Oh Summer...Where did you go?

It's not that we didn't get in fun...because we did!  But really??  Didn't have time to get bored and tired of the kids and now with school 8 days away... I am sooooo sad!  Not ready for schedules and bedtimes and reading, homework and taxiing!  Why does it have to end so soon?? 
I think I left off at about the 4th of July.  Ken and Ridge had Scout camp the week of!  Really!  What a way to kill a holiday.  So Ke'Nia and I joined the Baltazars and did the Morgan parade and swam at their house. 

Then we played The Amazing Race with the Whitemyer family, Amberlee's sis Nicole and kids  and cousin Chance.  Such a great time!  A lil educational the 1st night with some young teen boys, alcohol, and potty mouths that at 2:30 or so in the morning we grabbed the kids and came home.  We went right back up that morning and played and even stayed that night.  SO much FUN! 

Designing t-shirts

lil Miss Nells soo excited for her new outfit!

Same Teamsters

Ahh just take care of me boys...

Ke'Nia learned how to wake board this summer and is definitely feeling like she didn't get enough.  Ridge was not quite ready to take the plunge.  But the boat ride was definitely good enough!

Love all these boys!  and of course the lil princess!

Dakotah in all his studliness

popped right up but is sure she is going down!

Then a little last min trip for about a week to Oregon to see Crater Lake and catch a few fish then on to California to be awed by the Redwoods!  San Francisco was fabulous and Yosemite Park was Spectacular!  Ending the trip in Ely Wendover was not the highlight of the trip but with a great deserted never ending road and the BMW we flew across the desert like a fathom in the night!  No faster than triple digits of course ;)

Somewhere in Oregon Prairie City I believe??

Nicest Hotel of the trip

Just a lil incident...dang that nail!

Crater Lake

Catchin some fish in the Williamson River

Good Ol Paul Bunyan

The Redwoods

Loved Ocean World!

Yep...those ARE sharks!

She's smiling now.....

This is the way we play Gin Rummy!

WAY to much McDonalds on this trip and still no Fiat!

San Fran!!

Yummy seafood in San Fran!

Yosemite

El Capitan

 

The end....

 Great trip with Ridge and Ke'Nia ...we played while Dakotah worked on his truck.  Those pictures coming soon....
But speaking of Dakotah...22 He is now 22!!  Can't believe it but it's true!  Maybe by the time he is 23 he will be a married man.  Love his cute girlfriend!

His cake is on fire haha

Aren't they the cutest??!!