Summer Fun!!!!

This is kind of a long post with lots of pictures, but it kind of sums up our entire Summer!! Now that school is starting on Monday I guess we can say that summer is officially over for us. We had a great summer and are sad it is over but are so glad that we had so much fun and were able to see so many of you!

We just celebrated Malia's B-Day and she is 4 years old!! We let her take 2 friends to Chuck E Cheese's and they had a great time!! They played as many games as they could but when it came to winning tickets Dad took control. Dad was able to win enough tickets to get each of them a microphone and twisty straw which they were happy about!

I made Malia a Care Bear cake and we can't believe how fast she is growing up, she is such a sweet girl and loves her sisters, she especially takes good care of Cambree. She brings so much happiness and joy into our home and we love her tender heart!

Cambree loved her first ear of Corn on the Cob!!

We were able to go to Zions for TJ's family reunion with everybody and we had such a great time! The kids had so much fun playing, swimming, hiking, eating and running around with all of her cousins that she actually was crying when we left saying that she wanted that Cabin to be her home! We loved spending time with everyone.

This was us before we started out on the Orderville Canyon 11 mile hike. I don't know if any of us knew what we were really getting into but we had a great time! It was beautiful and cool and the swimming, cliff jumping, down climbing and wading through freezing cold water was definately enough excitement for one day!! We had a great time and I think everyone of us would do it again!

My mom's neighbor has this awesome treehouse and my girls saw it and knew that they HAD to play in it. It was so neat and reminded me of the treehouses we played in as kids up at Grandpa Lee's!

My mom treated us to dinner and a HUGE milkshake at Jake's over the Top! The girls had chocolate and ice cream all over them by the time we were done but they loved every bite!

Uncle Jason and Keira were nice enough to take Kaylee and Malia on a date. They took them to see UP and within the first 15 minutes Malia was asking when it was going to be over! Thanks to Jason and Keira they were good sports and the girls still talk about how much fun their DATE was!

Ellie and Austin got to come and have a sleep over. Grandpa started out the night with stories, a movie (Bambi) and popcorn. The next day they played dress up, made jewlery, lit fireworks and just played, played, and played!

Aaron and Traci came down for the 4th and we had fun with fireworks, T-Rex rides and as always Good Food!

We got to go to Susan and Louie's cabin and the girls had a blast! Malia even got to have a little Birthday party and open up presents from Aunt Susan! Thank you!!

I thought the 3 of these big guys were going to tip this canoe right over, but they made it all the way back without loosing anyone!

Movie Night in the Theatre Room!!

A family reunion isn't a family reunion without a Talent Show!

All of the men standing around talking manly stuff, like how to conquer the world or solve all of the world's problems!

Grandma and Grandpa do so much at the cabin to keep everything running and we always love to see them!

The girls got to go on a little pony ride but I think they have a little work to do to become a true Cowgirl! Malia even fell off but was brave enough to get back on!! TJ and I had a great time on a horse back ride and TJ even said it was one of the funnest things he did the whole vacation!

This was Cambree's first time on the boat and she loved it except for the Life Jacket! All of the kids always wanted to be right on top of Keira in the sun and heat but she was so nice and let them!

We got to go up and see Grandma Lee and my cousin. Our kids played great together and were best friends by the time we left!

Gail was nice enough to watch all of these kids while Richard took us on a 4-wheeler ride. It was so much fun and so beautiful, we really do miss the mountains!

My mom watched Cambree and so we got to go to Raging Waters with Trent and the Frogley's (our friends from Iowa) We had so much fun and you would have thought that TJ and Steve were kids again!

Malia holding her newest cousin Miles!! You forget how tiny they really are. Cambree thought he was so cute she just wanted to grab him!

TJ coached Kaylee's T-Ball team and she did great. She even could outrun the boys and get the ball! Malia and Cambree were always good sports to go watch Kaylee play! This night it was 110 with the heat index, way to hot but we made it through!

Cambree's first time in the swimming pool. She cried pretty much the whole time but ended up falling asleep by the end, thankfully she's warmed up to the whole swimming idea!

The Frogleys stopped by to see us as they were passing through for the last time! We're going to miss them but hopefully we'll still get to see them a lot when we're in Utah!!