Martin & his Dad went on a hunting & fishing trip to Monticello. They were able to hunt for Band Tailed Pigeons. They shot their limit both days on Pigeons and ended up with a total of 10 birds each. They camped out in a tent, right close to a little pond. They were also able to fish quite a bit. The pond was full of Rainbow Trout, and each of them came home with 5 big trout. They had a great time.
Bergin is 6! It is hard to think of Berg to be getting so old! Let me describe our little 6 year old in 4 words; spunky, hilarious, beautiful, shocking! She has always been the child that surprises us, in good ways and in bad ways! But no matter what she does to shock us, she still is the most loving child we know!
One of Griffin's gifts for his birthday in June was a TOOL concert ticket from his Uncle Daniel. The concert day seemed like it would never come to him, but it finally did!! Daniel & Sharron took Griffin with them to the concert in SLC, and had a blast! Griffin had a hard time even explaining it too us, because it was just so incredible! I know that TOOL is kinda a crazy band, but I guess having Griffin being so into music is better than having him being interested in something worse.
Mini Hi-Steppers is always a fun time for the girls. This is Brinn with Natalie, after the Hi-Stepper camp. Notice how HOT and tired they both look, I think it was a major work-out!
Liv, Kinley (our friend's little girl) & Bergin after their Mini Hi-Stepper performance. Cute little Ladies! 
Griffin and his new electric guitar! WOW hu!!
The Fam at Fireworks on the 24th of July.
It is hilarious to have all the kids on the front of the boat! All you can hear is laughing and giggling the whole time! We never have any idea what makes them laugh the whole time they are up there, but it is funny to watch them. We think they may be a little weird?!?!
The never ending sand castles on the beach.......
Crystal Springs Fun!! Griffin and Brinn spent the whole day on the slides and Martin & I and the two little girls spent the whole day in the coldest pool we could find! It was a HOT HOT day, but thanks to the 4 applications of sunscreen, not one of us got sun burned.
The kids did a lemonade stand to earn money to go to Crystal Hot Springs. I thought since they were doing it, I might as well suggest something fun for the family to spend their money on instead of dollar toys. So they were able to earn almost half of the money that we spent on passes to take the whole family to Crystal Springs. They were so proud of themselves, and they loved being "business people". :)
Cute little Alyssa got her first hip surgery. She has DDH like Martin and Liv, and her Surgeon decided that she needed to get her first hip done now, and her next one done in December. Alyssa is quite the trooper though, she is up and doing great on her crutches now. But I am not sure if she is too excited for December to come, to do it all over again. YUCK!
Swimming lessons this year were very worth while. They take lessons from Crystal & Whit Sandall, and this year it seemed like all three girls made some real progress with swimming. Brinn was able to get her dive close to perfect.
Bergin was able to swim across half the pool by herself, and jump off the diving board and swim to the side by herself. Liv is now able to jump with no floater off the diving board and is starting to understand her swim strokes a lot better. Yea for swim lessons!!! This is something that Martin & I think is so important for our kids to learn, and so I am glad we could find such great teachers, that love our kids!
Oh, our favorite time of the whole year has come and gone. George Creek is the most wonderful place on earth, and we can not wait to get to go back again next year. So that explains why there are soooo many pics of George Creek that I am posting.
Brinn learned how to fish for real this year at George Creek. In years past Martin has helped the girls catch the fish and then lets them reel them in, but this year Brinn showed some major fishing skills! She would just go off by herself and come back with some fish. The only thing she could not handle doing was putting a worm on her hook , so she would bribe the other kids to do it for her.
Uncle Dewey is the "4- Wheeler" man! Our kids would bug Dewey to death for another ride on the 4 wheeler, so he would try to get as many kids to fit on the 4 wheeler at a time, to get all the rides in all at once. Good thing he loves all the kids, cuz they never leave him alone.
Brinn with baby Kate. So cute hu!! This was Kate's first time to George Creek and she did great!
Nate, Liv, Griffin & Martin playing cards.
Griffin got his Arrow of Light Award at his last Cub Scout Meeting. They had the Order of the Arrow boys do a special ceremony for Griffin, that was very cool! My Mom, Stephen and Great Grandpa Allen all came to the Award Ceremony to cheer Griffin on, and he loved having the attention.
Martin's littlest brother Daniel married Sharron, the end of June. It was a beautiful wedding, with the most amazing flower gardens I have ever seen.
Our little ladies, were the cutest things ever! Our favorite part of the wedding, was when Sharron tossed her bouquet off the balcony and threw it up so high the bouquet hit an outdoor spotlight and dropped shattered glass, along with the bouquet on all the people below. :) So Funny!
This is Mini-Cheer. The girls get to go to a cheer camp for the day with the Bear River High Cheer leaders. They are exhausted by the time they get done, but they love doing it anyway! Whitney is one of the girls' favorite people in the whole world. Thanks Whit for being so much fun!
The Zoo was one of the kids favorite place we went this summer! They have an awesome new animal Carousel.
I was a rainy day when we were at the zoo, so Martin made a little stand to fit in the wagon that held the umbrella to cover the kids. It worked to well, and we were so glad to have it!! Martin's inventions are really pretty good..........sometimes..... :) ha ha
We make the kids stand by this 200 year old lion drinking fountain every year, and they look like they are liking it, but in reality the kids think we are dorky parents to want a pic of that EVERY TIME!! The up close look at the lion is actually quite yucky!! I know it is an antique, but it is still gross.
The train ride is my favorite! It has not changed in 30 years either, cuz the same things are there that I remember when I was little. It cracks me up!!
We traveled to Glenns Ferry, Idaho to see Martin's cousin and his family that were visiting from Oklahoma. We were able to show the kids a lot of neat sites. This is Martin and all the kids on a boat dock on the Snake River. 
This is Bergin on the edge of The Malad Gorge bridge. I was scared to death to even let the kids look over the edge, the drop to the bottom of the gorge was scary!!!After not blogging for so long it makes it hard to know where to start! Our lives keep getting busier & busier, but never boring!
Besides tap, ballet and jazz, Bergin & Brinn get to do Cheer too. They both like cheer the most and I think if it were up to them, they would only do cheer. This pic was at the end of the show and you can tell Brinn is just a little exhausted!!
For Memorial Weekend My Grandpa Allen and Martin took the kids to Iosepa. Iosepa was established in Tooele County's Skull Valley in 1889 as a community for Hawaiian members of the Mormon faith who wished to immigrate to Utah to be close to the temples and headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Iosepa lasted as a community until 1917 at which time the residents returned to Hawaii where the Hawaiian LDS Temple was under construction. Now on Memorial Weekend hundreds of Polynesian families come to Iosepa to camp. They cook a pig in the ground and eat & eat & eat. They have craft projects and make leis out of candy for the kids. My Grandpa has served 2 missions in Hawaii, so he is friends with many of the people who are there, so they invite him to come every year. 
The Polynesian people also do a big dance show at the pavilion at night. They have hula dancers and men doing fire dances, etc.. Everyone had fun, but Martin thought taking care of the kids was a lot of work without me. (glad he figured that out :) I stayed back from the trip to help at the flower shop, doing Memorial Day flowers, but I guess next year I will need to go to Iosepa, so that I can help Martin with the kids! ha ha (what a wimp hu)
Griffin had his birthday and is 11 years old now! He is almost as tall as me, (which isn't hard to do), and his feet are bigger than mine too! He is getting big, and I am not sure if I like it???
