4th of July

We went to Richfield again this year for the 4th of July. It is so fun to celebrate in a small town. The parade is really fun-the kids love all the floats, bands, dance teams, & candy! This year some F-16's even flew over the parade & that was awesome! We love to go to the park after the parade to be apart of the Fish Grab. They bring in a bunch of trout in some man-made ponds & let the kids try to catch them with their hands. Yuck! But very funny to watch :0) I really gotta start taking more pictures-this is the only picture I have from the trip!

Camping for Independence Day

We took the kids camping a few days before the 4th & then went to Richfield for the 4th of July festivities.We camped by Fish Lake & it was gorgeous! The weather was so nice & cool, which is a change from the scorching weather of St. George! The kids had a blast-we went hiking all over, fished a ton (Danny's favorite), rode the motorcycle, ate too many Smores (my favorite), & just got to hangout & enjoy each other. My parents came with & they always make it more fun. My Dad used to spend all his childhood summers on the same mountain so he had all sorts of crazy stories to share & knew all the cool places to see. We even found snow in July! Then Danny's brother Ryan & his family came up & camped the last nite before we headed down to Richfield. My Grandma lives in Richfield & we love to go there to enjoy a 'small town' celebration. The parade was great & the fireworks were awesome! We were right under them & they seemed so huge-they kids were in awe. It was just like I remembered from all my childhood memories of spending the 4th at Grandmas. This will definitely be a tradition we keep going.

Surviving the Summer...

I know what you are thinking...FINALLY! An update! I know-seriously! Has it really been a month since my last post? CRAZY! We have just been trying to survive the summer. Between trips to the library, pool, & Jumpin' Jacks, Averee STILL finds time to be bored! Let's just say that I am looking forward to dance & school starting back up next week. I just can't seem to keep her entertained all by myself! :0)

Adee swimming at Grandma's on the 4th of July...gotta love the goggles!

Not much else has been going on...we went camping with my parents & my brother & his adorable fiance which was a lot of fun. We went to Yuba, so there was plenty of fishin' & tubin'. We plan to go back when it cools off a little. We have a camping trip for this weekend planned-should be fun! I will post some pics when we get back...

Adee & Ashley (Kjarsten's fiance) giving the thumbs up after a thrilling tube ride at Yuba

I got to see some long lost friends for a few hours one day. It was great to hang out with you Jess! I miss you tons-you always make me laugh! :0) Plus Tiff was there & I hardly ever see her even though we live so close-pretty sad! We need to fix that Tiff!

Averee & Uncle Randy riding Rocky. We stopped by on the way home from Yuba.

Last week Danny's sisters were in town with their kids & we had a blast! We kept all the kids really busy & they were dead tired each nite. They have so much fun with all their cousins-we are blessed with an awesome family! Thanks Mel & Kim!

Everyone caught a fish at Yuba-even Owen! He was more excited than the picture depicts...

I just read Breaking Dawn over the weekend-but don't worry I won't spoil anything for those of you not finished yet. :0) I am happy with the ending but sad that the story has come to an end...but now we have the movie to look forward to right? I know, I know... I am completely obsessed! At least I can admit it! Can't get enough of that vampire love story! Anyone else done reading? I am DYING to talk to someone about it...call or email me!

Despite the look on their faces-they really do love Jumpin' Jacks! :0)

Well, that is about it for this past month. Once we get back into the normal swing of things with summer over I will be better about posting more often...promise...I hope...we'll see... :0)