Thanks to my sister Tawna for tagging me for the first time! I will get you back! This was very interesting and very thought-provoking for me. Instead of just making it about me, I'm doing it on behalf of my family! Well, here goes:
THEN & NOW TAG20 Years Ago:
1. Kala just finished 4th grade in Tremonton, which was the first year she lived there.
2. Kala's family got a new car: a GMC Astro Van. This was a big event for the Perkins family because they traded the orange VW Bus to get it, a car that my family had owned for YEARS and was fondly called the "Perkins Pumpkin" by the neighborhood!
3. Josh completed the 6th grade and took band for the first time, learning to play the trumpet.
10 Years Ago:
1. Kala completed two semesters of college at SUU in Cedar City and then subsequently quit--after getting two scholarships to get there: theatrical and academic!
2. Josh bought his first home in Tremonton, and worked two jobs to pay for it: fertilizer and diesel mechanic.
3. Kala and Josh were married in the Logan Temple.
5 Years Ago:
1. Kala was driving the 2 1/2 hours quite frequently to visit the OB/GYN in Idaho Falls to have many ultrasounds of the twins' pregnancy.
2. Josh went to Yellowstone National Park for the first time, even though he's lived in Idaho his entire life!
3. Ammon was going to daycare while mommy worked at the credit union full-time, and his best friends were Dillon, Kaitlyn, and Evie.
3 Years Ago:
1. Kala went to Seattle for the first time to see her brother Cody get married. She visited the SpaceNeedle and Pike's Market while there.
2. Josh coached High School Cross Country by himself - the previous 2 years he had assistant coaches.
3. Ammon was getting ready to start Kindergarten in the afternoons. Jonah and Micah were just learning to walk.
1 year ago:
1. Kala gave birth to Kanyon, and after her first real attempt with breast feeding, she quit after 4 months because he was allergic to milk.
2. Josh was finally released from being the Scout Master after 5 years, and got called to the Young Men's Presidency instead.
3. Ammon completed his first year of Little League Baseball (a step-up from T-Ball). Jonah and Micah finished their first year of Preschool at the Child Development Center.
So far this year:
1. Kala has hit her ultimate latest time at group scrapbooking of 5:00 am.
2. Josh took Kala to England and visited people that he met on his mission there 11 years ago.
3. Ammon was baptized by his dad. Jonah and Micah found more eggs at the annual Easter Egg Hunt than their older brother and cousin-an absolute first for them! Kanyon turned 1, and we celebrated with a giant sheet of brownies made by Grandma.
Yesterday:
1. Kala lost at a game of Cranium at the Tolman party (it was boys versus girls).
2. Josh lit all the family's fireworks for our entertainment when it got dark.
3. Ammon played Wii with his cousins. Jonah and Micah went to their first demolition derby. Kanyon liked watching a water fight.
Today:
1. Kala skipped church because the boys all went to bed late and Micah's face was completely swollen from mosquito bites.
2. Josh helped his dad work on the Swather.
3. Ammon, Jonah, Micah all drove 4-wheelers this evening. Kanyon took a long nap during the day.
Tomorrow:
1. Kala will be doing laundry, chauffering the kids, making breakfast lunch and dinner, and checking her email a couple of times.
2. Josh will go to work at 5 am, come home in the afternoon, cut hay with the swather for several hours, and change sprinkler pipe in the evening.
3. Ammon will start his second round of swimming lessons for the summer. Jonah and Micah's chore is vacuuming the living room. Kanyon will be happy when dad comes home from work.
In the next year:
1. Kala will be the elementary school's PTO President.
2. Josh will serve his first year of a 3 year term on the School Board.
3. Ammon will start playing in state jr. golf tournaments. Jonah and Micah will be working on another year of preschool since they have September birthdays and can't start Kindergarten just yet. Kanyon will be speaking in sentences (well, we hope he will at least start using more words!)
TAG: D'Neill, Emily H., and Heather C.
For weeks prior to the vacation, they would count down the days until they could go "Fishing at Fish Lake with the Fishers"!! 
Grandpa rented a large pontoon boat and everyone enjoyed being on the lake and the kids loved going fishing. He even let all the grandkids take turns driving the boat, which they absolutely loved! Thanks Grandpa! 
My sister Lisa and her husband Mack brought their two boys, and my brother Mick and his wife Jen brought their three girls, and my sisters Tawna and Trina were there. We were missing 4 family members: Kanyon, my brother Cody and his wife BreAnne, and my sister Tabbi. So all in all, 18 people were there! 
It was such a fabulous vacation, we all wish it could have been a little longer! (Isn't that how good vacations are supposed to feel?!)
I was looking for a recent photo of Micah to show how his scar has healed, and saw this one from July 4 weekend. No, Micah did not have a fight or get kicked by the horse again. He got bit many times by mosquitos. (yes, I did use repellant) Jonah and Micah are both allergic to mosquito bites. They swell up something fierce! See the little pink line underneath his left nostril? That's the little reminder that the accident really did happen. I personally am afraid of horses, but I am grateful that the incident last year wasn't worse than it was, and I am so glad that he still loves Mia and still likes horses.
Last year, the pool had to close just 2 days into his lessons due to mechanical problems. So this year he took two rounds to make up for it. In June he took Beginner II, and for the past two weeks he's been taking Advanced Beginner.
He's improved so much this year, and it has worked out so great having lessons back-to-back because he's really retained what he's learned. His greatest accomplishment was being able to jump off and dive off the diving board and swim to the side without wearing a life jacket or needing the lifeguard to catch him. He kept trying to run off the diving board before diving, but it always ended up in a belly flop! OUCH! So, he learned that it worked best to walk to the edge of the board before attempting to dive!
The boys enjoy staying up late and sleeping in during the summer. Since Ammon didn't want to have to wake up any earlier than necessary, he made sure each night before that he had the 3 essentials ready for the next morning: green swimming shorts, green towel made by Grandma, and green goggles. (Guess what his favorite color is?!) He couldn't find his goggles the first morning of lessons, and had a difficult time swimming, so he didn't make that mistake again! Those green goggles always made it easy for us to spot him in the pool too!
My boys love to read the I Spy, Search & Find, and Where's Waldo books. When they bring those books home from the library, or pull one of those types of books off the shelf at home, I find myself staring for hours at pages searching for all the listed items! I thought I would play it with you and see how you fare!
My mom took this photo of My dad, Uncle Fred, Grandma Perkins, Grandpa Perkins, and sisters: Tabbi, Lisa, Tawna, Katrina, and Kala with Kanyon.