Utah Part Two

After we dropped Heather,Lauren and my niece Carly off at their Camps,  Patti and I and the kids decided to have a picnic at Bridal veil falls at Provo Canyon.  We had such a fun day!  The kids loved it all.

They loved the fun little hike and playing in the water.  
Here is a shot of the falls.  The kids loved splashing around in the water at the bottom.
Kylie and Zach with the yummy picnic.
Kylie and all the spilsbury cousins.
sweet Ella playing in the water.
A few days later.  Grandma Sharon joined us for a day downtown.  We visited the church Museum and temple square.  We love being together.  I had a fun week visiting with my parents and with my sister Patti and her family.
My buddy Kylie and I.
Later in the day we took tracs over to the Gateway plaza and let the kids run in the Olympic fountain.

Utah Part one

This post is for all my friends and family who were getting on me about posting!  Let's just say this has been one busy summer!  Combined with my computer has not been uploading my pictures.  I realized that I had already uploaded these pictures.  so, here I go.

The second weekend of July, the Winegars' had a mini family re-union.  We spent a long weekend together prior to dropping of kids to various camps.  One of the highlights of the weekend was going to the Pioneer Village next the the this is the place monument.  These are my cute nieces Megan and Sydney.
Carly and Patt Spilsbury
Two shots of my silly husband!  I have to say it's a little hard getting him to be normal.  What ever normal is.  Let's just say I love this silly guy!

The Brendles
Grandma Sharon, Ella, Dave and Sydney!
I had so much fun taking pictures of my "Cutie Pie" niece Ella.  She is loving the Ice cream!
Zach, Kylie and Ella
Lauren and Kara
The kids all had fun trying out the hand carts!  It wasn't to bad pulling an empty cart!  I think it would be a little harder to do it full and for miles and miles.  I am so grateful for their sacrifice!
Kylie and Zach!
Sweet Ella

Taking the fun Train Ride!  We came to the Village last year and we ended up doing a lot of different things this summer!  There is so much to see and Do.
Learning about School in the early days in Utah!


Kara and Kylie
One of the other highlights of the trip was going to the Oquriah Mountain Temple Open house.  This was the first time that many of the Younger children had been able to see a Temple.  We all loved the Sweet spirit and the Beauty of the Temple.  We also loved being together as a family.  We know that because the sealing power of the Temple, we will be together for a long time.  What an amazing blessing.

Blessing baby Kapri

We have had a whirl wind summer!  Several days after girls camp my parents came to town for a much needed visit.  We loved having them here and it was fun for them to reconnect with their friends.  At the end of their trip we headed to the bay area for the 4th of July.  We met up with the Brendles and Bob and Kerri.
We had a fun 4th in San Fransisco doing all the fun tourist things.  We ate at Jim's favorite chinese restaurant and we rode the cable car.

On Sunday we went to Kerri's parents ward for church and the blessing of their new sweet baby Kapri.


This is all who were in attendance from the Winegar family and below is who was there from the Riches side.  After church we went over to the Riches home for a yummy lunch.  We had a great time getting to know Kerri's family better and we appreciated their graciousness.  We were especially thankful to have Kapri in our family.

Super Swimmer Kylie!

I decided to have Kylie do the summer swim league.  I had her take several private lessons before the league started.  We bought her a jazzy swim suit and she was ready to go.
Kylie was pretty nervous about doing this, but ended up really enjoying herself.  I was so proud of her for trying something hard and something new.
Kylie even did the butterfly in one of her races.  I don't think I have mastered that one.  way to go my cute Ky Ky!

Girls Camp Rocks

This was my ninth year attending Girls Camp.  One of those years I only came up for one day, but it has still been a girls camp journey.  I love all the craziness, sleepless nights, the girl drama, and of course the amazing spirit.  I wouldn't miss it for the world.  I guess since I am a girl mom I will be attending for many years to come.
This is Jen, Stephanie and I in our crazy tie die shirts.  We always have so much fun!  I think one of the best parts of my calling is working with these fun friends.  I definetly get my laugh bucket filled.
We stay at a camp ground called Jack*** Rock!  I prefer to call it the ROCK.  We all have a hard time understanding why the county would name a youth camp such a name.
Heather was a senior this year and helped to run the camp.  She was in charge of music.  She was the one up front leading all the fun camp songs.  She did such a great job.
This is Lauren and some of her friends at the opening ceremony.  The Theme this year was "More Precious Than Rubies!  Each group had a name using a stone.  Their group was The Awesome Aquas.  They had fun dressing in the Aqua Color.
Lauren and crew hangin in front of my cabin.
This is Lauren and her friend Jamie Repelling.  After my half Dome experience I took a pass on this activity.  I had fun taking pictures.
Lauren and her friends all painted up for the all camp activity.  This was another great year at girls camp.  I can't wait for Kylie to be able to attend in two years.