Our trip to Rexburg

The kids and I went to Rexburg in the middle of August to have some fun. And boy did we have fun! Our week was jammed packed with excitement.

We met Leslie and the kids in Idaho Falls to do some shopping and lunch at The Great Wall. (yummy)

The little kids wanted to do this fake "build-a-bear" at the hobby store where Adam got his TOTALLY AWESOME remote control car. The animals were pretty lame, but the kids loved it.


The next day we spent at Twin Bridges. Emma was pretty quick to take the plunge...


...quite a few times, in fact. Go Emma!!


Ryan hung pretty close to the big kids. No bridge jumping for him.


He loved playing with the boys in the fast current of the river.


Adam and Chelsea taking a breather.


Ryan was the perfect size to fit in the holes in the rock. He said it was his bathtub.


After bridge jumping, we went to dinner at Big Judd's.


Chelsea and Emma enjoyed decorating their fry sauce.


Dig in!! Huge, huh?!


Oh yeah...and Leslie made me help her paint her dining room. UGH!! I think she forgot that--Andrea doesn't paint!! Turned out nice, though.


Maren and Emma had a fun week of playing together. They enjoyed lots of Disney Channel, and playing house with their babies. Cute cousins!


John took us to get popcorn quite a few times at his office. While we were waiting for the popcorn to pop, he let me take a few tractors out for a spin.

The Rexburg temple on our way to get popcorn. A little blurry picture, but such a beautiful temple.


This one was my favorite, the Gator. (I'm pretty sure because it was the easiest to maneuver.)


That's right...hang on, John! I practically jumped the curb...LOL.


This one was fun, too. A little slower than the gator.


And this was the big one I drove. I had a little trouble driving this one. John said it was because I was in 21st gear instead of 1st. Go figure!!



Next time I visit maybe I'll try something bigger!!! Thanks guys for such a fun week. We all had a blast!

Jepsen Family Party

After Oneida we camped in Uncle Garland's property to get ready for the Jepsen Reunion. We roasted hot dogs and s'mores and had lots of fun. The next day, August 2nd, was the reunion and we got to see all our extended family. Here are a few pictures.

Ryan roasting his hotdog.


Enjoying lunch.


Kaylie, Chelsea, and Lyndsey performing their hula dance.


Grandpa and Uncle Paul working the waterslide.


Emma at the bottom of the waterslide. :)


Kaylie reading "Breaking Dawn". It was released at midnight.


Tough-guy Adam, taking good care of Breanna.


We had a fun vacation and it was great to see all the aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Oneida

We were able to make it to Oneida Reservoir this year...NO FIRES, YEA!!! It was a little windy, but still so much fun. The four little girls were putting on a show for everyone. I love the picture of them taking a bow.

Ryan's Stitches

Well, we made it 4 1/2 years before any of the kids needed stitches. Pretty good, I'd say. Ryan fell and hit his head (ear) on the toy box. We went to the Urgent Care and the doctor flipped his ear inside-out and out popped some cartilage. ew!! So, Ryan got to have 6 small stitches. For being such a brave boy, he got to go to Build-a-Bear with his cousin, Brandon. They had tons of fun choosing their animals and clothes. Grandma took us all out for ice cream afterwards.

Here are some pictures:

Trip to Bear Lake

We had a super fun vacation with our entire family. We went to Bear Lake from July 6-10. It was fun to get away and enjoy each other and the great water. Bear Lake is always a fun place to go. (Except the shopping is limited to a meezly 5 stores. No worries though, I made it to all 5!)

Grandma gave all the grandkids a shirt to decorate however they wanted...most enlisted the help of Aunt Stefanie. :)

We spent all our day boating on the lake. Tons of fun...and tons of sun!!

The kids loved playing on the beach. Here's acute shot of Emma and Cassey.

The boys coloring another project from Grandma. So cute!

The girls loved having their hair done everyday.

Juanito Bonito...from The Pickleville Playhouse. Always a favorite.

Emma and Cassey after the play.

On our way to get shakes, the little girls were so cute looking at the program from the play.

Ryan and Cassey enjoying a rousing game of Sorry.

Our 4th of July

Our 4th of July was filled with fun. We started our day with a WONDERFUL breakfast with my parents and some of the neighbors. YUMMY!! We spent the day just hangin' out, and then we met up with the Pauls, the Becks, the Tims (-Brit), and Grandma and Grandpa at Layton Park for a picnic, games, and some awesome fireworks.

Before breakfast:

Chelsea and Kaylie (Chelsea came to stay with us for a week)

Chelsea's AWESOME hair-do

Breanna being cute

Brandon, Ryan, and Elyssa using Uncle Tim as a toy (What a good sport)

FYI

Kaylie has apparently been "adjusting" my playlist to her liking. As you can see, she has her favorites. LOL She knows EVERY word to EVERY song that comes on the radio. No kidding! All she has to do is listen to a song once and she knows the words. Amazing!

Our Summer...so far...In Pictures

Summer has been super busy, but loaded with fun! Here are some pictures of what we've been up to.

The end of T-Ball. Just in time for the HOT weather to hit! Ryan was very proud of his medal.

LOTS of swimming at the Country Club!

Breanna at the pool! (So sweet!)

LOTS and LOTS and LOTS of boating! Our favorite!!

And a couple of videos to end with. Ryan jumping off the diving board, and Elyssa showing off her new found bravery! :)



Bear Lake pictures are coming soon! Stay tuned!!

Breaking Dawn--Quote of the Day

Here is the link for the Breaking Dawn Quote of the Day. Just in case you need something to look forward to for the next 19 days. LOL

http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/bd_quotes.html

And here's the new cover of Entertainment Weekly. (Not my favorite.)

A Shout-Out to the OLD-FOGEY!!

I'm not sure how often Kris reads my blog, but we'll see how long it takes her. hehe. JK, K!!
Kris' birthday was June 9th, and she turned the big 4-0!!! She's quite 'peppy' for 40, don't ya think?
I just wanted to send her a shout-out and tell her HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! She said I couldn't give her a surprise party or do anything black; so I added some lime green and crossed my fingers. Turns out she was totally fine with it. Her "real" present still hasn't come in the mail yet, so we can still celebrate until it gets here. She was a good sport about her birthday and the black (and lime green) balloons, too. Here's to you, Kris. Thanks for putting up with me and for being such an AWESOME BFF. Couldn't ask for better!! And don't forget...40 is the new 31!!

Here's the pill case I found for her...PERFECT!!