First Day of School

Alyssa was so excited to start 1st grade this year. 

She loves getting new clothes and a new backpack.

She really wanted to get Mr. Averett because he did a funny gummy bear song and dance when they visited in kindergarten.  She was so excited when she did get him.

I can't believe that she is in 1st grade.  She has grown up so fast. 

Huff Reunion Aug. 2009

The Huff Reunion was once again held at Little Bear Creek Campground up Huntington Canyon.  The kids and I went up for the day.  They had lots of fun things going on.   Face painting, rock painting, scavenger hunts, and of course washer toss and horse shoe tournaments.

Alyssa loved having her face painted, but I couldn't get Landen to even try it.

Sitting around waiting for our turn at washer toss.  My team lost out in the second game.  Ron was my partner this year, and I really thought we stood a chance, turns out we both sucked!

The Fish pond is always a hit.

All the cousins sitting together and checking out their loot.  We really had fun, I always look forward to this reunion every year.

Lake Powell 2009

Lake Powell with Ryan and Mindy was so much fun this year.  We stayed on their houseboat for 4 days enjoying the sun, sand, and of coarse the water.

This was on our way to meet up with them.  Notice how no one is bright red or exhausted looking yet.

The kids dug this hole and filled it with water to keep their caught fish.  They managed to catch 2 carp and kept them in this hole, until they realized that the black plastic and small amount of water was actually cooking the fish.  I think that they let them go in time, and they probably survived.  (That is more than I can say for the fish that ate Pat's fire cracker pig-in-the blanket)  the kids thought that was great.

We did a lot of surfing when the water was too choppy for wakeboarding.

Pat decided that once he was a pro at riding on his feet, he was going to try sitting on the board instead.  It did work once, he was able to ride for a little while without the rope.  It was a lot more fun watching him try though.

Landen learned how to swim with his "big boy" life jacket.

He loved it.  He learned that he could swim away from us, and he thought that was great.

Alyssa has always been our little fish.  I think that the kids spent 95% of their time in the water.  From the moment they woke up, until we drug them in at night they were in it.  They had so much fun.

The trip was great, no one was really sunburned at all, and the weather was great until the last day when we were trying to dock the houseboat.  The wind was terrible and another houseboat almost crashed into us as we were unloading everything, but still we had a great time.