Lake Powell... oh how I love the memories

WARNING LOTS AND LOTS OF PICTURES... but what else do you expect after a week in Lake Powell! Well another summer trip to Lake Powell has come and gone and my heart is ever so sad. I look forward to this trip every summer and love all of the traditions that come along with it. Such as 6:00 am meeting time in front of the house... stopping at McDonald's in Price for breakfast... waiting around for what seems forever to actually get the houseboat loaded... Going to Slick Rock canyon... Watching the dads and their early morning ski runs... Yummy breakfasts all week and then cereal on Saturday... and finally stopping at Stans in Hanksville for Lunch and waiting for what seems to be forever to actually get your yummy shakes. This week brought so much excitement and fun. But with six little kids on a boat what else do you expect I thought I would write down some of the funny things that were said by the kids and adults alike.
*"Stop I have a shield... Kisses are only for Sundays... Just remind Me" - Ashton
*"Hey Maddie my mom says to Hang Tight for just a Minute" - Jessy
*"When my Uncle comes Mormon you can marry him"- Bailey
*"You're like the boy who cried SHEEP." -Jordynn
*"I know where North is because of the SUN (as she proceeds to point up to the sky)." Jordynn
*"I was thinking oh my GOSH there is a couch in the road" -Ashton
Those are just some of the funny things that were said... I don't have the time to write down the laughing session which occurred Friday night at the expense of Rand and Jordynn. While it was a funny week it was also and eventful week... I mean I leave for a week and Micheal Jackson, Farrah Fawcet, and Ed McMahon all die plus SJP welcomes her twins... Boy do I have my gossip magazines to catch up on! This week also didn't go with out insult or injury but there was more injury then there was insult! Most of it happened in the Dunn family starting on Tuesday when Taylar stepped on what we think to be a fish bone and sliced open her foot resulting a trip to the Bullfrog Marina ER for six stitches. I think that is enough explanations it is now time for pictures and of course fun descriptions underneath all of them!

On Sunday we don't do much of anything Mike and Karra had taken most of the kids off to see some ruins so that left the adults to relax. Dad did the best job of it. See how clever he is to watch a movie on my iPod. Whoever said that belly's weren't useful are now proven wrong!
Mike and Scott had wake surf boards. If you are wondering what a wake surf is think surfing behind a boat! So of course everyone well almost everyone rode them! In box one is Parker next to him is my dad, then Scott in the bottom left and Mike (not using a rope) is next to him

Jake on the wake surf!

Well Mike was on the Wake surf and then he decided to hand it off to Parker... Seriously these boys and the things they do for fun... It scares me!

Jordy's first time trying the wake surf! She did it... Good Job JODYN!

Colter and his more wind blown look! So fun!

Being the whitey of the family Jake is really careful when it comes to the sun. Good thing he has Rachy to help him out!

These next couple of pictures are just us hanging out on the ski boats!

This is Ashton and Jessy they sure became the best of friends! They were so cute together. Not one fight all week! And for five year olds in close quarters that is saying something!

Last year this cave had a much bigger opening but with the water rising so much this is all that is left of it. But once you swim into it, it sure opens up out six or seven feet. It is super cool. However it took Maddie, Myself, and Jordynn and good five minutes to convince ourselves that it would be okay to swim in there. It was dark and we were scared of the FISH!

Miss and Jessey such cute friends!

The kids could not get enough of the TUBE! They loved it and more importantly we loved watching them tube. Those kids caught some air! However when it was time for the big kids turn the driver wasn't so nice! But all in all it was so much fun... WE LOVE THE TUBE!

Some of the kids wondering do we jump off this rock. Of course they send the youngest off first to test out the waters. As those of us on the boat we trying to coax Jordy into going first E-Man just jumped off the rock. Scared Brooke half to death.

More we love to go on the ski boat pictures!

With there being so many girls on the boat I think we counted about at least ten and that is not counting the moms... there was a lot of hair! So to keep it out of our faces Brooke, Maddy, or Myself braided it every night! Who wants hair in there face when they are trying to sleep not me thanks so much! Well Jordy felt that Taige looked left out so she did his hair for him!

Being there for a week you can run out of ice so here we are on an ice run! It is also a good time to get off the boat!

Being a return missionary you would think I would try and be a better example. Well not so much. The little girls where watching me shave my legs so I said how about I shave your legs. (of course I left the cap on I wouldn't really shave the legs of a five year old!) The girls where supposed to keep it a secret but they didn't. Well after we shaved our legs we decided it was time for some tattoos! Seriously maybe I should try and be a better influence!

Well after a week of fun it must come to an end which is always sad but it must happen. So here is our last day pictures... with great memories and great friends who wouldn't love LAKE POWELL. See you next year good friend!

you maybe wondering what is going on in these pictures.... well you relax your face and shake and have someone take a picture. They turn out pretty funny don't ya think!

Updates.... on the SUMMER

No Harm EFY Provo 1 AShow Unto the World EFY Provo 2 A
Well the summer is off to full swing. Sorry I have been slacking in the blogging department but I have been so super busy. I am being a bad blogger and not posting all of my EFY pictures I am just posting the group pictures. EFY has been so much fun and I have had some pretty stinking good kids this summer and I have loved them all. Not to mention I have had some pretty amazing co counselors this summer. 2A was probably the best week for co counselors. But 2A was also a week for sickness it was crazy.
Lets see what else... Dallas left on his mission at the first of June. I have been busy getting things ready for the MRU pageant which happens in July and not to mention I just got back from a glorious week at Lake Powell... pictures to come soon from that!
Saturday brings my favorite holiday of the year the 4th of July... LOVE IT. I am headed up to the Lake just before I head out for two more weeks of EFY.
YAY for SUMMER!

Pre-School Graduation

Well after many days of practice and a whole year of teaching and learning the songs! It was time to say good-bye to my students. It was really hard for me to do! I loved them all so much, they made my first year of teaching so much fun! I have loved all of their personalities and how much fun they were! I am seriously going to miss them but I am also looking forward to next years batch of wonderful kids! Miss Jessica leading the music. I think we were singing I'm a little Tea-Pot!Here are some of the kids in my afternoon class!

Brooke and Ashton after graduation

Some of my morning class!

Ashton and me!

Dark Horse takes AI crown!

Here is a little shout out to my boy KRIS! I was so happy that he won that I jumped up and down and up and down! I couldn't stand Adam sure he could sing but he could also scream and the way he held his mouth and and stuck out his tongue just reminded me of Gene Simmons and that crap needs to be left alone! YAY Kris I can't wait until his album. It isn't true what they say anymore this nice guy finished FIRST!

Bear Lake with the Girls!

Well we girls decided that we needed to take a step back from Layton and head up to Bear Lake for the night! We left on Saturday afternoon and made it back in time for CHURCH! Pretty much I made some good time! Of course you can't have a girls weekend with out documenting it with some pretty amazing pictures! FYI just don't mind the way I look in these pictures. I had been up since SIX A.M. working at the Temple... I think that some of the funnest pictures are found when one is driving in the car if you don't believe me look for yourself... most of these were done while I was singing... "I'm Only Me When I'm With You" By Taylor Swift... take a look for yourself!

After we got to the cabin and started a pretty competitive game of RACKO we took a walk down to the Lake! It was such a good time! Callie decided to walk into the water so CRAZY! Jen however though she saw the Bear Lake Monster I don't know take a look at the last picture to see if you believe her....

A Cowboy Birthday

On Tuesday it was my dad's birthday! He turned 49! I started it off by going in and decorating his office! I had over a dozen balloons and a poster that said...HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD... don't worry you're only at the top of the hill next year.... YOU'LL BE OVER THE HILL! I also brought him and the guys in the office in doughnuts. All of us kids went in on a present a ticket to the EAGLES concert which is on SATURDAY. Don't worry he is not going by himself we got my mom one for Mother's day. Seriously such good kids! Later that night we met up with the Thackers. Kevins birthday is well today actually so Happy Birthday Kevin! We went to Texas Roadhouse (so yummy) to celebrate! They make you sit on a saddle and tell the whole restaurant it is your birthday! Of course we had to capture the moment! Dad acting like he is a saddle bronc rider!
Kevin he really isn't into rough stock events! He just sits there like he is waiting for the timer to start!

Mom and Dad... I now know where J.D. gets it from... Jake pulls the same face!!

Kevin and Merilee

The Kids... in the top photo it goes Chy, Challis, Dallas, Me, Jenna and Jordynn. In the bottom photo are Jake and Rachael! Colton didn't want to come and Sage was still at Cheer practice!

All in all it was a great night! Hope everyone had fun! I just LOVE birthdays, I think they are the greatest... It is a whole day just to celebrate YOU! Who wouldn't love it!!