It's Official!!

Well today was a very sad day for me down here in the big city. I am now the latest carrier of a Utah drivers license and that precious pilot of mine is sporting ski utah plates. Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse...They gave me the bill. Yikes!!! Being a Utard is going to take some getting use to. The girls and I went to Lagoon today. It was nice. I finally talked maddy into the Wicked. I could not believe it, so we are standing in line and I'm freaking out. Then the really cool guy with a messure stick comes and gives us the boot. Maddy was devastated, she was short about 1/4 in. Big bullies anyway. Kevin got slammed by a back hoe in his shoulder and head. As far as I can tell, no permanent damage. Just a new slight studder! J/K. He was very lucky. Well if anyone needs me this weekend, you can find me at the corn dog stand and the rodeo. Go Amy Go! Love you all, See ya

Hello all!! I just thought I would take a second and give a real quick update! I found a new sitter for Dylan. Her name is Miranda Hicks. I'm very excited about her. I feel real good about her, she will be great!! And she only has 3 kids including Dylan and one of them is hers!! So that will be super nice.
Sarah and I have been cleaning a house in Logan that some people were kicked out of.. it is gross! but we should finish it tonight! It has been fun chillin with Sarah every night! I think I could pick up a part time job cleaning! It pays well and Dylan can come with me.. so that is a bonus!
We went to Bear Lake this past weekend. Mom and Dad came along. As did Sarah and Nick and their two dogs! We had a very good time. I didn't take very many pictures, but I will post the ones I did take another time. I'm at work and my camera is home!!
We are all doing very well! We received a blessing from paying our tithing!! Matt was granted a grant for school for $5,000.00 that will pay for ALMOST this whole next year!! I love grants.. Well We love and miss you all! I hope we survive this weekend there are so many crazy carny's in town!
AMY!!!!! OMG it is corn dog time!! I can't wait!! Love ya!
~The Shumways!!!

Busy Busy Busy

Hello All,
We have been very busy. I started a new venture with my sister in law this weekend and I hope that it goes really well for me. She has been selling travel for about a year now and she was getting overwhelmed. She asked Shane and I (mostly me) to help her out with it. So I work all day at Overstock.com and then come home at night and work from home. With any luck I will be able to stay home and work doing this travel. If you want to check it out go to http://stores.ebay.com/Get-A-Vacation_W0QQsspagenameZMEQ3aFQ3aSTQQtZkm
This is the store that we post things on. There are a few vacations that I would like to take myself. Alaska isn't on the list but maybe if I keep at it I will be able to go there next summer. :) We keep adding things. I am pretty stoked about it.

Sorry it has been a day or two since I posted last. I hope everyone is doing great. I am not so sure about all this heat but fall is just around the corner and then dare I say it WINTER!

Amy you did a great job on your post. Your girls are so cute.

Gonna run to be now... Keep Smiling.... ~Amber

Hope this works!

Summer Fun!

Hey guys,

I'm hoping this works. As you all know, this year has been a doozy for us. Living in the big city has been a challenge. We have had a great summer though. Our yard is coming along and we have done many fun things. Kevin is always working but the girls and I are keeping busy. One of my goals is to become computer savy so thanks Amber. This is fun! Well keep us "posted" !

Pictures!

I was just thinking that I had some cute pictures of the family.. So I added them at the bottom of this blog. I know I have more on my camara and for some reason they are not on my computer here at work. I will add more when there is more time. Just thought I would add them quick while I had a second. ENJOY!!
Emily

The Thompson Herd

Hello every one this is the Thompson's we have been hounded to post well i actually did but i did it wrong so my first one is in our family blog down on the left hand bottom of this page. well we are doing good we moved back to the valley and are loving it we live down on the island. nick is still working down in pleasant view and i am doing property management and am working for my realitors licence. we are enjoying the summer nick is scouting for a big elk so we are in the mountains a lot. and we now have chester and i love him. he is so much fun and a great addition to our now family of five. we now have three children or what seems like children lucky teal and chester they are fun and they all have their own unique personalities. it is crazy that next month we have been married a year. wow scary. well i love you guys all so so so much and i hope you are having a great summer. and if amy reads this happy 29 birthday ha ha love you. love the thompson's

I THINK I JUST THREW UP A LITTLE IN MY MOUTH!! Amber seriously.. lets enjoy SUMMER the thoughts of winter freak me out right now!! I just want you readers to know that I did my first BIG coupon shopping last night and saved close to $100.00 I saved over $70 in one store!!!!! It was GREAT!! I have to thank Arnica for everything she is awesome.
Today Matt is going to the Rocky Mountain Review then to the "Dark Night" I have heard amazing reviews on it that Heath Ledger is AMAZING!! Has anyone seen it???
Rodeo tickets go on sale Saturday the 19 if anyone is interested! I think all the good seats are gone because I just found out that they went on sale by "mail in" on something like May 1 so that sucks for us! Every year that Matt and I have been together a bunch of his mission companions come to preston to the rodeo. It is way fun!! The last couple years they have stayed the night and we just stay up way to late and get up early and have a Delicious breakfast!!
I hope everyone is having a good week and HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!! YAY!! WE LOVE WEEKENDS no sitters for 2 days!!!!!! I love it! I love you all! MUAH!!!

GUESS WHAT!!!!!!!!!!

ONLY 160 DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Isn't that exciting.
Amber

Sorry Em

Sorry bout leavin Dylan out of the list. It has been a long summer. I knew I was forgetting someone but ya think I'd be better at remembering. SORRY :( Please forgive me.

Hi

hi everyone

Hey Emily,
Where is the coupon information....... :) I am waiting for my coupon sites so I can go shopping.


Love Ya,
Amber

Hey just a real quick update! Dylan did have an ear infection.. so sad he actually had one in both ears! He is doing pretty good Dr. Jorgensen put him on some meds. so I hope withing the next couple days he will start eating!! The little squirt! Well I hope all is going well with the rest of the family!! We love you and miss you all!!
The Shumways!

Shumways

Hello everyone!! Today I am having to take Dylan to the Dr. We think he has an ear ache he won't eat and my very un-cuddly boy just wants to snuggle.. and not lay down he screams when we lay him down. Poor little man!! There are so many stresses about being a Mom that I never even thought of until I became one!!

This past weekend we went to Bear Lake with Matt's family, and we had a BLAST!! Along with Amber sunscreen only works if you put it on.. Hahaha or in Matt's case if you put it on evenly.. we used the "spray on" and well lets just say maybe you should rub it in after you spray it on. Matt has some very unusual sun burn lines.. it is rather funny looking, I really should take a picture but I don't think Matt would appreciate it! His poor head.. the middle of his forehead got sunscreen but that is about it and on the sides there are blisters that are oozing.. it is sick!!

We are having a wonderful summer I'm sad it is already the middle of July. Matt is going to be the head J.V. football coach this year at Preston High.. so that is pretty exciting! Football starts very soon so life as we know it is just going to get busier.. is that possible??? Matt has been working very hard on the farm!!

Right now I am working at Northern Title and loving it!! We are actually very fortunate and have been staying busy.. there are many title places that are having their employees take leave because the work is slow.. I guess we can thank Mr. Napoleon Dynamite for making people want to move to P-town!! I love it here and it is growing.

This is a rather unorganized post, but I have so much I am trying to get going before I leave for the dr.. but just wanted to share a bit.. I love you all so very much!! Can't wait to see you all again!! Post Pictures!! We love LOVE pictures! That goes for you Amy now it doesn't take you 45 min. to load them.. you can work on your i-tunes and blog at the same time!!!!!!!

Shane and Amber

Hello,
Shane and I live in West Valley City, UT and have 5 children. I work at Overstock.com and Shane works for All Seasons HVAC. Our oldest Austin lives with us and works with Shane. Sesha, our youngest lives with us and "works" with her friends at Kiddie Kollege. Keirstin lives with her mom in Preston. Shelby and Jake live in Gooding ID with their dad.
Our lives are pretty hectic at times. We had a great summer with all our kids here. Shelby and Jake came down to stay with us on May 31 and they stayed until July 5. Keirtstin came down for a couple of weekends. We spent most of our summer in the sun. We got "FRIED" at Utah Lake on Fathers day weekend. Sunscreen was a wonderful invention, but only if you actually put it on. Sesha was the only one that didn't get sunburned. We had waverunners and played all day. The kids had a blast.
Then the Lagoon trips started. We bought season passes and boy did we have fun. Some of the rides were very bonding rides. Shelby couldn't hear for the rest of the night after we took Kevin and Amy on Wicked. But, sorry Amy, we are still laughing about that day at Lagoon. (the carts don't just come undone on the fire dragon).

We did some scrapbooking this summer and had some fun. Shelby got some pages done. I think that she had fun. I am still trying to get my Alaska book done so I can go again.

Jake played the game systems and watched allot of movies. He also was a big help at Lagoon with Sesha. He could still ride the kid rides with her when she was to scared to go alone. He taught her to put her hands up in the air on the roller coaster and that was the end. She doesn't hold on to any rides now.

I dont' have much to report on Keirtstin, she has alot of friends in Preston. I hope that she will post to this so we can know what is going on with her.

Sesha is a sweetheart. She enjoys her "Work" with her friends. She gives me directions to the daycare everymoring and she gives me directions home everynight. She is pretty smart. She has dance class once a week but hasn't been for 2 weeks. Maybe tomorrow she will go. She likes it. She loves being out side on the swings and trampoline.

Hope to hear from you soon.......

Amber, Shane and Family

Our Family Blog

Okay, So something happened and I was unable to use my work email for this blog. So I had to change it. Sorry about all this. It is a work in progress. I hope that this one will work. I created a gmail account to use instead of my work email.

Please post often and sign it so we now who is posting to our account. Please add as many pics as you want and if anyone wants to change the layout feel free to do so.