Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Mandi wanted to go to the Owlz game and with it only ending up to be $2 a person we were all for it! Owlz kicked trash that night so that made the deal even better. I mean who wants to watch a crappy team right?

Josh, Mandi, Me and Kyle

Eric, Whitney, Josh, Mandi, and Me. I'm still waiting for your update Whitney....

Ice Blocking

Ice blocking is so much fun...the end. Mmmk? Ok it may get a little dangerous at times but we all turned out ok at the end of the night so its all good. I'll show you what I mean...

Our 3 man tower...during the ride...

And after...

After we found out that we were safe from the crash we took a good picture. Isn't Jenae pretty? I can't believe how grown up she is. Its a good thing I'm all moved out cause I would be wearing all her clothes and she might not like me as much after that. ;)

Kyson, Max, and Eric's attempt at the 3 man tower. Kyle gave them a good push to get started. Before...

And after... haha I think Max is laughing at Kyson groaning in pain. haha Being on bottom of those 2 boys took courage I'm sure.

The record long train of the night. Sydney, Jenae, Jacee, Andy, Dillan, Payton, and Kaden.

Eric, Max, Kyle, and Kyson at the end of the night. I can't look at this picture without laughing. Notice Kyle's face and then that it looks like he peed his pants. And then Kyson looks like a charging handicap. I love it.

Fishing, 4-wheelers, and Guns

Fishing...

Dad and Kaden have been wanting to go fishing for a long time so we took them to this awesome pond where you can catch dozens of fish but....just because we took them there we didn't catch one thing. It was pretty sad. I guess we will just have to go again soon. :)

Kaden, Dad and Kyle on the dock. I took this as Mom and I drove away to the fabric store. I could have stayed in that store for hours!!

Kaden and Kyle trying to fish around the moss. I think that is what messed things up cause when we went there last time there was no moss. It kinda grossed me out.

Mom the supervisor

4-Wheeling...

After fishing we went on a short trip up Spanish Fork Canyon to go riding and shooting. Dad found this new place that was pretty fun.

Mom trying to cheer up Jenae. Can you tell her smile is a little forced? haha

And Guns...

I think this was what the boys were most excited for. Dad has tons of guns so Kyle is all about going and trying them all out with him. They have a lot of fun together.

Kyle being a hard a$%. I kinda like it!

Dad and Kyle

That gun was pretty heavy for me but that didn't stop Kaden. He just went over to his 4-wheeler and started finding the targets.

Me trying it out...believe it or not I'm a super good aim when I am trying!

Jenae and Dad

$2 Tuesdays

The Dinosaur Museum at Thanksgiving Point is having $2 Tuesdays for the whole month of August so a couple weeks ago we got to go and see everything. It is amazing how big they were. I think they are so fascinating to learn about.

Jacee, Mom, Jenae, and Eva looking at the Dinosaurs.

Kyle and I by a Utah Raptor.

Jack playing at the Erosion table. We thought it was so cute that he was just hanging there on his tummy so that he could reach the sand and water.

Mom and Kaden playing in the sand.

Jake...well...being Jake. Doesn't it look like he is conquering the Triceratops?

Kaden, Jenae, and Mom at the Giant Turtle. I don't know what it is called but it was HUGE! Look at how big that head is.

One of my Favorite Summer Things

A couple weeks ago we got to float the Provo River. I just barely got pictures from Mandi and since it is one of my favorite things to do in the summer I thought I should post it. This year the river was FREEZING (especially if you fall in...no comment) and a lot faster then normal but it was still super fun and I can't wait until next year to go again.

Mandi, Corinna, Kyle, Me, Max, and Eric

Me and Kyle

Whitney holding on while Eric shows how real paddling is done. Flip flops are a must.

Kate and Mandi

Kyson, Whitney, Eric, Kyle, Me, Jordan, Corinna, Elise, Ted, Kate, Mandi, Katie, Nate.

Yellowstone: Part 2

Before we went home we wanted see just a little more of Yellowstone so we drove over to the "Grand Canyon of Yellowstone". All I can say is wow!

Yellowstone River. It was huge!

Me, Kyle, Jenae, and Jacee at the Yellowstone River.

The Upper Falls

Climbing down the 358 stairs of Uncle Tom's Trail to see the view of Lower Falls.

The view during our hike. There was a rainbow in the middle of the view most of the time but I must have been at the wrong angle to catch it in the picture.

We made it to the bottom of the Lower Falls! It was so so beautiful. I'm so glad that we were able to make it to Yellowstone this year. It makes us want to travel all the time.

Yellowstone: Part 1

We finally made it! I kept telling Kyle that I wanted to go somewhere new this Summer and we decided we would start with Yellowstone. It was a little scary going somewhere new but we finally just packed up and left. I seriously think that it was one the the best decisions we have made. haha It was the prettiest place I have ever been and we already wish that we could go back. If anybody is going let us know!! Because we absolutely loved Yellowstone we have tons of pictures and I'm really bad and narrowing down things so sorry for the picture over load...for reals there are tons. Here is day one!!

Yellowstone!! We took my little sisters Jenae and Jacee. They thought that they were just going for a normal camping trip but ended up loving it there too.

This Geyser didn't stop spraying the whole time we were there. It was pretty cool to watch all of them go off. There are tons all over the park.

I couldn't get over how pretty and rich the colors were. One of my favorite things there were all the rivers and waterfalls.

Me and my handsome man by a river.

Jenae, me and Jacee at one of the rivers.

Old Faithful was on the top of my list of things to see so that is were we headed first. It was so amazing to see. I can't believe that it goes that high and so often. Defiantly a must-see.

After Old Faithful we stopped at Black Sand Basin. Behind us is Cliff Geyser going off. All the Geysers made everything so steamy outside. We kept saying that you would never know if Yellowstone was on fire or not because of all the steam that is everywhere.

One of the many pretty springs.

I can't get over the bright colors!

Jacee and I by Emerald Pool

The girls at the bottom of the hike to Mystic Falls. I thought that the log was super cool.

I loved how thick the trees were, this picture kinda gives you the idea.

This is the view of the river that we had for most of the hike. It was SO pretty!

This is the end result. I got sick (like always) on the way up to the river but it was so worth the 2.5 mile hike.

Grand Prismatic Spring. It was huge! 200 ft wide and over 42 ft deep. Again...the colors were amazing.

Grand Prismatic Spring and view

On our way home we decided to take a little 2 mile detour to Firehole Falls and this was our reward.