Relay for Life --2008 --

This is the next morning....  No Sleep whats so ever and we are still smiling.  Elsa, Todd and I walked together most the night.  We had many good laughs, ate lots of food (pizza pocket run about 4:00am thanks to Ruben) and walked about 15 miles all together.  

Ashton and Ruben.....  Not much to say here but Ruben is a pretty good sport.  Thanks to him for helping our team raise money.  

I think this was Ashton's favorite part.   He would have danced with the Care Bears all night.

The two things Ashton must have at bedtime and nap time ---- Binky and blanket grandma made him.  Ashton didn't sleep much that night.  The music was really loud all night so the first time I got him to sleep it was about 11:00.   Took him out of the stroller and put him in the tent and he sleep until about 2:00am....  He wasn't about to go back to sleep with all the action going on so I put him back in the stroller and away we went.  He finally feel back asleep after about 1 1/2 so I just let him sleep in the stroller.  It was much easier to just walk with him when he would wake up then putting him in and out of the tent.  It was a lot of fun.....  Its amazing the support that Othello gets.....  The total money raised all together was about $102,000......  Last year they raised about $63,000...  Go OTHELLO!!!!!

Kids going to Matt's

Yesterday the kids went to Matt's for there last visit this summer.  They will be gone for 3 weeks this time. We have never done 3 weeks all at once so we will see how it goes.  We meet Matt at a gas station just passed Ritzville.  I told the kids I wanted to take there picture before they left so here they are posing.  I told them to make  SAD faces and they did such a good job.  Don't they look sad???  (just for a second)  Then they continued making all sorts of silly faces.  They are going to be missed dearly here in our house.  Ashton is always asking me when they are coming home....   Have lots of fun and remember to always be safe........  WE LOVE YOU BOTH!!!!!!!  

Kylee and Marinda Family Birthday Party

                        Kylee and Marinda had there family birthday party today. Marinda turned 12 and Kylee turned 11......   We ate lunch at Aunt Mary's and had cake after.  Korbi sent them both on a scavender hunt for there gift's, which they love so much.  Usually one Sunday a month we get together (all the Ashton's) to celebrate everyone's birthday so the kids really look forward to having  "family birthday party's".  Not only do they get the party but I think the best part for them is getting to play with each other.  No one wants to go home at the end of the day.   Happy Birthday Girls!!!!!                                                   

July 4th at Sims Ranch

Mckenna - Kylee - Marinda - Courtney - Ariana - Taryn 

Here we are watching fireworks at the Ranch.  Evanston had the best fireworks we have ever seen.  There was fireworks everywhere.....

Grandpa taking some of the kids for a ride at Sims Ranch.....  Ashton loves 4-wheelers.....

Day 2 of Sims Party.........

They had lots of stuff for everyone to do.  The kids loved riding horses.  It was pretty funny cause I think our family was about the only family that didn't have a lot of experience riding.  That didn't stop any of them.  They couldn't get enough of riding those horses.  They had 4-wheeler rides all day, painting bird houses, and everyone made a personalized T-Shirt's.  We'll I know this is short but I'm going to the cabin so I'll put more pictures when I get back........ 

Sims Reunion!!!!!!!

Rylee - Eric - McKenna - Ashton - Ariana - Kylee - Josh - Kylie - Daniel - Marinda - Rylee  

On the 3rd and 4th of July the Sims family all got together at Uncle Dick's ranch in Evanston, Wyoming.  We all had so much fun.  They had a live band playing the first night and all the kids loved that.  They were dancing and jumping around all night.  When we got there, there was a colored bandanna for every family.  The Ashton's where RED........   Here we have Ashton and Beck playing.  Those two love to wrestle.  As you can see Ashton pinned Beck.........

On our way........

We traveled all day  Wednesday with Tony and Mary's family to Salt Lake City.  And when I say all day that's exactly what I mean.  I think we left Othello about 8:30am and we arrived in Salt Lake about 11:30pm.....  We drove our van and Tony's family drove the blue party van....  When we got to Tri-cities Tony was nice enough to invite Ruben to ride with him and Taryn, so Mary and I took the kids in our van.   It was actually pretty nice.  The kids colored in there books and watch lots of movies.  Needless to say Mary and I were wiped out when we finally pulled up to the hotel....  The kids ------  they must of got there second wind about the time we arrived.  They all wanted so badly to go swimming when we got there but lucky for us the pool was closed.....  So first thing in the morning they were up and ready to swim.  After swimming Ruben took them up stairs to get cleaned up (so i thought) and come to find out they were having a jumping party.  Ashton and Josh were in heaven.

Kylee's Birthday Party!!!!

Kylie and Josh getting ready for the slide

Ashton finally starting to like the water.  This is the only floaty he will use.....

Kylee and Josh

Kylie -- Kylee --  Whitney

Kylee had her birthday party on the 1st of July because we were leaving for a family trip on the 2nd (which is her birthday).  Whitney and Kylee had a combined birthday party so they invited lots of kids.  They had a really good time and the weather was perfect.  The only thing that got crazy was when they started to smear the frosting in each others faces.  Not so good!!!!!

Taryn is so nice......

Last week Taryn came by and look what he got himself into.  Taking the kiddos for a ride on his new toy and they loved every minute of it.