Kamryns Thoughts

Kamryns Thoughts:

"Why did Jesus make c + k sound the same?"

"Does Fast Sunday mean church goes fast?"

Beach Day with the Lowe's

Had a great day with the Lowe's at the beach.  Always feels like family when we are together!  We played at the beach for awhile, got pizza, and went and did smores at the Marriott Timeshare!  Awesome night!

Drew and Blake (they look like brothers)

Awesome day with friends who always feel like family!

Found this on our car! Those silly Utah vacationers!  I thought that was funny.

Saying Goodbye

After 10yrs of living by each other the Brown's moved away to San Clemente.  They are my kids best buds!  We went down and helped them move on their first day.  Looks like a really great place to live.  I think the kids will really miss them when they start school and realize their cousin isn't there anymore to play at recess.  So glad they are only a hour and a half away so we can still see them here and there! Miss you Brown's!

Palm Springs

 We went with our friends the Ewell's to a condo out in Palm Springs!  It only cost us $250 for the whole week!  The kids swam ALL day long.  It was a nice week with nothing to do, just super HOT! Shelly and I were alone for the first part of the week, had to battle 2 pink eye's and a bad swimmers ear, but other than that it was a great time!

  Meredith & Shelly

 So Hot!

Luke All Stars

Lukes All Star Team Won Districts!

 Luke and Brock has played on so many teams together.  Today was their last time playing on a team together (till college, haha!)because Brocks family is moving to San Clemente. They are best friends, and it is sad to see this day!

On the ride home from playing in Sectionals in Murrieta, the kids were wiped out!

Brynn's 15th Birthday

 Happy 15th Birthday Brynn!

New shoes, dresses, makeup, purse, and jewelry holder!

We held a swim party for her with all her friends!

Dear Brynn,

You are my sunshine!  You make me laugh and have such a beautiful way of being confident in who you are.  You are one that I know will rise up and defend your destiny and who you are to become! I love you! Happy Birthday!

15 thinngs about Brynn  

1) Funny

2) Stylish

3) Hard Worker in School

4) Has Amazing Hair

5)Good at Waterpolo

6) Does not like piano

7) Beautiful

8) Includes Everyone

9) Has to reclean her closet every week

10) Loves Reeses

11) Spiritually Strong

12) Helpful to her mom

13) Really Witty

14) Still a Kid at heart 

15)Loves anything Disney

LOVE YOU SIS, so happy your ours!

Fasting Drew

On fast Sunday I was wetting Drew's hair down with water for church. I noticed his face like this.  I asked him what he was doing.  He said he was trying to catch any water he could because he was super thirsty from fasting. Oh Drew!

July 4th 2014

 Ward 4th of July Breakfast, Kamryn got her pony ride!

 We got a freak thunderstorm on 4th of July, the boys had a blast playing baseball in it.  Guess they think baseball is worth getting electrocuted for!

 We had a neighborhood BBQ, then after that we headed to the fair and fireworks!  The big kids road the wild Zipper, while Kamryn road the Dragon Coaster.   

  Afterwards Kamryn gave up her second ride for a booth where she lost, and cried all night because she wanted to win the Unicorn on display!

 Got the homemade popcorn, and ready for fireworks!

The Markhams & Salisbury's

 

Kamryn & Sara Markham her best friend

 So sweet

 

 My All Star boys watching the show!

Great home town fun, Yucaipa always puts on a great show!

Brown Family Reunion

 Headed out to the Brown Family Reunion.  Jenna's family is moving to Connecticut because her husband Randy got a job offer to be the Institute Director at YALE UNIVERSITY!  So we knew we needed to have one last reunion before they left across the country.  We had quite the adventure driving there.  We first stopped at Bearizona that is in Arizona. We drove in our car and had Bison, wolves, bears, goats, and rams surround our car.  Sadly, the bears had just been fed so they were all laying around.  Either way it was an awesome experience!  Watching they bear cubs wrestle was they highlight!  They were so cute!

 THE GRAND CANYON

 

 We stopped and saw the Grand Canyon, it was gorgeous! 

 

 

 Luke was really nervous about being by the edge.  He kept asking us "What if a crazy guy comes and throws me over the edge?!"  I think his nerves got to him because he was even willing to hold mine and Travis's hand!!  We had to get a picture, haha!

 FOUR CORNERS

Arizona, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico

 We drove to the middle of no where to stand in 4 states at once!  Drew tried standing right on the dot to say he stood in NO STATES....

 All the kids in a different state!
 
Brynn 14yrs

Kennedy 13yrs

 Luke 11yrs

 Drew 8yrs

 Kamryn 6yrs

Now that is talent.....Kissing in 4 states at once!

Sun-setting on our drive to Monticello

BROWN FAMILY REUNION

 

 

 Siblings

Group Shot

 We hiked to Indian Ruins, see them up in the caves.

 Then we walked thru a tunnel under the mountain to the other side.  I was brave and did it, but was shaking like a leaf...........the older I get the more claustrophobic I get!!!

Went to Blandings Pool after the hike, pretty much to use as our bath!  We had no water for showers at camp for 2 days!

Travis giving CPR to 

 Drew!

 Brynn and Mckayd share the same birthday this week, so they got to do Grandma and Grandpa's money jar!

RECAPTURE LAKE DAY

 Went to play at Recapture Lake!  Cousins all dancing to "Turn Down For What?"

Our sister freedom swim, we swam across the lake and came back real slow while listening to all the chaos of our children that we were coming back too. Haha!

Dance Party (Liz had us do dances to our era)

 Dance Party with all the cousins

 

 Playing on the Dude Ranch

 Uncle Randy taking Kamryn and others

 Smore Night with these cuties

Sadie, Kamryn, Davie, Riley, Dakota

 TALENT SHOW NIGHT

 Drew and Pearce showed their baseball skills

 Salisbury Family doing a skit

Kamryn singing her heart out to Let It Go

 Kennedy did the Napoleon Dance for the Talent show!  She was Awesome!

Liz and I bought Jenna Tweezers and a Mirror for her birthday to take care of all of our whiskers!!

Makeup day for these little ones!
Riley, Addie, Davie, Kamryn, and Sadie

Really going to miss my sis Jenna!  I will have to go out and see her!!

ARCHES NATIONAL PARK, MOAB UT

 We hiked to Delicate Arch on our way out of town.  It was so beautiful to see in person, I am so glad we took the time to hike it.  It was 3 miles round trip and 100 degrees out.  Kamryn cried most the way, which meant Travis had to carry her most of the way.  On our way down we ended up giving 3 different Italians some water, and was was really bad with heat stroke that Travis had to  help carry him down to his bus.  So I went ahead with the kids and whinny Kamryn.   She was asking me to carry her and I told her I couldn't, so then she turned her questions into "Why are you so weak mom?" So after getting chewed out by her and finally making it to flat ground I attempted to carry her for a bit.  The Italians finally made it to their bus and we finally made it to the car and hit the road at 3:00pm for an 11 hour drive back to CA!!!!!!!

 A kiss under Delicate Arch

 Kids resting in the shade before we head down

 Travis doing one of his "Travis Tricks" at the Arch

  Amazing hike, worth every step, awesome family reunion, love my family, will miss my sister!

Kamryn excited to get home and see her friend Sara! We rolled in at 1am CA time, but really it was like 2am in UT!