We had an amazing summer full of fun! We got to see so many relatives who we haven't seen in a long time. A few of them gave me a hard time for not updating my blog in over six months, so here you go.
Here's Ella's first tube ride behind the Ashby's boat on Labor Day weekend. Rough water, but still lots of fun.
The highlight of our summer was an unbelievable family vacation - a Carribbean cruise. My parents took the whole family on a cruise for their 50th anniversary - over 30 people. What a blast! We weren't sure how the kids would do, but I think they had more fun than anybody. Thanks Mom and Dad for a vacation we will never forget!!! (except maybe Ella, who probably forgot the day we got back).
The best part of our cruise was our day in St. Maarten. Greg, Jake, and I went on a treetop zipline adventure tour. It was incredible.
St. Thomas was another stop on the cruise. We went to Coral World where Jake got to hand feed a stingray, and we all got to feed the lurikeets. As soon as they saw the food, they came down out of trees and perched all over us. Very cool.
Here's Ella catching some rays on the ship.
Here's our family at dinner on the ship. Notice the big smile on Greg's face. Meal times were definately his favorite. He's quite proud to announce a 7-pound weight gain on our 7-day cruise. I've never seen anything like it!
Here's Jake at Laguna Beach in California (most beautiful beach in the world). We had a great family trip to California for the 4th of July. It was so fun to spend time with my family and to see our old friends from Temecula who we miss so much!
Greg and Ella on the boat at Cascade Lake in Idaho at the Hamblin family reunion. We had a wonderful weekend with Greg's family in June. We stayed in a house right on the lake and spent lots of time on Robbie's boat. Jake and Ella loved playing with their cousins. We especially loved going river rafting and "riding the bull." Thanks to the Hamblins for a great weekend!
Here's Jake and his cousin, Rachel, on the merry-go-round at the Denver Zoo.
Ella's first merry-go-round ride. She loved it.
My 3 handsome nephews - all leaving for missions in the next few months. We will miss them, but we loved getting to spend some time with them on the cruise before they leave. 
Here's our family at dinner on the ship. Notice the big smile on Greg's face. Meal times were definately his favorite. He's quite proud to announce a 7-pound weight gain on our 7-day cruise. I've never seen anything like it!
Here's Jake at Laguna Beach in California (most beautiful beach in the world). We had a great family trip to California for the 4th of July. It was so fun to spend time with my family and to see our old friends from Temecula who we miss so much!
Greg and Ella on the boat at Cascade Lake in Idaho at the Hamblin family reunion. We had a wonderful weekend with Greg's family in June. We stayed in a house right on the lake and spent lots of time on Robbie's boat. Jake and Ella loved playing with their cousins. We especially loved going river rafting and "riding the bull." Thanks to the Hamblins for a great weekend!
Here's Jake and his cousin, Rachel, on the merry-go-round at the Denver Zoo.
Ella's first merry-go-round ride. She loved it.
2 comments:
So glad you're back in the blogging world! Your kids are so cute- and it's fun to see their updates! Keep us posted. IT was fun to see you this summer!! Maybe we'll make it to CO for a snowboard trip this year!!
Thanks for updating and letting us know what you've been up to the past few months! So sorry we didn't get to see you on your CA visit. Looks like you guys had one FUN summer! Your kiddos are cute as ever!
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