Hangin' with the Harris'

One of the highlights of our Utah trip is going waterskiing at Cutler Reservior with Grandpa Harris. The kids enjoyed riding on the boat this year and they even joined Daddy for a spin on the waverunner!

I love this picture of Broyden with Grandpa Harris! Maybe someday Grandpa Harris will be pulling Broyden behind his boat while he skis and wakeboards!

I'm so mad that we didn't get the camera out at Grandma and Grandpa Harris' house! I could have sworn that we did, but there are no pictures on my camera! Grandma Harris worked on house plans for over 4 years and they have been in the building process for quite awhile. This winter they were finally able to move in and their new place is georgeous!!! The kids had a blast playing with Stephanie, Josh, Vanessa, and Jakie in their new double-decker playroom and the movie theater room is awesome! They have a beautiful view of Cache Valley from their balcony and Grandma Harris recently purchased a georgeous grand piano that sits in their living room. We had a great time hanging out and being with family. Aaron's brother, Shawn, got ordained to be an Elder and it was nice to be there for that too. Next time we'll have to have our camera ready! It was weird not having Ben and Julie's family around. We sure miss them!

BEAR LAKE TRIP

Demarie exploring with her cousins

For the fourth of July, we headed up to Utah for our annual Bear Lake vacation with the Moon family. Susie and Rett were in charge this year and we had lots of fun playing tennis, exploring with cousins, swimming, boating, tie-dying shirts, and family time at the park.

Aaron racing Jake in the pool. The water was COLD this year!

Family night at the park. Aunt Susie planned lots of fun games and then we ate goodies and did sparklers. I just look at this picture and can't help but think of all the mosquitoes out that night! Ugh!!! I'm not sure I can move back to Utah just because of the mosquitoes!

Demarie spelling her name with the sparklers. I kept having to remind Preslyn to hold the sparklers on the end of the stick... boy can they be dangerous!

I was so grateful to Kaija, my neice!!! Broyden was so clingy the entire trip, but at family night, Kaija came over and started playing with him. He immediately fell in love with her and was all smiles and giggles the rest of the night!

It was so cold and windy on the day we went to the lake. The kids spent most of the time playing in the back of the van!
Finally, they got out and started playing in the sand.

The cool Moon boys trying to surf!

Aunt Stacey planned a fun craft for the kids-- tie dye! This is a picture of all the grandkids that were there (except for cute Mylee and Tyler) in their tie-dye shirts. Broyden drooled on his and it stained his arms blue and his chin red. He looked like he was an abused child!

The kids had a blast feeding the seagulls!

AREN'T THEY ADORABLE?????

Jake missed balancing Tean on his hands, so he had to try it with Broyden. Broyden was nervous, but he did it with a smile!

I love visiting Bear Lake and I love visiting my family! It wasn't the same this year with my parents on a mission and we missed Daren and Cathy's family too, but it's always fun getting together and watching all the little neices and nephews grow up. I miss not living closer to them! Thanks Susie for planning the festivities this year and thanks Milisa for letting us use your cabin and jet skis!

ADVENTURE DOME!

Demarie riding a train roller coaster

The girls started looking a little green after this ride!

The Carousel was our favorite!

Preslyn watching mommy and Demarie on the bumper cars

Being a teacher does have a few perks! Aaron got four free tickets to the AdventureDome at Circus Circus so we took the kids in June to check it out. We had a great time! There were a few rides that we could all go on and Aaron even tricked Demarie in to riding the really big roller coaster. She was shaking when she got off, but I sure was proud of her! I love the faces of the kids in this video!

KSHP Radio Shopping Show Vacation!

Bounce U: Entire family $3

Hacienda Hotel: $14

Bootleg Canyon flightlines: $45

Coast Casino Bowling (no picture available): entire family $3

Family Memories: Priceless

My friend, Tammy Jolley, told me about KSHP AM 1400 Radio Shopping Show and I have been hooked ever since! Businesses that want free advertising offer special deals on the show and not only that, but during their call-in sessions, the radio host often offers even better savings during that session! Anyways, we called this our Radio Shopping Show vacation because I had a certificate from the Show for everything that we did. We started our vacation at Bounce U in Henderson. The kids had a great time with all the bouncy houses and slides, and as you can see by the video, Aaron had a great time too! Then, we stayed at the Hacienda Hotel by Boulder Dam where we went swimming and let the kids stay up late watching movies. Aaron even talked the front desk people into popping us some popcorn! The next morning, Aaron did a flight line through the canyon while I took the kids to an antique store and a park. On the way home, we went bowling (I won!) and then ate at Lucina's Mexican Cocina. Aaron makes fun of me for listening to AM 1400 so much, but thanks to me, we were able to have a cheap, memorable vacation! (I do have to say that I have cut back my listening recently. I decided that maybe I DO listen too much when we were climbing in the car and Preslyn says, "221-SAVE, 221-SAVE Next caller please!")

Popscicles and Smiles!

What is better than popscicles and happy, smiley kids?

I love summer time!

We've Finally Converted... To Desertism!

OUR HOUSE BEFORE...

AND AFTER...

Yes, we finally converted to DESERT LANDSCAPE! Our front yard has been driving us absolutely crazy! The best part of it was chopping down the huge, messy, ugly pine tree! The plants have matured and flowered more since these pictures were taken. We love the change!!!

Bean Juice

We have a video of Demarie when she was Preslyn's age, sitting in the same chair, drinking bean juice too. I've spent all day looking through my files on my computer so I could post it too, but I can't find it anywhere! It makes this video even more funny!