The family trip to Bear Lake this year was so much fun! My family is getting so big but the kids are old enough to entertain themselves with only minimal amounts of tears and blood. We spent the time hanging out at the beach and at the pool and staying up way too late for people of our age. Here's a question though: How is it that 5 people raised in the same home could marry such different spouses? We are quite the mix, and I love it. Thank you again, Mom and Dad, for an amazing trip!
Cruisin' with Poppy on the "tractor"! Max is such a guy's guy.
Max loved the "WATER!"
Ella, Shamri and Max
So, we pretty much commandeered the pool. This is the beginning of our 4 man high chicken fights. My face looks awesome, but don't I look so tough!? That's like 500 lbs on my shoulders! ;)
I couldn't get my legs on Andy's shoulders, and that was the end of our totem pole. I think us "grown ups" had more fun here than the kids.
This month our ward went to some campground up some canyon and did some stuff. Why are my details so vague? Because I didn't go! (Kind of.) The week of the camp out I had a crazy work schedule, but Andy, being the super dad that he is, took the kids all by himself, dog too. And of course it was a piece of cake for him and they all had a blast. I showed up after work for an hour, but I didn't even see the kids while I was there because they were off having a blast with their friends and wouldn't tell me where they were going anyway because it was a "secret place." Adorable. When people ask Ella what she did during the summer break, the only thing she remembers is "Going on a ward camp out!" That's just how fun it was.
Max and Tele. He is sharing his cars!!! It must be love.
I'm telling this third hand, but that night, once they were all laying down, Max noticed the stars for the first time in his life through the ceiling of the tent. He was so excited and pointed and yelled "Bubbles! Oooo! Bubbles!" Andy even recorded it on his phone. If you know Max, when he gets excited, he gets REALLY excited.
Morning eyes.
