He still talks about "cliff jumping!"

Righteous Roundup VBS Pics

As promised, here are a few pics of VBS. After 4 days of snacks, games, lessons, and crafts as well as puppet shows and skits I finally sifted through over 400 photos to find just 5 to post! If you know me, that is not an easy feat! I love to take pictures and I want to share all of them with you but I will spare you the agony! HEHEHE!!!

Kenidee and Colton blowing their "prayers" to Heaven.

I can't remember what this game represented. I think it had to do with how many acts of kindness you could do. The balloons being the acts of kindness.

Braden, Kenidee, Colton and two children they brought to VBS! Yeah!

Snack time was Braden's favorite!

Braden and his super cute lion he made to remind him to always pray just as Daniel did!

Vacation Bible School Success!!

WOW! What a hectic week! We just finished our annual Vacation Bible School and I am exhausted! It is always so much work! It was asked several times during the planning stages, "Is this worth it?" My answer? A resounding "YES!!!!" We were able to touch the lives of 38 children this year. The numbers were down this year, but still good for Southeast Idaho. The biggest joy for me is being able to see and hear the reaction to VBS from my 9 year old son. He spends the majority of his time in Nampa with his mother and unfortunately he does not attend church of any kind while there. He looks so forward every year to visiting us and going to VBS. What a treat and what a wonderful, fun opportunity to teach him the word of God! Thanks Pocatello Church of Christ for touching the lives of so many children! Do I want to do it again next year? YOU BET!!!! (I'll post pics a little later! I'm tired and I'm going to bed!)

Meet Roxy the Rottweiler!

Meet the newest edition to our family! May was a really tough month on the Fullmer/Proctor families. On Tuesday, May 6 I received a phone call from my mother indicating that my grandfather had passed away. It was a bitter/sweet time for our family. Pa was 84 years old and had lived a very long and prosperous life. God is in control of everything and decided to call Pa home. It was time. However, I woke up Wednesday morning only to find my dog Mia had also died! She was only 2! I didn't think it was her time and that was a little harder on our family and me in particular! Kenidee was my rock! Being so young and innocent, the easiest way for me to describe everything to her was to tell her that Pa needed Mia in Heaven. If you ask Kenidee, God called Pa home to give him a new body. In the 2 short years that Kenidee knew Pa, he didn't walk very well and hardly moved from his chair. Now he can run, jump and play and Mia is with him keeping him company! Kenidee's explanation of everything helped me to get through both losses! Out of the mouths of babes!

Well, all this leads up to our newest addition! Meet Roxy! The kids love her and believe it or not, Heath has actually let her in the house! Yes, in the house! Not on the carpets, mind you but in the house none the less. We'll see how long that lasts!

Kenidee loves Roxy! We can't get her to put Roxy down sometimes!

Roxy can't wait until she is too big for Kenidee to carry! Hang in there Roxy! Just a few more weeks!

It's a good thing Braden really doesn't care to hold her!

This was the only place the kids could get away from Roxy. Just like any puppy, Roxy loves to chase and bite the kids! The louder they are the more she chases them!

More puppy play!

The kids tried to climb the stairs to get away from her but she followed them. The problem? Roxy had a hard time getting back down the stairs! It was cute!

She seems so little! To bad she's going to grow up BIG!

Her teeth really do hurt!

What's going to happen when she gets bigger!?! Will Heath let her in the house?!?!??

NEWS! NEWS! NEWS!

Heath and I were in Phoenix last week. Unfortunately we did not go for fun! We went for work! I'm not going to mislead you in anyway, we did have fun too! The weather was up over the 100 degree mark almost everyday we were there! It was wonderful! While we were there we learned lots of great information when it comes to our line of work, so it was well worth the trip.

On Thursday I received a call from the Grace Lutheran School Director offering me the kindergarten teaching position starting in the fall! Imagine my surprise! I had applied for the position in March after returning from Mexico. My receiving the job was based solely on the decision of the other kindergarten teacher either moving to Nampa or staying in Pocatello. I thought she had decided to stay in Pocatello and so I had let myself believe that I was not going to go back to work next year! Boy was I wrong! Heath and I are both extremely excited about this new opportunity in our lives! (My family keeps telling me that now that I have made the decision to reenter the work force, after more than two long years of trying to conceive, God will finally give me that gift too! I'm not so sure I'm ready for it now!) When I look ahead to August, I realize that there are many things Heath, Kenidee and I are going to have to work out. Wow, what a life changing decision for all of us! I need to start preparing for all of this now!

While we were gone, Kenidee and Braden got to experience the best of city life and country life! They spent the first part of the week with Grandma and Grandpa Fullmer in Lehi. They played with the Salt Lake area cousins, helped Grandma in the garden and many other great things. I did notice that most of Grandma's flowers were still in tact after the visit from the grandchildren (I had to warn Grandma that Kenidee LOVES to pick flowers!)

By the time Friday rolled around it was time to head to the Bucking Bull Ranch in Downey! Grandma and Grandpa Proctor were ready! Colton got to spend the weekend there too! Poor Kenidee was out numbered. Two boys and one girl. Grandma ran lots of interference between the two boys and Kenidee. The first thing Kenidee told me was, "Mom! We had a bull emergency! The bulls got out and they were in the neighbors garden!" The kids thought that was great! Not only did the bulls get out once, but twice! It was definitely a memorable experience for Kenidee. She loves the country life of horses, bulls and lots of dogs! She has always been my little girl that loves dresses and "girly" things but give her the chance to get dirty and she will never say no!

Thank you so much Grandma and Grandpa Fullmer and Grandma and Grandpa Proctor for starting the summer off so great for our kids!

Happy Birthday Braden!

As many of you know every year we spend the weekend of Braden's birthday in the Boise/Nampa Valley. This year was no different except that we surprised Braden with a few extra guests. Heath's mom and sister's girls got to go with us! It was quite the trip this year! We all went to see Braden in his class in Nampa and then spent the evening at Julia Davis Park in Boise. All of the kids had fun following the ducks around and trying to climb trees.

On Saturday we attended Braden's 9th birthday party and had a lot of fun playing in the climbers and ball pit! Afterward, we took Braden, Kenidee and the cousins to Boondocks and played miniature golf, Lazar tag, bumper boats and lots of token/ticket games. It was a busy weekend but we had a blast!

Braden, Kenidee, Corin and Brena following the ducks around the park.

As some of you may not know yet, my daughter LOVES to pose for pictures! I have a hard time getting her to just look at the camera and smile! I think it's cute anyway!

The kids climbing trees! (There she goes posing again!)

This is the only way I was able to get pictures of Braden!

The girls loved getting their pictures taken! Kenidee and Corin look like they're in jail!

The ball pit was a huge success! The kids enjoyed covering each other up with the balls as well as throwing them at each other. To bad they got in trouble for that! (I don't even want to imagine what is in that ball pit! YUCK!)

An action shot of Braden!

On our way to Boondocks after the party! Do they really look like they need more fun?

I think Kenidee may actually become a fairly good golfer! Look at that form!

What a cute picture of Cousin Corin!

Wow Brena! What form!

The kids had a lot of fun golfing. It was a very busy day and everyone slept well that night!

ALL RIGHT!

I guess it's time to join the world of blogging! I started this way back in November of 2007 when my cousin in Oklahoma sent her invitation out for everyone to join her beautiful family's blog! (Thanks Re!) I have just never made the time to continue to work on it! Needless to say, this is a work in progress! Here it is!

Who are we?

The man and woman who make this family what it is!

Our little man, Braden!

And our angel, Kenidee!

SPRING BREAK 2008!

This year we decided to take a family trip out of the country! Some of you may think we are crazy for deciding to pull a camp trailer 1200 miles to Puerto Peñasco, Mexico, but that is exactly what we did! Guess what? We're doing it again next year and as many times after that as we can! It was amazing! The kids had a blast and it was so relaxing!



Here are a few pics to show you just how much fun we had!

Heath and the kids looking for "treasures" in the tide pools.

Kenidee playing in the sand. It was everywhere!

Braden about to do a "belly flop" in the sand.
Even Mia had fun!

"Wanna belly dance?"

One of the many beautiful sunsets!

Play'n in the sand!

Our little sombreros!

Hunt'n eggs on the beach!

"Can you see anymore?"

Check out the loot!

Our Family!
Another beautiful sunset!
Daddy's Girl!
Handsome Boy!
"Peace!"
Daddy burring Kenidee in the sand!
"Can you see our bodies?"
Had to wash the sand off!
My Favorite Picture!