Can you ever vacation too much?

You know we had big plans this summer to work in our yard and make some home improvements, but that has all been interrupted by vacations. It's been one vacation after another it seems, but can you ever vacation too much?? I say NO!! It has been so fun to get away from the ringing phone and the ding dong of the doorbell and just relax.

We went up to Marsh Lake in the Uintas for a short getaway with some friends. Some of you may know this face from high school.....

I had to laugh at Jaysie and her "friend" who happens to be a boy. This boy is almost 9 (an older man) and he had the hots for Jaysie. He walked her to the trailer when it was dark to make sure she got there ok and Trent said that he heard him even ask for Jaysie's digits! Trent told Jaysie one morning when we were eating breakfast, "Hey you'd better hurry up and eat because your boyfriend is waiting for you to come out and ride bikes." She was so embarrassed.....Oh, we got a good laugh watching the two of them. Jaysie claims that she doesn't like him and that she just had to hang out with him because he was the only one close to her age. Yeah, right!

Fun Filled Family Reunions

It's that time of the year for family reunions!! I've decided that the anticipation leading up to the reunion and the memories you have after are worth the craziness during the reunion. With about 50 people coming and going, eating and sleeping and dancing and singing for 4 days you can only imagine the fun we had.

Actually, I have to give my mom credit for putting on a great reunion at Bear Lake. It was fun to see cousins, aunts and uncles that I don't get to see too often. There were some great stories shared and lots of laughter to go around. With Grandpa and Grandma B getting up there in years, you start to really cherish the time you have with them and enjoy hearing their stories.

I finally made it to Bloomington Lake. It's only about 20 minutes away from Bear Lake and you can drive most of the way and then hike in about 1/4 of a mile. You feel like you are in a whole new world. We saw this big black spot on top of the cliffs across the lake and thought for sure it was a bear. We watched it for a while and could have sworn that it was sitting there turning it's head side to side. Finally, Jensen told us that it was just a burned off tree stump that we were getting all hyped up over. Rachel was ready to take off running if that tree stump started to move. She had just told us about the "Bears and Prayers" story she had just seen about a man who was attacked by a bear and lived to tell about it. She kept an eye on that stump the whole time we were there.

Thanks for the memories B family!

Happy 4th of July

I know it's a little late, but that's how I roll... We had a fabulous 4th of July and hope everyone else had the same. We went to the parade and watched Teegan & Jaysie ride their decorated bikes. We sat toward the end of the parade route so as Teegan said, "Wow, that took a long time!" We then went up to the Cherry Days festivities where the kids ended up bringing home 2 frogs, a cage and a 3 month food supply (if they live that long). Later on Jaysie, Kate and I went to Stadium of Fire in Provo with my mom and little sister. We were "lucky" enough to get tickets to see the famous Miley Cyrus aka Hannah Montana perform. Well let's just say that we somewhat heard her and saw her through binnoculars because our seats were horrible. The kids were happy, so I guess that's all that matters.

I'd have to say my favorite part of the whole thing was listening to the military wives talk to their deployed husbands via satellite. It was pretty touching to hear them say how blessed they felt to be in the Middle East fighting for our country. I never thought of it that way before. This year seemed to be all about those who serve or haved served our country during times of war and it finally hit home for me. I have friends and family who have been directly affected by this war and I've seen the sacrifices that they have had to make. It is amazing and I am forever appreciative of what they do for me and this country.

I love Independence Day and the excuse it gives us to spend time with our family. What a wonderful time of year!