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Today I had the bug man come and spray for bugs, spiders, and the hornets. The hornets were my biggest concern since they have a nest under my front porch and whenever you open the front door they feel we are intruding on their turf. I really didn't want Peyton or visitors to get stung. So I called the bug man. He came and sprayed in and outside the house, the garage and the basement for 49 bucks! He found 10 huge black widows on our house outside. He showed a few of them to me after he sprayed and told me that they are big enough to kill an adult if one were to bite. The biggest one was also on my front porch. They like to nest up under siding. I knew we had black widows but I didn't know we had huge ones and so many! Luckily they were outside! He told me that the males are brown and they don't get quite as big as the females. But, where there are females there is usually a male close by. The females that he showed me can lay up to 750 eggs 3 times a year! Yuck! That is alot! He said it is best to spray 2x per year. Now in the fall and again in the spring. The spray is used in hospitals and resturaunts and in completey safe around kids and pets. I am so glad we had him come. 98 bucks a year is nothing when it could save a life! So if you haven't had your house sprayed I suggest you get 'er done!

catching up.....

I guess it is time for a real post. I can't believe that we have been so busy this summer. At the beginning of the summer we went to visit my dad. We had such a fun trip and we drove through Yellowstone. Peyton had fun seeing mountain goats, big horn sheep, elk, deer, buffalo, coyote and a fox with a squirrel in it's mouth. Peyton got some nice new cowboy boots that he loves and begged to wear all summer with his shorts. We made smores and hung out at dad's house and we took our not so little puppy Roxy May right in the middle of house training. It was quite the experience. I was so great I think I got one picture the whole trip! Peyton loved spending the time with Grandpa Doug and Grandma Debbie. He also loved eating buffalo! We also spent time with our other family members this summer. We had a blast going to visit Uncle Matt and Aunt Tiff and the kids. Peyton loved playing with them and riding horses. He loved going fishing with Uncle Matt and Rowdy too. Then we went on a few trips to SLC to see my grandma and Uncle Tim and Mara. Peyton loves going to Grandma Abbotts because her house is always loaded with treats and he gets whatever he wants. He would find out that we were going there and he would jump up and down saying "YES!" "I looove Grandma Abbott's!" I told my grandma and you could just see how her face would light up! Then when were actually home for two weeks straight, Peyton took swimming lessons. He cried the first day or two and then he loved them and he keeps asking when his swimming lessons are again. I guess I better get him in again soon before we have to start all over with the tears. We also had fun playing with friends and doing the summer reading program at the library. Peyton loves books and our table is usually covered with books he checks out. We took our last trip to Primary Childrens and Peyton kidneys are all the way cleared up and he never ever has to back again! WOOHOO! After 4 years of worrying about that, we were ecstatic to hear that good news! Peyton was just as stoked that he doesn't have to get poked and proded anymore! Peyton loved spending time with his cousin Porter this summer, even though he gets tired of Porter tackling him. He loves him so much. It is so fun to see them playing together. We have spent the last few weekends camping. I have loved the time that we have spent together as a family doing that. Peyton loves to camp and so does Roxy. Then Peyton started Pre-school two weeks ago. He absolutely loves it! I am so happy they have a 3 yr old class and he can go. He loves going to play with other kids and loves reading books and learning. He thinks he is a big boy now. Here are some pics in no particular order of our fun summer, enjoy............