Camping in Moab

Kazia could hardly wait...the time had finally come to go fishing.

Mom and Kazia fishing together.

Uncle Brandon and Brooklyn caught the first fish. As you can see, Brooklyn is not quite sure what to think about the fish. Teebo loved the fish...and everything about camping. Jade caught a fish and thought it was great.

She even held the string with the fish wiggling. I was impressed.

Jade got a little cold so she sucked her arms inside her shirt. Sure makes it hard to eat her fruit snack.

Off to the outhouse...Jade's favorite place to "go". Don't ask me why, but she loved it and wanted to "go" in the outhouse for a couple of days after we got home.

Brandon, Suzie, and kids were still taking a nap so we decided to go for a hike. Mike looks so cute with the pink Dora backpack on. Then Jade demanded that she wear it.

We stopped by the lake to throw a few rocks...

then we hiked close to a mile up rough rocky terrain. This was definitely not a kids hike, but they were troopers. We sat on this tree at the end of our hike and at graham crackers before heading back.

Kazia took this pic and I think it turned out well.

I thought this was so cute!

Back at camp and waiting on dinner. Daddy and the kids are worn out.

Aunt Sue Sue was feeding Charlee and Charlee seemed to be getting food everywhere but in her mouth. It was quite entertaining to watch.

Brandon and Suzanne didn't think it would get very cold so they didn't pack pants or sweaters so Brandon made sure there was a blazing fire all the time. Meanwhile Kazia played peek-a-boo with Charlee. ADORABLE!
Now that you saw the pics of Jade fishing from the day before, this is what she looked like on the second day of fishing. She was fine until the fish got to where she could see them in the water, then she started saying "fishy bite" and running. This pic says it all.

Kazia didn't sit long enough on the first day to catch anything and she was delighted when she caught her first fish. You can see the ripples in the water from the fish being reeled in.

Kazia's trophy of the day.

Here is their catch for the day and they were super thrilled. Kazia even went with dad to hold the bag while he gut the fish.

Most people think of Moab as super hot and red rock during the summer...I think cool mountains and fishing. We had a blast with Brandon, Suzanne, Brooklyn, and Charlee!

Chloe's Birthday Fun

We had a blast hanging out at Erin's neighbor's house on Chloe's birthday.

Isn't she a beauty?

We all thought Jade was going to fall backward into the pool, but she didnt'.
Super cute!

My little monkey. Jade could get in and out of this pool even when the big kids couldn't. She's super strong.

Thanks to Auntie Erin, the Ariel tube made Kazia's day. Gotta love dollar stores.

Kazia's new found friend Treyson. They were stuck together like glue. Treyson even stuck up for Kazia and tried to get some toy back for her that she wanted. How cute...it is starting already. She has got boys wrapped around her little finger.

Lunch under the tramp was a great idea for shade.

We had a blast and can't wait for future outings with Byant and Chloe.

Kazia the Aspiring Photographer

So I haven't been home much this month and am way behind in my blogging, scrapbooking, etc. I finally got a few seconds to post the latest pics and found all of these random pics. At first I started erasing them, and then I thought I'd do a little post about Kazia's new found love...photography.

Check out the angle of this stool and tool box.

And the Clifford book with a foot. Great work!
Jade and Elmo is a classic!

Flowers from their room.

Elmo taking a nap...or in time out?

My messy craft area.

Jade's flower. All in all...these made me giggle just a little to find out what Kazia thinks is neat. I did erase all of the pics of Mike on the computer before I decided to post these...oh well.

Make it and Love it Giveaway

There is this super cute lavender baby beenie with flower clip that is being given away. You have to enter the giveaway by Wed. July 8th at midnight. Check it at by visiting the Make it and Love it button on the right of my blog. If you don't have a girl, it would make a great gift.

4th of July Parade

I worked a grave on Saturday morning, went to a neighborhood breakfast then hurried to the Centerville parade to see my Aunt Barbie's float. We got there just as it was coming around the corner. Perfect timing. Paula, Barbie's friend is in the red shirt. Barbie is hiding on the right.

This calling consumes 2-3 months of your life working 12-14 hour days. All I can say is DEDICATION!My parents had this same calling 2 years ago and Aunt Barbie came to the rescue and helped my parents sculpt the animals on their float, so my parents helped Barbie in return. This is the only pic I could find on the internet. My parents have many more. It is hard to see the HUGE bunny and birds on the back chasing the mormon meteor.

WOW!!! Check out the story teller who moves his head from side to side...the huge moose with his legs over a log, the fox, and the frog laying on the mushroom moving his feet with "The End" painted on the bottom of his feet which you can see in the pic below. There is a ton of other stuff that is hard to see from this angle, but I hope she wins an award. You can check out her float and vote for it a couple of days before the 24th of July. I forgot the name of the location...sorry. It will be at the center in South Jordan just off the 90th exit and north on State Street.

This float is amazing! Look at all of the detail she put into it. Aunt Barbie sculpted all of the animals from foam and then all her volunteers helped glitter them. WOW!!! Great job you guys!

Here are the soldiers that fight for our country. Just about everyone stood to honor them and the others that are still fighting.

They loved the parade...

and even got a little candy.

Lagoon with Easton

I got to watch Easton for 2 days while Bryan and Katelin were in Moab with my parents riding 4-wheelers. We had a blast at Lagoon. It is nice that he is still free.

They loved the bumper cars but had a hard time steering them.

Easton got so excited when he saw the helicopters. The all loved going up and down over and over again.

After the helicopters Easton caught sight of the planes and that was our next destination.

Then the scalliwags.

Easton pulled down the bar and bumped Kazia's head. You'd think he'd beat her with the bar, but it wasn't that bad. I told her to put a smile on her face or we were going home.

Within 2 seconds she was happy again. They were so cute looking out the window at the train station.
The kids cheeks were so rosy red because of the heat. It was almost time to go home and take a nap.

You can see the tiger sleeping in the upper right hand corner. That is Kazia and Easton's favorite part of the train ride.

Kazia didn't want to get wet so she ducked under the water as it squirt over her.

Just before we left the kids played a little in the water. Don't they have cute bums?

Ward Campout at Crystal Hot Springs

After arriving my girls were hungry and Jade found the nacho cheese doritos. She loves them!
It hailed/rained for about 10 minutes and then warmed right back up. The girls used their blankets to stay warm for a bit since I left the sweaters at home.

We played bible charades. The bishop talked to us a little first and Kazia though he was the prophet, so all weekend that is what she called him.

Mike and I learned how to play liars dice which is really fun and Jade had fun with the dice and cups afterward.

The Brother Hill put on a mini puppet show using puppets and scenery that he created. He later gave Kazia one of the goats from Billy Goats Gruff. It was awesome.

Kazia had her first smore. She learned how gooey and sticky they are on the first bite.

We enjoyed the stickyness together. MMMMMMM!!!! We went to bed around 10pm and Jade cried and wiggled until about midnight then slept sound until 6:30 am. Kazia slept in despite Jades talking and wiggling. The used an outhouse for the first time and they didn't like it one bit. I had to talk Jade into going. She almost didn't.

Kazia had fun helping dad take down the tent.

Jade watched. When we finished cleaning up camp, we went swimming for a couple of hours. It was a little hot but super fun!