Just Add Water

So - we continued to camp.  And when we got too hot ... we hiked on down to the res (somehow, that's what we ended up calling it this trip) and cooled off in the water.  :)

Here's Krystal getting buried in the sand:

I got a kick out of our toesies ... mainly because of Ty's "booties".  haha.  He sported those most of the time - so he could jump in the water to snorkel with his flippers on demand:

Here we are (dying of heat) at our camp spot:

Making breakfast ... look at that awesome view!  We got to watch all the fireworks right from our firepit out over that valley.  It was so cool!

Ahhhhhhh .... the water addition on this camp trip made all the difference in the world.  So fun!  The boys had a blast snorkeling all over the reservoir:

LOVE this pic!!  hahahahahahahaha.  They're like big kids.  :)

I think I took these pictures after the kids swam ALL the way across the res and back for the first time.  They were so proud!

 

Chillin' Cuties:

After swimming for a bit - it feels SO good to warm up in the sun:

Good Times!

More to come!  :)

Camping 2011

We took our first camping trip this Summer over the 24th of July weekend - just right above us at the Spanish Oaks campground and reservoir. We went with the Jers and Plonns fam and had a great time. I took over 100 pictures - and could only cut that down to about 60. hahahaha. So - there will be a few posts:

We got to the campground in the afternoon and got all our gear set up.  We were all DYING of heat ... so, we trekked the few steps to the reservoir to cool down!  We really enjoyed it there:

Sitting in the shade of the umbrella or being in the water ... even putting our feet in the water worked wonders.  The water was super cold -- but, the kids were very refreshed and were able to get in and out no problem:

Just loungin' - the best part of vacationing! 

Every time we got to the reservoir, the kids and Ty and Jer would use all the power they had to dislodge this huge log that the kids would play on.  The kids were always so worn out from trying to get it unstuck - they didn't ever end up playing on it for very long.  ;)  And, check out the cool sand-heart that Marissa made!  Cute.  I love the ripples from the water in the background.

 

Aaron and Kevin did all kinds of swimming all over the reservoir.  I'm so proud of those guys - they were fast little swimmers.  Here they are swimming back to shore after playing on the log - just chatting away.  :) So cute.

Here are the girls (and Ty ;)) keepin' cooler with our feet in the water.

Play, play, playplayplay!

 

Here are the kids taking a break to have a snack in the warm sun.  They loved to soak up the sun after swimming in the cold water.

Many more pics to come!  We really had a fantastic time!

Birthday Fun!

Miss Hanna's birthday is on the 24th of July - so, we always get to have a good time together. This year we celebrated a little early at the Veteran's Pool. As the pictures show - we all had a great time!

Thanks for letting us come to your swim party, Miss Hannabanana!

Midway - Jenson Family Reunion 2011

Here are some of our adventures over the weekend we spent in Midway with the Jenson clan (we missed you, Brandon and Tina fam!):

We spent a TON of time at the pool and in the hot tub.  These girls were cracking up, because Marissa's shirt kept filling up with air right in a ... well, er .... a funny area -- EVERY time she sat in the hot tub!!  She couldn't stop it.  It was so funny!  Marissa was basically in heaven with her cousins:

We had several intense chicken fights:

 

Played lots of games:  (aren't those smiles gorgeous?!)

Twister was a favorite:

Here is Tyler trying to teach his dad how to twirl a pen/pencil around his finger.  Tyler does it pretty much non-stop.  :)

My favorite part of the trip was the night that we played Balderdash!  I don't remember that game being so much fun, but I just had a blast ... and we all had a lot of good laughs!

Ping Pong:

More time at the pool!  Aaron, I think, would stay there all day if we let him.  He loves playing water games:

At the park - lots of "take a picture of this, Mom!"  moments:  :)

 

These cuties hunted for pine cones and came up with a pretty good collection!

We love our cousins!

Marissa and Anaka got way into these squishy little guys that were available in a quarter machine.  They spent about 5 bucks each on these little critters!  haha.  I only got a picture of the first three.  They had a lot of fun.

This game was awesome!  The grown-ups would throw these swim rings to the boys who would jump in the pool as they caught them.  It was fun to watch!

Thanks, Jensons for a fabulous weekend!!