Greys River 2013

I always have to get myself motivated to do vacation posts. We always take so many pictures. Its hard to narrow them all down. And, of course, one of our all times favorite vacations is Grey's River. We've been doing this annual trip since I was a kid and I loved it. And now my kids love it too.

 

We set up a camp that includes a kitchen, craft tent, fire pit, and endless outdoor fun.

 

The kids love all the stuff Grandma Holly prepares for them. She really is the funnest.

 

The adults lounged around, slept, and read books and magazines.

 

These two were the official lunch ladies.

 

I got to go running with my dad. Always a treat.

 

 

And then the River. This has turned into the favorite thing of the trip.

 

We make multiple trips down with canoes and tubes.

 

And sometimes stop to pee.

 

Then we hit up Murphy lake for some relaxing rowing around the lake.

 

And then our hike to Stump Lake. This time we did it in the evening and it was so much better....and cooler.

 

We always get our family picture taken here. And we do the best we can at getting a good one.....

 

Aren't my parent the cutest?

 

We almost took some friend home with us this year. Aiden and Oakley both caught a snake.

And a big thanks to this guy that gets the Bohemith loaded every time. He does a superb job.

 

And a huge thanks to these two that organize, provide food, cook, clean, and anything else you can imagine. They really are the best parents/grandparents around.

 

And love these ladies.

 

Next year we will have the WHOLE family together up there since Jake and Becky are moving back AND we will have 2 new babies! Then Trent and I can just laugh at Luke and Kim and the chaos of happy 2 babies camping. ;)

 

Until Next Year.

Allred Reunion

We had the Allred Reunion just before we went to Grey's River. First activity was hiking up to the Geyser. We got to meet a lot of little cousins along the way.

 

And big cousins. Love these girls. Sad we missed Stephanie. She didn't hike to the top and got there just as we were leaving too.

 

Oakley snagged a cute pic of me and Trent.

 

And Mandi snagged a cute pic of my cute family.

 

And since we had a full house the cousins got to sleep on the deck. Love this pic.

 

 

 

As soon as I can get them I will add some more photos of the festivities. There were a TON of people there. Love my big Allred Family!

Odds & Ends

I have a few pictures on my camera that really don't have much to do with anything that important, but sometimes the everyday simple things are the funnest to look back on.

 

Sometimes running is just great. Especially when you get to see the sun come up.

 

 

My girls have the worst bed head. Paige's was extremely good this particular morning.

 

Sometimes we facetime with each other.

 

 

And sometimes we take naps together.

 

We got a snow cone machine and lots of delicious flavors. One of the kids favorite treats.

I was driving around and saw this street. Had to take a pic and send it to all the "Garys" in my life

On one of my horrible long runs I came across a garage sale and found this. It's exactly like the one I had growing up so of course I had to make them hold it for me until I ran home to get money and a car. I love it.

 

Trent runs my long runs with me. It really makes them so much better.

 

Morgan is Trent's shadow. She loves helping him with everything.

And the rest of The Hoard is pretty good at helping too. We are loving our new siding.

 

We were able to spend a day with Papa Bob. Unfortunately I didn't get any picture with him, but we did take a lunch break to Chick-fil-a for lunch and ice cream cones.

And got to enjoy some topless driving.

 

I laughed when I came home and saw my sweat marks after this run. Makes me smile. Ha Ha.

 

My mom was nice enough to watch the kids so Trent and I could fit a 16 miler in. She even fed us breakfast and watched the kids while I went grocery shopping. She's the best.

 

Paige's First Tooth

Paige lost her first tooth. It was a long time coming.

 

And luckily the tooth fairy found her.

 

The Great Gatsby

 

We had been wanting to see The Great Gatsby for a while now and we finally made a date. It was last minute so only a few of us could go. We hit up Training Table and enjoyed a dessert of succors at the show.

Love these ladies and love that we can have so much fun together.

 

I didn't love the show at first, but the more I think about it the more I am liking it and want to see it again.

24th of July

I love the 24th. It reminds me of my childhood. I loved going to the fair, eating junk food, the fish pond, and rides. And now I love to see my kids do all the things I loved growing up.

 

We had quite the group gathered to eat this delicious food.

 

One of my favorite things that they added last year is the photobooth. I don't know how much longer we will all fit, but I love these pictures.

 

Afterwards we watch the fireworks from our roof. I didn't take any pictures, but I made sure to photobomb Kim and Luke's.

 

 

For the actual 24th Trent ran in the Deseret News Marathon and I made 36 batches of Pom Pom's pancakes for our ward breakfast.

 

Afterwards Trent worked on the house and I did laundry.

 

We sure do know how to party.

It's What Fun Is

I loved having out season passes to Lagoon. Such a fun activity to do for a couple hours here and there. This kids loved it too.

 

Puff has been around forever.

 

And my kids love any ride that gets you wet.

Even just the water fountain.

 

We tried Lagoon-a-beach one day. It was a bummer for the girls because they were not tall enough for any of the rides. Maybe in a few years. ;)

 

And we got to have the Orris's join us, which was a treat.

 

 

Can't wait to get to Lagoon again for some spookiness this coming Halloween. Frightmares here we

come.

Another Weekend

We hit up Dollar Tree to spend some of The Hoard's earnings. I don't know why the kids get so excited to buy this stuff that is ends up in the garbage in a few days.

 

They got to enjoy a Molten Lava. One of the best desserts around.

 

And this is the thanks I get after these fun things. Andrew drew this in church.

I mean, if I am honest, it is pretty accurate.