Kylie's 9th Birthday Party!!!

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WE HEADED OUT TO LAKE MEAD AGAIN FOR KYLIE'S BIRTHDAY..

AS TRADITION WOULD HAVE IT WE RAN INTO A FEW BUMPS ALONG THE WAY...LIKE DEAD BATTERY AND A SHORT IN THE WIRING ON THE BOAT. BUT AFTER A PERSISTENT MECHANIC WE WERE UP AND GOING .
THE KIDS HAD A BLAST WITH MUD FIGHTS, BEACH BALL SOCCER ON THE BEACH, AND JUMPING OFF THE BOAT INTO THE LAKE! IT WAS A HOT DAY BUT ONCE WE SWAM IN THAT COOL WATER IT WAS PERFECT. KYLIE HAS A GREAT GROUP OF FRIENDS.(A LOT OF WHOM ARE HER COUSINS)WE HAD 3 BOYS AND 10 GIRLS WITH TWO TAG ALONG SISTERS. IN ALL WE HAD 20 PEOPLE ON THE BOAT! THATS GOT TO BE A RECORD.
NOW OF THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT GRANDPA RICHARDS! SO WE WANT TO GIVE A BIG THANK YOU FOR A GREAT BIRTHDAY!
THANKS DAD!
AND A
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KYLIE!

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!!

THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!

WELL I'VE HAD MIXED EMOTIONS ON THIS WEEK. IT IS NICE TO HAVE MORE TIME TO DO THINGS, BUT MY LIFE HAS BEEN SO SCHEDULED IN 2 HOUR INCREMENTS THAT ITS BEEN A WEIRD ADJUSTMENT.
I'M WORKING IT OUT BUT THIS SLOW MOTION DAY IS KILLIN ME!
ON THE UP SIDE I'VE BEEN ABLE TO UPDATE 2 MONTHS OF MISSED BLOGGING.

Summer has Come and Gone......

Wow! This summer flew bye! Just to play a little catch up...We had a great time this summer with our Family and Friends. From hiking caverns, visiting Yellowstone(multiply times) fishing, floating the river, the kids even had training on becoming a Smoke Jumper. There aren't very many dull moments when your at the cabin as most of you know. We enjoyed all the company and hope all that visited had a fun time.

Photos

MY BIG FISH

PAINT POTS

BAKER COUSINS

MESA FALLS

THE PAST MEETS THE PRESENT....

THIS IS THE GIRLS WITH THERE FRIENDS THE BENSONS ATTENDING SCHOOL

OLD SCHOOL WASHING....

KYNDL FOUND A NEW HOME IN NEVADA CITY

ALL ABOARD!

KASSI GETS LOOSE AS KYNDL PLAYS THE PIANO IN VIRGINA CITY

Kassi loves to eat her fish...This one wants to reverse that!