Bubbles, Bubbles and more Bubbles

Since fireworks weren't allowed at the campsite the children had a blast instead by playing with these great bubbles! They sure were good ones, I couldn't believe how many bubbles they gave off!

Grandpa blowing bubbles with Bella and Dallyn.

Amy tried to teach Abby how to blow bubbles, she thought it was a popsicle at first! =)

Everyone had a great time with the Bubbles!!

Stadium Of Fire

Our Family was lucky enough to have the opportunity to go to Stadium of Fire last weekend at the Lavell Edwards Stadium in Provo. We were in a hurry since parking was a nightmare so I didn't get to take a great photo of everyone...so here is my best shot!

Parachutes floating down...so cool!

The last one was carrying the American Flag!

Watching the Stadium of Fire Dancers was awesome!

Can you see how they formed USA on the field with their bodies??

The part of the evening that my children were so excited for....David Archuleta!! We could have listened to his songs all night, but my kids did get to learn about country songs as well after listening to Brad Paisley sing!

Mother and Daughter Enjoying the show..it was AWESOME! I have never seem such a spectacular fireworks presentation!! Hope you all had a FAB 4th of July!

EF Ralph Reunion

Saturday July 2nd was the EF Ralph Reunion here in Centerville. It was great to get together with so many family members! Here is a photo of everyone that was able to come!

It was pretty hot so I spent the afternoon sitting in the shade visiting with family members. Scott wanted some more sporty activities so he started playing catch with some of the kids. Here he is playing with Bella!!

She was so cute playing with Uncle Scott!

It was a nice afternoon and so great to chat with everyone. I didn't take a lot of photos because I was too busy talking to everyone.

Scott's Family Reunion

Since I wasn't feeling to well this past weekend (*chemo effects*) I wasn't as on top of it about taking photos as I usually am! But we did get this one photo of the family group at the schoolhouse in Idaho.

Scott's sister Lisa planned a family reunion type retreat at an old schoolhouse in Idaho. It was in Lava Hot Springs. We spent Saturday up in Lava and many people enjoyed tubing down the river. It was too swift for most of my kids so only Kaylie ended up going down with her dad a few times. Maybe next time if the water isn't so high then more of my children can go tubing..i was just too worried about their safety! It was great to see my kids having so much fun.

Everyone enjoyed staying at the quaint old schoolhouse. After we got settled everyone went to the Lava Hot Springs pool. We enjoyed a few hours swimming at the pool and going on the slides there. My kids were in heaven. I was constantly trying to get a headcount to make sure I knew where Kyler and Dallyn were all the time! Kaylie and Cam were off swimming with their cousins. There was an indoor pool, several waterslides, a rock climbing wall, some high dives and some kiddie slides. So there was something for everyone!

Afterwards we cooked tin foil dinners and had smores round the campfire. The next morning we got up, had breakfast and checked out of the schoolhouse. Then we headed off to church there in Lava. This photo was taken just before we left for church. It was a whirlwind 24 hours and then we headed back to Utah to get ready for our next round of reunions!! =) Next year it'll have to be longer and we need to have Rich and Tiff and their families there too!!

Sorry there aren't more photos to share!! =)

Time with the Wangsgards

We always enjoy the time we get to spend with the Wangsgards (our dear friends from CA) whenever they come to Utah to visit family. They were here this past week for some family reunions and we were lucky enough to get to see them Sunday afternoon for a few hours!! Here's the whole gang...it was time to get a new group photo as everyone has grown since our last one!!

Kyle(R) and Kyle together...even though they only see each other a few times a year now they still act like best buddies. The other day Kyle said "Kyler is my favorite cousin". His mom had told him he was going to Utah to visit his cousins. She had to explain that Kyler is actually NOT a cousin, but is a good friend. Still Kyle was sure visiting 'cousins' in Utah must mean visiting Kyler!

Sarah, Julia and Kaylie enjoyed time together Sunday afternoon..it never seems like enough time though!! =) It was great to see you guys!

Best of Friends!!

Here are some photos from our quick dinner with the Wangsgards...Kyle and Kyler..

Kaylie and Sarah...

Dallyn and Julia...

Brad and Cameron....the silly older boys!

First Family BBQ of the Summer

Well we had our first family BBQ of the summer last weekend. We knew our life was going to get really busy over the next month so we needed to jump on the opportunity to get together. It was a bit chilly and didn't really feel like summer but it was great to be together. We missed Jason and Allison as they were preparing to move into their new place but here's the gang that was able to make it.

Tyler eating his BBQ yummies...

Bella...YUM!

Cameron...YUM!

Kyler with a mouthful....YUM!

Having fun eating with cousins....

That's what summer is for!! Backyard BBQ's!

Kaylie enjoyed pushing Tyler around in our little toy car and Cam taught Bella how to ride plasma cars! We had a great time together!