Yuba...

Our first trip to Yuba. It was awesome being to park the motor home right on the beach. Scott anchored the boat right in front of our campsite. Unfortunately, it took him over an hour to get the anchor secured and the water wasn't that warm. Glad he didn't end up with hypothermia!

Eli digging a hole to China.

The mighty warriors kayaking out to fish to bring back
to feed the tribe.

Asher had some success on the wakeboard.
Hopefully he'll get the hang of it soon!
Those hard landings are no fun.

Asher takes his responsibility of driving
the boat very seriously.

Boys Summer Book Club...

Our very ingenious neighborhood had the idea of creating a Neighborhood Boys Book Club for the summer months. There was a new book to be read every three weeks and then a party was hosted at one of the houses at the end of reading each book. Oakley and Eli chose the book, "The Templeton Twins," for our book. For the party, we rented a giant inflatable waterslide to play on. Half of the group was on the waterslide and the other half was with Jana Nelson, who was helping with the party. She would ask them questions about the book and if they could answer the question correctly, they earned a water balloon. For the grand finale, we had a water balloon fight with all the balloons they earned answering questions.

 

The boys said they would definitely want to participate next summer. Two thumbs up for such a great way to spend some of those long summer days.

Ragnar...

 Tiffany asked me if I wanted to be on their Ragnar time June, 2012. At the time, it seemed like a good goal and would help me keep my running up. As June, 2013 approached, I began to dread it. I wondered why I ever signed up and was pretty sure I would die on the trail. Since I'm here writing now, I am alive to tell the tale. If I'd known then how much fun we were going to have, I could have saved myself a lot of anxiety. There were 6 people in our car and the only person I knew was Tiffany. But the rest of the team were all really fun and after over 24 hours straight in a car together, it's a good thing.

The card Scott and the boys made for me.

Some people chose to wear some interesting
costumes on the race. I cannot imagine running
in such a get-up...

We decorated the car a bit,
"Girl's Night Out
Run All Night,
Sleep All Day"

We'd sleep any chance we got, on school
lawns, in the car, anywhere!

After we'd all run 3 legs 24 hours later, we crossed the finish
line with the rest of the team.

I will absolutely run Ragnar again if given the opportunity. When Tiffany was checking our team in and another guy heard our team name was Girl's Night Out, he said, "You think this is a girl's night out?!?! You have issues!" Who would have thought running a relay through the night with a car full of sweaty people could be so much fun?

Anything for Sleep...

This is the note Scott taped to our bedroom door in hopes of not being woken up by kids at 6:30 in the morning. It's summer! Please! Can we ever sleep in?!?! He mentioned we needed extra sleep because we were going to be up late at the BNL concert that night. Did the note work? Sort of, there were at least three times we were woken up by tattle-tellers.

Saddle Sore...

Although the boys were really excited about horseback riding, I was hoping to wake up on the day of our scheduled trip with some kind of sickness requiring me to stay in bed. I woke up fit as a fiddle, so it was off to Blue Sky Ranch near Park City. I get myself all freaked out when I'm riding a horse, which they sense and then take off and do whatever they want. The guide promised the most gentle and easy-going horse. I hoped the horse wouldn't take on a sudden personality change.

The boys were all fearless.

I got to ride right behind Eli on the trail.

"Please let me live!" was racing through my
mind most of the ride. 

It was a beautiful day and the scenery amazing. Once I calmed down a bit, I did enjoy the ride. Especially seeing the boys loving it so much.

After the ride, we took the long, scenic way home through the Uintahs. It was the perfect time of year, everything was green and lush since the real heat of summer hadn't hit.

Asher had seen Scott cross the stream without getting his feet
wet, so he tried it for himself.

On the way home, we drove through the town of Oakley.
Someone was quite thrilled.

Tana and Maxx...

Asher and I love it when our best friends can come up for a visit from Toquerville! Tana and Maxx were able to stay with us for a few days and we had some fun activities.

Hiking to Timpanogos Cave

Living Planet Aquarium