FHE at Bridal Veil Falls

The latest and greatest of Family Home Evenings was to hike up to Bridal Veil Falls. The water was FREEZING!! I don't remember it being like that before but I haven't been up there for a really long time.

All the Family hiking up the trail. Notice that there are no big boys...they were all running ahead with the giant frisbee. Yes, Jake was caring Madi on his back while running and yes, the frisbee did almost go in the river at least once.

Jacee, Jake, Me, Jenae, Mom, and Kaden. I was really glad that they could make it. My family seems to be getting so big! Its really weird that I can wear my little sister's clothes now.

Us at the bottom of the waterfall.

Madi and Eva didn't like to play in the water much but they loved to suck on all the rocks. I thought it was so cute.


My cute mommy, me, and my gorgeous little sister Jenae. Pretty sure we took about 17 of these pictures on the walk back down. It was pretty funny.



Kyle and I at the bottom of the trail. It was perfect weather and I didn't want to go home. I love summer nights.

Jack was so cute. He didn't want to go home so he was crying in the back of the truck. He is our little buddy and I think he is so cute when he crys but it is still sad. :(

Spanish Fork Ro-dae-o

To top off our fun crazy weekend we got to go to the Spanish Fork Rodeo on Saturday night. I love the rodeo and try to make it every year. Where else am I going to wear my cute cowboy boots? Even though were we all over the place, it was fun to have everybody at the rodeo... sorry Debbie and Gary, they were too far away for a photo op.

Jake and Anni in their freakin' awesome sets that we got them. Remind me to buy the sets like that next year. You have all the foot room you need!

Kaden, Mom, and Jacee. They got tickets last minute and Kaden had to sit on the stairs but it was worth it. He was so so excited to be there.

Kyle, Me, Sarah, Kerry, Nate, and Katie. Kyle can't seem too look right at the camera sometimes but I love him still the same. It reminds me of bridals...don't take pictures by a road were he can look at all the motorcycles drive by. haha

Waiting for Kerry and Nate to come with the tickets.



Can I just say that we love Whitney and Eric? They found us tickets to the Rodeo on Wednesday and we were so excited to go with them! Thank you so much guys!! We are way excited that you have moved so close to us and now we can play lots again.

Our Crazy Holiday Weekend

We had a really busy Holiday weekend but we can't ever sit still for very long anyways so it was perfect. On Thursday night we headed down to the drive-in in Mount Pleasant to watch Transformers 2. I was so excited to go to the drive-in and then watching Transformers 2 on such a big screen just sweetened the deal. My grandparents have property up Nephi Canyon so we decided to spend the night there and then head to Yuba in the morning to meet Zach and Kate and Jake and Anni. We had a lot of fun swimming and playing on the waverunner all day. I will have to get pictures from Kate and Anni soon.

Zach had been planning on staying the night and camping at Yuba but with it being so busy on the 24th he couldn't get a decent spot. We hated to see them disappointed so we desided to skip out on the Spanish Fork Fireworks and let them enjoy the fun of the Proper-T.

Jenna, Brady, and Brooke in the "Big Pine".

Kate was so prepared with tons of food! We got to roast hot dogs and smores by the Fire Pit.

Zach, Brooke, Kate, and Jenna

Kyle having fun with the fire.. We were really glad that we got to spend the night with Zach and Kate and the kids. I think that they had lots of fun too.

Summer Fun With Family

We have been having a lot of fun, outdoors Family Home evenings lately. 2 weeks ago we went to Burraston Pond, last week we went to Thanksgiving Point's Pioneer Days and this week we went to Bridal Veil Falls. I don't have pictures of Burraston Pond yet but I will post them when I do.

At Thanksgiving Point there were pioneer barn animals, games and crafts. It was fun to watch the kids play with all the animals. Anni helped all the kids make yarn dolls but Madi tried to feed hers to the pigs and that didn't go over so well. She did a lot better feeding the sheep though.

Madi trying to feed the sheep. She didn't want to let go of the corn. She's such a cutie.

Jake, Jack, Me, Madi, and Kyle on the carriage ride.

Halle loved to ride the horse. She couldn't stop smiling. Its a different story for Myli and Jack. They thought it was a little more scary.

Jack playing with the little baby pony. It was so cute!

A Blast From the Past

Every year we have a big Tasker Family Reunion up at the Proper-T. Lynn does an amazing job coordinating all the food and games for about 80 people. This year the theme was A Blast From the Past. It was our 10th annual year so she thought it would be fun to bring a little something back from all the years. No matter what the theme there is always a little....

Relaxing and having Otter Pops or Ice Cream from Grandma...

Lots of picutre taking....

The big Horseshoe Tornament...

Tons of games and prizes (my famly is the best if you can't tell). We won 3 of the 4 in the tire roll...

And more games... Kyle, Kyson, and Jenae were Pro at the water balloon launching...

Jacee was Pro at catching them (or at least getting wet while trying)...

But best of all there is lots and lots of Family! We always have so much fun every year.

Zo, Me, Madi, Jenae, and Kaden

One Year!!

Can you believe that we have now been married for one year? To celebrate Kyle found an awesome hotel in Park City up by the Canyons called Westgate. It was the nicest hotel I have ever stayed at. We loved the adult swimming area and our room with a super comfy bed, 2 flat screen TVs and steam shower. It had been raining all day so when we got up there everything was so beautiful and green.

This is a picture of our hotel in the background.

Kyle at the Crater in Midway. On the way home we took our time and visited Old Town Park City, Deer Creek, and Midway. It was a really fun drive.
I loved the Crater and want to go back there and swim in the super warm water. From what I understand it is an old volcano that is filled in water that feels like your bath tub. It is really clear and you can see far under the water. I guess it is a great place to learn how to Scuba Dive.

Zoo Fun

We both hadn't been to the Zoo for at least 10 years so we were pretty excited to go with the family. We went with Zach and Kate and the kids, Debbie and Gary and Mandi. It was really fun to spend the day with them and see all the animals. I was a little upset though because I wanted to see polar bears, tigers, lions, and hippos and they were nowhere to be found. So not cool.

Us waiting for the park to open with a really cool bird in the background.

The famous Elephant. It was really cool if you ask me.

Mandi figured out this new trick and the Orangutans loved it! It was so cool to have them come right up to the glass and stare at you. It gave us a chance to stare right back at them and see them up close. They loved the light from the phone.

An Over Due Update

I know I know, I'm really sorry. Life is crazy at the Alvey house in the summer. We are never home, no joke. We are always busy and running around. It is a fun life and I wouldn't change it. True one day babies mess up the carefree life but we're young and have time so why not wait a couple more years? Right?!

Kyle has been busy on Monday nights with baseball games. Their team ended up getting 2nd in the Season and 2nd in the Tournament. Not bad if you ask me. They were actually undefeated for the first 7 games! It was really fun to watch them but I'm super bummed that I forgot my camera, EVERY SINGLE WEEK! Ahhh Sad day.

Other then just loving to be outside in the sun that we are finally having we are working a little on decorating our house. There are so many things I want. One day right? We now have a super sweet movie selection also so anybody that wants to come play give us a call we would love the company.

So the first update is Memorial Day. We headed to Mesquite again and it was super fun. We loved listing Jared and Val again and just relaxing. We sure miss them. We fit in a little shooting, swimming, driving the golf carts (Jordan couldn't get enough of that) and the temple. St. George is one of my favorite temples so far. It was fun to have Jordan and Corinna there with us. Here are a couple pictures.

I can't get over these pretty colors. I love it!

Kaden's Big Fish

We found the perfect little pond in St George to take Kaden fishing. I should have figured that fishing is enough excitement for a little boy, note to self, don't let him get whatever drink he wants at the Gas Station. Mountain Dew doesn't mixed well with such an excited little boy. I swear he should have fallen in the pond about 5x before we finished but he is talented at jumping and not falling in I guess. Not falling in the pond wasn't his only talent though. Kaden caught is first fish!! And it has HUGH! haha That's what he will tell you. It was so big it was the size of Kyle's hand... Overall it was a really fun day. Although I felt bad for missing the girls dancing, I'm glad I got to be with the boys to experience Kaden's growing love for fishing. I should have guessed he would love it with Kyle as his teacher. Kyle can't stop thinking about fishing. I can't blame him though. I think its pretty fun too.

Kaden's first fish
Waiting for the bite. I got to work on my tan and hold the pull until w got a bite and then he would run over and reel it in with help from Kyle. It was a pretty good system.
My handsome guy!

Better Late then Never

I know this vacation was about a month ago but sometimes things just get a little crazy. Especially when you have a husband that can NEVER sit still. We are always on the move but I like it that way. We love Mesquite and have managed to make a trip down there about once a month this year so sorry for the picture overload from all our trips down there. Things should be slowing down for a couple months (at least from visiting Mesquite) because of the heat but who really knows.
We found a fun park to explore on top of the white Dixie in St George. It has a beautiful view. I know its hard to see but the Saint George Temple is in the back ground.
Me, Jenae, and Mom.
We did a lot of exploring this trip and found some really fun places to visit. We are at a water park in St George in this picture.
Outside Brigham Young's Winter House is this tree that was stuck by lightening. They performed a little surgery and it is good to go for many more years now! It was a really fun place to visit. I suggest you see it as least once if you are in the area. In the picture is: Mom, Kaden, Kyle, Me, Jacee, and Jenae. It was really fun to go down there with them!
Kyle playing Paddle Ball at a park near Jared and Val's new home. We sure miss them but it is really fun to take a weekend and go visit them. I think that Paddle Ball is my new found favorite activity. I wish that we had a court up North. :(
Mandi's favorite part of the park. She is the Swing Master!