[breaking in the thompson's]

Aimee and her family decided to plan a trip to Southern Utah this year.  Brent and Stacy generously offered to let the whole fam stay a the new cabin which was super convenient!  We were so excited to show them all the fun things around the cabin and break them in to Southern Utah. 

Thursday August 12, 2010

We arrived to our meeting place early so we stopped to play at a park:

Will is such a climber!

We made it to the cabin but just got settled and headed to bed!
We had a full schedule ahead of us!

Friday August 13, 2010

Good morning beautiful cabin!

We started out the day by checking out the Moqui Cave:

Will sitting at the bar :)

Inside the cave:

The kids getting 'talked to', ha ha I love it!

We grabbed lunch back at the cabin and then hiked around the cabin:

Poor Mike carrying all 35 squirming pounds of Will!

The BFF's :)

My turn!

We put Will down for a nap and I headed with the Thompson's to check out the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary:

Jessie brought donations for the animals:

In one of the cat houses:

Jessica's favorite animal ever:

The sanctuary was pretty cool and I was glad we decided not to bring Will.  It was long, and hot, but definitely cool to check out.  We had dinner and then relaxed while Aunt Whitni entertained all the kids!  They were like magnets to her the whole trip!

Ty, Whit, Will

Soon all the kids joined!

The love birds :)

 Brent & Stacy

Why is my husband always being so goofy?!

Saturday August 14, 2010

We got up bright and early today and headed to the Lake Powell Whahweap put in.  It was Aimee and the kids first time to Lake Powell and it was so much fun to watch them in awe of the canyons and natural beauty of Powell.  We decided to anchor the boat and play in one central area for the day and it was a great day on lake!

I cannot get enough of this little cheese ball!

 

Nat

 Ty

Jess

 

Will & Me

I am seriously like a kayak pro :)

Will teasing Nat

Will LOVES his Jessie :)

 

 Aimee, Me, Stacy, Whitni

Such a handsome boy!

Thompson Fam

Seriously kayaks are so much fun!

Nat & Jess

On our way back to leave the lake of course we had to tube!

Whitni & Me

Jess, Aimee, & Nat

By the end of the day we were all pretty wore out!

Stacy occupied all the kids on the drive back:

 Sunday August 15,2010

We had so much fun on the lake yesterday that we decided we had to head back today!

Will seriously has no fear!

 We stopped at the Marina and grabbed some ice cream on our way to Rainbow Bridge.

The HOT hike to Rainbow Bridge :)

Beautiful though!

Luckily the kids found some shade on the way back:

And looked for more lizards too:

Who knew a window could be so cool?!

Finally we ended the day with a diving contest off the boat!  Mike and Justin's Twin Dolphins and Mike's Unsuspecting Walker were among the top favs and we all had a great laugh at all our silliness!  Such a perfect day on the lake!

Monday August 16, 2010

Today we were all pretty wore out from the Lake so we relaxed around the cabin and pretty much just hung out.  We decided to have a fire and just spend time together as a family.  I sure do love these guys!

What a crazy kid!

 

 Tuesday August 17, 2010

Thompson's headed out early to check out all that Zion National Park had to offer.  Will was still pretty wore out so we stayed behind and cleaned up the cabin and then headed home.  We had such a fun trip and were so glad we could share it with Thompson's.  Thanks guys for all the fun! 

More Cherry Hill!

We have had such a fun summer at Cherry Hill and have been lucky enough to go with friends, and ALL of my family this year. So naturally it was Gammy Stacy and Auntie Whitni's turn!

Stacy watched Will for a bit so Whitni and I could race down the water slides. We had so much fun! We were yelling like little kids and I swear I haven't laughed that hard in a long time. Thanks for coming up guys!

Pool Buddies

I am very lucky to have two adorable friends that meet us at the pool every so often this summer. Will LOVES his pool buddies! We always have such a fun time relaxing, letting the kids play, and chatting away about life. Will is best buds with Chase and Austin and little Hadley holds her own with all the boys!

Chase, Austin, Will, & Hadley

How cute are these boys?!!

{aunt whitni turns 23}

Aunt Whinti turned the fabulous 23 today. We LOVE Aunt Whitni for so many different reasons, here are just a few:

{she is an AMAZING baker}
{she is one crafty chica}
{she can always make me laugh}
{she has an amazing testimony}
{she is the BEST vacation buddy ever}
{if you try to spoon her in her sleep she will head butt you}
{she has an infectious laugh}
{she can keep secrets}
{she plays with Will}
{and on, and on, and on!!}

We had a BBQ for her birthday and Mike was stylin in his awesome apron:

Then Will 'helped' open all her presents:

WE LOVE YOU WHINTI!!!

Now time for bed :)

Choo Choo Rides with Gammy Stacy

We meet up with Gammy Stacy today at South Town Mall for a fun choo choo ride and some shopping. Will sure does LOVE choo choo's!!!

Love this pic :)

Look how big he is with his little ticket :)

He is one happy kiddo!

Thank you Gammy Stacy!!!

The Hoodoo Hideout

We have an annual trip to Lake Powell that we do every year with the Houghton's and look forward to it all year. Well this year we didn't make it on the Lake to meet up with them but we look forward to next year for sure! We did still have a lot of fun at the cabin though:

Thursday
I got to experience PG's Daylight Donuts, delicious!!!

Will thought they were YUMMY!!

Saturday
We got to try out the kayaks on Powell:

Will played with Aunt Whity

LOVE this pic :)

Our happy fam

The sleepy boys

Sunday
We went for a hike on the cabin property:

And taught Will what 'ouchies' (cactus) are:

Played in the rain water:

Will likes to take the road less traveled in life :)
(notice the nice paved sidewalk to his left)

HELP ME!!!!

Awe thanks Daddy :)