Riley's 8th Birthday

Well, Riley Jo is officially 8 years old now!! This year we took her out for dinner with some friends, then headed back home for cupcakes and ice cream! Yup, I said cupcakes. She wanted pink bling cupcakes for her cake this year. They turned out pretty cute and she was absolutely thrilled with them!!

Her new bling belt:))

Riley Jo

Seems like just yesterday she was my little baby, today she is a remarkable individual:)

This is Riley telling me to hurry up...or else!!!!

Dustin & Riley

Dustin Floyd

I don't know what to say except "where has the time gone?"

Dustin being funny...

Yellowstone Park

We finally made it over to Yellowstone Park this summer! We ended up making it a weekend get-away and headed up to a cabin just outside of the Park on a Saturday afternoon. We got to the cabin just a couple of hours before dark, so we didn't get to do a whole lot, but we built a fire and cooked out and had s'mores, then after dark, we headed in and played some card games. it was so fun! On Sunday, we headed into the Park and the kids wanted to do the big loop, so we weren't able to get out and walk around a lot, but we did make it to Old Faithful. The only wildlife that we saw were buffalo. A small herd crossed the road right in front of us.

Waiting for Old Faithful to erupt....

Old Faithful....

Overall, I think we all agreed that the Park was a big disappointment. We can go up in the mountains here by the house, and see more wildlife, and less tourists!! We all agreed that next time we want to get away, that we will just do the cabin for a weekend and do some hiking and fishing!!

New Toys...

I can't believe that this summer is almost over with:( Seems like we only had a few weeks of summer-like weather this year, so we spent as much as we could outside. The kids got a trampoline this year and it has been a lot of fun for all of us;)

Dustin finally got his dirt bike that he has been saving for!! It's a little smaller then I was expecting, but it's a great first bike! Doesn't have too much power! He has built a track in the small pasture right behind the house and will go out there and ride. He is already practicing his jumps and wheelies. He had his first crash and when he told me about it, he was almost proud!?!

Riley Jo LOVES going for rides with Matt on his dirt bike. He says she always wants to go faster! She is now known as the 'dirt bike diva'!

Dustin's 10th Birthday

It's hard to believe that I have a 10 year old son!!! Seems like just yesterday he was such a little guy. this year he just had a few friends over and they set up the tent and camped outside and played! I think he had a great time ;)

I have learned that boys can not have too many knives...

We framed a few of the pictures of his first steer ride this summer...he really liked it!

Matt and I got him a helmet for the day when he gets his dirtbike, and low and behold, there was one sitting in the front yard!!

I really wish he didn't have his helmet on so you could see the look on his face, but you can still tell that there is one happy boy under the helmet!!