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4th of July

This year over the 4th of July weekend we took our kiddos up to the Woodruff Rodeo & let them chase rabbits, chickens & ride sheep! Sami has waited a long time to be able to do "mustin bustin" & this was the year. I'd like to say she jumped right on & took off, but if any of you know my Sami you wont be shocked to hear that it took more than a little encouragement (& maybe a little bribery) to get her on one of those sheep. Her complaint at first was that we didn't bring her saddle, the second was that those sheep were "way too dirty". Finally we (me prodding, the cowboys cheering & her daddy running along side) got her on one & away she went! She didn't last long but not because she didn't hold on tight enough, only because she was holding daddy instead of the sheep. lol! She was very proud of her new shirt after it was all over :) Her 2nd cousins did much better though, Emily caught a bunny (that you get to keep) & won a belt buckle for mutton bustin, Natalie caught a chicken (that you trade for $5) & Makayla got a nice cut above her eye when her ride stepped on her head (better than any trophy)

It was fun, I always enjoy a good rodeo & I love Woodruff!

After a meal & nap we went back to my parents to light fireworks:

My Princess's 4th of July gettup:

St. George/Christmas Present :)

Last Christmas my parents surprised us all with a free trip to St. George, & tickets to the opening night of The Little Mermaid down at Tuacahn. So this June my siblings & I packed up our families (minus the babies under 2) & headed down to a weekend filled w/fun, laughter & entertainment. :) Thanks so much mom & dad it was awesome ... can't wait to see how you top it this Christmas . ;) just kidding <3<3<3

Here we took the kids on a nice little hike that lead to a beautiful little waterfall & swimming hole.

Some of us got a little more wet than others ;)

Here's my ever so photogenic children @ Tuacahn before the delish dinner they served us.

"twinners"

Here's our brood on parade walking from the hotel to the Family Fun Center...

The entire fam (minus our baby boys abandoned @ home (sniff)) out to dinner, something we don't do very often considering our size...

our "good boys" :)

.... and swimming!!! We LoVe to sWiM! :)

Memorial Day Camping Trip

Lance & I threw together a last minute camping trip over Memorial Day, we took the kiddos, 4~wheelers & his parents trailer & went up to the Hotsprings Camperworld in Plymouth. We swam & 4wheeled, my parents & Mist & her girls all came up Saturday so we could try out our dutch oven skills on them & it ended up storming on us. It was fun though, here are some pics from that trip....