Couples Lake Powell Trip

We went to Lake Powell with 4 other couples...NO KIDS!! We went with Niki & Jason, Jackie & Ryan, Jeremy & Jeana, & Kristie & Brandon. These are all couples that were in Shane's old neighborhood.

It was a week of relaxation, wakeboarding, sun tanning (for the girls, of course), and much more crazy activities. I thought about putting pictures of some of the crazy activities that happened on here, but thought I might need permission from all of the involved parties first. :) 5 men in thongs wakeboarding all at the same time...it is quite a site!

We had a great camping spot up the Escalante. We were in a cave that covered the lake. It rained one of the nights, and our boats did not get rained on.

Family Lake Powell Trip

This year our family Lake Powell trip was small..... People who came: Shane, Jen, Dylan, Dallas, Tyler, Grandma Mindy, and Uncle Jace. We camped in the Escalante. We had an awesome cave to stay in. It gave us shade all day long. Dallas has been doing quite well with his wakeboarding, but he is still quite afraid of the going back into the wake.

Dylan doesn't have a lot of interest in wakeboarding, but he tries every once in awhile.

Tyler is doing well. He can get up, but not for long. His favorite is to wakeboard on Shane's shoulders....although it is very tiring for Shane.

Shane is still doing his crazy tricks that sent him into surgery last year. He has made it a whole year without surgery from wakeboarding. That is a first in the last 5 years.

Back to School 2007

The boys have been soooo excited to go back to school. Tyler is excited that he gets to go to the same school as Dylan and Dallas this year. Dylan & Dallas are going to 3rd grade and Tyler is going to 1st grade. I was a little nervous for Tyler, since this is his first year in a big school, and he is making a big transition from pre-school to 1st grade. He is doing great though.

I walked them to school on the first day. Tyler was feeling well, which didn't help with the nervousness. By the time I had taken Tyler into his classroom, Dylan and Dallas had already taken off to their classes. It shows how old they are getting. :)

Yellowstone 2007

On our way to Yellowstone, we stopped at Bear World. The boys got to feed the baby cubs. They thought that was the coolest thing. They bottle fed them and were able to pet them.

We saw a lot of elk and buffalo and a few moose. The boys loved looking for the animals as we drove around the park. Dallas and Shane got REEEAAALLLY close to a buffalo. It freaked me out a little.

We saw a lot of the hot springs and geysers also. We got to see Old Faithful two days in a row. The first day, you coudn't see much because it was pouring rain. The second day, the boys thought it was pretty cool.

Marysvale 2007

We took the boys down to Marysvale to camp and ride four-wheelers. There were a lot of different four-wheeler trails to follow. It was fun for the boys to get the hang of riding around. There weren't too many fender-benders. :)

The first day, we rode to the top of the mountain, that had an elevation of about 10,000 ft. That was the easy part. We then, hiked down the other side of the mountain to a waterfall. It was pretty cool to see a bunch of old cabins on the way. The hard part was hiking back up the mountain. We all did it...even Tyler!!! What a trooper!! The hike was about 5 miles.

Dylan & Dallas's Baptism

June 23, 2007

Dylan & Dallas Turn the BIG 8 !!

Dylan & Dallas had a huge birthday party with their friends. There were 22 crazy boys running wild. Yes, we survived barely. They played many fun games. They tried to kill each other with the newspaper game first. Then they tortured the neighbors by doing a scavenger hunt. We finished up with playing the favorite candy bar game. It is a big hit every year. I tried to have them open presents with structure and it FINALLY worked this year. It only took 8 years. :)