Play Time

Rexburg Splash Park. Ward play day and a Sister day for me!

Brinley's first carousel ride. She loved the horses & kept bopping her head to the music!


Ride pony ride. Aren't they cute. Their cousins were on the horses next to them.


Cameron and one of his buddies Bryce.

What a good big sister.

Brinley was a little nervous at first, but felt more comfortable if her brother and sister were by her side.

We had quite the week last week. Splash park on Wed then took the kids to Jackson to swim on Friday. Unfortunately that trip wasn't the best. Brinley got car sick & threw up all over the car and me. We had to ride home for 2 hours smelling vomit. Lucky us. When we got to the pool a little kid had an accident and they closed the kiddie pool which is why we took the 2 hour drive. The kids still said they had fun in the big pool and Taiylor said it was worth our time. Thanks kids. We love you.

Happy Birthday Travis

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TRAVIS. The clock continues to click and for that we are grateful. It was nice to have family over to celebrate his day. For his birthday Travis got a new grill that does gas and charcoal and he is turning out to be quite the Bobby Flay. He got it at the beginning of the summer so no pictures in his BBQ suit, yet.


Yes, this is Travis holding a PINK cake for his Birthday. He picked it out & thought Taiylor would think it was funny. He said it's all about the flavor not the color!


Some of the family watching Brinley entertain everybody.

Love this picture. Brinley was pretending to laugh like her dad while watching "America's Funniest Home Videos."

Taiylor and Cameron wrapped their own presents to give to their dad. I thought the purple paper went exceptionally well with the PINK cake.

FUN DAY WITH THE KIDS

Free kids fishing day at Lone Pine. I am quite the fisherman ya know...

Sisterly love. Aren't they cute?

I think they caught a smile.

Taiylor's first time fishing.


Cameron hiding in a bunch of weeds. He said mom, look I am duck hunting. He is quite the kid. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

We had a lot of fun with the kids yest; although we never caught a fish. It is just fun to get out as a family and step away from a regular day & build more memories. Brinley was a trooper out in the sun and kept on saying, "fish." I am so grateful for my family and love the days we spend having fun together. Sometimes it is hard to put all the other work to the side, but well worth it.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

His Candy bar card. Dear Dad, You bring us "JOY." You are a "LIFESAVER." You are "EXTRA" special. You make us "SNICKER." You are worth "100 Grand." Thank you for all your "PAY DAYS." Happy Father's Day.


What Father's do best!! Sleep with a remote control.


Dad's other job...playing with the kids. Love Idaho wind.


Dad helping to teach Taiylor when she was learning to ride her bike.


Cameron's favorite time. He talks about it all year. "Is it time to go duck hunting yet, dad?"

Love those precious moments.

Happy Father's Day to my husband, my dad, and father-in-law. I am so grateful for all his help and the love he shows our children. He is a great man and helps to hold our family together. Thank you Travis, for all that you do. We love you. Thank you also to a great Dad and father-in-law that I have been blessed to have in my life. I have learned so much from the both of them. Thank you dad, for all the memories I carry with me from growing up. I love you both.

Cameron's Father Son Grandpa Outing & T-ball Games

Hanging with Grandpa Bybee and the telescope. That Dr. Pepper better not be my son's!

Father and son. Isn't it so sweet. The fishing pole is bigger than him.

Cameron's first fish. He caught it all by himself with Dad by his side. It was brought home frozen in a bag and he wanted me to cook it right away. (I think that should be a Dad's job too!)

They had so much fun, even though they both found ticks on them. They went with Grandpa Bybee in his trailer and Cameron was so excited to be with the boys. When he got back he kept calling his dad best buddy. That afternoon at home after camping he got in trouble and Travis snapped at him. Cameron with his big eyes looked up at Travis and said, "Were best buddies, you can't get mad at me." Through out the day when he would do anything he would say, "I thought we were best buddies." Glad they were safe and made some great memories!

FIRST YEAR T-BALL & TRAVIS IS THE COACH

Doesn't he look so enthused.

Like Father like Son.

Swing batter Swing...

Cameron started T-ball the first part of June and he was excited. The first game he was bent down, glove up the whole time waiting for the ball. Second game he started picking grass in the field. He says he gets tired of running all the bases. My favorite is when I shout out and tell him good job and he gives me a thumbs up. I think Travis is having just as much fun with his son, like I did with Taiylor coaching basketball. Unfortunately we have been rained out of 2 of our games and the other ones have been after a rainstorm. Couple more games and hopefully we will have some sunshine.

Happy Birthday Taiylor

MAKE A WISH. . .


Nothing like good memories with your daughter


Our flower cupcake cones. SAY CHEESE. . .


Everybody loves PRESENT time!

Game time...Who's the Leader

Taiylor's friends & she wanted more to come.

Her new Hannah Montana Bike

I can't believe my little girl is 7. How fast time flies, next year the big "8". It makes me feel old. We had 7 little girls over at our house for a flower power birthday party. We did face painting with flowers, had flower peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, drank from a flower pot, and had cute flower cupcakes in a ice cream cone. The girls even had flower bracelets. I think the girls had fun, wether they caught onto the flower theme ...Who Knows? With 8 girls things can get a little crazy, so a big thanks to my friend Natalie for her help at the party and to mom for watching Brinley, and my other friend Jaime for taking Cameron so he didn't torment the girls. One thing that hasn't changed with Taiylor for 7 years is her desire to have friends. We love our little girl and look forward to what lies ahead. We are thankful to have her part of our little family!! Love you Taiylor

Time Out For Women

Well, I finally found time out for another year of Time Out For Women with a few friends of mine this weekend. We all forgot our camera's or I would have posted a picture with Hilary Weeks. We took off to Pocatello Friday for the performance Friday night and stayed overnight at a hotel then went back for the presentation on Sat. I was a little concerned leaving everything else that needed to be done at home, but so grateful that I was able to go despite the fact that it was freezing in the building. They had some good speakers and amazing uplifting music by Hilary Week, Jenny Jordan Frogley, and Abe Mills from Jericho Road. During one of the speakers who was talking about finding humor in dealing with life, I got a text from my husband saying that the hail and rain had ripped apart our new swing set he had put together for the kids just 2 wks ago. I was devestated and really did try to find a way to find humor in the situation.
I had a lot of fun with my friends engaging in laughter, relaxation, and some tears. I was once again reminded how much I love good wholesome music. It truly can change the way I feel and think. I also learned that as women in the gospel and women in general we often carry similar burdens; however, I also learned that among those burderns, life is good and we never have to carry things alone. I am grateful for the time I was able to get away and thankful for a good husband who with out any grumbling took care of our kids overnight, even folded some laundry, and I had a clean sink.

Cameron's Preschool Graduation

Cameron and his teacher Mrs. Merrill


Cameron saying his Little Boy Blue Nursery Rhythme


Yeah...He did it!!

Well I can't believe my little boy will be heading to kindergarten next year. He will be a young one, but he has grown so much. His graduation was cute and he was a lot of fun to watch sing all of his songs and go over his ABC's. Everybody stood up and introduced themseleves then said what they would be. He said, "I am Cameron Bybee and when I grow up I want to be a firefighter." It was said so cute and unfortunatley I couldn't get it to download to my computer to share it with you (maybe later to come.) We are so proud of you Cameron. Isn't he so handsome!

CINNAMON BEARS GONE BAD/COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS

We had a scare tonight at Grandma's house. We were all at the dinner table playing games at eating snacks, one being cinnamon bears. Shortly after Cameron was tugging on Travis's shirt then pointing to his mouth. His little face was red and he was panicked. He was choking on a cinnamon bear. Within seconds his little eyes rolled back into his head, at that time I dropped Brinley & was running around the table telling Travis to do the Heimlich. Before I got around to Cameron, the cinnamon bear was on the ground. Travis did the Heimlich twice & fortuantely was successful before anything bad could happen. Thank you Sweetheart for being there for our son. Afterward Cameron didn't let go of his Dad for quite some time. He was pale and sweaty and I was grateful for our blessings. I have to honestly say, outside of a hospital setting without all my equipment things like that are a lot more scary especially when it is my son. Glad tonight Cameron has been out of his room twice and that I can send him back to bed.

TAIYLOR'S LITTLE CRUSH

Troy & Gabriella "High School Muscial"

So...Taiylor was suppose to be cleaning her room and I went to go see how the progress was & instead she rounded up these pictures and was decorating her room. Notice the lovely heart in the middle. She thinks Troy is so cute ever since she saw the show. She is only six...what more is their to come?

Gift from the Kids

Brinley's lovely toes she painted herself Mother's Day Morning.

Taiylor and her sweet gifts.

From Cameron...nothing better than homemade gifts.

Mother's Day Morning the kids and Travis brought me breakfast in bed. While I was eating, little Brinley headed for my bathroom which is normally trouble and a couple minutes later came out with opened blue nailpolish placing it on her lips like lipstick. She also managed to paint her own toes. The only problem was she also painted my carpet...oops. Taiylor and Cameron were so excited to give me their gifts. Aren't they so cute.

Happy Mother's Day

Tera, We just wanted to tell you on this mother's day how much we as a family appreciate you and all that you do for us. We couldn't have asked for a better mother and wife. Thank you for your time that you spend in attempts to make things better for us. Please know that it doesn't go unnoticed. You are truly deserving of everything that you receive. Thank you and we LOVE YOU!!! Travis, Taiylor, Cameron, Brinley and Macy (Dog). We Love You and Happy Mother's Day!

FUN DAYS AT PRESCHOOL

His class went to the Rigby airport for a field trip.


Cameron said he was flying to Mexico. Another little boy was asked where he was flying and he said Walmart. Gotta love kid honesty.

His first bike-a-thon at preschool. Stopping to get gas.

Say cheese...


Ran out of gas and filling again.

Cameron thought the airplane were pretty cool & it was fun to have a day off and to be with him. Travis was able to see the bike-a-thon and he said they had the street blocked with stop signs and gas pumps. Cameron loves to ride his bike and had alot of fun. Isn't he so cute!

Quick Entry

No photos tonight. It has been a long week. I have worked a lot of odd shifts in the ED, had a sick baby, & just one of those I'm having a rough Mom/wife/Tera week. Thank goodness, Brinley now after 4 days, is finally back to herself. Thanks for a good dad for taking care of her while I was at work & for dealing with my mood swings and emotional outbreaks.

Well, I finally opened a facebook account. A lot of fun, but more confusing than the blog thing. It was fun though to find some old friends from school and some relatives I see only at Christmas and RedFish. Until next posting...

TIME FOR PRAYER

Brinley has now learned how to fold her arms and she evan bows her head and closes her eyes.


I promise, I didn't actually snap this shot while we were having prayer. Aren't the so cute and so precious!!!

I went some time ago to a stake enrichment and it was about motherhood and families. One of the talks was about family scripture study and family prayer. We haven't been successful yet on scripture study, but family prayer has been great and the kids love it. When it's time for bed, they are the ones asking to have prayer. Hopefully, I've done something right.