Summer Finale!

We have done so many fun things the past month and a half and I haven't been very good about taking pictures!

We had this cool bird in our yard one day.  It was so fun to watch.

 

 These are bad pictures.....but I finally got brave and took the kids to the Roy Aquatic Center the last week before they had to go back to school.  All 5 kids by myself and we all survived:)  It actually wasn't as bad as I thought.  They were really good:)

Boating at East Canyon.  I think we made it to most of the Lake's in northern Utah this year. (Pineview, Mantua, East Canyon, Echo, Bear Lake, Willard, Starvation, and Lake Powell)  

Paige loves the tube and says "No" when it is time to get off. 

 Mason is still more comfortable being in the drivers seat:)  Maybe someday he'll venture into the water.  Jared didn't learn how to water-ski until he was 16, so we will give Mason a few more years.

 The latest trick....standing on the knee board...Wow, now that takes talent.

 First day of school....Camille - 5th grade, Mrs. Brown.

Garet - 3rd grade, Mrs. Owens

 Always need a shot of the backpacks.

 For a school project, Garet had to put together a "Me Musuem".  They had to choose three things that they like or that describes them.  He chose biking...

 ...his sling shot

 ...and Legos

Mason finally got to start Kindergarten a week later.  He has Mrs. Young in the afternoon.

He sure loves it! 

 Dallin (3 1/2) and Paige (22 months) were pretty sad when Mason had to leave.  Now Dallin loves it because he knows we have special time while Paige is napping!

 Camille and her two friends Kendall and Breelyn made and decorated this cake for Tomato Days!  So creative.

 I forgot the camera at the produce contest, but they all put in lots of veggies and earned money.  That really long one that Mason is holding is a snake gourd.  Pretty cool!

Jared's parents came out Sunday night and spent all day Monday with us enjoying the festivities in Hooper.  Terra and Nate also drove up and spent the day with us.

Waiting for the parade.

Jared, Garet, Hailee, Taylor, Camille, Mason, Terra, Luke, Dallin, Grandma and Ava.

Nate, Grandpa, Paige.

Riding the little train.  They really were having a good time:)

We love living in Hooper!  Jared said he kept tearing up during the day because it is such a great place to live with good people and old fashioned fun!  What a great day.

 We went to the Ogden Temple Open House the day after Labor Day!  It was so beautiful!  I hope some of my children get married there someday.  The next night I went with the youth and then that Saturday I got to usher in the temple.  It was a great experience!  Can't wait til it opens.

 Grandma had Boys camp and girls camp for all the grand kids who are 3 and older this summer.  They had a theme and a song and did all sorts of fun things.  My kids have the best grandma's in the  whole world.  Seriously, they are LUCKY!!

Brave and Strong was the theme.

Cute scrawny boys.  Someday we will have to take this picture again:)  They might turn into strippling warriors in a few years.

Isaac (8), Garet (8), Braxton (4), Owen (5), Mason (5), Dallin (3)

 One of the times we were boating at Pineview....ohh the things you do for your baby sister.  We are putting this picture in your wedding video Garet!

 One family night we told Camille we needed her white board for something and she wanted to know what we were doing.  She kept buggin and buggin until finally this is what she did...

"Dad's business - half of the board".  That girl is a crack-up!

 It's kind of hard to tell in this picture.....but we cut Camille's hair.  We cut and donated about 12 inches.  She's been bugging me for a while, so we just did it.  I will have to get a better picture of her.  It is a really cute a-line bob.....that I cut myself.  Don't look too close:)

Good bye Summer.....We will miss you terribly!

Lake Powell

We went to Lake Powell with the Homer's with our three oldest kids.  Jared and I went when we were first married, but it's been a long time!  It was such a blast.  My Uncle Ray has a house boat that we stayed on.  We boated, and boated and boated some more.  Only stopping to eat and sleep:)

My Grandpa Homer is 83 1/2 years old and he still gets up on those water skis! 

I hope I am like that when I'm 83.

 My sister-in-law, Terra watched Paige and Dallin for us, so we took Taylor to Lake Powell with us.  It was a lot of fun to have her there!  She tried out the knee board a few times.

 Mason was pretty nervous about the water, but by the end of the trip he was a swimming champ.

 Jake and Grandpa.

 An early morning ski!  Nothing better than skiing on glass.  Garet and Camille wanted to come along for the ride and took a cat nap.

Uncle Andy built this slip n slide.

 Tube wars.....they start out nice and slow and then....

 It gets a little crazy.

 Grandpa learned how to surf.  Way to go!

 Jared is getting really good at surfing now!

 Uncle Andy trying out the trick skis.

 One day we were out boating and we ran right out of gas!  So, a nice person drove Jared back to the house boat and he brought this little fishing raft back with 5 gallons of gas on it.  It took him longer than we thought, so we were so glad to see him!

 The house boat in the background.  More tube rides.  The kids loved sinking the red tube.

 Someone had written this on the shore!  Love it!

 Mason loves to drive the boat.  

 Carly and Camille skiing together.

 Camille wake-boarding.

 Grandma and Grandpa Homer

 I get to drive while Jared is skiing or if he gets sick of it.

 My Grandma and Mom.  Two of the best ladies in the world.

 I'm staring to get the hang of surfing.

 Garet on the knee board.  He has mastered a 360.

 Garet and Grandpa

 Jared getting some serious air.  He lands them too!

 Scarlett, Garet, Camille and Taylor

 Mason is finally in the water!!  Mason, Mom, Garet, Kaydi, Camille

 Waiting to go back out!

 Grandma and Camille

 Carly, Grandma, and Me

 These paddle boards were a lot of fun.  Grandma, Me, Kaydi, and Carly

 Playing on the back of the house boat.

Can't wait until next year!!!

Thanks Uncle Ray and for everyone helping with the kids.