Meredith's 34th B-day

I had a great birthday this year.... To celebrate Travis and I went to dinner the Sat before and did a little shopping. On my birthday my brother Clint took me to lunch which was so fun spending brother/sister time together. After that I went and got my hair done (can you tell it is darker?) The kids made me the cutest cards that made me cry, and they cleaned the house for me! My friend Allison Brown made me a cake, which was so thoughtful and delicious....I love cake! Although, my birthday hit an all time high when I found a surprise entry on the blog (the previous one) with all his cute "thank you's".......and coming across #45 was a complete surprise! I seriously cannot wait!

Happy Birthday Meredith! I love YOU!!

Thank you for:

1. loving me

2. caring for me

3. being beautiful

4. mothering our children

5. cooking

6. doing laundry

7. keeping clothes on us all

8. grocery shopping

9. support me in my church calling

10. going on vacation with me

11. driving the minivan for so long

12. putting up with kids each day

13. marrying me

14. sharing your worries with me

15. telling me your disappointments

16. crying with me

17. laughing with me

18. laughing at my jokes

19. dancing close to me

20. being by my side when I am sick

21. nursing our little babies until they passed out

22. not asking me to change Kamryn’s dirty diapers

23. cleaning the kitchen every night

24. keeping the monthly calendar “current”

25. your honesty

26. your diligence

27. your beautiful smile

28. your huge pony tail

29. your beautiful body

30. your soft lips

31. your tight hugs

32. creating the drum beat each morning for the kids to march too

33. your spirituality

34. waiting for my phone call late Sunday night even when you thought I would never call

35. getting up with the kids during the night even when you could have made me do it.

36. listening to my alarm clock for 4 ½ years when I taught seminary

37. growing old with me

38. sharing my same interest

39. making the bed

40. cuddling next to me when I watch Sports center

41. giving me 5 beautiful kids

42. getting lost in my eyes when you look at me

43. ‘September Woods’

44. writing me 104 times while on my mission

45. coming with me to Hawaii in November 2010. Pack your bags!!

Happy Birthday to my one and ONLY!

Love,

Travis

Drew's First Day of Preschool 2010

Drew was very excited about going to preschool this year, even though you can't tell by the first picture. I had to do a lot of bribing to get a smile in the second one. If he packs his lunch he gets to stay an extra 45 min for "Lunch Bunch". He had a great first day. I missed him, but I was happy for him to get out of the house, he was ready.

Drew 4yrs

Mrs. Theresa Preschool

First Day of School 2010

The Salisbury School Crew

Brynn 11yrs
Mrs. Stuart/Smith 6th Grade

Kennedy 9yrs.
Mrs. Miller 4th Grade

Luke 7yrs.

Mrs. Hendrick 2nd Grade

Big Girl Bed

The time has come.......Kamryn slept in her big girl bed for the first time last night. She has been ready since she learned to escape the crib a month ago, but we have had lots of company this summer occupying her room, so I decided to wait till the last of the company came. She was really excited. I put her to bed, and she went down so well. Thinking this was going way too smoothly, I decided I better check on her an hour later.......and found her with her light on playing with all her toys. Hey, at least she stayed in her room. So I put her back again and she stayed this time. As I was getting ready for bed it felt so weird not having a baby in a crib, and knowing all my kids were tucked safe in their beds. I thought that feeling would make me sad, but it actually felt very fulfilling........

Boys, Bubbles, & Bath

Drew (4yrs) & Luke (7yrs)

Happy 35th Travis

Travis had a very busy birthday as a bishop. He was gone the whole day and got back 10 minutes before he had to put on a fireside at our house. Even though he was so swamped, I know he was happy to serve and share his birthday with 25 other youth!

How did I get so lucky to get you? You are everything I dreamed my life would be.......I love you birthday boy.

Beach Camping

We went camping on the beach for a night at Doheny.......It was SO fun. Our friends the Molnars and the Meadors had two extra spots, so Clint and I took them. I am so glad we did. We were right on the beach and had a blast! See how close the tents are to the water, right by it! It was incredible. The waves were so big, hit so hard that sometimes the shoreline would shake like an earthquake. We stayed up late laughing and eating. By 6am the kids were in the suits, playing in the water, and waking up all the campers.....no lie.

The kids
Travis Salisbury, Ryan Molnar, Roy Meador, and Clint Brown

Travis pitching our tent on the beach (can you see the water right behind us?)

We were so excited to sleep on the beach we had to get a picture of it. The top of our tent was open so we could see the stars, well more like the beach clouds. The waves were really loud, but relaxing to sleep too.

See her sleep eyes? She slept in so late that day, I think I need to get some beach sounds to play in her bedroom at home.

Kamryn and Julia Molnar, they followed each other a lot.

Pearce, Drew, and Trevor Molnar

The girls were in the waves non-stop

Charity Molnar, Paige Brown, Meredith

We had all just rolled out of our tents

Loving the beach time.......

On our way here we had a funny story: We were driving up the freeway and saw an RV that looked just like the Molnars. So we caught up to it and slowed down so we could look over at them. Well, when we got level with the RV we noticed it was not the Molnars, but it was our good friends from BYU the Edmonds......what!?! It was so funny. What were the chances? They were actually heading to Doheny to for the day too. So we were able to meet up with them and catch up a little bit. I guess we were over do for a get together! So crazy.

San Diego

The Mormon Battalion

San Diego, CA

We decided to take a day and go visit San Diego. We had not been down to the Mormon Battalion since they had remodeled it. It turned out so awesome. It is very hands on and takes you through their journey with the Battalion. It makes you appreciate your ancestors. The kids loved it.

Brynn in the Battalion uniform

The kids panning for gold!

They found some.......

Luke & Drew at the water well

Kennedy trying her violin skills.

Mom and Kamryn at the lookout

The San Diego Zoo

One of Travis's clients gives us tickets every year to the zoo (she is on the left of Kennedy). She picked Kennedy to help her with her show.

This one is cute.....