Zoo with Dad

We had a fun trip to the Zoo with dad last Tuesday.Maybe the croc will eat'um!

He was being sweet for 45 sec.

This Llama cracked me up!
I think we have found Ella a new home. Our crazy children can't sit still to save their lives,

I just wanted one cute pic of the whole family.

Our favorite thing of the day was the new penguin exhibit.

We sat and watched them for ever (30 min. In kid time)

Going West

This last week Gordon and I (yeah, you read it correctly, NO KIDS) took a trip up to Wyoming for his family’s annual Hunting Camp/Family Reunion. We drove up with Gordon's dad; I think it took 23 or 24 hours of straight driving. We had such an incredible time enjoying the beauty of God's creation and the time we got to spend together and with family we don't see very often. The second day up the mountain Gordon and I hiked up to the top of Dead Man Mountain, the name is very appropriate for the mountain. It took 3 1/2 hours to get up and then 1 1/2 hours to get down. Now I have gone hiking in Utah, Colorado and New Mexico but it doesn’t compare to Wyoming, it just about killed me and I don't think my feet will ever be the same! Another "fun" thing was that Gordon wanted to chop down a tree so I sat and watched until he told me the nickname of the tree he was cutting down "widow maker" then Coren's paranoia began, luckily the tree came down and I still had a husband. We flew home from Salt Lake and being the good Mormons we are we went to temple square and of course I had to do some shopping. Like I said it was an incredible time, I loved it but I am also so happy to be home with my wonderful children.

my cute new stuff

I have decided to start a business and I am really excited about it. It is vinyl that you put on walls, frames or boards and it look's hand painted or what ever you want it to look like, it’s really cute stuff. Since I got the machine I have not stopped making stuff, it’s so much fun for me and gives me a little break in my life of cooking, cleaning, teaching and bathing. Gordon being the wonderful husband and web developer is making an awesome web site that will be hopefully up in a month so until then I am putting pic's of my creations to show them off.This is Gordons creation, I think it's going to be so cute filled with halloween candy!

This is one of my favorite things to give for weddings

In Ellas room

In my Kitchen

The State Fair of Texas

Every year around the middle of September I get so excited because I know that pretty soon I will be at the State Fair eating corndogs, chocolate dipped bluebell icecream that are rolled in peanuts and rootbeer right out of the barrel. It's my most favorite thing to do. Gordon and I usually go on a Wednesday afternoon with no kids (they tend to want to eat my food and slow me down) and we have the best time walking around and looking at the new cars and crafts. I don't know why I love the state fair so much, it's like a little kid in a candy store with giggling and everything.

Ian's Dream

Ians dream has been to play soccer. At the age of 1 he began to show off his skills at joshes soccer games by dribbling the ball back and forth on the sidelines, the other parents spent more time watching are little amazing soccer player than their own children. He's still too young to play on the soccer team so he dresses up in joshes old jersey and runs around the house.

The Race

Today Gordon along with his Dad some girl (a daughter of someone that my mother-in-law know's) did a relay triathlon. Gordon ran, Bob biked and the girl swam. They finished 4th in the relay.

Ella watching her Grandma

The cheering section

Gordon finished!

Bob at the transition area ready to go!

The Garland Family

My uncle Jeff was able to make a trip down with his little boy Wison. I didn't take any pic's with Jeff in them (I don't know why) but we had a nice time and the kid's had a blast playing. It was great to spend time with the Family.

I don't know what it is about boys but they can make up games with just about any object. Today it was who could push the fastest without making the other fall out.
I am so glad we didn't send wilson home in a cast!

There could have been a tornado blowing right through the room and
Ian wouldn't have put the magnadoodle down.

What is it about Papa that makes children want to attack?

Little miss. maren

This is what the garland children do for fun.
It's gotta be genetic!

Dallas Zoo

It never gets old for me to watch my children enjoying themselves.

All of my kids are so photogenic.

well... not all of them.

Josh fits right in with all the animals.

Miss. Lulu bean wanted to be the butterfly.

Colorado

Our family trip this May to Colorado. Our favorite place to be. The most wonderful family I ever did see!

I think she smiled the whole week

Gordon and the strange boy we found in Denver decided to put their feet in the freezing water after a long hike filled with rain, snakes, sleeping children and footprints that were from either a bear or a dog (according to Josh it was a bear).

Gordon made sure the kids knew that this is "real snow."

The kiddos at the regularly visited Ice Cream/grocery store.

The View on the road to the cabin