4th of July

We love the 4th of July. We went to Idaho this year and had so much fun! We all went to see Despicable Me 2 at the drive in, then on the 4th we went to the parade, had a yummy barbeque and then went to the Menan fireworks. 

We got back from Idaho in time to go to the Ranch Rodeo in Afton. Jake stayed with Zach and Cody so I could take Tyler, Brooke and Kennady. 

Camping- Grey's River

In June we spent a few days up Grey's River camping. It was good to get to the outdoors again! This time we took the 4-wheeler and I don't think it stopped running the whole time.  Jake and I taught Tyler and Brooke how to drive it and they had so much fun driving it back and forth on the dirt road. 

Tyler spent a lot of time finding logs and chopping them.

Jake took Zach with him hiking and they saw a deer and a "scary" bird.(a grouse)

Cody got lots and lots of love!

Tyler practicing his bow skills

Not bad, "T"!

Playing Looping Louie 

Zach took off with Jake's crocs! 

Kenna posing with her lemonade and my sunglasses.

Exhausted and heading home.

Let summer begin!

The second that the kids got home from school they decided to break out the slip-n-slide and swimming suits. Then that night we fired up our new fire-pit and roasted hot dogs and smores. We were excited to get out and go hiking one Saturday up Swift Creek Canyon. We were all hiking along this kind of steep and narrow trail, with Kennady in the lead when all of a sudden she lets out this scream. DEAD DEER!! Right in the middle of the trail was a little baby fawn but when we looked closer it was still breathing. We tried to help it up, not sure if we should even touch it or not, and took it over into some shade.  It started to stand up and show a little bit of a fight to live. By this time the kids were begging to take it home and bottle feed it like we did with the lamb but Jake explained to them how we could get in trouble for bringing it out of the canyon. So, with the kids crying we left it there and then hurried to the Forest Service Department to let them know about it and they said that they would go check on it. It was so cool to be able to see this little fawn but also heartbreaking to leave it there. 

Happy Birthday Kennady!

Kennady turned 7 years old on June 2nd and we were in Utah for her cousin Kelsi's, baptism. Kelsi was baptized on Saturday and Kennady's birthday was on Sunday so we all went at a park in Eagle Mountain for a birthday picnic before we had to drive home. She had fun playing with her cousins on the playground, opening presents and having cake.  We love you Kenna-bo-benna!