Celebrating July........

July has been such a busy month I feel like I have been packing and unpacking all month busy...busy...but I would not want to give any of it up........

Lake Powell has been such a big part of my life. I remember going to Lake Powell when I was young..... sleeping out under the stars on the rocks, swimming and having dad call out..... "watch out there's a shark", learning to slalom on the big blue skis and learning to take off from shore, driving the lake always being watchful for floating logs. Tradition stands today with taking our own little family to Powell each year to enjoy the amazing scenery and sharing with them the Lake Powell both Mark and I learned to love. I think our kids are all hooked!!





It was Jake's birthday this year while we were down there ~July 17th~......Nate and Nicole went to a lot of effort to make it a fun trip for the him and somehow the adults enjoyed it just as much. A slide out of visqueen....add a little soap and away you go!! Funny thing... little Sam loved it so much...he would slide down on his tummy always begging for more.









Nicole out did herself. The lucky Birthday Boy indulged on Crepes for breakfast.....and for dinner barbeque Samon! YUMMY!!




We think Katie found her prince.......all she needs to do is give him a kiss



The little boys had their first surfing experience

Megan has the knack and can go on forever working the wave!!






What a trooper this little one is...he thinks he is one of the big boys!!

The Captain and his little Mate

Onto the 24th....Kamas Fiesta Days

Kamas is so much fun during July...rodeos, parades, carnivals, dutch oven breakfasts, kids games, demolition derby etc. We always intend on participating in all the festivities and most of the time find ourselves having to much fun at the cabin to leave and go down into the city. I found myself a little lackadaisical about taking pics this time.....You can be guaranteed that there will always be a horse ride somewhere in the mix of events taking place.



The Rough Riders.....



Cute little Pregnant Sara......5 months and counting.......Look hard and you will see a little bump starting to appear :) Love it!!



Everyone be sure and tell Katie how cute they think this boy is.......but don't get to excited yet......dating is in its infancy






Who the heck is this? Did Katie kiss the toad? HMMMMMM



Setting up for the Big Screen Movie night out on the lawn....ahhhh so much fun! We all bring out blankets and lots of pillows for a comfy movie night under the stars:)



Megan's friend.....pretty darn cute...



Grandpa and his pocket friends......they usually don't let him out of their sight!!
We LOVE KAMAS !! Hope you all had a great month celebrating with your families :) We sure did!!

Photoshop Madness.....

It was my lucky day.........Rose (katie's friend) was in town from Texas and spent the afternoon teaching me some ~Photoshop Tips~ I have wanted to sit down and really focus on learning this but time has not been in my favor. We sat down about 2 o'clock and did not quit until after 6 o'clock. There is so much to learn and I am not really sure how much of it really sank into this soggy old brain of mine. Rose is so amazing and so good at editing photos I really felt quite lucky to pin her down for so long!! As you can see I am sporting a new Blog Title. We had so much fun making it and I will try some of my new skills on future posts....we will see how it works. Thanks Rose for a fun day and sharing your awesome skills!!

BOY or GIRL

Sara and Winston found out the SEX of their little one today. Nicole planned a big party for her to tell everyone the news.















Grandmas get to make the announcement...................



YIPEE!! We are tickled PINK ........A little GIRL

JULY 4TH

I love this Holiday!!!! Everything at the cabin is soooo green and beautiful. We always have plenty of things to keep us entertained!!



I bought the boys Sling Shots for the cabin and this kept them entertained for hours.
Their pockets were full of ROCKS!! Watch out Mom there may be a few extra rumbles
in the wash machine. ~they really are just posing here not aiming at each other~ There were
strict rules given after which Josh shot his dad in the bum and had it taken away for a short time....oops other than that they were great!!



This little boy has stolen my HEART!! He is always smiling and has such an adorable personality!!







Four Wheeler Ride anyone? To the Tippy Top....in a few weeks this will be in full bloom with a bed of wild flowers






This takes us about 1 hour to get to this beautiful area.........






A little Target Shooting.......watch out for this automatic it is crazy scary






The Oakley Parade is always a must then back for some horse rides




The little boys are in training and loving every minute of it. Grandpa is the True Cowboy!! This is our newest colt ....... we call him Jack






My favorite view of the Kamas Valley!! Happy 4th Everyone!!