Summer is coming to an end....

We have had a lot of fun this summer and as it comes to
an end we are still finding a few things to do! The pictures
are not in order but .......


My sister in law Amy showed us this awesome Splash Pad
in Spanish Fork! It is so much fun for the kids! Below is
Kaylee and Sarah enjoying the water! Kaylee and mom met
Amy and Sarah one afternoon for lunch at Cafe Rio and
some fun at the Splash Pad! The next week (above) we went
and did some school shopping and so we stopped with
Aunt Katie and played some more!


Sam checked off another goal of his this summer! He ran
the 10K@10K! He did and awesome job! There were almost
200 runners and he placed 55th! His time was one hour and
2 seconds! He wishes now he would have looked up and seen
the timer! That time was really pretty good for him! We
are so proud of him! Next year its going under an hour!


We haven't done as much fishing this summer due to
the slow snow melt! But when we have gone we have
had a lot of fun, seen lots of elk, and caught some
fish!


With the hunts coming up it time for scouting out those
big bulls and bucks! So we have been out doing a little
4-wheeling! One of our families favorite places to be is
in the outdoors! And our favorite time of the year to do
just that is right around the corner!

What a great summer our family has had!

Boating on Electric

To wrap up our month on July we took a little boating trip
to Electric Lake! Aunt Laura and Uncle Brice brought their
boat up and took us all for a good ride!

I (Marcy) had never been out on a boat...along with all our
kids. I must admit I was nervous and Laura thought that
was great because she says she has never seen me out
of my comfort zone!

When the kids weren't on the boat they were fishing and
playing in the water! Karson didn't ride on the boat with
us, he always went with others so I didn't get many
pictures of him!

Kaleb and Kasey, with a lot of force, rode on the tube
behind the boat with Aunt Laura! I think after all the fear
finally left them they really enjoyed it! Sam did an awesome
job on the tube! It took a lot for Brice to finally throw him
off!
We had such a fun day! I think next time I may venture out
on to the tube! Thanks Brice and Laura!

24th of July

I love the 24th of July! Celebrating the great State
of Utah with lots of fun things! We were able to just
stay in Fairview and really enjoy all the fun things our
pioneer day's celebration has to offer!

The kids went to the Ice Breaker were they were able
to play lots of fun games....for FREE...even better! They
had a pie eating contest, watermelon, and so much more!

The kids decorated their bikes for the Kids Parade and
also participated in the Kids Rodeo. All the boys ran in
the Fun Run! Kaleb, Kasey and Karson ran the mile kids
run and Sam ran the 5K! There was a parade, family BBQ,
old fashioned games, and we wrapped it all up with
fireworks!

Kaylee is still kind of young to participate in most
of the activities but she still has fun! Her favorite part is
all the "Princesses" in the parades! She loves the Queens!
And ever since the Kids Rodeo Kaylee can't wait to ride a
sheep!


Karson was so excited to ride a sheep at the Kids Rodeo!
When he was in the chute getting on Sam told him not to
let go...and he didn't! He rode that sheep right back into
the pen! It was pretty cute! He got a 2 dollar bill for his
ride Karson loved the kids parade and was able to ride
with his best friend Jax! He even ran the fun run and
wasn't even the last one to finish!

Kasey had an awesome 24th! Kasey won the pie eating
contest with his group! At the kids rodeo Kasey took third
in the sheep riding and first in the Stick Horse Race. He
got a trophy and two 2 dollar bills! Kasey ran an awesome
race in the fun run! He placed 1st in his age group and
fourth overall! He was so proud of himself!

Kaleb had a good week to! After A LOT of pushing, Kaleb
rode his very first steer! He was a little nervous...especially
when he seen the horns! He did great taking 3rd place! His
dad was so excited to be back behind a bull chute putting his
son on! We are so proud of Kaleb for facing his fear and doing
such a great job! Then Kaleb ran an awesome race to!

The boys were excited to show off all their winnings! We
had such a great Pioneer Days Celebration and we are all
looking forward to next year!

UTE STAMPEDE!!!

We love this time of year! The Ute Stampede
is something my kids and mostly me look
forward to every summer!

Kaylee was in the Baby Contest! The theme
this year was my favorite American Hero!
The night before I could not find anything
to dress her up in! Her very talented father
got out the sewing machine and made her
this super cute Sacajawea outfit!

She was so cute and took 2nd in her age division!



The rodeo is always great! I love the way they
bring the flag in! It brings back so many memories!
When Kaleb was little for months after the Stampede
he would put his superman cape on and hold a blanket
in his underwear and jump off the coach singing Proud
To Be An American!


The kids still love the carnival!












Then there is the parades! The kids get SO much
candy! This year was so fun cause every time a
royalty would come by Kaylee would wave, jump
up and down, and say "Hi Princess!" She loves
princesses!









The kids were super excited to see Mater! He
made his appearance at the Ute Stampede!



Now that the Ute Stampede is over we know that
our summer is coming to a close! But we sure
can't wait till next year!

Boulder Mountain Rain and Shine

We try every year to take the family
down to the Boulder Mountain for
some camping and fishing! This year
we went a day earlier then the
Worwood's and Thatcher's! We took
Grandpa and Grandma Curt with us
and Aunt Katie! We had so much fun!
It rained.....A LOT...it was hot...it was
just a good time!


Katie was the brave one and rode with Kaleb
on his four wheeler! It was slick in some spots
and they actually slid backward/sideways down
a hill. Kaleb jumped off and made Katie drive the
rest of the way! But eventually he took back over
and did awesome!

The Curtis family at the lake! The fishing sucked
so it was time for a picture!


The next we stopped at Bob's hole (puddle). I
was pretty sure my brother Mike was up in the
night saying there was fish in here! But Kasey,
Kevin, Kymberly, and Tacia all proved us wrong!


Dad caught a fish on our last day at Solitaire Lake!


Oh and did I mention it rained.... A LOT!!!! We
really weren't prepared for the huge rain storm
that soaked us all! When we got up to Donkey
we had to build a fire and dry out...just in time
for it to rain again!


No rain jackets....but Karson sure
loved his garbage bag!


Me and Kaylee trying to stay dry!


This is what the road looked like after it rained!


The rain looked pretty awesome on the lake!




Kaylee mostly rode with me and her dad but we
had to stop for a shot of the awesome view with
Grandpa and Grandma!




(below):Our family after getting SOAKED at Solitaire
on our last day!


Grandpa and Grandma with their grandkids!


The whole group minus Mike..he was taking the
picture!


Rain or Shine, Fish or No Fish, we had a blast!
This trip made so many memories for our kids
that will last a lifetime! There is never a dull
moment! I know my kids are already talking
about the next time!

4th of July

We love July at our house! Lots of fun celebrations
and parties. On Saturday the 1st Nephi had their
celebration so we spent that day with the
Worwood's and the Thatchers! We took the
kids to the park for the games then it was back
to grandpa's for a BBQ and water games!

Kaleb is sneaking up to get grandpa

Kevin really got dad wet!

Kaylee loved the swan ride at the park

On Monday the 4th we added something new to
our 4th of July! We went and watched the parade
in Mt Pleasant with Sam's family!


I made TuTu's for the little girls! I think they
loved them! Above is Kaylee and Cassidy! Below
is Kaylee and Sarah!


Then we watched Mt Pleasant's Fireworks! It rained
a little on us but they were so awesome!

Katie had recently returned from China and
so she went with us! It was a good night!


What a way to kick off the month of July!