LETS GO CAMPING

We went camping this last week and it was soooooo much fun. It rained non-stop & my back was killing me so we came home early. This did not make my kids very happy they had 24 hour round the clock fun. I cried most the way home knowing this was my last BIG family get together in a very long time. I have such a great family who are ALWAYS sooo good to me & my kiddos. We are truly blessed by them.
This is right before we left the kids were catching fish & having a great time in the water. Ashlynn loved being in the water & was usually wet by mid-morning daily from walking in shoes, jeans, & all.

Daxon & Houston were pretty happy with these fish they caught by hand

Ashlynn LOVED camping. She also LOVED all the dogs that were around. The girl really needs a dog, to bad her mom is not up for that extra job.

I watched Ash & annalyn go into the camper I went in to see what they were up to & they were having a great time jumping on the bed.

These three were so adorable together. Just hanging out doing crafts, 4-wheeling, or taking pictures of each other.

Mark took the boys to shoot Zacs gun they all thought that was pretty cool.

These 2 little ones are picking up left over pin ya ta candy of the ground YUM YUM:)

Before we left the girls all gathered for a fun picture.

These kids are all trying to get the most candy off the ground. They are all sooo cute.

I LOVE these girls & am going to MISSSSSS them SOOO much .

These boys slept out in this tent. The one night it was pretty late & I went to check on them, they were still going mighty strong. Having a great time being boys.

These boys slept in a different tent & watched fat Albert every night & repeated the lines to it all day.

What a great part of camping. Cooking smores at night around the fire.

Britton was a bit craZY about riding motorbikes, A girl one a boy one it did not matter. He simply wanted to ride one.How lucky he is to have such great uncles who let him..

Daxon & Riley were a bit braver this year & are getting to where they are feeling pretty comfortable. I'm not sure if this is a good or BAD thing.

Wendy took Ash on a walk & helped her discover her LOVE for gathering ROCKS. This kept Ash entertained for hours.It was so ADORABLE.

AJ loved cruising around on the 4- wheeler. I loved it because most the time she would take Ash with her & I would get a break.This is AJ doing her cool dancing moves :)Wendy is just helping with Ash & letting her think she is soo big riding a bike.

I LOVE LOVE this picture. What a blessing it is to have so many cute little cousins.

The BOYS LOVED the fire & whenever it was raining they would get the BIGGEST fire going. It was amazing how well they kept the fire going in the rain. I was impressed.

DINNER TIME

I am not sure what Jana is telling these boys to do but they sure do look happy.

The kids favorite playing in the water. Ash loved laying over the bridge pretending to fish.Wendy brought all her beads & taught us how to make watches. It was super fun & I can't wait to try & make some more. She sells bracelets & watches & she is so talented at it. They are always so neat looking. We all loved having her help.Eating inside due to rain. Still having a great time!

Motorbiking. What the boys loved to do.Loving Life

Sisters by chance, friends by choice!The 3 musketeersThose darling 3 girls said we really want to take a picture of you guys so we all stand together & 1 clicked the picture while the other sprayed us with silly string. It was a great laugh.

We bought moon sand for the kids BAD IDEA!!!!! NEVER EVER buy that stuff. it is even messy when you are outside camping YUCK!
These 3 cute girls slept in this tent & man did they have JUNK all over in it JUNK food that is.

SMORES YUM

I bought these GIANT size marshmallows at win co & the kids LOVED them. They could not eat a whole almost because they were way toooo big required a full Hersey bar & 2 full size Graham crackers YUMOOOOOOO

Kids always Love Grandpa.
Cooking & eating are such a perfect part of camping.As is doing crafts.
Kids ALWAYS love making mud pies.Going to catch some fish.This girl lived by the creek. She was so happy to have her freedomEveryone had such a great time & loved being in the outdoors. We are all so blessed to have such amazing family & friends.

LETS GO BOATIN

Monday night Scott & Todd took the boats out & we had a blast. My kids were in heaven. They are always so great about letting us in on the fun toys they have.

I have no time but thought I would put these pictures & videos up for Jers to see.
The kids all loved water skiing and almost all of them got up on skis.

Some of us were not so lucky. But it was fun trying

Raelynn & Lacey were amazing.

The kids also had so much fun on the tubes.

All the kids loved just riding in the boat also.

I love being on the beach because it is one time Ashlynn is not total work she can roam do her thing is happy & that makes me happy.

Britton got up on his 1st try. I was way impressed

Just having fun

Riley did great, It took a few tries but he got up & stayed until we let the rope go because we on the boat got tired of watching.

Dax was so happy as he skied around.

I was totally uncoordinated & never got up but only tried 3 times.

The little kids are adorable playing together.

I cant believe I am putting this video of me looking so uncoordinated but it is pretty funny how not good at this I am & Britton my 7 year old was pretty awesome. I thought Riley & the kids on the tube look like they are having soooo much fun.

PHIPPEN PHAMILY REUNION & RAINBOWS

Saturday was Jds Grandpas 90th Birthday. They had a HUGE party for him in Morgan and it was really fun to go visit & see everyone. The Earl Phippen children all did Tye dye shirts & it was fun to see all the different shirts & designs. Only 2 grand kids are missing Jack & Anna from this picture. For having that many grand kids I thought this picture turned out AWESOME. Other than my boys purposely dumb smiles of course.
LUNCH TIME

Play Time

SHOPPING TIME
Not living near an Old Navy or any cool stores for that matter I decided to make sure I got some shopping in. Old Navy was having an amazing sale 1/2 off the markdown & they had tons of long sleeved shirts for this coming Fall Ashlynns size. I was so excited. I love a GREAT DEAL!!!

One the way home we kinda got lost for a minute or so. We ended up at target. When we got out of the car the most beautiful rainbow covered the sky. I loved how SOOO many people had cell phones & cameras out & were taking pictures. I could not believe the amount of people taking time to appreciate a rainbow. Growing up my mom always loved the song I'll build you a rainbow. I remember her doing my hair when I was young & teaching me the words to this song. It is about how a Mom passes away & tells her family she will build them a rainbow to let them Know FAMILIES ARE FOREVER. My Mother has been gone 7 years and 1 day & every time I see a rainbow I can almost see her smiling & saying I LOve you all, ALWAYS REMEMBER FAMILIES ARE FOREVER. I really miss her.
This is my darling children as I am trying to get a picture of them at the reunion. SO precious aren't they.

This is more the type of picture I was hoping for. These are J.D.s oldest sisters girls.

Alyssa got to go to 2 girls camps this year. She went with her cousin the 1st time and had a blast. She left today for her second one.

These darling faces spell trouble. They were being so crazy the 1st part of the reunion, as they often are.

back to lunch time.

I love that my children have so many wonderful cousins

I love how the adults are trying to get the kids to stay seated in the picture, 1 is trying hard to get away & crying, it just has so much personality.

This is the adults a little easier picture to get. 4 of the husbands were not able to come

I LOVE this picture of J.D.s parents

I LOVE KNOWING & having the knowledge that, FAMILIES ARE FOREVER

I cannot even imagine a life without KNOWING that.