Oh what do you do in the summer time?

Oh what do you do in the summer time?

Do you jump on the trampoline with water underneath?

If that's what you do, so do we!!!

Our old trampoline was picked up by the tri-cities' wind last fall and blown over the fence to the neighbor's yard. Needless to say, it didn't survive. My children have been begging for a new one. I finally ordered one and it arrived last week on the hottest day of the summer. With Jory L. and Jory T. at Priest River for a camp out, and Kylie at school, the job of setting it up was left to Dallin, Camri and I. It took us a few days and a few bad words (that's what I said literally, "Bad Word!" instead of the choice words I would like to say as I fumbled with tools and instructions.) I think we did a pretty good job. The kids are loving it and so do I. No more "I'm bored" being said around our house.We also celebrated my husband's 39th birthday! Glad it was him and not me! Cody once again insisted it was his birthday and when Jory blew out the candles he cried. We had to relight them.Cody was thrilled to see this backhoe in our backyard. He loves seeing the tractors at work on the new building. I'm just glad it will be behind the neighbor's and I get to keep my view of the windmills and baseball stadium fireworks.

I love summer!

I just love summer: sleeping in, swimming, exercising, playing with the kids, going for walks, having nothing much of anything planned. Young women hike up Badger MountainTour of the Lady Washington at the Port of Pasco. It was one of the ships used to film Pirates of the Caribbean. Love those movies.Swimming with lots of friends at the Red Lion pool.

It's hard to believe it will be time for school in little over a month! I guess we'll just enjoy it while we can:)

What a Month

It's been a very busy month. We started out with Camri's baptism. It was fun. My mom came and brought Ashton, Camri's cousin. Jory's mom brought five more cousins. Jory's dad flew in Saturday before the baptism. We all had a great time. I had the privilege of giving my first talk for a baptism. I thought as a mom, you were excused from that because you did about everything else. It was fun to talk though and tell some stories about the Holy Ghost. Then Camri was the first to be baptised. The water was super cold. My husband was sure to tell everyone. In fact, Camri walked right in and Jory complained that he couldn't do it. I about went over there and pushed him in. He slowly made it down into the fount and baptised my poor freezing girl. It was a very nice day.

We kicked the boys out to make sure we had enough room. The girls didn't want to be left out of the fun. All of Jory's family and Ashton.

After the baptism came my sister Jeni and her three kids all the way from Arizona. It was so much fun to have her visit. Her kids are cute. Jeni and I are the two in our family who live far from home, so we don't see each other very much. We had fun watching movies, going for walks and letting Kylie drive us around the Tri-cities. At one point we had a huge rain storm and all the kids went out and played in it.

We also celebrated Nathan's fifth birthday. He showed me his warrior dance. I love her kids.

My mom stayed while Jeni was here and when they left, they piled in my four extra kids so I could go to girls' camp with Kylie. The kids were so excited to spend a week in Idaho riding four wheelers, swimming in the pond and sleeping under the stars. I had a blast at girls' camp slip and sliding, riding horses and being spiritually fed. It was a great week.

When I got home, I washed clothes, took Kylie shopping for food and drove off Saturday morning leaving my 15 year old home with her dad while I went to to get my kids and go to the Ure Family Reunion.

Monday, we headed to Utah to the Timpanogos caves. We had a beautiful campground. On Tuesday, we hiked the 1.5 mile trail to the caves. Cody walked about 10 feet and then Jory T. and I had to take turns carrying him up the mountain. By the time I got to the top, I was drenched with sweat and my legs were noodles. The caves were amazing and I loved every minute. Getting down was a little easier, but still a workout. When we got back to camp, the kids swam in the creek. It was lots of fun. I couldn't have done it without my scout Jory. He's a great help.
On our way home from Utah, my car decided to break down and my brother-in-laws had to take care of it for me. I felt pretty useless. Rob got my car to his house with the help of his neighbor, and later Jonathon fixed it.
Finally, we celebrated the fourth of July with Grandma and Grandpa and the Adamsons. We watched the fireworks and set off some of our own. Grandma was also nice enough to bake me a cake for my birthday. I have the best family ever. Thanks to everyone!!! Shauna for a great reunion; Jeni for taking my kids and coming to visit; Tiffani for keeping the boys entertained; Diedre for riding home with me; Rychael for the laughs (I don't think I'll ever forget that bath); Denelle for coming to my rescue after the car broke down; Rob for helping tow my car; Jonathon for fixing my car with such a great attitude; Teri for coming to see me before I left; Mom for being so calm when the car broke down and for taking such great care of my kids; Dad for letting us stay and play. Family is what it's all about.