Bear Lake

We headed to Bear Lake one day for Casey's birthday.  It is a fun tradition!  There was a sand bar where we spent most of our time this year.  Caleb is getting braver and braver in the water.  He keeps asking me when swimming lessons are going to start.  Rylee said her favorite part of the day was burying Shayden.

Little Miss Makayla cracks me up.  I have never seen someone perfect the 'glare' at such a young age!  She WOULD NOT smile at me.  Her and Lexi got a long good though.

My babies had a blast.  Luke loves throwing sand, and Lexi thinks she is a model.  I got them some fun floaters which the both loved!

Out of everyone, I think that Taylor had the most fun.  She was always in the water.  Always content no matter what the activity.  She was just a happy little beach babe.

My cousin's husband let us a use a paddleboard for the day.  I got a 8' one so that it was easier for the kids, but I guess adults do better on a 10' one.  At least I know that for next time.  Tyson was a pro at it!!  Mona even braved it and did awesome.

Kids and seagulls.  They just want to catch one so badly!

My beach baby, with his beach blonde hair.

The group!  It was a fun day.

Annual Bear Lake family photo.  One year everyone will look at the camera at the same time.

I win mother of the year with this kid.  I used the spray on sun screen for him...I guess it does work, but it might be beneficial to overspray a little next time.  It didn't seem to bother him to badly, for that I am grateful.  (smallest butt - E V E R)

Hyrum Dam

We packed up the kids, the towels and a lunch and headed to the small beach at Hyrum Dam to play one day.  It's a lot of work to pack up for all of these tiny people!  BUT-it was a fun outing, and close to home too!  I think we only got asked, "Are we there yet?", twice.

My pretty posers.  Taylor has really been getting into it lately.

Casey loves to swim.  I love to sit on the beach.

My cuties found a log and some shade to eat their sandwiches.

Luke is my kind of kid.  He just liked staying at the shore line throwing rocks into the water.  It got pretty hot, so I kind of forced him to get his body a bit wet to cool him down a bit.  After that, he would go about knee deep.

The boys were cracking up splashing each other.

Caleb found some crab pieces.  Because that was a normal thing to find at the dam.  He insisted that we took them home.  He loves to collect ANYTHING.

Little miss sassy pants.  She would walk out into the water until it was up to her neck if I would let her.  She hated the life jacket and the water wings.  Collecting sand at the water floor and throwing it was her favorite thing to do.

My mom said that when I was little we would go to Hyrum Dam to play with some ward members quite often.  It's sad that I don't remember it, but I am glad that she does.  I mentioned wanting to take my kids to the ocean next summer and Casey's brother said, "Why?  They won't even remember it."  I thought about that for a couple of days and it hit me, I know that they may not remember it, but I will.  I still matter.

June!

We had another visit at Grammy's to visit the kittens.  Babies with babies....so cute!!

Taylor & Rylee love them so much.  Caleb loves to watch them and pet them, but not hold them.

 Do you see this cuteness?  He was holding his gun and said, "Mom, come here.  I have a surprise for you."  I didn't believe him.  I figured he was going to shoot me, but Jordon said, "He really does."  Then, my heart melted.

My neighbor, Toni, invited me and the kids to go to the pool with her & RJ.  She said she would help me watch my kids.  Getting someone to come help me with such a task is half the battle, so I had to make it happen.  We went on a Saturday morning and it was perfect!!

RJ came over one morning to show the girls a snail.  They have them in their yard every year.  I haven't seen one in ours ever.  I think that is weird.  I'm not complaining...I'm just sayin.

My twinsies.  All of them.

Baseball season has started!  Caleb's swing is perfection.  His stance in perfection.  His contact just isn't happening yet!  I am so excited and anxious for him to connect with the ball and knock one clear out there.  I love that he always tries his hardest!

 

What?  Anotehr pool day?!  Diversity Dance had a free pool day for all of their dancers and anyone they brought with was only $1 each.  So, again, I made it happen.  In this picture we have Casey's cousin's kids, Canyon & Taylr, our neighbor Mallori, my Taylor, neighbor Allie, Rylee & Caleb.

Somebody got a pack of mustaches at a birthday party.  He tries a new one every day.

Sing Hallelujah!  Rylee lost her first tooth!  Look at the joy on her face.  She even ended up in tears because she was so excited that the tooth fairy was coming to put money in her pillow.

Super Lexi!

When we would go to my parents house to visit the kittens my mom would have everyone sit in a circle and put the kittens in the center.  The girls got out a bunch of stuffed animals the other day, sat in a circle and put them all in the middle.  I thought it was cute.

This little guy loves to brush his teeth.  I really think he just loves to splash and make a mess, regardless of the reason - he's pretty cute doing it.

I had the girls help me move all of the chairs and barstools one day so that I could mop.  They were pretty pleased with the set up they had made for themselves and insisted that I take a picture.

My baby...not being very babyish anymore.

This one loves to color!

This one enjoys it also...but a lot ends up all over the countertop if I don't keep a close watch.

Father's day happened!  This adorable picture happened too!

My little cherry pickers.

Weird.  I took yet another picture of these two sleeping!  I know - they should be in beds by now....but I don't have any :)

Caleb still LOVES his puppy that he made a build-a-bear for his birthday.  The other day he had an Oreo cookie.  He came to me and said, "Will you please take a picture of me and my Oreo with my pet Oreo?"  I came home from work one morning and saw Oreo sleeping in my bed.  When I got closer, Caleb was in there too.