Utah Trip part 1

We arrived on Saturday evening.  After our crazy night trip over spring break we vowed that we wouldn't be doing any night driving ever again. So we had a long day in the car where Russell was not very happy to be strapped in the whole day and barely slept and cried a good portion of the drive.  So we were just a little happy to finally get there.  We had a nice Sunday with Tom and Chanelle and their boys and then Monday is when the family all started to arrive.  On Monday we took all the kids swimming and of course right when we got there they had their 15 minute break.  So the kids were pretty anxious to get in the pool.

 The kids just chillin waiting for the pool to open back up.  Russ was so cute because he absolutely loves to hang out with the big kids, and he does.  He must think he is big just like them.

 It was fun to finally get to go swimming with Kevy and have some help with the kiddies.

Tuesday we planned a big dinner up the canyon, but since there were fires we couldn't do that so we had it in Erica's backyard.  One great thing about when we get together is that we really plan stuff out well so we know what we are doing and when.  It helps to have Erica around to do that because she is so good at it.  That day we took the kids out to a big hill in Eagle Mountain and took them ice blocking.  They thought that was pretty weird at first to be sliding down on a block of ice, but they had SO much fun.

 It was pretty hard to balance on the ice, but Lizzy and Nellie managed pretty good.  Maybe it was just hard for a big person like me while the kids did it with ease.

 Daddy helped Janie

 Always the poser.

Even Kevy got in on the action!

 Here are the cousins.  Well some of them anyway.  Jerry was too busy ice blocking to join.

 It was such a hot day that we HAD to get shave ice afterward.  It was so yummy too!  It is so funny because we don't make these kids sit by each other, they just naturally do it.  They love their cousins!

 Janie and Jack!

 Me and my sexy Man!  I sure love this guy!

 After the ice blocking we went back to Erica's and made dinner. While we were cooking Janae had done a bunch of Water balloons for the kids to play with

Here they are all trying to get the water balloons.

Love this little goosie!

I love this picture of Kevy and Russ!  They are even making the same face! SO cute, these two boys of mine!

 We made smores afterward for dessert.  Nellie love Chocolate as we all know.  After the dinner we went  back to Tom and Chanelles for some fireworks.  They guys got a buch of awesome ones for half price out in Eagle Mtn. because they weren't selling very well out there with the fires.

 What did I say about the posing?

The kids always love the sparklers, but I am not sure Janie will ever want to do one again.  She got burned on her toes and got all sad about it.  Luckily it wasn't bad, I think it scared her more than anything.   Everyone enjoyed the fireworks so much that they decided that on Thursday we needed to have another firework show, so we could have three full days of fireworks.  Lets just day there are a lot of pyros in the family.