Here we go again!

A trip to the cabin
We had a trip planned to cabin with some of our neighbors. They ended up not being able to go. But we went anyway, just the four of us. I might say it was one of the best trips I have ever had up there. It was so nice to hang out with just my boys. We played games and watched a movie. We went for a really long hike, Brock leading the way. We made some yummy smores, played tip over the dominos, went for a ride in the coot and relaxed for a few days.

Finally, they all stayed

This may have been the best S'more ever made!
What a poser
Our hike
Dad and his boys

One Bad Day at Utah Lake

One Friday afternoon, we decided that it would be fun to run down to Utah lake for hte evening. (it was all Bree's idea) We packed our dinner, and off we went. We were wrong. It wasn't fun. About 10 minutes after we put the boat on the water, we hit mud going about 30 mph in the middle of the lake. Totally ruined a brand new prop. So, we let the kids swim for a while and headed home. We came back to our house, ate our dinner and hung out. Oh well, ya win some, ya loose some!
Who's bright idea was this anyway?

At least they didn't know that we weren't having fun.
Justun and Cory Checking out the damage

Starvation

We went to Starvation with Cory’s family the first weekend in August. Yep, more camping for us. It was really windy when we got there and blew most of the time. It was fun sitting around a fire and playing games at night though. On Friday night we went crawdad fishing. Saturday morning we were up at 6:00 am to try and catch some good water. Good water is what we got. But, I am pretty sure there that my hair turned to ice while I was skiing. CJ, Alayna and I were the only ones nuts enough to get in. Mel and Annette did come for support though. When the sun came up it was much better and we had some good water for a couple more hours. Jennilyn’s brother and sister-in-law came too. We had a fun weekend. Thanks guys.

Cory on Slalom

CJ
Annette and Alyana, Freezing their Butts off!

Cory dancing AGAIN!

Ike loves everything, even scary fish.

Cory and Parker on the hunt

The First Day of School 2009-2010
Brock started 2nd grade and Parker 1st. They were both so excited to go. Me, not so much. I wish they had a longer summer and I wish they could stay little and stay home with me forever. They did great. They both have awesome teachers. Brock is still in the ALPS program and is doing great. Parker thinks eating lunch at school is the coolest thing ever. They were so cute on the first day and I didn't even cry until I left the school parking lot. I can't believe that my baby is spending more time with somebody else everyday than me. Here's to a fun year!

Tatton Family Reunion Camping Trip
We went camping with the Tatton family. It was nice. Almost everybody came. We rode four-wheelers, sat around the fire, ate really yummy food and most of all spent some good time together. Papa let Brock and Parker shoot his gun. They thought it was great. We went for a long ride on Sunday. We came home so dirty, and it was a good little reminder why I like to go camping to places where there is running water. I hope this will be a family tradition for every year.

Brock Shooting

Parker Shooting
Who says Papa is a good Safety Guy?
Aunt Joan and Parker
Jeri driving, Don't worry, Cory doesn't let that last too long
On top of the world
Payback's a what????

Lake Powell

We took our first trip to Lake Powell in a very long time and it was fantastic. I love it there. We went for five days with the Edwards. I forgot how amazing it is. The weather was beautiful. We only had one mishap and it only lasted a few hours. We had one crazy windstorm. We came back to our camp from an ice cream run to find our tent tumbling down our campsite with all our our bedding and clothes in it. Both Easy up Shade Tents were completely destroyed, our bathroom tent was clear up on top of a rock about 100 yards away and one of our tables was broken. Bree and Justun's tent was still together but collapsing quickly. We considered loading everything up and leaving but we decided to stick it out. I am so glad we did. We had to rebuild camp and all 8 of us slept in the Edwards tent for the next two nights. It was little squishy but it was worth hearing Justun's infamous "there I was" bedtime stories. We did tons of sight seeing and cliff jumping and even more wake boarding and skiing. We were able to spend one day with My aunt Joan and Uncle Cory and Uncle Mike while we were there. I cant wait to go again
Bree's getting really good on slalom

Bree and I swam us through little cave to get us here.Captain Cory Justun walked around for about an hour with "Izzy" on his hat

Just call him Cory Chesney Parker was crazy on the tube. He could stay on through anything. even longer than Justun. Just ask him

What fun kids

Cliff Jumping

Chicken!The Proulx family, just after the camp clean up!The Edwards "workin' it" Check out Bree's face in this picture. Hilarious!

Two families, one tent. Parker and Jeri Wakeboarding

Jeri, look at the water! Thats why we love Lake Powell.

Cory and Justun just can't help themselves

Brock, Skied and kneeboarded. He also got bit by 2 scorpions this weekend. Livin' Large!

The 4th of JulyJuly is, without a doubt, my favorite month. I love everything about it, the heat, the festivities, EVERYTHING! This year we started off by going to the City of Fun Carnival on Wednesday. Awesome! It was 2 for a dollar tickets and every ride was one ticket. We were so lucky to have Ike with us for the evening. We love to take him places with us. He loved the rides and didn't want to get off. Brock and Parker had fun on the rides too. Our neighbors Ryan and Candace were there and it was fun to hang out with them. On Friday we did our usual fourth of July activites. Cory and CJ put together a softball team. Their first game was Friday at 6:00. So, we went to that and then to the parade with Annette and Mel and Bree and Justun and the girls. We love the Riverton parade. This year was even better than usual. Brock and Parker had a sleepover at grandma and gradpa's, because I was running my first ever 10k at 6:00 a.m. and Cory had a game at 7:00. My cute friend Adrian ran with me. She was so nice to do it with me. She was sick and did it anyway. We weren't very fast (aout 65 minutes) but it was a fun experience. Next year we want to do the fun run with the kids. Grandma and Grandpa brought the boys back to Riverton at 7:30 and cheered us on during our run. So nice! Then they went to our ward parade and breakfast. Cory and I met them there. We ate and headed back to the softball field for 3 more games. They finished about in the middle, but had lots of fun. Later that night we had a BBQ/Birthday party for Kim at our house with our families and lots of friends. Then we headed off to the Fireworks at Riverton Park. They do the best show ever. Its such a fun tradition and I look forward to it every year. We were such rednecks. We packed everybody in the back of our truck to go over to the park. The 4th of July is such a fun day. Can't wait for next year!

Father's Day

For father's day this year, the kids wanted to do something fun to give Cory his present. Here's what we came up with! We sent him on a scavenger hunt for two hours to find his present. So off in our PJ's we went.

His first clue took him to his jeep in the garage

The next was attached to the tramp in the back yard

Next to the mailbox. (don't worry they get better)Then he had to go to CJ's houseBetos!Then to Mavrick where a clue and a "Monster" was waiting for himOn to Bree & Justun's house for the nextFinally we made it. The present was hiding in Chad & Kim's Garage.A Brand New Basketball Hoop for the back yard!Happy Father's day Cory. Thanks for being the best dad for Brock and Parker in the whole world. We love you so much!

What happened to me?

I have bitten my fingernails since I was a little girl. In February, I looked down and saw some white on the tips of my nails. "Holy crap", I thought, what is happening to my fingernails, they are growing. Ever since then I have not bitten them. Not even once. I don't know what happened to me, but after thirty years and am no longer a nail biter and I wasn't even trying to quit my dirty little habit. What triggers a change like that in a person?

Happy Birthday Grandma Nett!

Last weekend was awesome. For Anntte's Birthday Request, we went to Echo boating/fishing with Cory's family. It was so fun. My mom and dad went to the cabin and invited Brock and Parker to go with them. Cory and I were so completely selfish. We wanted them to go really bad. We really needed a weekend without kids. I love em! But, I love to have a break from them also. And, I imagine its nice for them to have a break from us too. Its so weird how chill I can be when the kids are not around. We fished and skied a little. The water was freezing. But we had a good time. Bree and Justun came for the evening. Justun wake boarded and Bree skied. They froze their butts off too. We had hot dogs and Alayna made birthday brownies. Happy birthday Annette. We had a super fun day with you.

Brock and Parker's Fishing Trip with Grandma Jen and Papa