Brynn is 10yrs!

Dear Brynn,

You are 10yrs! Where did the time go? You will always have a special place with me, you are the one who gave me the title mother. You were given to me as my first for a reason. You have such a strong spirit, and I hope you use that strength every day to face the world.

I love how you have such a desire to do what is right, keep that desire because it will bring you many blessings in this life. Be the person Heavenly Father created you to be.....you are beautiful!!!

BRYNN'S POOL PARTY!!!

Since Brynn's real birthday was going to be spent in WA, her and I went out for a birthday date. We went out to eat, went to build-a-bear, bought a webkins and a new outfit. I loved spending this day with her. We love you Brynn Bop!

We Love WA!

We flew to WA for 11 days and had such a great time being with Travis family. Flying with all the kids was quite a scene. We had 14 articles of luggage we were trying to keep track of! While Travis was pushing the cart stacked with luggage and 3 carseats ( I couldn't even see him and he is 6'1), the whole thing toppled over in the middle of the road at the airport. Mercy! All the kids were good except for Kamryn. She was naughty flying there and even WORSE flying home. She screamed for an hour straight! I even resorted to letting her eat chapstick to keep her quiet....but it was all worth it. We played on the farm, went swimming, had a baptism, went to the temple, roasted marshmellows, and had late nights full of lots of laughter. I feel so blessed to be a part of this awesome group. This is Travis and his 11 brothers and sisters!

My sister-n-laws (4 out of the 8 are expecting). I love these girls!

The brother-n-laws.

Posing for our own family pictures.

I love this picture.....

It says TAS "hearts" MJB. Travis secretly carved this in a cement block on his farm in the middle of a corn field back in the summer of 1995 before his mission. I am glad it came true.

Kennedy being tossed!

Boogie Boarding at a water park.

Brynn and her cousin Rachel share a birthday. Brynn--10yrs and Rachel--8yrs.

Sibling horse-play

Rachel, Travis, Luke, and Kennedy tubing.

Meredith and Drew tubing

HAPPY 4TH of JULY!

Our family went to visit Travis's baby sister Rochelle who only lived for 28 hours due to a heart condition, back in 1991. Kamryn's middle name is after her.

Temple night at the Columbia River Temple

Visiting Multnomah Falls in OR

I loved watching my kids play on the farm and roam all day without even knowing where they were. I already can't wait to go back! Once we got home safe and sound around 7pm, 5 hours later the FLU HIT!!! Hey at least I didn't have 5 kids throwing up on the plane, I would have packed my own parachute and made a jump! Now back to real life...........

Viva Mexico!

Warning: Major pictures!! Travis and I took a trip to Playa Del Carmen Mexico. The trip was amazing, and the hotel was incredible. I would get misted down pool side, brought mango virgin dachery's, and called "My lady" all day! It had about 6 restaurant's to roam between and we STUFFED ourselves. We went for six nights with our BYU vacation buddies!
On our bus ride into the ruins Tulum. I love this place. It is rich with gospel history. It had temples, baptismal fonts, and pictures of the "laying on of hands" for healing:

Snorkeling at a lagoon after Tulum. Not to clear, but refreshing.

Me, Kristi Williams, Britani Quigley

Me & Travis

All the beach side beds.

Cutie

This is our boat ride going out to snorkel in Cozumel. The water was unbelievably blue! We swam with a tour guide for 3 miles in the ocean. We saw 4 sharks, 1 sting ray, 3 turtles, and tons of baracudas. Travis was good staying by my side till the first shark sighting...he took off, not swimming away from the shark, but chasing it. It was a day we will never forget.

Cozumel water

Lunch on the beach in Cozumel after our snorkel trip. Our tour guide Said is in back.

Enjoying the ride back from snorkeling!

Playa Del Carmen Beach:

Me & Travis

Guess who?? Mr. Flexible. He and Jason decided to take on the resorts yoga instructor. The other instructor stopped just to stare at Travis.

Our dress up night

Britani, Meredith, and Kristi

Getting ready to Zipline

Travis Ziplining

Travis rapelling (I did these too, but we don't have all the pictures yet)

Snorkeling in a cave

Walking down 5th Avenue.

This street was lined with Mexican Markets. Torwards the last day, when my tan had set in, I was in one of the shops. I hear a voice behind me ask " Are your prices in pesos or dollars?" It was funny, it must be the new dark hair.
Thanks Travis for taking me to see and appreciate new parts of the world. We love you Quigley's and Williams. We loved our trip, but we were ready to come home to 5 little tight hugs, 5 dirty faces, and lots of love!

Happy Father's Day Travis!

I love this man! He is still my "boyfriend" after 15yrs. of knowing each other. He is everything I have ever wanted in a husband and a father. Sometimes I wonder what these 5 kids did in the pre-existence to be so blessed to have him. He is the father that teaches the gospel with so much wisdom. He can make anything in the gospel make perfect sense. Yet he is also the father who can light up a room with his smile and humor. He makes us a priority in his life and these kids will grow up with a great sense of self-worth because of his dedication to us. Happy Father's Day!

Jande, you're the best!

This is my beautiful sister-in-law who came out to watch our kids for 6 nights all by herself! She left her family to come and help us, so we could go enjoy a vacation in Mexico (entry to come). The kids LOVED her. I left her a lot of easy to prepare foods, and the kids told me that they had the dinners they always dreamed of! Thanks Jande and Chad for sacrificing so much to help us, it meant a lot to us. Now it's your turn to come leave your kids and go on a CA get-away!

Kamryn Show and Tell

Kennedy and Kamryn at "show and tell"

Kennedy decided on her last day of "show and tell" that she was going to bring Kamryn. So I took her in all dressed up with a bow and all. Kennedy told some facts about her, including her family nicknames: "little HoBo and little Bum", those were not given by me! All the kids giggled at all of her movements, and got to ask Kennedy questions about her. One kid asked "which do you like better your little brother or your little sister?" Kennedy wisely answered "Both."