Busy Summer Fun {2010}!

We have had a lot going on this summer.  Here are some of the highlights.

Celebrating our Daddy (and Grandpas) on Father's Day.  We love you honey.  You are wonderful.

Little Miss R's 1st Talk in church on "The Holy Ghost".  She LOVED being up there and did Fabulous!!

Little Man E, friend M and Little Miss R (Little Man E, has a big bump on his forehead from falling)

friend L and Little Miss R, playing in our new pool

Baby K, and friend N playing the piano

Little Man E, at soccer practice.  He is really enjoying playing again this year.

Little Man E after practice, on the slide, he is wearing my first soccer jersey from when I was 5.

Little Miss K, swinging on the swing, with Daddy helping

Little Miss R, sliding down the slide.

Little Miss K, LOVES to get into Mommy's makeup.  This is Lipstick all over!

Daddy (Mark), Little Man E, Little Miss R and Baby K playing together.  

Little Man E, Little Miss R and Baby K

Hike, Fishing and Picnic at Fish Lake

Fishing at Fish Lake

Hiking at Fish Lake

Our Fourth of July consisted of several different activities.  We went to a parade with our friends, the Arbons.  We had so much fun!

C, Little Miss K, E, Little Miss R, Little Man E

Me (Liz) and friend Lindsay at the Parade

Mark and Liz at the Parade

 We had the Arbons over after the parade for a delicious barbeque dinner at our place

Mark's parents and Baby K watching our fireworks that we did at our house

We had our friends, the Smiths over to do fireworks with us and watch the University's firework display (across the field).  We had so much fun!   Liz and Nette

Baby K and Daddy with Baby K's 1st Sparkler experience

friend M and Little Man E enjoying the fireworks

Little Miss R loves sparklers

Our family, at one of our favorite views in the mountains, Rock Springs

Me at a stream in the mountains at 28 weeks pregnant (I am currently 30 weeks)

 Views from up in the mountains

Cool geological formation in the mountains

Little Man E, at his first soccer game of the season, he got a free kick during the game

Mark's side of the family, niece T's 2nd birthday party

Little Miss R and cousin G

cousin J, Little Man E, Mark and cousin J

cousin T and Little Miss K

Cousin T opening our present, and Cousin G and Little Miss R

Cousin J and Little Miss K picking flowers

Blowing large bubbles with Auntie Kristy

Little Man E, Daddy, Little Misses R and K

Playing down by the river

My parents and 2 of my little brothers (Tom and Joe) came to visit.  It was a lot of fun having them here.  Little Man E and Grandpa

Little Man E and Little Miss R playing with Grandpa

Little Miss K and Little Miss R playing with Grandma

Uncle Joe playing with Baby K.

We Love to have barbeques!  This one is with my side of the family.

We went to the annual Monson Reunion for my mom's side of the family.  It was fun.  

Little Man E, with cousins S and L, Baby K and Little Miss R

my brothers Joe, Tom and niece K

Baby K, Little Man E and Little Miss R on the way to the reunion

Cousin L, with Little Miss R and Baby K

My cousin Monica and I (Elizabeth)

Our Girls: Sweetly holding hands

Cousin S and Little Man E playing a water balloon slingshot game

We went to a Splash Pad park during the reunion that had lots of sprinklers, going up and down, they were fun to run through and keep cool on the 90+ degree weather day.  It was a blast!

My brother Chris, and part of his family, came to stay with us after the reunion for a night, went to church with us and had a barbeque.  It was a lot of fun having them here.  Little Man E and Cousin S

Little Miss R, cousin K, Baby K and cousin L

Me (Elizabeth) and my oldest brother, Chris

Little Man E and Little Miss R, have been really enjoying swimming lessons this year.  They were in the same class.

Little Man E, with his teacher in swimming lessons

Little Miss R, with her teacher in swimming lessons

Little Man E's soccer team at a game.  He's having fun.

Little Man E, at his soccer game

Little Man E, about to score his first goal of the season 

Little Man E, chose McDonalds to celebrate his first goal.  It is a tradition in our family to go out to ice cream, after scoring.  My parents did that with me as a child also.

Mommy, Little Miss K and Little Miss R, at McDonalds for scoring

Little Miss R and Little Man E, at Swim Lessons, they both passed their class!

Little Man E and Little Miss R at Swim Lessons

Little Man E and Little Miss R learning how to use life jackets in swim lessons

After swim lessons every day, we'd go play at the park outside for a couple hours

Baby K, sliding down the slide

Little Man E, has learned to cross the monkey bars

Little Miss K and Little Miss R playing on the slide

Little Man E, LOVES dinosaurs!

Little Miss R, sliding down the slide

We love going on hikes together as a family, this one we are hiking to LG Reservoir

Daddy (Mark) hiking with kiddos, lotsa fun!

Mama (Liz), with Baby K, Little Man E and Little Miss R

Little Miss R and Little Man E played in the water, Mark fished and we had a picnic too

Little Man E, Little Miss R and Baby K sitting on our front porch, enjoying Summer