Labor Day Vacation

The Simmons Family decided it would be an adventure to rent a RV to take a trip to Missoula, Montana to see Andy, Beth, and their kids for Labor Day. We had a wonderful time lounging on the leather sofas, watching the flat screen TV, and not needing bathroom stops the 9 hour drives there and back. Here are some pictures of our adventures.

The RV

Shopping at the Farmer's Market

The Carousel (I grabbed the brass ring, which meant that I got a free ride so I gave it to Maddie)

Playing at the River

Campfire Dinner

Jeph and Maddie covering snake holes

Saying Goodbye

Welcome Home Co6aka!

Co6aka is finally home with us and we are so glad we decided to get a puppy. He is so adorable and so much fun and we can't wait for him to meet all his extended family and friends.

Families are Forever!

Recovering Mama

He's such a playful tike!

Peter B.

Jeph and I were undecided as to whether or not we should go to the Peter Breinholt concert at the Sandy Amphitheater the beginning of August. We decided to go and to our surprise, he dedicated a song to us. We were sure excited and confused so we both looked at each other to find out how the other pulled that off. Well, turns out Peter had asked for requests on Facebook and I had requested one of ny favorite songs. At the time I thought he would just play it, but Peter took it one step further and did some investigating to find out my husband's name.
After the concert, Jeph wrote Peter thanking him for the great show and wonderful gesture and asked him if there was any way to get a copy of the song for our upcoming anniversary. Pete is such a stud, he promptly agreed and the next day he emailed Jeph with the mp3 of the song and dedication. Jeph so sweetly surprised me by playing it the morning of our anniversary! Thanks again Peter B.

Congratulations friends!!!

Our friends, Austin and Stephanie, were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple on August 21, 2009! We are so happy for them! Congratulations friends!

Better late then never...

Happy Anniversary to us! Jeph and I celebrated our two year anniversary on August 7, 2009. It is hard to believe it has really been two years already! We have had some good times, hard times, fun times, and stressful times, and can't wait for all the many more times that are to come!
To celebrate, Jeph and I took off Thursday night for a two night getaway in Park City. We enjoyed some fun, entertaining times at the West Gate Resort and cannot wait to go back!



Unfortunately, we failed to take any pictures with us in them.

Oh.....and......P.S.

Venita and I are officially home owners! Best part is- no moving involved!! It was a good deal for both Mother Bailey and us so we couldn't pass up the opportunity. At least now we'll see the rewards from all the renovations we've done.

This is us at our signing after I was given my key right back.

Proud Daddy!

We would proudly like to introduce the newest member of the family: Co6aka (Sabaka) Simmons. Born July 28, 2009 @ the Singleton Residence. We are thrilled to have Co6aka join our family and to officially be part of the Singleton family. Unfortunately, due to being born so small, Co6aka will not be able to join us at our home for a few more weeks. Until then we will be visiting him at the nursery on a regular basis.


Look at the cute little guy snuggle up to his papa.

and his cute little 1/2 yorkie, 1/4 maltese, 1/4 schnauzer face!!!



IT'S A BOY... in all his glory!!!

Simmons Family Pictures

We got together with the family while everyone was in town to get our pics done. We think they turned out pretty hot!

Just the girls and the guys.

The whole fam!

And more fam...

Grandpa Mike, Grandma Lynn, and the grandkids

4th of July Fun

We spent the 4th of July with the Wilsons in Rupert. We took family pictures for the first time in almost 10 years. They turned out pretty good, except that crazy wind that swept in and blew all the lovely ladies' hair in all sorts of ways.

Above is the entire Brent and Karla Wilson Family! and below are their beautiful children and spouses. I can't even keep track of how many there are anymore so count 'em if you care to know.All 22 grandkids... too bad the unborn three missed the picture.
The parents and sibs - oldest to youngest
The most handsome couple of all!The awesome Shoshone Falls. The water was super high and it looked amazing!
Most of the fam enjoying the pre-parade festivities. Jeph and I are just a little to the right but no one took a picture of us.
The kiddos enjoying a nice swim after the parade.
The girlies having fun on the slip-n-slide!!
The hunks strutin' their stuff down the runway.
Some of the kids singing some at the Family Talent Show.
We had a great time at the Wilson Family Reunion. Thanks again to all those who planned and put so much effort into making such a great time. We can't wait for the reunion next year!!!

4th Annual Simmons Family Lagoon Day

This year someone (huh hum... Kim) had a great idea to make matching shirts for the annual Lagoon day. After much stress, heartache, offensive emails, and hurt feelings, we finally decided that the Wii Miis was the way to go. Mike B. and Jeph definitely win the look-a-like contest with their Miis. I think they turned out rather well.

Cooling off on the Log Flume!
Jeph and I enjoying a ride on the swing. Matching shirts came in handy when trying to find each other, when getting in line and people realized they had cut in between out big group and would get out of our way, and when we matched all the lagoon workers and knew we were in the right place. Our day at Lagoon proved the shirts to be a good idea afterall. Maybe, JUST MAYBE, we'll brave the sweat and tears to design something new for next year.
LAGOON - IT'S WHAT FUN IS!!!