More Camping Fun

I am always behind on blogging, summers are just too busy and we are having too much fun! A couple of weeks ago we took the cousins, our two boys and my mom up to the Uintas for some camping. For a Tuesday it was very busy, we went to three different campgrounds before we found a good tent spot. We ended up camping at Mirror Lake. It was so beautiful and the weather was nice and cool. Actually at night it got a little too cool, for me and Sammers. The kids had a great time playing in the meadow and fishing. Peter made some awesome tin foil dinners of course. Unfortunately this was Sammers trial run to see if we would do more camping. And he failed miserably. Sammers was up from 3 am to 5am then woke up at 7am. It was exhausting! So we are going to have to wait until next year to take Sammers again. But we still had a good time and it was good to get out of the heat and enjoy the mountains!

Sammers and Grandma.

Lindsey and Aydan.

Sammers and Annie. Do I look a little tired?

Sammers, Lindsey and Aydan.

Mirror Lake and the kids fishing.

24th Celebration

Myles, Aydan and Matthew watching the parade.

Peter and Annie.

Adrienne, AJ and Sam.

My goofy mom, Tara and Sam.

Aydan, Dusty and Lindsey.

For the 24th we went to the Bountiful parade then had some awesome desserts at our house. I love where we live. We only had to walk three blocks to the parade and the carnival afterward was practically in our backyard. So convenient! And it does help that we have great neighbors too. In order to get a good spot for the parade my neighbor Ashley and I had to wake up at 5:30 am! Most of the people that got the shade spots had to be there at 4:00am. We now have a secret spot, from the looks of it you would not think you would be in the shade, but we were in the shade most of the parade. We are so sneaky!! We went to the parade with our neighbors, the cousins, my family and some old neighbors who have moved on but can't get enough of the Nortons so they always return for festivities. The kids really loved the parade lots of candy and cool floats. Sam loved the parade too, there was so much to see that he just sat on peoples lap and didn't wiggle or want to get down. After the parade we went back to our house and had a dessert bar. Yummy!! Then we went out to the field near our house and watched the fireworks. What a great 24th!

Weeks of Fun

Dusty and Sammers.

Lucy and Aydan.

Sammers at the rec center. He loves the water.

Joshua camping, he never stopped eating!

The kids sleeping in our new BIG tent.

Lucy really loved camping.

Aydan eating camping food.

Dusty and the yummy corn.

My hubby and me.

Aydan, Lindsey, Becca and Dusty at Cherry Hill.

The crew at Cherry Hill. What fun!!

Peter and Aydan, so handsome!

Aydan's cousins from Idaho, Dusty and Lindsey, have been down for the last couple of weeks. And we haven't seen Aydan since! He pretends that he doesn't have parents when they are down. We are now a one child family, what a difference! Of course while the cousins are here we have been busy doing all sorts of fun things. They all started private swim lessons. It is amazing how much they have all improved in just one week. Aydan, Dusty and Lindsey were all a little afraid of the water, but now they can swim! Aydan will even jump off the side and get his head all the way under the water without plugging his nose. I can't even do that! I love to see him playing in the water and not being afraid. It makes going to the rec center so much more fun. Next on the list of fun was Cherry Hill. Dusty and Lindsey had a great time going on the slides and the tube ride. Aydan of course would rather play in the pirate ship. He was not to happy that we took him on the dragon slide. He said that it really freaked him out. I am serious when I say that he was angry that we dared to take him on that ride. Oh Aydan! And finally we went camping with the Norton family and Moss family. We headed up Farmington Canyon to Bountiful Peak campground. The campground was really nice and the weather was perfect. It was a miracle that we did go camping. Natalie, Josh, Molly and Doyle are not the camping type but they were troopers and had a great time. Molly and Doyle kind of cheated and left in the evening and returned in the morning for breakfast. But they all did us a favor by taking Sammers with them. We love the wild Sammers but he really wears us out! We played some hide and seek, ate S'mores of course and just sat around the fire and talked. We really had a great time. Lucy even came and actually was great and very obedient, she didn't even need a leash. It has been so fun hanging out and spending time with the cousins. Aydan just admires those kids and they have so much fun together!

Fishing

Lindsey, Dustin, Aydan and Peter at Pass Lake.

Dustin, Lindsey, and Aydan.

Aydan getting ready to catch his fish!

On July 16th Peter took Aydan fishing for the first time. They went up to the Uintas to Pass Lake. And Aydan caught 2 fish! His first time and he catches the most fish. He was so proud, I am so proud. He is getting to be such a little man. Oh how I love my Aydan.

Its Finally Done!

Cabin Memories

On June 25th the Nortons and three other families headed up to the Jone's cabin located near West Yellowstone. It was absolutely beautiful! It was located right in the middle of a forest with tons of pine trees, chipmunks, and you could see the lake from the cabin. We spent literally a whole day at the lake lounging around, watching the kids play in the sand, taking dips in the lake and eating lots of food! It was so relaxing and fun. After all the fun at the lake and in town we would put the kids to bed and stay up way too late visiting and playing games. I haven't laughed that hard in a long time or stayed up that long, I am talking about staying up till one o'clock in the morning. And keep in mind my children wake up at seven am! But for a few days it was worth not getting any sleep! Thank you Jones for inviting us and being great hosts.

Peter and Sam at the lake.

Aydan relaxing.

The family on a boat ride.

Aydan, Asia and Annie.

Asia, Aydan and Sam in the sand.

Annie and Aydan having some cuddling time.

The crew at the dock.

How cute is this! Sam and Penelope.

These brave souls jumped in the ice cold water late one evening.

Asia and Aydan. They already have plans for marriage.

Aydan and Asia, pretty much inseparable!

Moab Adventures

June 10th-14th we went to Moab with most of the Wiseman family. My brother lovingly calls us the "herd", because wherever someone goes we all have to follow. We had a great time, hiking, swimming, movie watching, using the ATV's, swings, making music and playing games. The weather was pretty nice, not to hot but too windy. We stayed in a very sweet condo. It was awesome. Three bedrooms, two bathrooms and plenty of room for the herd to gather. It was fun to be able to hang out with the family, cook together and just spend time visiting and laughing. And I don't think anyone cried, which may be a first for the Wisemans. Here are some of the highlights: Peter using Sam's floatie, taking Tyler on some of the hiking trails in Arches, wheelchair and all, Sam sleeping in the closet, watching Wipeout on TV, Aunt Dene trying to jump out of the swings and not even touching the ground with her feet, she landed straight on her side, kayaking and rafting down the Colorado, and Tara trying to be a bridge!

Peter and the floatie!

The Herd in the hot tub, the pool was too cold.

Sam's room in the closet of the master bedroom, don't worry we kept the door open.

Sammers totally asleep while hiking.

The Herd in Arches

Paul and Tyler blazing the trail.

Paul and Aydan in Double Arch.

Peter and Sam. Sammers loves the backpack.

The Herd: Tyler, Aunt Dene, Tara, Jane, Aydan, Peter, Sammers and Paul.

Aydan and Tyler making music at the park.

Sammers and Peter on the drums.

Sammers, Paul and my mom.

Peter trying to be cool on the drums.

The Herd doing what we did best, relaxing at the condo.