Pack Trip

The guys always try to sneak in a pack trip up to the mountains before harvest starts.  This year was no exception.  They had a great time, it was uneventful, which I am always thankful for!  I'm not to sure about all of the pictures because I wasn't there, so I will do my best!

Aaron leading Buddy

Cody, I do not know hardly any horses names, too bad I cant document that.

Tyler and Cody, I am pretty sure they are about to take a dip in that freezing cold creek right there.

Camp site?  Cody, Jared, Kegan on other side of Aaron, Tyler

Getting ready for bed.  Jared, Aaron, Mike

Jared and Cody

Ryan, I have no idea what horse?

I am pretty sure this was Kegans first time to get to go with the men!

Tyler

August Pictures

Im not sure who took these pictures, probably Emma, but I had to post them, I am not looking forward to wintery months and pictures like these make us happy!

Claire, Jaci, Justin

This airplane kept buzzing over us, we watched it for quite a while, I think it was spraying grasshoppers.

Girls Weekend!

I got to spend the weekend with a couple of girls from the past! HS past that is! We had a BLAST! I love friends that you can just pickup where you left off from, these girls are friends for life! Thanks so much for all of the giggles and fun! I'm still trying to catch up on sleep!
Jane, Me, Elizabeth
I made fun of Liz for never taking pictures and then I took only one, and Mikaela isn't even in it. I will have to steal one off of someones blog or FB or something. Cant wait until next time!

Rocky Ledge

No summer is complete with out a trip to Rocky Ledge, I'm not a HUGE fan, well of any river/lake water really so I am no help when we go out there. Ryan is not a fan of swimming period. So he jumps in once and then we go home. BUT tradition is tradition, and we go for that reason and have a great time! The kids love it, the Minos nibble their toes, (another reason I refuse to get in). Until next summer.......

Later That Night

After our ride in the tractor we rode around with Ryan checking water.  The kids love riding in the back of the pickup, The Boy and his Dog:

 

Emma picked me some pretty sunflowers,

Love the summery days!

A Ride On The Big Green Tractor

OK, so it really was a big red tractor, but it was the only way to get out to the pivot point with all of the mud!! We went out to help Ryan hook up some fertilizer in our corn field, look at how tall it has gotten. It really is a fun sight. Emma thought it would be to squishy so she stayed at the house.

More of Island Park

One day we went out to find a sweet fishing hole, I am pretty sure all of the “sweet” holes had already been found though because we never caught a thing the whole trip!  Well besides a couple little ones like this: 

We swam in the secret hole for a while too, until the leeches got too bad, there were leeches all over in Island Park, I may just prefer to go there in winter, not summer!  It didn't stop the kids though, they were going to swim no matter what! 

 

 

 

We had a great trip!  Cant wait to do it again!

At the Cabin

We enjoyed our time at the cabin, we spent a lot of time gathered around the table, thank goodness it was BIG!

   The teenagers spent some time cleaning, check out all of those shoes!!!  LOTS of cousins!

Lexi and Jill

Sunday At Island Park

Sunday we went to church (with about 1200 other Mormons) It was a packed house! There is no way for them to accommodate all of the people for Sunday School and Primary so we left after Sacrament Meeting. We spent the rest of the day relaxing, eating, playing, the things you do on Sunday afternoon. Justin and some other boy cousins got to jumping over the "bears" in the living room. They were so cute, they had to take their shirts off to do it better. Claire wasn't feeling very well with an ear infection, but even she couldn't resist a turn or two!

Island Park Trip Day 1

We got packed up and drove to Island Park this morning. Trish and her kids stayed the night at our house and then we met up with Mom, Dad, Bret, and Jen. The weather is just beautiful up here, not to hot, but just right! All of the rivers were full of floaters all the way here. We got unloaded and settled into the cabin, which is so fun! This was our room, (it is Jen's family cabin) The pictures didn't do it justice, it is so well done! The kids have been up and down and in and out and the adults have sat out on the porch until an evening rain and hail storm came through and forced us in. It is so quiet here, we are loving it! Ryan didnt get to come, we are hoping he will surprise us later this week, we will see?? Fun summer days with family! We love it!