Cherry Hill!

Yesterday Steve's work had a party at Cherry Hill. So I loaded up the kids and we went. My mom was so nice to come and watch Kami for me while Chance and I played all day in the water with Bo and Abby. It was so fun. I am sad I didn't get any pictures. But first we went on the Lazy River and Chance was scared at first (he doesn't like the water much... it takes a little bit for him to warm up.) When he warmed up he had so much fun... saying WEEEE and fwun! yeah I meant to put the "w" in there! I took him down the water slides a bunch of times and I was worried he would hate it... nope! He kept saying "gain... fwun!" He wanted to go again and again and again. He loved the entire day! He and Abby would hold each others hands on the Lazy River, it was so cute! Well it was a great day! On the way home Chance was pooped and he fell asleep. When he woke up he said "fwim, Bo Abby!" After all day he still wanted more! I love all the words he says and how he changes them! But we found a word he cant say for a while until he learns how to say it right... POPSICLE... it ends up being a really bad four letter word that starts with an "F" and ends with a "YOU." Not so good huh? Can you tell Steve is out of town? It is 10:30 at night and I am blogging and watching TV instead of sleeping! Well I have rambled long enough. When Steve gets home I will put pictures from Kami's blessing on here and write about it!!

Golfin' and Hikin'... who's gonna be the biggest loser??

We such a fun week! Steve went fishing... Check out his blog!! haha. Yesterday we went to the clearfield carnival... that was a little lame. But we went golfing with Papa and that was fun! Chance loves to golf! Steve had fun golfing and me and Kami had lots of fun watching and riding in the cart. Chance is getting so good at golf. He actually hit one in the hole from like 10 feet away! We hope you enjoy the video of him golfing. I think it is crazy to watch him. He's not even 2 years old and he really can play well.
He loves being coached by his dad and papa. He is even learning to be better about letting other people have their turns and being quiet during other peoples backswings... I still struggle with that one... oops.
We watched fireworks at Dennis and Cortney's house too. That was fun. Kami was so good, she just slept the whole time and Chance really liked watching the fireworks and saying wow!

On Thursday night we went on a hike!! We hiked Beus Canyon. It was pretty up there, the trail was all shady and it was a nice starter trail because we are out of shape. But we are working on it. We are doing a BIGGEST LOSER competition with Dennis and Cortney. We started on June 22. We are weighing in each week and doing a prize for the biggest loser each week and we are doing a challenge with them every other week. The hike was our first challenge!

And last week at our first weigh in I was the biggest loser!! We are doing it by percentage of weight loss and I lost 4.8 percent!! yay! Steve did good too he lost like 2.2 percent. For my prize I chose help with a summer project, so Dennis and Cortney have agreed to come over and help us clean our windows! Isn't that mean of me?? haha. But VERY nice of them.

The hike was nice though. Chance loved it! He just laughed and laughed at Hunter and Hailey and kept calling out for me when I would fall behind! It felt great to do some excercise in the nature. Kami did good too, she is a pretty content baby. Oh and on the trail Hunter and Hailey saw a RATTLE SNAKE! It was just little one, but still scary, so we decided it was a good place to turn around. Whew!

Syracuse Heritage Days Parade

Today was fun! We got to go to the Syracuse Heritage Days parade! We were lucky because daddy didn't have to work, it was much more fun with him there to help us pick up lots of candy! Chance wasn't sure about it at first, he was a little nervous about the loud firetrucks and stuff, but as soon as we gave him some candy to eat he was all over the idea. He was picking up lots of candy and filling his bag. He also got to see his Aunt Katie in the parade! Im sure it would be confusing for a kid to be taught that it is a "no no" to go in the road and then we are telling him to run and get candy in the road... he was looking at us like he thought he was going to be in trouble. He is a fun kid.

Kami had something different in mind!! She slept and slept and slept! Sirens don't bother her, she has a big brother! haha. But I was kind of with her on this one! Sleeping in the stroller in the shade was looking pretty tempting. Last night Steve and I actually got to go on a date. We took Kami with us and she was an angel. She slept all through the movie and dinner, so it was like it was just the two of us! Chance got to play with Grandma and Grampa Bouy. I think one of my very favorite things in life is to hold a new born baby and to smell the pure smells and to just take in the perfection. It is the best!

But the fireworks were fun, We saw "Bup-Bears" (Grandma) Sandi and "Papa" (Grampa,) Uncle Dennis, Cortney, Hayley and Hunter, Jen and Abby! It was so much fun! Cant wait to see how the kids both react to fireworks!

I Saw God Today... a quick memory

I just wanted to write a quick note to remember this sweet memory. On June 7, 2008 at around 4:00 AM we pulled into the parking lot of McKay Dee hospital and the song "I Saw God Today" by George Strait came on the radio. What a perfect day! I feel so lucky to have our sweet angel Kami and our wonderful son Chance. Life is Great! We love all our family and friends for their love and support! We are very blessed!

Happy Fathers Day! A message to four Fathers

STEVE:
This week I have REALLY REALLY appreciated Steve! With changes taking place in our family with a newborn baby, juggling two kids and all of the responsibilities that go with that I have really seen Steve pick up my slack and take control. I love watching him with our kids! I fall in love with him more and more as I watch him with them. He is so good with Chance! He takes the time to be patient with him and to teach him what things mean and how to do things. Just the other day I loved watching him teach Chance how to throw the basketball instead of just pushing it into his little hoop. He also takes time to explain what things are and Chance is really catching on to new words and meanings of words. It is also amazing to watch him with our sweet Kami. I love watching the love in his eyes as he holds that precious baby! I just want him to know today that I love him more and more each day. When I fell in love with him 4 years ago I imagined that he would be a good dad and I couldn't wait to see how he would be as a dad. Today I am so glad that we found each other! I really do love watching him with our kids! It is very special... so Steve, Thanks for everything and Happy Fathers Day!
MY DAD:
I think when I was young I thought that I would grow up and move out and that I wouldn't need my dad as much as I did when I lived at home. I have come to know that I still need him very much. I still feel like I can rely on him to help me out with problems and I know that he loves me and is proud of me. It means so much to feel that from him. I am so grateful for the spiritual gifts that he has given me. I know that his testimony and his teachings, along with my moms, helped me to become the woman I am today. When I was a teenager I found that following his counsel made me feel good, it made me feel like I was on the right path. Today I still feel the importance of living the way that my parents taught me. I am so grateful that I have such great parents.
MY FATHER IN-LAW:
When we had our baby Saturday we were a little bit caught off guard when everything went so quickly, because we thought we would have plenty of time for me to get a blessing. Glen was at the church that morning filling the baptismal font for his calling. When everything went so quickly he wasn't able to come up and Steve felt a little lost without his dad there to comfort him. We talked later about how we still need our parents. He said that there are times when he still feels like a kid who "just wants his dad." I have watched Glen as he magnifies callings, loves his children unconditionally and spends such valuable time with his grandkids and I really admire him. He has such a calm way of showing love and teaching us things and I love him for that.
MY FATHER IN HEAVEN:
There is so much I could say about my dear Father in Heaven. I feel so blessed at this time in my life. I have watched his hand in allowing me to stay home with my kids... I know he has blessed us financially and I appreciate the love that he has shown even though my faith is not always strong. I am grateful for him allowing me to have the joy of parenthood. I watch this newborn baby and our sweet son and I am blown away at the love, the Perfect Love of a parent. It makes me realize how much Heavenly Father loves us all. I feel so blessed to know that I am his daughter! I hope that I can live my life in a way that would be pleasing to him.

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Kami Kami Kami...

Well Kami was born on 06/07/08 just as Steve and I thought she would be! I woke up to strong contractions at 2:00 am and we left for the hospital at 3:30, dropped chance off and when we got there at 4:00 I was dialated to a 5. When the nurse checked me the next time at around 6:30 I was completely ready to go, but the Dr wasn't called yet, so we waited for him to get there and pushed about 4 times and Kami was born at 7:08 am. She weighed 7 lbs 10 oz and was 2o inches tall. She is a sweet little baby! We were surprised by all her dark hair when Chance was so blonde. Chance loved her from the first moment, just like the rest of us! He wanted to hold her and kiss her! The hospital stay was good, we were sooooooo happy to get home though. There is no place like home! Now we are just enjoying our sweet angel and we are blown away at how big Chance seems now. It will take us some time to adjust to having two, but we are so happy! We love our little family!