Squeaky Clean!

My friend Valynn got me one of the best hook-ups! Her brother-in-law works for Cobblestone Auto Spa and they are opening a new one on Signal Butte and the US 60. They needed to train the new employees so he asked Valynn to bring some of her friends in for a free car wash and full detail before they open. We dropped our cars off for the day and they cleaned EVERYTHING! They even shampooed the carpets and upholstery. My van needed it so badly, it was full of kid funk! I'm way too cheap to pay for a good detail, but I need to clean my van more often. Now it is beautiful, almost like new! It was so awsome! So if you need a good car wash, head over to Cobblestone!

Mckay's First Day of Pre-School

Today was Mckay's first day of pre-school with Miss Kara! All of my boys have gone to pre-school with Miss Kara. (I totally remember taking Ryan to pre-school at Miss Kara's the week Mckay was born! Boy how time flies!) Mckay was so excited it was finally his turn. He insited on wearing his little Blues Clues backpack, even though his folder and papers wouldn't fit in it. He will be going with his best friend Kelby, which makes a nice carpool for me and Mindy. When I ask him what he did at school he always says "Lots of stuff." He made this picture with his handprints that says

Here are my hands with 10 fingers in all.
My first mark in school to hang on the wall.
As the years go by, I'll remember and say
My hads and I had a great first day.

Brayden's First Birthday!

Today is Brayden's First Birthday! (I can't believe my baby is already 1 years old! I'm so sad, I wish he would just stop growing and stay my little baby forever.) It was nice to have the everybody home for Labor Day, so we were able to have a easy day and he had a good nap! We only got him a few toys, because he doesn't really play them much, he likes playing with his brothers. We invited our family over for cupcakes and ice cream. I made a small cake just for Brayden, and he LOVED it! I've never seen a kid dive into the cake like he was in a pie eating contest. So funny! HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRAYDEN!

Lisa and Gary's Wedding

My sister, Lisa, married a really nice guy named Gary Abbott on Saturday. On Friday night, all the girls went out to dinner at Texas Roadhouse, one of our family favorites. They even had Lisa get on the saddle (unfortunatly I didn't get my camera out in time for those pics).

The wedding and reception was held in my parents backyard, which was really pretty but kind of muggy with all the humidity. It rained almost every day that week and sprinkled a little earlier in the day, but thank goodness it didn't rain that night! All of our siblings were able to be there, we were just missing a few spouses and kids. It was really beautiful and we are so happy for them. You can just see how happy they are together! Congratulations Lisa and Gary!


Gary, Lisa, My Mom and Dad

The Big Voss Family

The Original Voss Family

All the Sisters and the Brothers

All the Voss brothers and sisters together

I didn't get many pictures during the reception because we were helping out in the kitchen, but we did catch a few of Mckay and Emma dancing. So Cute!

Back To School!

The older boys went back to school today! Tyler is starting 4th grade in Mrs. Bulger's class. Ryan is starting 2nd grade in Miss Thacker's class. Both boys are happy to go back and see their friends. I'm happy to get back on our regular schedule and actually have Kenny home this year to help with homework and bedtime etc!

T.P. Anyone?

We've been TP-ed a couple times within the last month. When Kenny was serving in the Young Men, it used to happen pretty regularly. The youth said they wouldn't do it if they didn't like us. Usually it was done by Robert who also babysat our kids. At first the boys (especially Mckay) would get mad that somebody made a mess in our yard, but when we explained to them that Robert was playing a silly trick on us, they thought it was fun and would tell Robert to come clean it up. Well, Robert moved to California to live with his Dad last year, so it has been a while. A couple weeks ago though, we noticed TP flying in our trees again and the boys thought Robert was back in town. After talking to several other families that were hit, we discovered the culprit. Kenny mentioned something to him at church on Sunday and his eyes got real big and asked "HOW DO YOU KNOW?"

St. Johns

For our last week of summer vacation, the boys and I went with Mindy and her kids to St. Johns to visit her Mom. Mindy needed some dental work done and her uncle is a dentist there. The kids had a great time running and playing outside. They chased the kitties, played basketball, worked on fixing up their clubhouse (otherwise known as the shack), made an obstacle course, and built a catapult. It was nice to get out of the heat and let the kids run! Thanks Mindy for a great trip!

Breaking Dawn Book Party

Friday night, a bunch of girls from our ward went to the Breaking Dawn book party at Borders. We all had matching shirts made that said "Got Blood?" on the front and "Bitten and Smitten" on the back. We hung around for the trivia contest and t-shirt contest, then they started lining up to get the books. The lines were very long, so we went over to walmart and were only 20 people back to get our books there. Then some of us went to IHOP for a late treat! It's always lots of fun with just the girls!