First Day of School! :)

Today was our first day of school!!!  Wyatt is in 2nd grade and Brody is in 4th!  I'm teaching 3rd grade again and have both boys at my school!  Looking forward to a GREAT year!

Ready for another school year!

My cutie pies!

Handsome :)

My baby boy is SO BIG!

Brody with his 4th grade teacher Mrs. Gonzalez!  Love her already!  :)

Wyatt says his 2nd grade teacher Mrs. Romeli is very very nice!  Yay!  :)

 

Brody's 10th BDAY Adventures!!!!

This year Brody opted to go on a family adventure instead of having a big birthday party.  He decided he wanted to go to Flagstaff to see the Lava River Cave (a cool underground cave with volcanic rock formed over 700,000 years ago).  He wanted to invite the Halley family and we were glad that they joined us.  We all had an amazing adventure!!  Happy 10th Birthday Brody! xoxo

This is what the cave looks like from the top.  So cool!

Ready to climb some rocks to get to the bottom?

Looking for ice...it was around 35 degrees in this part of the cave. Brrrrr!

Best buddies!

The Halley family!

Wyatt checking out some of the cool lava rock formations.

We made it to the end...about a mile long hike in.  Woot woot!

Taking a quick break before heading back. :)

What an AMAZING adventure!!!

Flagstaff, AZ Chairlift & Sunset Crater

After the Lava River Caves, we headed back the the hotel for dinner and swimming!  The following day we went to Snowbowl to ride the chairlift to the top of Humphrey's Peak (11,500 feet evel.).  What a beautiful sight!  We ended the trip with exploring the lava trail at the base of Sunset Crater (an extinct volcano).  So many fun memories from this birthday celebration!  Happy 10th birthday Brody!

Oh yeah!  Beautiful view and awesome weather!

Up we go!!!!  There are Jerry and Wyatt ahead of us!

BFF's!

The boys were taking in the gorgeous scenery!

Wyatt was such a trooper!  He hiked up to the highest peak with no problem!

Brody needed a rest at the top!  Ha ha ha!!!!

Flagstaff has an average high of 82 degrees in the summer!  A wonderful get away from our 113 degree heat in the city.

I love this adventurous family of mine!

The Halley boys!

On the way down, I got to ride with Wyatt and Jerry rode with Brody!  So fun!

Down we go!!!  Wee!!!!

This is Sunset Crater!

We took a hike along the the lava flow trail...cool!  Wyatt was leading the pack again. :)

The boys were amazed by the amount of lava rocks.

Thanks for joining us Halley family!!

We hope you had a wonderful weekend Brody!!!  Happy 10th Birthday!  xoxo

 

Summer Basketball

Brody and Wyatt both had their last basketball games last night!  They both had another wonderful season!  Wyatt was excited to win the jump ball for his team and Brody landed a sweet shot!

Nice shot Brody!!!!!!!!!!!!

Coach Tom was so proud of our team...the donuts were yummy too! Nice season Buckets (on original team name for sure)!!!

Brody's good friends Nolan and Connor were on the team too!  Yippee!!!

Go Wyatt!!!!

We're so proud of you buddy!

Coach Mark was terrific!  Wyatt's best friend Connor was on the team too!

Coach Jack was awesome!

My boys are so lucky to have the most AMAZING cheering section!!!  We love our family! xoxo

Happy 10th Birthday Tatum!

Tatum had a wonderful swim party at my mom and dad's house for her 10th birthday!  She was also recently in a Peter Pan play.  Today we're having a family party at Great Skate to celebrate her real birthday!  Ha ha!  Never a dull moment around here!!!

During the summer Tatum attends Spotlight Youth Theatre and is in a few different plays.

There she is up on the top by Peter Pan!  In this scene she is one of the lost boys.

All of her cousins came to support her!

Great job Tatum!!!

Swim party at grandma and papa's house!

My boys LOVE their cousin Nick!

Amanda and Natalie were a BIG help setting up and helping run the activities. :)

Love the photo booth!!!

My little Wyatt is soooo cute!

Tatum with her BFF's!