Labor Day Weekend

The girls had a blast tubing.....

A swim in the rain
What a group
Torie did awesome on the wakeboard
And then she was done.......
My tribe
Tracy and Sam trying doubles
I had to switch to the wakeboard the speeds didn't work for the ski
It was so much fun, Loren and I went too
Thanks to Sam the evening swim was equipped with light sticks
The gang's all here

Tad just as smooth as 13 years ago
Right back at cha Big Daddy
Tad was the private wakeboard instructor he got into the water with Adam,
Sarah
and Liz
And everyone had fun learning
Go Grandma Marshall

By the afternoon Tanner passed out
When we returned to Sarah's one by one everyone went to bed, it was just Tanner and I left and it got quiet, I went looking for him...... 20 minutes later I was about to wake Tad up to tell him I had lost the little guy, and to my surprise I found him on my way to Tad's ear....Look in between the couches
He found the basket of blankets and put himself to bed.

"All the nieces and nephews that attended the boating weekend"

First Day of School

The sixth grader and fourth grader were off this morning at 8:15, we had some butterflies in the stomach, I think it hit Torie that she is now the big girl on campus at school.
Hair done and hobo bags, no more backpacks for these girls
Here she is the newest 6th grader, go Torie you'll be awesome!
Tara was so excited to hear her teacher was Mrs. Hastings, here's to a great year, Bear!
All smiles before we left this morning and they came home with even bigger ones, we love you girls!

The Girls camp Experience

It was a great week for me, I have never been to girls camp as a youth, so I was a first year. I wasn't sure if I would know the ins and outs of camp, the girls were very helpful to me. These are our girls from our branch.
These are the girls from my unit, they were amazing. They have the sweetest testimonies and I appreciate them for the hard fight they fight everyday to choose the right.
We were practicing for the skit night we had coming up, we won, funniest skit!
She wouldn't talk.... so they made her..
Jessie got her skit attire on, go girl you're hot, call me
Being a first year I had to be initiated , it was scary, but I trusted them.....step one
step 2
First aid class.
Ropes course activities, I taught these.
Then it was time to return to our homes.......

Girls camp was a great experience for me and I love these young women more and more each day.

But, My Boat Has Wheels

As we were approaching the dock, we were showing Tanner all of the boats and we said, "Do you like the boats?" He said yes. He was then asked if those boats were like his and he said, "No mom my boat has wheels?!" Poor guy had never seen it off the trailer. He was glad to see that it worked on the water and that the wheels came off.

We were able to spend the day as a family out on the water and we had so much fun. Torie and Tara went wake boarding, Torie drove the boat and Noah and Lyla (niece and nephew) were there to enjoy the day also.

Torie popped up but then wasn't sure what to do?

She got some instructions from Dad on how to drive, and then did it on her own!

Tara got up and also wasn't sure how to stay up. Better luck next time girls! And there will be a next time! :)

Go Bear! You are awesome.

Everyone had a turn as flag person.

Big Daddy ( Tanner) went in 'cuz, "I gotta swim, Mom!"

Tanner are you having fun?

My poor niece couldn't move, but she was a great sport!

Noah was so excited for everyone else to be having so much fun

What a great day of fun, and no injuries! Yes!

114 DEGREES BUT ALOT OF FUN!

THE KIDS AND I HEADED OUT FOR A COUPLE DAYS OF FUN IN THE SUN IN PALM SPRINGS. WE WERE ACCOMPANIED BY AMANDA AND HER KIDS AND MY PARENTS. WE ARRIVED AND NEEDED 2 LUGGAGE CARTS.
WE WENT RIGHT FOR THE POOL, IT WAS SO HOT.
THE KIDS WENT RIGHT TO SLEEP EACH NIGHT, THEY WERE BEAT.
HERE'S THE GANG, READY FOR DAY 2
TANNER SPENT MOST OF HIS TIME ON THE SLIDE....
AND SO DID HIS SISTERS!
TANNER WOULD SIT AND WATCH HIS SISTERS AND HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED WHEN HE SAT TO CLOSE....... 1,2,3


HE WAS A GREAT SPORT AND LOVED THE WATER.