McLaws Reunion

We went up to Jacob's Lake for the McLaws reunion which is held every other year. It was crazy because at the last reunion I had JUST had Ella, and this time I showed up with yet another baby! For the record, at the next reunion I will NOT, I repeat, will NOT be arriving with 3 children! Anyways, we decided not to actually stay and camp, but we spent all of Saturday up there. We talked, played games, ate great food, and just hung out. I hardly ever saw Ella, she was off getting into trouble with her cousins the whole time. It was weird to me that she is now big enough to just go and play, she is growing up so fast! Kash had fun too, we brought his walker so he cruised around the pavilion and would stop right in the path of the smoke by the fire, he didn't seem to care!

Peeling peaches for the potluck dinner. This peach cobbler was so yummy.Yes, we did eat on this table.

Playing games.

Ella loved playing in the camper.

I love this picture of Kash and his cousin Nikki. They are both so cute!

Ella climbed all the way up this thing!

Here she is at the top, I couldn't get her to come down!

Kash stealing a kiss from his cousin Adam.

I didn't get very many pics, so any of you McLaws people out there let me know if we need to do some swapping!

A forgotten love...

I always forget how much I LOVE pedicures. I went yesterday with some of my sister in laws and it was so nice! It just isn't something that I usually treat myself to, but when I do I always wonder why I don't do it more often! I know most of you don't want to see my feet, but here they are, all pampered up! (they are already chipped from playing at the park, but oh well!)

Family Party

The McLaws side of the family hardly ever gets together, so this was a big deal! Everyone is in town because of the McLaws Reunion, so we got together a few days before the reunion at Mike and Gina's house. We had a BBQ and swam, and then did some fireworks. It was so good to see everyone! All of the little cousins were so cute together, everyone got along really well so that was fun. Hopefully we will do this again very soon!

24th of July

For the 24th we went up to Kolob and had a picnic at Lava Point. It was our family, my Aunt Heidi and Uncle Kim's family, my grandparents Bob and Dobo, and my Aunt Robin and her son Braden. It was my cousin Julia's birthday so we had a little party for her there. It was a lot of fun and the weather was perfect. After the party we went on a 5 mile hike called Wildcat Trail. We were so mad at the ranger because we had 15 people in our group and you can only have 12. So three people ended up having to go home! Even with that little set back we still had a good time.

Great Grandpa Bob and Kash

Julia opening her presents.

Ella and Sydney right before the hike.

Kash loved being carried in this pack, he was happy the whole time!

My sisters Karlee and Nikki...it was such a beautiful view.

Matt had Kash on his back the entire time and for the 2.5 miles back, he carried Ella too. What a tough husband I have! :)

Games

We were playing games the other night at our house and the girls (My sister Whitney, Ella, and I) all had suckers. We thought we were pretty cool so we took a pic. Games are always more fun with treats!

MEMORY LANE

Here are the directions....
1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I have together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember...

2. Next, repost these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty cool (and funny) to see the responses.

If you leave a memory, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave a memory for you!


*It is so fun to remember these random memories! Everyone should do this, you will get a good laugh for sure!

Fun Fabric

I decided that I was FINALLY going to recover Kash's crib bumper now that he is 10 months old! I had bought one before I had kids and of course I don't like it now. So it has been in his crib and it doesn't match anything and I just got so sick of it. So I went with my friend Natalie who is a GENIUS with fabrics, and she helped me pick out some way cute stuff. Now all I have to do is talk my cute little grandma into sewing it for me! You can't really tell from this pic, but I think/hope it will turn out cute! Thanks Nat for making me go out of my boring comfort zone with this!

Surprise!

Friday morning Matt told me that he was taking me to Vegas that night to see Phantom of the Opera! He already had babysitters lined up and everything! It was such a fun surprise, he is so sweet. We ate dinner at The Grand Lux before the show which is SO good! The show was at the Venetian and it was really well done. We loved it. It was such a fun night.

Kash and Bailey

We always hang out in the front yard when we are at my parent's house in California because the weather is so nice. You definitely can't sit outside in St. George right now! Kash had lots of fun playing with Bailey and stealing her toys.

Hats and Sunglasses

I am always trying to get Ella and Kash to wear a hat and sunglasses when we are at the pool or on a walk, and it never seems to work out. They always start off wearing them but it doesnt take long before they have ripped both of them off! Do any of you moms out there have any suggestions?

Out of Town....

I went out of town at the last minute to visit my family in California. My sister was passing through so I decided to load up the kids and go with her! Matt is going to be out of town for 3 or 4 days this week so it worked out perfectly. I don't get on the computer much when I am here so I will talk to everyone next week!