August 2010

So Maybe I'm going to have to just blog once a month. So here is our August activities.

For our anniversary trip we went back to where we honeymooned; in the Uintahs. It was beautiful. I think we have found a favorite camping place. When I was younger my dad took me and my brothers here too for the week of the 24th of July. I took David to where we always camped. This is a miniature falls, that we called "Disney Falls". It's tiny and so perfect.

We got in a lot of 4 wheelin'. Such beautiful country and we had some gorgeous weather. Although we did get in rain storm.

This is the spot where my family camped. WOW! What a flood of emotion I felt. Memories are still happy and strong.

I took the big girls shopping for a couple of school outfits. Here they are posing for you all!

There was dinner and dancing at Leslie's. Jaxon and Emily were the stars!

On a visit to the cabin we saw this deer on our way down. What's really funny is Tyler and Christine are on the four wheelers, but they are on the trailer behind the truck!

We loved the Uintahs so much we invited family and friends to go again. It was even better! The kids loved the 4 wheelers. They didn't even have to be going.

Oh then there was fishing too. Kevin was so excited he couldn't wait to get his own fishing pole so he borrowed Kylee's Barbie pole.

And then there was the moose! Or should I say Meese. There were 3 big ones.

Ahh, baby Jordyn was a gem. She likes camping and so does her mommy when she is so very good.

AHHHH! What precious kids. They love being together.

Here are the kiddies sitting by the fireside that Kevin was bound and determined to have going, to the dismay of his brother in laws!!

Walking through the Fairy Forrest was a highlight for the kids. We are going to have to remember to add to it next year.

They really do like the four wheelers. And they are such good kids to wear their helmets.

We had a great summer. I am going to miss it, but there is this beautiful fall and winter coming, so get ready!

JULY 2010

The month of July was very busy. We had birthdays and trips. It was so fun.

And . . . there is no rime to my reason when it comes to displaying the following pictures.

Happy Birthday to Leslie. Couldn't find a picture of the festivities, but here is a picture of her four sweet girlies!

Just got home from Lake Powell. It was a great trip, more relaxing than we've had in a long time, but tons of fun.

It definitely was a "kid" trip. We docked on a beach for them to have room to play.

Blake just chillin' in the boat.

Grandpa laid down for a few "z's", and Jaxon kissed him awake.

Getting the kids to get out of the water was not always a happy one. Look at Jaxon's face!

Here is Andrea "relaxing" in the water with 3 kids!!!

Kevin and Nicole got to really relax and enjoy the trip. They left Katelynn with Grandma Chamberlain in Richfield.

For the 24th we went to the Demolition Derby in Fairview. What a hoot. It was a ton of fun. Here are 22 cars going at each other.

And another Birthday. It was Katelynn's first birthday. Here are ALL the kids in their birthday hats!

We got to keep Katelynn for a late evening while Kevin and Nicole played. Guess I was more tired than I thought.

Having the kids over is always fun!

Blake and Katelynn like the baby bouncer more when they are too big for it than when they did fit in it.

So that's our July in a nutshell. OHHHH we went to Sun Valley Idaho for a few days inbetween all the other stuff.

Now for some Spain Pics!

This is our 4th trip to Spain. I think sometimes we should go somewhere else, but when you love a place as much as we love Spain, it's hard to say no when an invitation is given to visit the place. Here are a few of my favorite pictures.

Our first evening in Spain was in Madrid. We stopped and enjoyed some 'tapas' in Playa Mayor. We had tortillas and squid (I didn't say enjoyed that one).

We went to the Temple and went through a session. They even did it in English for us. Out of 11 visitors, there were 8 of us who spoke English.

YEP! We even went to a Bullfight.

There's always time for a little craziness. Christine was imitating a toyota commercial.

Spain has everything! Can you believe it, windmills. The story says that this is a place Don Quixote visited.

Beautiful flowers in the alleys and all over.

Look at this bunch of blooms.

Tyler did almost anything to get a good picture! If I remember right he was trying to get a picture of a duck.

Here's David with his 'monkey' buddy when we visited the Rock of Gibraltar.

It still is so amazing to me that we were on the Rock of Gibraltar. It was not a stop we intended making. But we talked to some ladies at the Temple and they told us we shouldn't miss it.

We saw such beautiful places. This was taken from a bridge.

This picture is on the other side of the road and looking down.

Here are my traveling buddies. And this was our last day trip. We were pooped but not quite ready to go home.

From Easter to the 4th of July

What a great time we have together as a FAMILY.

(And my pictures are put in backwards.)

Here is the Jeffs' fireworks display. Everyone gets involved. Firebugs!!

Even the Big B(lake) got in on the fun. Although he got a Big B(urn) when he touched the wrong end! So very sad when the little ones get an owie.

Blake wanted to help Tyler!

Happy Jayce at the Parade, with a hot little face of Emily beside her.

More happy faces with Jax and Kaja.

The adults liked the parade from the shaded areas.

Those of us in the sun tried to find some respite from the heat. Tyler got Emily to cool down his armpits.

Ahhhh! My babies all decked out for the 4th!

These two are always posing.

Jaxon was having a good ol' time with gramps at the Stadium of Fire.

Kevin and Nicole were able to enjoy the evening free of baby Katelynn who got to stay with Aunt Leslie and Jayce and Emily. We missed you!!!!

Tyler and Christine are always posing!!!

Kylee with her daddy.

Ha, ha! We snagged a pic of Paul with those very flattering glasses!

Tyler planned a bar b q up the canyon and everyone came. Here's Andrea and Paul's kids waiting, not so patiently for the food. It's not fun to forget the main ingredient for a successful bar b q, the matches to start the bar b q! Thanks to the guys with the cigarette lighter.

We tailgated from David's truck.

Jared patiently fishing with the girls and their Barbie and Dora fishing poles.

Emily shares her punch by spoon with Jax and Kaja.

Here's sweet, patient little Katelynn waiting to be fed her yummy baby food!