Camping trip 2008

We just got home from our annual camping trip to Washington Lake in the Uinta's. We had a great time! We were there with my sister Lisa's family and my brother Paul's family. These pictures are kind of in a backwords order. I just wanted to put some of my favorite's on here. The picture above was taken at Provo river falls. We actually stopped by on our way home. We got out and took a few pictures but wanted to stay for a while and walk down to see where the waterfalls end. I guess we'll have to do that one next year.
I love this picture of all the cousins! They had a great time playing together. Paul's family camp was across the street from ours so the little kids were constantly going back and forth between campsites. They rode bikes a lot in the street together. They spent a lot of time playing and coloring in the tent trailors and making up games outside. It was so much fun to see the cousins play together!
Every year we take a family picture somewhere different at Washington Lake. This picture was taken in the evening right behind where our trailer was parked. The lake is behind us. The thing that I love the most about camping is how much we do together as a family.

Our trip to Bear Lake

I got the copies of all the pictures that were taken with my Aunt's camera so I thought I would post my favorites in the slide show below.

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Oh, how I love shopping for baby girls!!!

I went shopping with Kierra and Lisa today for our baby girl. It was so much fun. It has been so long since I got to buy baby girl things. They are soooooooooo fun to buy. I could spend a ton of money. I only bought a few things because I know that she will grow so fast that she'll outgrow everything before she can even wear it. There is a lot of pink and brown out there and I love it!

One of my favorite things

Today I got to do one of my favorite things, get my hair done. I love my kids to play with my hair but they never do it long enough. My friend, Laura, does such a good job with my hair. It is so relaxing, I felt like taking a nap after. The best part about today was that we got to visit while we listened to church music. She even fed me homemade granola and my favorite, carrot cake. It was such an enjoyable morning. Thanks Laura! And thanks to Amy for taking her kids so she could enjoy some peace and quiet!

A birthday tribute to Jadon

Today is Jadon's birthday and the only time that I will see him is when I dropped him off for Scout camp at 7:30 a.m. We woke up a little late and were hurrying to get there on time. Jadon can't stand to be late to anything. We made it there at 7:30 on the dot. We were in such a hurry that I forgot to tell him Happy Birthday so I got the cell # of the guy that was driving and called him so I could talk to Jadon and tell him Happy Birthday. I don't know if it mattered to Jadon but I knew I would have a better day now. I am so thankful for Jadon. Ever since he was little, he has always wanted to do the right thing. He is always a great helper to me. Whenever we go to the cabin, camping, on a trip or anything that requires a lot of work, he is always there helping me. He always likes to keep busy. When we went to Bear Lake last week, he got up at 6:00 because he was so excited to go. I wasn't up yet so he decided to vaccum out the van.
Jadon is a hard, dedicated worker. His 5th grade teacher was very impressed with how hard he worked and how responsible he was with his work. He takes care of our lawn by himself and has recently started mowing our neighbors lawn for money. He is 110% dedicated to baseball. He always wants to be early to practices and games and he always has his head in the game. At almost every game, when the team is in the dugout, you will find him leaning against the corner of the dugout watching the game. He played 1st base this year and did a great job!
Jadon recently graduated from cub scouts to boy scouts and finished everything he needed to do. He got his arrow of light several months before he left cub scouts, which is kind of rare in our troop. He has always loved scouts! He loves the outdoors. He can't wait to go camping every summer and absolutely loved being out on the water at Bear Lake. I've told people before, that he was born in the wrong century. He would have made a terrific pioneer!
Jadon loves the superheros, just like his Dad does. I think Jadon's greatest hero is his Dad. He loves to do anything with him. Anytime Dale is going anywhere, besides work, Jadon wants to go. Ever since he was very little, he has loved to help Dale with the car. He loves to ride the motorcycle with him. Dale will be spending the night with Jadon at scout camp tonight and I think that is one of the greatest birthday presents Dale could give him.
I can't believe that Jadon is already 11. How time flies! I hope he realizes how much I love and appreciate him and I hope he has the best birthday ever!

Fun trip to Bear Lake

We just spent 3 wonderful days in Bear Lake with Some of my mom's family. We had a great time. I couldn't believe how long the kids just played in the sand and water. They never got tired of it. I had to make them go back to the cabins every day. Dale rented two waver runners and everyone had a good time on those. We brought our trailer and set it up in between the two cabins. One of my favorite things about it was sleeping outside and listening to the stream and looking at the stars. This is the only picture that was taken with my camera. My aunt Sandy took a ton of pictures with her camera so I didn't even bother getting mine out. When we were getting ready to leave, the moon was really pretty so I decided to get a family picture. You can't see the moon in the picture but at least we have a family picture from Bear Lake.