Maya's First day of 1st Grade

August 24

It can't be true that our baby is in 1st grade and going to school ALL DAY!

Maya giving her best pose! She's a natural!

Sisterly Love

Gotta show off the new back pack.

Bryson & Maya

Maya's Classroom

Maya's desk

Waiting in line with some friends from last year!

Saying by as Mrs. Belko says something!!

Ice Cream Fun

On the way to Uncle Eric & Auntie Sissy's wedding, we stopped to get some ice cream!

Teagen, Maya, Bryson & Bowyn

Maya & Teagen

Good thing they are going to Papa & Gigi's house!!

Bryson & Bowyn

Yep, we'll be in a tux in a few hours!!

Back Yard Camp Out

Maya had been wanting to "camp" in the yard for a while... and we needed to put our tent back correctly since we used it last... in 2005. So just before Maya went back to school we decided to pitch the tent ... I mean mansion. We couldn't fit it in our back yard, so we had to put it up in the front! I'm sure the neightbors were as excited as Maya was!!

The Beginning


Maya helping out

Make sure that puppy doesn't fall!

Finished product

Ready for bed

Wish they would have stayed like that when the slept.

This is more like how it ended up!

Vacation Bible School

Maya had so much fun this year at VBS. She was really able to get into it, learning the Bible verses and all the sons with the motions. She especially liked the carnival after the program and playing with her friend, Emily!


Maya is singing in the very front row and in the middle. This was her favorite song of the week.


Emily & Maya waiting SO LONG and PATIENT to get their hair colored!

Vail Lake Camping

We went camping for our friends birthday at the beautiful vail lake.

The birthday Boy

Someone gave the kids ice cream... can you tell they LOVED it?

Relaxing at the camp site.

Teagen woke up from her nap and wanted make sure we knew it!

The Dodge brothers

Happy Birthday, Bobby.

Sleepy girls! This is the first time they have ever slept in the same bed!!

Long Time Comin'

We're finally back! To blogging that is. I never realized life could be so hectic with two kids, work, 1st grade, and all our other activities! I have given the blog a face lift. Now, as soon as I can get Teagen fed lunch and back down for a nap (instead of on my lap) I can actually post some pictures of what we have been up to for the past, uh, 4 months. This may take a while! Thank you to those of you who haven't given up all hope in us!

Lake Tahoe

The Hustead girls had a blast in Tahoe! Poor Daddy had to stay home and work. Maybe next time he can come!

The drive out in the ol' Yukon! It was a tight fit with Papa, Gigi, Maya, Teagen, Lindsey, and the newest member of the Jarvis clan... Slater.

Day trip to Northstar Resort. We played in the sand box while Papa & Gigi shopped. Then we saw some chairs and suddenly we were craving Ice Cream!

We went to Squaw Vally Resort for Jazz night. It was VERY WINDY and VERY COLD. But Papa and Maya seemed to keep warm with some dance moves.

Ski beach was great. We stationed ourselves between the beach and the play ground. What could be better??

"What? Do I have something on my face? Where?" Gotta love yogert!

It was a hairy ride down the Truckee River... okay so it wasn't hairy, but we did get stuck on a rock or two.

Our last day on the boat. From the tube picture, you would never believe us that 45 minutes later we were stuck in 5 foot swells! There was a run in my bathing suit with a puppy in one hand and Teagen in the other to the trailer, us picking up Sheena and Roxi on the road, a car trip down the road to Sand Harbor -- and back, then finally getting my parents and the boat on the trailer and on land. God is good and protected us! Unfortunately we don't have any pictures of that ordeal because we were too focus on getting everyone on dry land SAFE and FAST!

Nothin' like finishing off a trip with some good ol fashioned horseshoes!

Teams1: Steve, Jedeen, & Maya

Team 2: Lindsey, Sheena, & Roxi

Team 2 took the game where we played to 21.

Team 1 took the game where we played to 8...had to get to dinner!

Maya actually score more points than her Gigi! She's a natural!

Rematch??