Bear Lake

We went to Bear Lake for Casey's family reunion and had a blast. The kids did some tubing behind Uncle seth's boat. We ate some fabulous dutch oven dinner and got to launch water balloons at nearby cabins. Rachel taught us some hoe down dancing and Kati had a super fun time dancing with her daddy. Uncle Russell made rubber band guns for all the kids and we had a war. Somehow the dads ended up with the guns and the kids were gathering rubber bands for them. But it was fun for everyone. We made cool magnet boards while the guys went golfing, and the kids had fun jumping on the trampoline. It was fun to be able to get together with all of Casey's brothers and sisters and spend some quality time together. And it was our last vacation for this summer. Whoo.

Lyman Lake

We just took a 5 day camping trip up to Lyman Lake. Yay for tent trailers! I am not much of a camper, but we had a really fun time hanging out with Casey's extended family. Casey and the kids did some fishing, and we ate tons of hotdogs and smores. Kati got to go out in the boat with uncle Jonah (Thanks Jonah!) and Logan had a great time throwing rocks in the lake. No seriously. He also hung out with Casey's uncle Bent and threw stuff in the fire. He says "Mom, me and this guy... We're burnin' stuff." They were best buds after that. Kati got to make some jewelry with her cousins and she was so proud. The dogs had a great time swimming and playing with all the other pooches. And then Trish brought the rain with her. So, we had a "hang out in the trailer and eat junk" night. It was fun. The kids ate all the junk they wanted and then tucked in to bed, and I read a book while Casey and his brothers played poker in a different trailer. We had a great time and then we got to pack up and go home, and unpack. See my facebook for how I felt about that! :)

Summer Fun!

It's been a fun and eventful summer so far. For the fourth of July weekend we were happy to have a bunch of my family in town. My sister had her daughter, Alyssa's baptism, we blessed her baby, Cami and our sweet Hailey, and her oldest boy, Brayden got ordained to be a deacon. On the 4th we all got together at Layton Park and had a delicious bbq. The guys (and Alyssa) played football, and we took a walk down by the ducks. It was a fun time.

Vegas Vacation!

This past couple weeks the kids and I have been in Las Vegas visiting family. My baby brother just graduated high school (wow I feel old!) and we went down to be there. Kati had her 5th Bday while we were there. We had a fun day, and a party with cousins. The highlight for Kati was that she got to have a whole cake to herself.We had some fun times slippin and slidin with some cousins, and we went to a beautiful park in Boulder City that overlooks the lake, and is inhabited by several herds of Big Horn Sheep. (and it has a great playground too!) Casey drove down and was with us the last few days, and drove us home. I was so grateful he was there when the car broke down half way! I was also grateful to his brother, whom we woke up at 4:30am, for coming to the rescue and driving the 4 hours to tow us home. It was fun to spend time with everyone, but I am glad to be safely home!

First Smiles

Our sweet Hailey has started smiling. Hurray! What a precious baby she is.

I don't know what we would do without her.

Preschool Graduation!

Kati (seen here with Teacher Laura) is officially graduated from preschool! They put on the cutest show. They counted to 100 and said all the abc's (complete with hand signals and cute sounds) and sang some of their favorite songs from the year including frosty the snowman, Crazy Herman, and my personal favorite, The wheels on the bus with custom verses including "The Grandpa's on the bus say watch TV" and "The daddies on the bus say (insert snoring sound here)... Wake up dad!" It was so fun, and she was so proud. We went to dinner before with cousin Emma who also graduated, and then Ice Cream at Sonic afterward with Emma and her family, and Uncle Russ and Aunt Tammy. Now she is all set for Kindergarten!!!

I just love this picture!