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??!!

CoMing UP foR AiR

Wow!  We are well into summer and have managed to stay busy!  Bear Lake Was our first destination with the kids and some of Dakotahs buddies...Right after we headed to Reno for a couple of nights because Ken had a work thing, then Ke'Nia and I took off to Denver with some friends to visit the American Girl store.  Came home spent a couple nights in my own bed then headed off to girls camp!  Now cousins are over and I'm exhausted!  Begging for the LaZY DayS!

Car Museum in Reno

Peppermill pool in Reno

On our Way!!

Laramie Wyoming 1st Stop

White Chocolate Grill Denver

Mickayla..ready for her spa treatment

Beautiful and ready to go

Downtown Denver

Great Trip!

Where are you going July??

So we had a great time at Bear Lake!  What started as a Friday and Saturday trip turned into a week long one for me and the younger kids.  We left for the lake on Thursday with the Baltazar family and hit the lake on Friday for some awesome all day wake boarding!  Came back in, just as a storm was coming in.  The teenage boys Dakotah, Jaden, Blake and Chad dropped us off and Jeff headed for the truck, but not before the boat ran out of gas and the winds picked up floating our cute kids and boat out farther and farther!  With one oar and 4 kids, Dakotah manned the oar and the other 3 jumped ship and swam their hearts out with boat in tow.  Against the wind, progress was way way way slow!  Thanks to a wave runner dude, they were saved and all was brought in as the storm came in without mercy!  Anyways Saturday the boys left to go jump out of an airplane (waiting on the pictures..and holy crap I let them..haha like I could have stopped them!)and us parents and young-uns  spent the day at the  Minatonka cave and came out to rain.  It was all good because the fun we had could not be dampened.  It was time for the Baltazars to leave (being in the Bishopric can cut little trips short haha) We stayed until Sunday and when it was time to leave, me and the kids decided we weren't ready to go back, so Ken left us there.  With enough clothing for the last 2 days we spent there and food to barely get us by, we enjoyed 4 more days!  That means I was without a shower for a WEEK!  I was soooo roughing it!  Good thing I'm pretty low maintenance :)  The kids and I took a Rhino ride up in the mountains and shot pellet guns on Monday.  Had just a little hic-up as we visited Gladys in Fish Haven for ice cream.  We went to leave and we couldn't get started.  Some very nice not so sober gentlemen tried to help out, and me and the kids were just praying our atv would start!  After an hour or so and me reassuring our so willing to help out helpers that we would be fine the Rhino started up and we took off quickly.  Fell asleep that night to rain and exhaustion.  My Uncle Jerry came up on Tuesday and was so kind to spend the next couple of days taking us around and filling up our time.  We visited the park, went to Montpelier for ice creams and hit the ice caves.  Learned alot about my Dads family and enjoyed every minute of spending time with him.  Kids fell in love with him and we were sad when it was time to leave.  What an AWESOME summer we have had.  Lots of memories and new relationships built.  Can't believe it's almost time to say good by to summer vacation.  So sad!

The Storm

Montpelier Mexican Restaurant

She's not afraid

Aren't they cute?

Seriously??

Nice to be away from the video games :)

We are on Top of the World!

Memorial of a Plane Crash

My driver

The man of the week

or little boy haha

Paris Ice Caves

Worlds Best Uncle!