2nd year, 8 years, 1st Day, 1st TIme, and 2nd Pet!!!

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2nd Year of Dental School
John officially started his second year of dental school and he is a sophomore. The first couple of days were frustrating but by the end of the week he was getting excited for his classes. This is supposed to be the toughest year so we'll prepare for the worst and hope for the best! Crazy that next year he will be in the clinic working on patients again! He has missed working with and on patients so he is excited.

8 Years of Marriage
It has been 8 great years that John and I have been married!! We actually had one of our best anniversaries ever and neither one of us bought anything or planned anything! I spent the morning getting some tomatoes ready to can. After we got done friend offered to watch my older kids while I took the younger kids home for naps. I got three hours of quiet all to myself. As if that wasn't great enough she also had planned a date for us not even knowing it was our anniversary! We went to the temple ate at our favorite restaurant and got to spend a great evening out with friends. The babysitter was also provided and dropped off at my house. I was feeling spoiled and it was fabulous!

1st Day of Kindergadrten
Zak had his first day of Kindergarten, CRAZY!!! He was not excited and very nervous. We had a family home evening about education and then he got a father's blessing. His attitude did an immediate 180. He was so excited! We went to his school to meet his teachers and look around. He was excited to learn that his class pet would be a Guinea pig named Rosie. He walked into school on his first day and waited by his door all by himself. He came out of school and said, "Mom, why didn't you sign me up for all day Kindergarten, this place is great, and I want to stay all day!" How wonderful was that to hear?! It was a great day and I never even thought about crying. Someone asked if it had been a hard day and I realized maybe it should have been, but it wasn't. I don't know if I am detached emotionally or if I am just excited for Zak to be growing up! It did hit me a couple of months ago that I was getting old, he was getting old, and he would be leaving my safe home and be vulnerable to the world. But all is well and we are excited for this new adventure!

1st Time in Nursery
Lantz is in nursery!!!! Eighteen months is one of my favorite ages, (ok it is my favorite) because of NURSERY!!!! YAY!!!! He does ok as long as he has his blanket, snacks, and books! He is also officially done with his pacifier so we can call him a big boy!!!!!!! Can you tell I am excited for nursery?

2nd Family Pet
The other exciting news for us our latest pet. We went to the lake again yesterday and on the ride home we found a baby turtle. John picked it up and we brought it home. We took care of it for one whole day. This afternoon the kids were disappointed to see that it found its way out of the box and ran away. At least now we can say we've had two pets, a scorpion and a turtle. Both of them were free and we didn't have to keep them long! That is my kind of pet!

One more visit

We ended our trip in Colorado with my grandma then we pulled an all nighter and arrived home the next evening. Our kids did great and they only got out of the car TWICE in that whole drive! We had an amazing time and we were sad to leave! We were also ready to be HOME! We had a great welcoming our grass was dead, the dishwasher broken, the washing machine leaking, and church callings waiting for us! We only lasted a week and we were off again for one final visit this summer. It was a super quick trip but well worth it. We went to Virgina to see my dad and Joan. We had a great visit and we did lots of swimming!
Makelle is so brave now she jumps into the deep and swims all by herself! It is amazing how much kids change in just one year.
Lantz loved it too and he tries so hard to swim. I think it might be closer than I think and I will have three kids that can swim in the pool. It is sooooo nice to have them independent at the pool.

Zak is super great at diving and hand stands he can even dive and retrieve things!
Lantz liked throwing the rocks in the pool. Grandma had to get him his own bucket of water to fill with rocks.
The kids loved reading with Grandma and Grandpa
Zak was super proud of his driving skills. He drove around for about half an hour all by himself.
this is the look Zak got as soon as we got home to the humidity. He got shaved and so did John! It's a good thing he is still cute with no hair, John on the other hand is another story.

WE LOVE GRANDPARENTS

We were super excited to get in a visit with all of the living great grandparents! We had lots of fun and built memories to last a lifetime!

Lantz with Grandma Trujillo.
He hasn't ever met her before but it didn't take long for him to warm up.


My Grandpa Trujillo is remembered for playing is accordion. I have fond memories of it and I wanted to share that with my kids. They each were able to take a turn holding and playing the accordion. This is the first time it has been touched since he died so it was a special time. I am grateful for such a great heritage and I am glad my kids got a little glimpse of the man I loved so much.

A visit with Layne

We had a great trip to Utah and we were able to see all of our friends and family. We spent an afternoon with my brother and my kids loved riding the horse, playing catch with Joe (the dog), and holding the puppies.
Makelle liked acting like she didn't like it but she did!!Do you see that my kids are actually touching the dog!!


Makelle finally admitting she likes it!

Lantz cheesing extra big for this fun ride with Ciera1
The biggest boy of all! Zak rode all by himself and he was very proud!

Monroe

We had a great trip to Monroe. We started off with a weekend with the Gerhauser/Day families. We went four-wheeling Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. We had an exciting trip thanks to the Day's! Between broken four-wheelers, lost cousins, and a couple of crashes, we stayed on our toes.
One of the days we stopped by Hoover's for dinner after riding through the mountains. There was plenty of time to take goofy pictures while we waited for our food for forever. In Makelle's words, "HELLO, I want my water now!" It's probably the only restaurant that would let us all in looking the way we did.
After going home for a day, I (this is Lindsey again) got to go back down to Monroe with my parents and play for a couple more days. We played at the park, went bowling, had ice cream, and played outside in the trailer. We had tons of fun and I am so glad that I got to spend a little more time with the kiddo's and John and Ash.

The kids were great bowlers. All three beat Ashley and Grandpa!

We wish we could have stayed down there longer and that John's family lived closer! I had a great couple of months with them and hope that I can do it again.


We spent the last weekend in Monroe with the Bagley clan! We got to spend time doing one of our childhood favorites of going down the canal behind our house. The kids called it the lazy river and they liked it some of the time! We also went to some natural hot springs that are down the street. It makes me miss living in good old Monroe!

We also got some more good rides in this time with no broken four-wheelers and no crashes! The first day my nephews kept all of the little ones so it was only the adults! The next day we sisters stayed home with the babies and the dad's took the kids for a ride. We had an awesome time together as sister making cards! We also spent one afternoon at lunch together and getting pedicures, I could get used to that kind of a life!
Of course when we weren't riding trails we were playing games! We also got to hit the 24th BBQ and fill up on my favorite beef and we got to see the parade and fireworks for the 24th. I love the hometown feel during the 24th and getting to see everyone who ever lived there! We also got to go to church in Monroe a few times and it was great to see everyone. One of our favorite things was a huge 200 ft slip n slide down a huge hill. My sister rented it for our family and it was probably one of the favorites for all of us, even John. It just might get us back to Utah again. We don't have any pictures for now. Just take my word it was great!


I LOVE LOVE LOVE having my kids play with their cousins and I love love love being with my family! It was like we were never apart.

We had a wonderful trip to Utah! We made tons of memories, did all of our favorites and got to see most of our family. We will miss you all but we look forward to more great times in the future!

Grandma and Grandpa's

So here are pictures of the trip to Utah, finally! It has taken me (Lindsey) forever to get them put together. I'm a little embarrassed that it took me so long, I don't know how people do it, especially when they have other things to do everyday.
The trip started out in Springville at Grandma and Grandpa's house. We had a blast playing with toys and outside on the new swing set. We made chocolate covered pretzels and had picnics outside. Zak and Makelle had fun playing with their buddy Logan.
One day we went swimming at Emily's pool. We were there forever and the kids were so cute and big. They had races and Makelle and Lantz both practiced their diving. Zak and Makelle even helped Logan learn how to swim under water.

Before heading to Monroe, we went up Payson Canyon to the Grotto with LaDonna and some of the cousins. LaDonna took all of the pictures and the older boys took off, so they aren't in any of the pictures!. It was a good and easy hike up to a really pretty waterfall. The kiddos did great and hiked up most of it themselves. We had a great time playing in the water at the bottom of the waterfall. We even went close to the waterfall so we could touch the water.
Lantz loved collecting the rocks, and didn't care that his rear end was soaked by the end!
Makelle collected the prettiest rocks and didn't want to smile for any pictures, so we had to trick her into it!
Zak is getting too big and did everything by himself. He loved playing with Kimberlyn all day.

I love this picture of the kiddos, so I had to put it on by itself!

The hike had a few creek crossings and steep parts that made the hike a lot more exciting.
My family had so much fun while John's family was here. We miss them tons and wish they didn't live so far away. It was great to have the whole family together and I wish it happened more often.