Day at the Lake (a Haiku)

Fun day at the lake.
Dax and I wakeboarded, YAY!
Great weather and friends.

long awaited family reunion

It has been too long since my Dad's side of the family got together. We used to do a big camping/boating family reunion every summer. Then we got off doing it one year. Well, that one year turned into 12 years! A lot has happened in 12 years. Like, I got married and had 4 kids. So it was Dax's and my kids' first Warner campout.

We made up for lost time by doing some 4-wheeling and kayaking. Dax and I drove up to my family's old favorite camping spot-Pete's Hole- and I showed my kids what fun I used to have as a kid up there. It is a beautiful high mountain lake full of trout and surrounded by tall pines, trails, hiding places. Then gutsy Dax decided to jump in the lake. The water was fuh-REEZING. I have new respect for my husband! Then Hunter decided to jump in. And then Preslie. Mack was in about to his thighs. Quinn and I had a great time watching/relaxing on the shore.

We had a wonderful time catching up, meeting new members of the family, and laughing at old times while roasting marshmallows by the fire. You'd think that on such an important occasion, I'd have brought a fresh set of batteries for my camera..

This is the picture I have to represent the trip. My darling Dad and 2 sons leaving for their big 4-wheeling expedition.

We had to leave Saturday morning so we missed all the action that afternoon. A bunch of my family/relatives rode up to Pete's Hole on 4-wheelers and motorcycles to check it out and my sister-in-law Kaeli wrecked her dirt bike and broke her leg super bad. She rode all the way back down the mountain and back to the nearest hospital in Price to get her leg wrapped. Then all the way to Salt Lake for real medical care surgery. She broke her fibula and had a spiral break down her tibia so badly that she now has a metal rod in it and screws and clamps bracing her bone while it heals. The rod will stay in the rest of her life. She was wearing a helmet and elbow pads that took a beating so we are counting our blessings that she's alive and recognizable.

If there are a couple of lessons to be learned here, they are: WEAR a HELMET! and
it is never too late to get together with loved ones!

Quinn's Photo Baby Book

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the 4th and more

neighborhood picnic and fireworks...




Mater came to town ...


Camping trip with Dax's family!

Dax is the best camp chef there is!

Mountain arts and crafts with Bro (melting sap, pouring it into a mold)


Catching the parade. We liked the drill team on unicycles.


Making banana boats to cook in the fire...yum



Mya is great entertainment at dinner time!


Grandma's fish pond


frolicking in the mountains was so much fun!

Mack's face was a delicious smorgasbord for the mosquitos..

before mosquitos:

after mosquitos..

eat, sleep, swim, diaper, work, sew, repeat

We have been running and loving every bit of the summer. I am actually sitting down right now which is awesome. Swimming lessons are in full swing...

I started a little part time Mom job cleaning for a new motel here in town. I am grateful for the chance to earn a little money for a new fridge or food storage or lessons or a cell phone (what to choose) and I am grateful I can bring my kids along.

Any spare 10 minute windows of time I get I run downstairs and sew a bit. I finally finished a matching dress and skirt for my girls. I might put a gray ruffle on the bottom of Preslie's skirt. The pattern called for it but I got in too big of a hurry to finish. But I think it will look better and more finished with the ruffle added to the bottom.

Quinn finally got 2 teeth this past week! She also turned 11 months! She is becoming very high-maintenance and wants someone to hold her hands and walk her at all times. She loves being up and moving! She can do patty-cake and dance so cute. She loves peek-a-boo, any kind of food, outside, putting lids on and taking them off bottles/jars etc. She is weening and doing great. She still is up to eat at 3am every night! Her feet are tiny, still a size 1. She reaches one hand out to things/people she wants. She did it to the garbage truck last week and made the garbage man's day! He just kept waving at her and smiling.

Dax has been working hard on his garden and also cooking (when he's home). He's had muy lots of work trips lately.

Preslie bought her own slip n' slide and loves it. Hunter is a great helper with Quinn. Mack keeps us in stitches. Quinn is a sweetheart. Life is good.

props to Pops

Yesterday on Father's Day, Preslie asked me "Why isn't there a Kids' Day?" To which I replied,
"Because every day is Kids' Day (am I right or am I right?). So it is only fair to give a special day to Fathers and Mothers."

But that doesn't mean they get the day off.

Dax, Preslie, Hunter and I were sitting around after church and Dax was telling us a funny learning experience he had as a boy with his own Father and we were just having the nicest chat when Dax suddenly says, "Hey, someone go check on Mack in the backyard. I haven't seen him in a few minutes."

Mack was indeed in the backyard keeping busy watering making a muddy lake in the garden.



It was his lucky day that his daddy was in a loving mood.

new ride

Another trip to the big city. This time to pick up our new (to us) Dodge Durango!

Wa-hoo for enough space!
Yay for enough seat belts! (Preslie won't have to ride in the back-back cargo area anymore...)

And hooray that we were able to see 2 of my nieces who were in town visiting my parents.