Palisade State Park

We went to Palisade State Park, down by Manti, over the weekend with Jackie's family and Tina's family. Eleven kids and five adults made for quite the lively adventure. It would have been nice if it was 20 degrees cooler at night, but we had a fantastic time chatting, stuffing ourselves and playing for hours at the lake. We spent about 4 hours out on a floating dock in the middle of the lake jumping off and pedaling our boats around. It was fantastic! I love family!

Frog anyone?!

Amber, Megan, Gracie, Tyler and Tina waiting to set sail.

All aboard the Mary Poppins express. I was SO grateful for my umbrella.
Ava, Jesse, Breck, Tegan, Ryan and Rachel

I'm assuming the face is for the wedgie he is receiving from the life jacket. ;-)

Tyler, and Gavin with Lex at the helm. 

We celebrated my niece Amber's 13th birthday on the 28th and my nephew Oakley's 6th bithday on the 29th.

Cutest cousins around: Back bench (Lex, Breck, Tyler, Megan, Oakley, and Gavin)
Front bench (Gracie, Amber, Ava, Tegan, and Jesse)

Gary, Jackie and kids

Zoo Bear (i,e Lex) is unsure about this new adventure

Gracie and Amber catching some air! Love the pose Amber. 

We had to really talk Oakley into his first jump! He loved it!

Gary and Ryan jumping through tubes. This was clearly before Ryan's horrible sunburn surfaced.

After eating dinner we went back to the lake. We were only there about 15 minutes and it got
 really stormy, so we decided to pack all 11 kids into the back of the truck and head back to camp.

Bike Ride x2

Tegan did have a helmet but it seems to be MIA in these pictures ;-)

We rode from Vivian Park to The Riverwoods 2 times last week. It was SO fun and refreshing to get out and just have fun together. We were up in the canyon by 8 am both days and enjoyed most of the area to ourselves. We survived 2 bike malfunctions and a huge Breck biff, but those are things we can laugh about later right?  Imagine my dismay when I was ripped out of sleep this morning at 5:20 am to take Ryan back to the airport. Good times fly....

Bridal Veil Falls

Songbirds

One of the classes the girls took through their homeschool co-op this semester was Songbirds. They both loved it! They had 2 performances this past week at the Draper Theater. We survived a huge diesel wreck that shut down the freeway the first night, and a massive rain storm the second night, but we really enjoyed watching all the kids work together to make it a really neat program. Some of the songs they sang are "Lollipop, Fly Me To The Moon, America The Beautiful, and Glorious, which is a beautiful song you can find by clicking here. 

I'm so proud of my two beautiful girls. They have been growing up so quickly. They are my friends and I LOVE them so  much!

Draper Theater 'Welcome Songbirds Show Choir'.

The boys going a bit nuts waiting for alllllll the songs to get over. 

Gracie and Ava just right of the microphone. 

Easter/Conference Weekend

We had a fabulous Easter and conference weekend. The Easter bunny visited us Saturday morning and brought basketballs, outfits, and the new movie Into The Woods. Tina, Jackie and their families came over for an Easter lunch, craft, and hunt. Sunday we went to Ashley's house, along with Annie, Trev, and Mom. I am a bum and did not bring my camera, but we had a yummy dinner and a lot of laughs, along with another egg hunt! The only thing missing through it all was Ryan! Surprise! :-(

Kids hard at work filling out their conference pages. The primary president has promised
them a large twisty sucker for returning them. Ah the bribes!

Love this smile today!

I took the curly pop to Ava's head and it turned out adorable.

Jackie found these darling Easter houses on Pinterest.

Darling Lex!

Gavin and Breck

Easter hunt

Top to bottom- Tyler, Ava, Gracie, Amber
Breck, Tegan, Jesse, Gavin
Megan, Oakley, Alexa

Pink BEAUTIES!

Gracie's 11th Birthday

My baby girl is 11 years old! UNBELIEVABLE! She had a fantastic time with her friends at the roller skating rink! Even with dad sitting on the side lines it was still a mark of my little girl growing up!

Gracie's Birthday Interview:

What is your favorite movie? Avengers

What are your favorite colors? Turquoise and black

Where would you like to go on vacation? Disneyworld

What is a talent you think you have? Gymnastics

What is a chore you hate? Doing dishes

What is an ok chore? None

What book are you reading at the moment? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

What drives you nuts about your mom? She tries to pick things off my face

What is one thing you love about your mom? Her smile

What is your favorite food? Pizza

What goal do you have for 2015? Exercise

Dad getting the rootbeer floats ready!

Grace, Bailey, Lydia, Kenzie, Gracie, Ava, and Taia

Silly brothers