Lagoon update

Thursday 6/18 we went to Lagoon... again. Thursday happened to be the first nice day in a while which means everyone went to Lagoon that day. Super crowded! I stuck it out though because Corey had to work the night shift so what else was I going to do? Well we met up with my sister and family. The first ride they went on with my kids was the Scrambler. See this is the before picture, my kids smiling and not scared at all.



Fast forward and my kids get off the ride and say they never want to ride that again! They were super freaked out. Oh well, I will try to talk them into it next year. Next,we made our way to kiddie land, after a brief stop at Safety and Security for a band aid for my niece, Camrey went on Jumping Dragon with Kiley, Ashley, Brealyn, and I went on Lady Bug Bop with Brennen. I told him he only had to try it once and... drum roll please... he will not go on that ride again this year. Dang! That is strike two! So then we get done with that and Camrey, Brealyn, Kiley, and Ashley are all in line for Dino Drop. I join them so I can ride with Camrey. I told her she only had to try it once and... drum roll... that is all she will ride this year. Dang! That is strike three! I'm out! Oh well, at least they will ride all the other rides. Plus, it is harder when they want to ride rides where they need to be accompanied by a responsible adult. I can't leave Bailey to ride with them so they miss out on Odyssey a lot and Jumping Dragon. Good thing most of the others are perfect sized and speed for the kids.

Lagoon June 2009

I have enjoyed this rainy weather by taking the kids to Lagoon. Why? you ask. Well when it is raining not many people go to Lagoon so lines are non existant. I go totally prepared with poncho's and the kids dressed warm. So far so good except for last Saturday when we got down poured on in a matter of minutes and we were rushing out to the cars. Luckily Bailey stayed nice and dry and the kids don't mind being a little wet, but with the poncho's they stayed pretty dry.
It took me a while to convince Brennen to ride the Dragonfly. I told him he only needed to try it once and if he hated it then he didn't have to ride it again. Guess what?!? He loved it!

Camrey was so daring and rode Kontiki all by herself because I can't ride with them with Bailey being so little. Then Brennen decided to try with her and both love it. Next challege, to get them to ride Lady Bug Drop or Dino Drop.

And at the end of the day with little to no rain on this visit, I got this pretty cool picture by the Lagoon fountain that usually my kids love to play in and get wet. The kids were a little scared to stand this close to the fountain because they thought they were going to get wet.

Bailey's Baby Blessing

On Sunday, June 7, 2009 Corey gave Bailey her name and a blessing. It was rainy and chilly, but it was a perfect day. I stressed so much about getting my house clean and getting the food and having enough of it and about getting to church on time, I almost didn't enjoy the day, but when it was all said and done everything went great and I have no complaints. I am so grateful that Corey is a worthy priesthood holder and honors that priesthood so that he can give the necessary blessings for our family. Here are a few pictures of the day.

Grandpa Joel and Bailey. My Dad is so cute! He loves being a Grandpa.

Grandpa Bob and Bailey. Bob is married to my Mom. He loves being Grandpa and it is funny because he rarely holds the little, little babies because he says they are too small.

Me, Bailey and Grandma Martha

Bob's Mom Grandma Whittle and Bailey

4 generations: Grandma Poorte, my Dad, Me, and Bailey

Corey, Me, Bailey, Gram and Gramp (Corey's Mom and Dad)

Corey, Me, Bailey, Grandpa Joel and Grandma T (My Dad and Tonya)

Our cute little family. Brennen was ready to be out of church clothes. As soon as we got home from church he was changed.

Bailey Afton Martin. It's official. By the time we took this picture she had had enough. She was ready to be out of her dress (who wouldn't blame her that is a lot of dress) and snuggle up with her Mom and go to sleep.

We love you Bailey!

Hiking Waterfall Canyon

A couple of weeks ago I got an itch to go hiking. I love this time of year because the kids can be outside and getting exercise which means I can get outside and get exercise. So I got home from work one Friday and we headed up to Waterfall Canyon in Ogden. At first I didn't think we were going to make it up to the top because Brennen kept saying he was tired and needed a break. Once we got to the more shaded part of the hike Brennen didn't complain anymore.

Corey stopped to take some scenery pictures as he was waiting for Brennen to catch up. Everything was so beautiful up there.

One of our breaks. I think we were all pink cheeked even Bailey and she slept most of the time.

Corey always the entertainer wanted us to know we were going that way :)

This kids loved the bridges

Like I said it was really pretty up there.

Look close it is a purple butterfly... ahhh nature

and surprise, surprise... we saw a snake. This was a good sized snake. Other hikers mentioned they saw a rattle snake. We did not see it. We only saw this snake and I was fine with the picture taking because Corey was doing it and I was making sure the kids didn't try to touch it. This is not a poisonous snake. Corey says it is all talk and no show.

Yay! We made it!

Bailey was happy to be out of the baby carrier for a minute.

Camrey and Brennen didn't want to stop hiking. They started climbing on all the rocks.

Bailey was extremely good the entire hike. Once we were to the top I realized that it was her eat time. But as you can see she was happy with her tongue sticking out.

I had an extra traveler on the way down. This traveler I didn't mind and then it just flew away.

What goes up must come down.

I must say my kids did awesome on this hike and I am not afraid to go on another hike. I thought Bailey was going to be a crank bucket by the time we were to the bottom, but she surprised us and was good the whole way down. Then I realized I brought a bottle with water but no formula... Gue! I suck as a mom... and this isn't my first rodeo what is my problem?!? We ran to the store and got formula so she didn't starve.

Froggy visitor 2009

First, I rarely have any pictures of our dog Dr Jones so here he is. Dr Jones is such a good dog and the kids love him. He loves to run around in the yard with us and beg for love. Like all labs Dr Jones is so loveable and good natured. He doesn't care that the kids try to ride him like a horse.

While Corey was mowing the field I was getting ready to plant flowers. Lantz came over on his mower and started helping Corey mow our yard. Lantz found a frog hopping around where he had just mowed. Of course Camrey was right there ready to hold the frog.

In this picture Camrey was being a punk and was putting the frog in Brennen's face. See his eyes are closed as she thrusts the frog at him. What a punk!

Camrey trying to show Brennen the proper way to hold the frog.

This will most likely not be the last post about frogs and snakes. We love them at our house.

In Loving Memory of...

I know Memorial Day was almost a month ago and I will admit that I am a blogging slacker. On Sunday, the day before Memorial Day, we did our annual family get together with my Mom and we made flower arrangements to take up to the cemetary. It was kind of chilly that day, but it was a nice day. I want to pay tribute to a few people who have made an impact on my life.

Papa passed away when I was really little. I don't have very many memories of him except thru stories and pictures. One picture that stands out in my mind is when me and my sisters were at Grammy and Papa's house while the were irrigating. Papa loved throwing the water at us while we ran around in the water. I wish that I would have been able to know more about Papa, but he had another mission. Grammy passed away in 2003. She lived long enough to see me get married. The day of my wedding my Grammy was such a trooper. I know she must have been exhausted that day from going to the temple to being at my reception the whole evening. She wanted to be there to support me and that is what makes her so great. I remember so many things about my Grammy and how wonderful she was. She was always the one to take me to get my hair done. After our hair was done she would take me to KFC and buy me a chicken meal. I would never get the corn at KFC because Grammy would always make it for me from what she had. When we would have sleep overs she was always worried we would get too cold and always be covering us up. I have to sleep with one leg out of the covers so it was a constant battle between the two of us. She would also worry that if we slept on the couch that we would roll off so she would barricade us in with chairs so we didn't fall in the middle of the night. When we woke up we woke up to the smell of bacon and sausage and eggs and pancakes cooking in the kitchen. Grammy would never let us go hungry. I love my Grammy so much. She was such an example to me. She worked so hard to keep her house and yard looking nice. I love you Grammy.


Uncle Elmer is my Grammy's brother. I remember he would always pick us up from Grammy's house, and, back in the day when we didn't need seat belts, he would put us in the back of the truck and take off down the street. We would be laughing and giggling and he would slam on the brakes so we fly up to the cab of the truck. He would take us up to Beths little store and buy us chocolate milk. We loved when we got to hang out with Uncle Elmer. I also remember when we would go to his house he had an owl that lived in his barn. We would always go and look for that white owl.

My Grandpa Poorte loved to know when I was playing soccer so he could come see me play. He also had a cane that he would playfully swat us with as we walked by. He thought it was so funny. I have mentioned before that my Grandpa painted and carved wood. I am so grateful that I was blessed with this talent. I loved going to his house for Christmas to see all the decorations that he had painted and put out. Grandpa was such a great man and I love him.

Here are a few pictures of us hanging around at the cemetary while we were putting the flowers out.

Corey had to sit on my brothers bike to get his fix. Tuff guy on a bike with a baby. Is that possible?

My brother is selling his old bike so if there are any takers out there you know who to call. Corey keeps saying that he would buy the bike but.... I hope he just sticks with the "he WOULD" part and doesn't really act on it. It would be cool, but what do you do with a bike when you have 3 young kids at home? We are too responsible to have motorcycles and such :) Bailey enjoyed sitting on the bike with her Dad and as you can see...

she is a complete Daddies girl. How cute!