August 2009

Aug 1 -Megan went to Lagoon for her birthday
- no adults allowed! She had a new cell phone
(birthday present) with her to keep in touch.
Megan, Joshua and friends had a blast!

Aug 2 - Megan's birthday party with family

Aug 3 - Megan's birthday party with school friends -
how many parties can she have?? Spoiled!!

They had fun water activities and a pinata.

Here's Joshua heading off on his first

weeklong Scout Camp!

Zachary with a friend at the mall


Eddie driving the houseboat at Lake Powell -

he did an amazing job!

Our houseboat on a great beach

On a hike to the arch we never found - Larry

found it later up the next canyon. . .

They made it to the Indian ruins!

Eddie lounging on his special chair

Zachary couldn't get enough of swimming!

Zachary loves his newest cousin!

Fun boat ride with cousins

Pretty girls collecting shells

Joshua loves all watersports!

The kids loved being double towed!

Joshua started some jumping action on the wakeboard!

Eddie on the wakeboard

Eddie on a single ski

Jumping off the rock across from our houseboat -

it had different heights for everyone to enjoy!

We had one campfire with s'mores, singing, and

telling stories.

Family pose - can you tell who hasn't gotten

much sun this summer?

Group pose at the end of the week - we made it

through a hike to nowhere, a couple of storms with

ropes getting caught in propellers, the houseboat

being blown into the rocks and then us pushing

and pulling it away from the rocks for an hour, and

then replacing a propeller again that didn't work when

we tried to leave - it was put on backwards, etc! We

sure had fun, though!

We went to the Thanksgiving Point Gardens

with some cousins - beautiful waterfalls!


First day of school

We celebrated Eddie's birthday by going to

the Homestead Resort in Midway - just the

two of us - Eddie said he needed that vacation

after all the work our other vacations were!

(Thank you, neighbors, for babysitting!)

On our patio at the resort

We enjoyed the indoor and outdoor pools and

hot tubs - the mineral water was great!

The kids voted to have Eddie's birthday dinner

at Pirate Island (pizza restaurant).


Eddie's birthday at home - how many parties

does he get?

Eddie got the Young Scholar award at BYU

Zachary's first dentist visit - no cavities!

(Much better than Joshua's and Megan's teeth were!)

Another stay at the cabin

Then off to the Kite Fest in Spanish Fork

with some cousins

Joshua loved the zip line there!

Megan, too!

The beautiful Spanish Fork Reservoir where

kites were flown around from jet skis - and

two beautiful cousins dipping their feet - it

was so hot that we didn't last long at the Fest!

(Too bad they didn't allow swimming that day!)

July 2009

Happy 4th of July!

At our Boy Scout 4th of July breakfast

Joshua got to serve sausages (the bishop's wife caught

him sneaking one when he wasn't supposed to :)

At the breakfast before the parade

At the Stadium of Fire (we're tired out after driving

back from New Mexico the day before, and after the

breakfast, parade, 7 Peaks waterpark, and a carnival.)

SheDaisy performed at the Stadium of Fire.

Then we really enjoyed the Jonas Brothers singing!

We had a few fun trips to the cabin by Park City.

We had a sleepover with some cousins.

At a fun campfire in the pit Eddie built.

Megan loved the Alpine coaster in Park City.

Great view going up. . .

Joshua at his last State Playoff game, which he won.

Zachary enjoyed the Discovery Park

during Joshua's games.

Megan at her last day of BYU Cheer Camp.

We loved our family reunion trip to Bass Lake,

California, by Yosemite. We stayed in a very nice

lodge on the lakeshore.

Amazing view from the hot tub on the patio

Amazing view from inside the lodge

We enjoyed our private boat dock.

Fun boat ride

Joshua is great on the wakeboard, going in and

out of the wake.

Eddie enjoyed single skiing and wakeboarding.

My brother was the master of jumping the wake!

Fun ride on the Mega Wing - new toy

Lots of cousins!

The kids did fun crafts indoors - this was a cool

leaf-rubbing by Zachary.

We made nice flower clips for our girls.

The kids made fun faces from natural items

found outside around our lodge.

Robyn brought great beads for making jewelry.

We loved the rock slides we found in the river

that runs into Bass Lake - that's me trying one out.

Beautiful swimming hole above one of the

waterslide areas.

Those are my crazy brothers!

Zachary didn't enjoy the rocks and

water as much as the rest of us.

Eddie and my brothers had fun golfing a couple

of times - a sister-in-law joined in once.

On our hike to a waterfall in Yosemite

We found a fun area to play and swim in - it was

fun to swim down with the current and then walk

back upstream to do it again!

A late Pioneer Day celebration after Bass Lake.