10th Anniversary

It was this day 10 years ago that I married my best friend. We dated for six weeks before we got engaged, and then married three months later. Today finds us together going strong with a wonderful family, 4 beautiful children, my happily ever after. I think back to the night we met country dancing, our second date to Island Park, a summer apart sharing emails and phone calls, the night Nick proposed, all leading to the moment we were sealed together in the Logan Temple. Happy 10th Anniversary to my sweet husband, many more years to come, I love you!

McKayla Turned 1!!!

My baby girl is ONE! McKayla's birthday was on June 19th, (that wasn't too long ago was it?) I can't get over how fast this last year went. She has been a delight and joy to have in our home. The boys absolutely love and adore her. I thought that having a girl would be different, that maybe she wouldn't be crazy and wild like her brothers, but really who am I kidding? She has those great boys to watch and learn from, why would I expect anything else. McKayla is and adventurer, getting into whatever she can and climbing on everything. I went to get her from her nap one time and she had climbed out of her crib and onto the dresser next to it (time to change that huh). She gets so proud of herself whenever she accomplishes anything. She has her baby language that we try to figure out what she wants, loves to eat anything and everything, not yet walking but loves to dance, loves being told she is pretty and looking in the mirror, and loves shoes and accessories.

Happy Birthday McKayla! We Love You!



The traditional 1st birthday bear cake. She loved it and would only kiss it at first then got a taste of how yummy cake is!



I tried to put her hair into a ponytail, it stayed for about 5 min but it sure was cute!

What we've done this Summer

I was thinking back to the summer and wondered where the time has gone with school starting in just over two weeks. I had hoped that my kids had fun and got to do lots of great things. This summer I heard many complaints about being bored, wanting to go to friends, and being bored. I was thinking my poor kids didn't get to do much, until I started looking through pictures and realized they did quite a bit. So here is our summer in a quick post of some of the things we did together.

Haroldsen Family Reunion in Nauvoo Illinois







A stop at the Omaha Zoo in Nebraska



The Lincoln Highway Memorial in Laramie Wyoming



A summer camp out




Fishing




Yet another race, I ran the 5K and Nick ran the 10K




Festival Days in Farmington




A trip to Dinosaur Park in Ogden