Friday - Sunday, June 10th - 12th
Our favorite lunch spot in Clovis, NM. Every time we drive we stop and eat lunch with the tank and the airplane.
There is nothing cuter than Grampa playing Headbandz with the girls. ADORABLE! Grampa did have an unfair advantage because Rachel kept telling him what was on his head band. (Don't forget to notice the snoozer in the background :) giggle That's what Sunday afternoons are for, right?)
I guess I didn't take any pictures Monday and Tuesday. I know we played a lot of games and practiced for the lip sync.
Wednesday and Thursday, June 15th & 16th
These days we decided to camp (this particular event will not be repeated next year unless the dads go it alone!) We drove out to Ruby Lake, about two hours. The area was pretty and the campground was actually really nice - cleanest campground bathrooms I have ever seen...yea! The pictures are in a random order because I still cannot figure out how to upload them the way I want. ;)
Campfire and Smores!
Well, I could have posted the one with Ben sharing the contents of his mouth, however, for the sake of those who choose to view the pics, I chose this lovely shot of Emily and Ben.
Group photo
Audrey...need I say more?
Alexis and Audrey making smores and enjoying the fire.
Paul caught a trout! It was a nice size fish and it tasted great :)
Scenery with Paul...I guess that was a cliff edge so I'm glad I wasn't along on that walk.
Paul and Bekah on top of a mountain. See the sweaters? It was not 100 degrees there!
Sticks seemed to be the favorite past time of the girls. They "made" them almost the whole week.
Friday, June 17th
My favorite activity! The lip sync. Em and I decided we wanted to do something different this year. The kids weren't sure about it at first but they really got into it and it was FANTASTIC! We did Allstar by Smashmouth. Hopefully I'll get the video uploaded soon. We geared the actions to fit Mom and Dad and their life and interests. I don't think we'll have a problem getting the kids to think of some on their own next year.
Another favorite of mine: To celebrate Mother's and Father's Day (It's hard to do those things when your parents live out of the country) we decided to find things that reminded us of our parents from childhood. It was really fun to sit and reminisce and come up with things around the house as well as a few small purchased items. This might be a lasting tradition. We had the kids do it for their dads and for Uncle James as well.
Cuteness...period.
Trampoline fun at Andy's.
Always must have a photo of Grampa and Granny with all the grandkids.
Saturday, June 18th
Sadly, Emily and family left Saturday morning. Do not fear, we continued to party by heading up to Lamoille Canyon to see the snow and picnic.
The river was flowing high and fast but the kids had fun getting as close as we would allow.
River
Snow! Paul and Bekah loved it...but then we only see snow once a year at the most and only for a few hours at best. I, having had many experiences with snow in my life, elected to sit in the car and talk to mom :0)
Cousins...except that I now see that Daniel is cut out in the top right corner. Sorry, Dan!
Why are you taking my picture? I'm trying to eat a sandwich.
Rock climbers
I love this shot. I'm sure is was a great discussion on fishing and how to best find them in such a rushing river.
The canyon was littered with waterfalls from the snow runoff. Very cool.
And, finally, the two who make this family possible. Love my mom and dad and so thankful for all they've done for us and providing a place where we can gather and make memories.
Easily my favorite week of the year. Wish it could be two.
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