The count down has begun!!

We are officially starting the count down until we fly out on our two week family fun filled adventure.  We officially have three days until we drive to the airport!  We are going to pick Timothy up from Boy Scout camp on Friday and then head to the airport on Saturday.  Our family has endured yet another crazy busy summer and we are all more than ready to have some family fun. Every detail of the trip has been carefully planned out, all tickets have been purchased and all accommodations booked.  This summer the laptop is going with so I can stay up on pictures and journal entries  the entire trip!!

Surprise!

We decided to take the long fourth of July weekend and surprise my parents.  They had been letting us know that they miss us, so we thought the best thing to do would be to surprise them.  We showed up close to midnight on July 3rd, and they were very shocked.  I was glad we were able to make it to the Chritensen Family reunion which I had not attended since 2006 and Nathan had not attended since 1999.  There were about 150 people in attendance and it was great to catch up with cousins that I had not seen in a long time.

The kids enjoyed going up and down the giant slip and slide set up by my cousin Natalie.  They spent over and hour getting wet.

                                 Timothy with his cousins Morgan and Josh having lots of wet fun!

Picture with my Aunt Laura and my cousin Thora.  I regret not getting pictures with my other cousins, but I was to busy chatting and having fun!

It was great seeing my Grandma.  She was a good influence in my life, she taught me how to cook and sew.  She also taught me pre-school.

                            Nathan enjoyed good food and catching up with everyone at the reunion.

I think that Sariah didn't seem to care about all the grass she had on her from all the water fun.

Sariah loved spending time with baby Paige this trip.  She got to see her at the reunion and she was also able to see her several other times during our stay in Payson.

After the reunion, Nathan took me to the Stadium of Fire in Provo.  We had a good time and I was shocked when Nathan got into the entertainment portion of the show which included Kelly Clarkson, Carly Rae Jepson and Cirque Du Soleil.  The firework show was also spectacular.

In the days that followed our kids spent lots of time with cousins, we went on a double date with my brother and his wife.  We went out on the pond with a paddle boat and the boys slept in my brothers camper trailer.

Sariah and her Grandma Abbott

Baby Paige talking on the cell phone while driving.  

                                   Sariah with her cousin Maggie.  (Maggie will be 8 in 2 months)