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Thursday, August 23, 2012

Finally made it!

So my little family finally made it to the cabin for a mini getaway. For some reason the stars have not lined up this year so every vacation has turned to crap or canceled. This time it was shortened but we made it. We played hard and soaked up the peaceful quiet of the cabin.

Enough is Enough

So Sunday night Grandpa and Grandma needed a little space so they sent the group on a Crest Creek Hike. They sat back and relaxed and they returned to Grandma's so yummy carmel corn and a dance from the I think I'm awesome boys. lol

A Zoo?

So on all our adventures the boys caught 3 lizards and a nasty salamander. The decided it was going to be their new pets. So they got a tub and filled it with sand and played with the lizards for hours. The salamander got to live in Grandpa's cooler filled with night crawlers. A surprise the teenagers arranged in the middle of the night. lol Grandpa was not all to thrilled with the find. Well at one point a lizard appeared to be dead. So Dagen and Dono decided to do CPR and no luck he just wasn't moving. So the decided a funeral was in order. Well a few minutes later they went back to check out the grave and surprise that lizard was gone. Smartest on of the bunch. So then everyone packs up to go home and I inherit the lizards. What the nut!

A Teen Vacation

Ok so much of our summer vacation consisted of Grandma worried about what will make the teenagers most happy. Let's just say the teens ran with it. They pick 100 percent of what we did, had a car exclusively for teens (unless they invited Grandma to tickle), scary movies, etc...... I think their Mom's could have killed them, but since I'm just the Auntie I enjoyed every minute with them. Minus the random take downs.

Moments They Treasure

Here is a small moment that the boys will forever cherish. Grandpa took the time to teach them a game. They love this attention only a Grandpa can give.

Change in Plans

So we had a big idea....we would take everyone floating down Warm River. However, mother nature didn't agree. The storms moved in and we had to go with option B. Bowling. I have to say we all could use some serious work in our bowling skills. It was fun to be all together.

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Looky Looky

Look who finally decided to join the party. Wahoo give it up for Pam, Paul and Lynn!

What do you do with all these boys.......?

Fishing of course. We spent the night at the Shelly kid pond. Oaklen was taught by the long timer Grandpa, Colton was taught by the expert Jay, and Dagen well he got Debbie. lol I discovered I might have the most impatient fishers in the group. lol

Ijump

Ijump was a hit with the kids. They loved doing tricks, jumping in the pit, and dodge ball. Much to our surprise we left without any injuries. Just cars full of starving kids....which meant a stop at pizza pie cafe. Yum!

Hot Breakfast Served 24 hours a day

This is one of the many reasons the Grandkids love staying at Grandpa and Grandma's. The fact that there is no required bedtime, not wake up time, and you are sure to be served a hot breakfast even if it is noon.

An ALL DAY AFFAIR

Rigby Lake was the destination. We figured oh we will be here maybe a couple of hours. The water is cold and the sun is hot. It will just fill up part of the day. Oh no no no the kids swam until night fall and only got out cause the thunderstorm rolled in. We had super fun! However, I apologize to all those who saw my swimming suit fall literally off my bum as Derek and Tanner ruthlessly ran me right out of them into the water. lol