George & Jean 1st Annual reunion

The Hickman family got together up Starvation in Spanish Fork Canyon and spent 3 days in the sun & dirt. We had a blast. It was so fun to get everyone together and just relax and visit. the kids enjoyed playing together and getting dirty. We had some awesome dutch oven food Thank you Joe and Jamie for cooking breakfast & dinner. We played in the water, the dirt, rode 4 wheelers (well some of us rode 4 wheelers while others rolled their 4 wheeler....)We had massages, played hand & foot and yahtzee with grandma Wendy, played horseshoes, bad mitton, football and ate some HUGE YUMMY Marshmallows, listened to trucker music and laughed as the brothers all sing along, hot 100 Deg temps and scared ourselfs with the creepy axe-murder-in the car camped next to us. All in all it was a great weekend. A special thanks to Jamie for her planning and stressing we had fun and it will be memories we will always be able to share.

This was Wes's favorite place to play. A soft pile of dirt. It entertained him for a while.

Yes Wes is driving the 4 wheeler. He was so excited!

Yup he loves GUNS! he is such a boy....(it was only a BB gun and the safety was on)

Siblings cooking us some yummy dutch oven Ribs!

Wes eating his HUGE marshmallow. They made the best Smores

His little battery powered 4 wheeler just didnt go fast enough :(

Here we are in the water. He loved to throw rocks. The water wasnt very warm and his teeth would chatter and he would shake but he STILL would not get out. Crazy kid

Lake Powell

We took a family trip to Lake Powell. It was a blast! We headed out saturday afternoon and stayed in a little tiny (and I mean TINY) town of Hanksville, UT. Sunday morning we got up early and headed to Bullfrog to pick up our house boat. We spent a couple days on the lake fishing, floating, playing in the sand and sliding down the slide on our house boat. oh yeah and of course we ate lots of food! But all in all it was a fun trip. One we would definetly do again next year......

This ia a picture of where we were beached....

Victory playing in the sand.

Victory & Wes floating in the lake.

Wes loved the sand!

Fishing with grandpa

Our First Camping trip

So we finally had our first camping trip of the year. We went over Memorial Day. Saturday was really cold and windy but the rest of the weekend was perfect. We had lots of fun. Sitting around the campfire, riding the 4 wheeler and enjoying our time in the mountains with friends.

Lagoon

I know this post is a little late. I don't know where the time goes. At the beginning of May we took the kids to Lagoon. They had a blast!

18 months

18 Months

I can't believe Wes is already 18 months old. Time goes too fast. Here are a few things Wes is starting to do. He loves to talk on the phone. He calls just about anybody and just talks away. He knows what a the following animals say: Monkey, Cow, Cat, dog, and lion. He also know what the fire trucks say. Aunt Nikki has taught him how to play duck, duck, goose. Its pretty cute. He loves to watch movies like Alvin and the Chipmunks, Cars, and Kung Fu Panada or Ice Age. We have kind of started the potty training thing. He will attempt to pee, then he has to wipe and flush the toliet. He claps his hands and says YEAH when he is finished. He is also starting to become independent. (oh dear is all I can say) He will try to dress himself, he knows how to put his shoes and socks on. But bath time is always a fight, but he does LOVE to take a shower. He stands under the water and grins. Hey whatever works right? My favorite is to say "Wes show me your teeth" and he gives you the cheesest grin! There is a picture below of him doing just that. He is been such a blessing inour lives. He can turn any crappy day into the best day. Thanks Wes for always knowing how to brighten our days and for being such a good kid!!! We love you!

I had my friend Tiffany (photosbytiff.blogspot.com) these pictures of Wes. She did such a great job. they turned out so cute. I don't know how I am going to pick which ones I want to hang in frames. THANKS TIFF!!!

update & Mountains

Wow it has been forever since I blogged. I am a slacker. I guess we can call it life. It has been fun and busy and crazy all at the same time. Its hard to get on the computer at home because Wes thinks he needs to help out. And by the time he goes to bed I am ready for bed also. Well here is a little update. January flew by so quickly. There wasn't much that happened. Just the usual work and house work. Wes is getting bigger everyday and his personality is starting to show more & more. He is starting to talk. His new words are: THAT, Pizza, This, Hi DAD and think I caught Please the other day. He loves to wave at people and say HI! He is copying everything Joe & I do. He knows where his eyes, nose teeth, toes and belly are. He loves to lift your shirt and point to your belly button. When he does soemthing good or he helps me out claps his hands! He is such a joy in our lives!


This past weekend we were able to go up to the Uintas for the weekend. Here are a few pictures of our fun in the SNOW!

Love this picture. It was snowing, Wes is catching Snow flakes on his tongue. I am not really sure who taught him this but he rode around in the sled with his tongue sticking out the whole time.

Wes playing in the snow.

Wes and Grandpa riding the snow machine. He loved it.

Wes & victory riding in the sled. Notice the tongue sticking out. Victory hated to play in the snow, but she wouldn't get out of the sled. She would just sit there and not move with this grumpy look on her face the entire time.

Eating pizza outside (pizza is Wes is favorite food) he goes over to the stove points and says Pssssssssa

Grandma helping Wes get on his warm clothes.

And of course the boys sledding down the hill.

It was a great weekend to spend with the family. Well that's about it for now. Hopefully it won't be too long before I blog again! (sorry my pictures are so small. I thinks its because i stole them from Nikki & Jessie Facebook).

ChrIstmAs o9

We spent christmas at my parents house this year. Wes is still too young to know what Christmas is but he does know what presents are. He was ready bright and early to open them but we had to wait for everyone else to wake up. By that time he was OVER it and ready for a nap. Here are a few pictures of our Christmas.

This is a little recliner that Santa brought.

Wes playing with a set of pots and pans. He loves to help cook!

More pans & food

This cute little car was his gift from Grandma & Grandpa. He loves to climb in and out of it and pretend like he is driving. He will really enjoy it when it warms up and we can take walks outside.

Wes pushing Victory in his car.

Victory's gift was this little kitchen. Here she is cooking up something in her microwave and Wes is busy chatting on the phone.

We had a great time with our family. Happy New Year to all!