July 4th in Flagstaff

There were fireworks in Flagstaff that they set off over Mormon Lake. Everyone just drives out to Mormon Lake and park on the side of the road and watch them!

I am a wimp and stayed in the WARM car while Kerby and Maddie and Tay set up camp chairs beside the car! It already feels cold to me at night and it is JULY!

Our visit to Utah!

Our visit included so many activities! We went to a movie--some of us saw 'Nim's Island' and some saw 'Speed Racer'. Grandpa, Kerby and Jake went golfing. I was so proud of Heidi and I--we went to the gym and did a Core-Pole class (NO--not an actual pole class--how naughty of you to think that way!) which involved a giant pole that we connected exercise bands to and pulled with all our might in many different exercise positions. It also included some step exercising too! We also went running 3 days--thanks to Heidi for pushing me each day!! **Of course those are all the activities that didn't have pictures! Here are the ones that do:

I love the Brimhall's yard because it transforms into a

Soccer field:




A slip-n-slide course:

Emeire and Ethan

Ellie and Taylor

Aspen


Nate with Ellie on the Slip-n-Slide

Taylor


Emerie


Nate and Max

Ethan


An open pit for making s'mores:



A place to set off fireworks:

Payton--Obviously she has NEVER done pops before!! :)


Ellie--I LOVE how she says, "I Win!" after she throws the pops successfully!!

A place to visit with family and friends:


A giant sandbox:

Madison, Payton, Ellie and Emerie

Taylor, Hayden, Cameron

A place to BOUNCE your cares away:

Emerie, Payton, Ellie and Zack

A gymnastics classroom:

We sure had a great time on our visit to Utah!! Wish we lived closer!! Thanks to the Brimhall's for opening their home to us!!!
Payton trying to do a cartwheel

More activities from our trip to Utah!

Okay--how often do you get to Limbo when NOT in Hawaii or at a Luau??





Isn't Camille's belly the cutest!? She was due the 10th but didn't have it till the 15th!!

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We went swimming in the Ridd's swimming pool at their complex! It was fun but the kids ended up playing on the park toys as well!

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We ended up boating on Saturday, July 12th up at Deer Creek! What an adventure! There's really no good beach--just rocks! But we made the best of it and had a great time! We picked up fried chicken and brought lots of snack foods! I don't have a picture of this but what a story it is!! Hayden was playing in the water with Zack and Cam for at least an hour! He got out to get something to eat and tried to brush off all the debris that was on him. But there was this little long black thing next to his navel that wasn't brushing off! It turned out to be a leech!! EEk!! Wow--I had never seen an actual leech in person!! It was still squirming after we had to yank it off--it had a pretty good hold of his skin! He even had a bruise the next day where we tore it off!!


Madison and Mekall--Emerie, Taylor and Zack on the drive to the lake.


Emerie, Ellie, Taylor, Madison and Mekall eating fried chicken--Cam, Hayden and Zack playing in the lake.

Kerby, Madison and Mekall--Zack, Taylor and Emerie


Zack and Taylor--Ellie and Heidi


Kerby and Mekall--All the gang


Mekall, Taylor and Lucas--Jake, Ellie, Mekall and Taylor