Get Free Pizza!!

This is a great blog on how to get free stuff and this week you can get free pizza!!! Click on the title to link to the site. FUN! FUN! FUN!!!

First Annual Gately Family Camping Trip

We have been having a wonderful summer and one of the highlights has been our camping trip to Flaming Gorge near Vernal, Utah. Shawn kept G and I took M,J & W. We had a wonderful time sleeping under the stars, roasting marshmallows and making smores, hiking, paddle boating, fishing (for trout,minnows and crawfish), horseback riding and exploring the beauty of nature all around us. We saw a lizard, deer, chipmunks, squirel and big horned sheep. My sisters and their kids came up for one of the days and we had tacos and so much fun with them. M & J said that this was the best vacation ever! I am now officially a "Fun Mom". Check out our fun pictures.

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Willow Smiles

Shawn took this adorable video. Click on title to check it out!

As a way to say THANK YOU!

I snagged this off of my sister Valerie's blog. I hope some of you will take me up on my offer. Love you all. And I am so grateful to have great friends!

The first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me! My choice. For you. This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:

1. I make no guarantees that you will like what I make!
2. What I create will be just for you.
3. It'll be done this year (hopefully sooner than later.)
4. You will have no clue what it is going to be.
5. I reserve the right to do something extremely strange. :)

The catch? Oh the catch is that you must re-post this on your blog. The first 5 people to do so and leave a comment telling me you did will win a FAB-U-LOUS homemade gift by me!

Better Late Than Never

I am finally back into the blog scene. I apologize to those of you who have been bugging me for pics and stories of our newest little addition. So here they are. Shawn got these while she was "talking" to him in her cute baby language of coos and shrieks. She is now three months old and is such a good baby. She loves to be held and loved on, which we are all so willing to oblige. She is even sleeping through the night, bless her little heart. She is truly the joy in our lives and we are enjoying her immensely!

Born to Be Wild!

Last week Jonah learned how to ride his bike sans the training wheels. Both McKenna and Jonah has been concerned about falling and so had convinced themselves that they could not ride unassisted. One of Jonah's friends has a small bike that I felt Jonah could ride if he tried, and I was right. He got on and with a little nudge was off and riding. After taking a few spins up and down the street he asked if I could take the training wheels off of his bike. I got them off and he quite easily was riding on his own. We went over the rules of riding, ie: always wear shoes that cover your toes (no bare feet or flip flops), always wear a helmet and always let parents know where you are going. He was following the first two rules great, however he had a bit of trouble remembering the third. With his new found freedom, he decided to go exploring and visit Dad at his office which is 17 blocks from our home. We only knew he was on his way when a neighbor saw him and called us. By the time Shawn was able to intercept him he was only 1 block from his destination. When Shawn asked him where he was headed he said "I was coming to see you Dad, and it was fun!" We love our little explorer's adventurous spirit and have reviewed in detail the rules for riding and reiterated that freedom comes with responsibility.

Sugar, Spice and Everything Nice!

So for everyone who has been waiting with bated breath, the torturous wait is over. And the winner is...A GIRL!!!! Yes we officially can start the remodel of the nursery from blue to pink according to the ultrasound technician and our applied Kinesiology energy test. McKenna swore that if we turned out to have a boy she was going to faint. Shawn had the camera at the ready for the big announcement. To our relief no fainting. Baby is growing and developing wonderfully. We are excited about our progress and will share more updates as they come.