Sunday, July 26, 2009

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!!

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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.

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


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

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The little boys had their first surfing experience

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

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

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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.

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The Rough Riders.....


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

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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

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

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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:)

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

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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!!


5 comments:

Katie said...

haha...aren't you funny Lou!! Where do I even begin?! I thought one little picture with a "stranger" in the background may appear but I think there were several! So much for living my "secret life" in my own house! ha ha! Cutest Lake Powell pics, makes me ready for round 2...the question of the day is: will that TOAD still be there to kiss?!! Has been a busy month! Thanks for all your effort in making such fun weekends!! :)

Nicole said...

No such thing as a secret life in the Monsen family :) Nate will do his best to keep the frog alive!
You have some fun picts of all our madness :)

Courtney said...

looks like you have had a fun july! love love love lake powell!

The Sieverts said...

Katie- You man has some guns on him! Looks like he fits right in with the bow and horseback and all. Looks like so much fun!

The Sieverts said...

Honestly! You guys do the funnest things! That Lake Powell trip looks like so much fun with the waterslide. Crepes on the beach? Oh wow! I'm impressed. Looks like you were at the same great place. Hope to hook up with you in September!