Fun with Cousins!

We had a fun week when Amber's kids were able to come down and stay for a week. When they come it is always like a stay-cation. We went swimming to Classic waterslide, spent a day at the classic fun center, had fun lunches and dinners. It is fun, but my house and laundry suffer (I would rather be making the memories though). I also like getting out of the house and talking with adults. Thanks Kallie for listening to me gab so much!

The girls are so fun to watch when we go swimming. They have no fear of the water (which is good and bad), and when we go to the waterslides they will do everything there. They don't quite get the concept of waiting in line when we aren't with them and I think they make other kids mad. It is kind of humerous to watch.

When we went to the fun center, they loved doing all of the activities. They had a hokey pokey contest and Summer won a glow stick! She was so excited.

At the end of the week, the girls and I went down to Vernal with my parents to see Alyson get baptized. It was a special day and lots of fun.

Whitney on a scooter at the fun center

Summer doing the hokey pokey and then showing her glow stick prize for winning!

4th of July

I love July and the holidays! This year, John and I took the girls up to Snowbird for the summer activities. We had a day filled with the alpine slide (the girls favorite we did 6 or 7 times), bungee trampoline (the other favorite of the girls that we did 3 or 4 times), zip line, tram ride, jump houses and riding the mechanical bull. It was a lot of fun, the weather was great and the girls crashed before we even pulled out of the parking lot. We definately got our moneys worth in the alpine slide alone.

I love being up in the mountains, I love that is rained all June and kept everything green and cooler longer. I love this country and it's beautiful areas. I recently read "Three Cups of Tea" and feel so blessed to be born in America with all our comforts and blessings. We live in a great country!

This is at the top of the tram looking down into Heber Valley! We miss Heber valley.

Snowball fight on July 4th

Summer and John on the Alpine Slide

Summer doing flips on the bungee trampoline

Whitney doing her flip too!

Summer top, Whitney bottom.

John showing everybody up

Family Reunion

First of all, I want to say Happy Birthday to John on July 3! Hope you had a fun day (even at a family reunion). I love you and so glad for the wonderful man, father and husband you are!

What would a summer be without a family reunion? On July 3, 2009, we had our 1st annual Rex and Aldena Read reunion. This is my dad's side of the family. We went to Gunnell Park in Wellsville. I had never been, but if you know this park it is BEAUTIFUL! It is privately owned and rented out for special occasions.

The best thing about this reunion is that EVERYONE was there. My cousins from Boise, Amber came from Montana, and even one of my cousins I have not seen in years from Texas came with her family. It was a lot of fun, and so great to see and talk to everyone again. We don't get together enough.

I don't know how well you can see this picture, but Whitney is holding a red frisbee in front of her face and Summer is to the left picking her nose. Love these kodak moments!