I know.....it's shocking!!!

Okay, yes I know it's very shocking - but I am actually blogging. I figured it was time to start up again. I just needed a break from blogging - I don't know if anyone else ever gets that way? Plus 3 kids keeps me super busy - as all of you moms know.

So, here's the update: we are still in Utah and trying to keep it that way - CA is super over priced plus the schools aren't very good.
Porter is still flying for his boss out of San Jose and commutes there when he needs to fly - although he is not near as busy as he was. Yah!
I am still working my 1 shift a week at the surgical center and doing what mom's do: shopping, cleaning, cooking, carpooling, homework, counseling, bed-tucker-inner and a million and one other things.
Courtney is in 4th grade and loving it - she has some really cute friends. She is also on a swim team and trains several hours a day 4-5 times a week - and she's doing great!
Jake is Jake! He is in 2nd grade, still playing soccer and he is my collector. He collects anything and everything. Rocks, cool little do-dad's, money, shoelaces, or whatever he can find. Every time I turn around Jake has a little pile somewhere.
Tanner is almost 4 - I can't believe it - and in pre-school. He loves to do everything Courtney and Jake do - but he is our entertainer. You never know what funny thing is going to come out of his mouth!

So that's the low down on us Isom's! I've decided there is so much to blog that I will go back and give the highlights of the past few months. But I wanted to start with our family trip to Yellowstone in September. This is the first time just Porter and I have taken our kids on a vacation. We usually go with my family or his, so it was really fun to go with just us. The kids loved Yellowstone! It was a really fun family trip. :)

Mammoth Hot Springs

Isn't that amazing? This picture does it no justice. This elk was huge!

This is one of my favorite pictures.

You can see where everything burned in the big fire 20 years ago.

Out to eat. YUM YUM

Swimming at the hotel.

This is at a bear preserve in West Yellowstone. Courtney and Jake got to go into the bears enclosure (when they weren't in there) and hide food for them. Then the bears would come out and find the food. It was so cool .

They had wolves there too, we even got to hear all of them howling.

We spent lots of time driving in the car.

You got to hit Old Faithful. She still is faithful.

Yellowstone Lake. It was pretty chilly - It even snowed for a few minutes.

Porter encouraging Jake to break the rules! (No....not Porter)

Yellowstone Lake - it was so pretty.

Tanner called them bufflers or mufflers.

This is what they call the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone.

Hopefully very soon, I will give the highlights of the past few months.