come back now

So about five months ago my dad and Heidi decided to buy a house in St. George. At first I though it was cool because we could all go there on vacation together without having to stay in a yucky hotel. Anyway, they moved down there last March to get things settled and decided they liked it so much that they stayed. Now their home up here is for sale and I'm totally bummed. Especially Braden. He loves "Jamma" and "Papa." We were lucky enough to have them come for part of the summer for Abi's baptism and the fourth of July, only to leave us for their

Mediteranian cruise. We did have so much fun with Abi while they were gone. I'm pretty sure that Braden is going through withdrawls. He still shouts in the

morning for Abi to wake up and I have to tell him that Abi is not here anymore. So now they are back in St. George and we are missing them again. At leas I agree with Heidi, we do spend more quality time together when we do go visit or when they come see us, but now we just need the gas prices to go down so we can visit them every week!

     

poor baby

Okay, so we went to the Gateway to do a little shopping. I was looking for maternity clothes with no luck and both Kam and I wanted some new shoes. We went to Famous Footwear because they have their half price sale. Anyway, I was trying on some shoes when Braden starts crying. Kam grabs him to see what's wrong and finds little teeth marks on his hand. Some little boy shopping with his family BIT him. Both Kam and I started making a big deal about it and finally the mom comes over and apologizes. She made her little boy kiss it better and give Braden a hug. Not my idea of a punishment but at least they knew what had happened. Poor baby, getting bullied at the shoe store.

a LOng tIMe ComMiN'

Thanks for being so patient with me. We have been very busy as you can guess and are glad time has slown down, today at least, so that I could finally get caught up. 

PS. If any of you know of someone who would like to be invited to see our now private blog, especially family members who I may not have email addresses for, please tell them to email me at kateron@live.com so I can send them an invitation. Thanks, we love you all!

Auger Family Reunion at Bear River

Every year since before I was born my family has travelled up to Idaho to camp at the Bear River. It's a spot just past Preston, up the Oneida Narrows. My whole extended family goes from my mom's side and as of late it is now our official yearly Auger Reunion. We have such a great time getting dirty, singing songs around the camp fire, eating yummy dutch-oven dinners and floating the river. We all pile onto our inner-tubes and down we go. Even Braden went down on Kam's lap. This wasn't Braden's first trip down either, we took him last year when he was only 9 month old. He didn't like it much last year. He thought the water was too cold. This year was much more fun. I've decided that even if some of my extended family stops going, I will keep it as a tradition for my little family. It has always been one of my favorite vacations ever and every year I look forward to going and I am never, ever disappointed!

Utah's Hogle Zoo

Last week we went to the Zoo. I've taken Braden before but unfortunately I forgot the camera, oops! My sister Ashley, who just got in town that morning, came with us as well as some friends of mine, Kimi B. and Jenn with their little ones Beckham and Addy. Braden was really excited about everything. He loves animals, he always has. He made all the sounds and couldn't wait to see what was next!

Kennedee and Braden watching the white alligator.

Addy, Beckham and Braden.

Cousins on the tigers.

On the carasel.

How does Braden measure up?