Birds in Flight to Island Park

When J.B. and Jolene invited us to come up to Island Park while they were there, how could we possibly say no... We loaded up the fam (minus Lindsey who was at Debate camp in Walla Walla) and headed up into the hills... Who knew what fun and exciting times awaited us. There was

Golfing...

The Golfers Extraordinaire!!!

Then there was feeding the fish at Big Springs, check out the size of the fish we were trying to feed until Mr. Muskrat came along.... Some of you may think that Mr. Muskrat looks so cute (start singing a little Muskrat Love) but if you have ever seen one out of the water you may think twice, since they look like a HUMONGOUS RAT !!!!! Have you ever seen their long thick rat like tails.......VERY ALARMING TO SAY THE LEAST...

No Muskrat Love ALLOWED!!!!!

Here we all are, safe after our escapade with giant fish and muskrats!!!


Of course there was Swimming and Tennis.....

And even after all of that we went on a nice relaxing 3 hour raft trip...It was Beautiful up there everything was green, we had a great time, thanks so much Grandma & Grandpa!!!

Aren't they soo cute!!!I absolutely love this photo, it reminds me of when Braxton used to call himself the Cheeto Hooker, a story for another Day.....lolDaylan thought he could actually force his dad alias Brandon into the water, the war was on!!!

All the boys ended up in the water, which is appropriate if you think about it!!

Golf Anyone???

Anyone who knows Brandon, is aware that he has a bit of an obsession with golf, watching golf, playing golf,..... This year has been a bit tough on the old ego as far as the golf game goes, so he has spent a considerable amount of time practicing his swing at the driving range. One Monday night we decided to make a family outing of it... Here is the evidence, of the love we have for good ole' dad :)

Soccer Times

Check me out I've got the Moves...K, this is the tricky part keeping you feet on the ground!!
What Form....

The year of sports has ended and although part of me was glad to see it end (the soccer coach side hahaha lol!!!) the mom side of me will sort of miss the excitment a seven year old has for the game and more importantly the treats here are some of the fun moments...

Daylan's 10th Birthday

I can't believe that Daylan turns ten this year, it just seems so unbelievable that these kids are growing up so fast....Remarkably though, their mother has found a way to somewhat fool people into thinking that she is younger than she really is....The SECRET, only be seen in public with children ten years or younger. HAHAHA, I really do love my older girls they just make me seem so old....

Finally a genuine smile, no cheese factor here

You've got to have the silly pose!!
What a shot Scott, these kids are dumbfounded!!!
What could it be???

Picking up Daylan....

After the infamous "Colorado Adventure" Mom and Austin always ride the train back to Utah to bring the kids part of the way back. So why not make it another adventure, we took the kids to Boondocks. Check it out. Thanks for the adventure Grandma, Grandpa and Stephanie.....Daylan had a blast! And we all had a blast at Boondocks!!!

Look at that face... Braxton means business, look out DadHere we come, you're dead in the water lol!!!
The Race is on, and we're not even kidding!!!! He's got his game face on :)
You've gotta love the 18th hole on a miniature golf course...of course we all know




it swallows up your ball, but this one also shoots hot flames out of his head, and on a 95 degree day not quite the prize you'd be looking for.... Go Brandi!


What kind of finesse is Lindsey After!?!?!?!

Back to those darn bumper boats, the real question, can anyone stay dry????

More Colorado....

Isn't this the greatest!!!!

Here we are on the Box Springs Canyon hike, it goes right up next to the Water, More hiking photos
Lindsey is relaxing, enjoying herself....
Don't get too close...

Colorado Adventures....

Everyone enjoyed the warm water at Ouray Springs
Stephanie's son Nolan was sure a cutie...He loved the water!!!The Goodman and Bird boys!

Brandi having a good time getting in touch with friends!
Having a fun Hike!

After our wonderful trip to Park City, we headed straight out to Colorado for a visit. When the grandkids turn 10ish my mom takes them on a "Colorado Adventure with another cousin, so this was Daylans year for a Colorado Adventure with his cousin Dylan...We got to spend a bit of time with my sisters Jennifer, Stephanie & Jo and their families and we had a great time... Check out the fun photos of course there was hiking and then swimming at the hot springs in Ouray and tennis for those Federer fans and just plain old chillin out times...It really is beautiful in Ouray

Fourth of July 2008

This year for the Fourth of July we went to Park City and were able to see the fireworks show from the balcony of our room. It was amazing :) While we were there we enjoyed many things, swimming, tennis, gondola rides, hiking, shopping and of course eating!!!

We rode the gondola up to the top of the mountain intending to just check things out and ended up going on a bit of a hike with flip flops and sandals. Some of us enjoyed it more than others.