Jackson's first day of his second year of preschool (there were still some tears, though)


Another fantastic photo shoot by Melissa

Procrastinating

We leave for Hawaii in the morning... at SIX in the morning. which means i have to be up by 4. But I'm waiting for laundry to be done so i can finish packing... which gives me time to blog, right? i don't know why but i'm feeling a little melancholy right now... i think it's because this will be the longest we've ever left the boys. jack's done a couple of days but Tate's only done an overnighter. And we'll be gone for nine days. nine. add on to that the fact that i'm pretty sure tate is cutting some molars cuz he's been running a fever and very clingy all day... (which is why i'm doing the laundry at 11:45) i know that they're in the best hands... Brent's parents are watching them, and they'll be in their own house with their own stuff, it will definitely be harder on me than on them. i told Brent that the first 2 days will be great... but then missing the boys will kick in. oh well, at least i'll be missing them in paradise, right?
so on a brighter note... Jack had his first soccer game of the season last night. He did pretty well... he had a minor meltdown in the middle of the game and sat out for a while, crying that he hated soccer and only loved baseball (i think that brought a tear to Brent's eye) then, with some coercion, he went back in and scored his first goal!!!! after that, he figured it wasn't so bad.

Gordon Family Camp, 2008

This year we were only able to have a weekend for the annual family camp, so we decided to go up to Bear Lake. I hadn't been there in 6 years, and it is beautiful!!
(sorry my camera was being funny and the pictures look filmy)



on the ride up to Bear Lake, Jackson had gone up the day before with my dad, Ashleigh & Nick.





playing at the lake... Tate was more interested with the 4-wheeler, but he did do pretty well going in the water





Tate was pretty insisent on riding the dirt bikes, and he was well-trained: safety first!!



It was another successful family camp, even though my dad left Saturday afternoon to go to Ogden for a DATE!!!! Then came back Sunday morning, we couldn't help giving him a hard time.... see everyone in HAWAII on Friday!!!!

number 78

Last night some friends and I took off on an adventure to obtain a copy of the just barely released novel, Breaking Dawn. And we were successful. After only having to wait in line an hour for the store to open at midnight, (shout out to the West Jordan Deseret Book, where not too many people knew was opening at midnight to sell the book, so instead of being #1000 at the Barnes and Noble across the street, I was lucky number 78 woop, woop!!!) we were in and out of the store within 20 minutes with our precious loot in our hands!!! I have to say, it went surprisingly smooth considering all the girls in prom dresses out at midnight!!!!




And for anyone who is wondering, I have finished the book already, and it is a fantastic read. Well worth the hour and twenty minutes, and $13.99 plus tax, minus employee discount it took to get it!!!

Projects Complete

While we were busy doing this over the holiday:




Brent's brother and his wife were busy doing this:



Allie Jean Zumwalt was born July 24, 2008 weighing in at 7lbs, 13oz. FINALLY.





Congratulations Mike & Jeanette!!! We love you and are so excited for you!!!
ps. isn't it great when your to-do list is complete??

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, INTRODUCING THE NEXT MICHAEL PHELPS.....

A couple of weeks ago we were watching the swimming competitions on tv, and Jackson decided he needed to have his own competition. So he went and got his beanie (swimming cap), his swimming goggles, and his stool to use as his diving block. And then proceeded to break all swimming records....

Happy Canada Day!!!!

In celebration of Canada Day,(tomorrow, July 1st) and for lack of a better post, here are a few tidbits for your reading enjoyment:
-Canada is the second largest country in the world, with 9,971,000 square kilometres of land.
-The baseball glove was invented in Canada in 1883.
-With only three people per square kilometer, Canada has the fourth lowest population density in the world.
-Vancouver, Canada is tied with Zurich Switzerland for the highest quality of life of any city in the world.
-The world's smallest jail is believed to be in Rodney, Ontario, Canada. It is only 24.3 square meters (about 270 square feet).
-Canada has the ninth biggest economy of the world
-According to the United Nations Human Development Index, Canada has the highest quality of life in the world.
-Contrary to popular opinion, Canada does not own the North Pole. In fact, the North Pole is not owned by any country. It is believed, however, that Santa Claus is from Canada.
-Canada is the world's eighth biggest trader.
-Of all of the world's producers of natural gas, copper, zinc, nickel, aluminum, and gold, Canada is in the top five.
-Canada is the home of many great inventions, including: basketball, the electric light bulb, the electric range, the electron microscope, standard time, the television, the telephone, and the zipper.
-Canada is the fifth largest energy producer.
and here's one of my own:
-Not everyone from Canada says "eh"!!!