last moments of summer break...

We have had the best summer! I never want it to end, but love having a schedule 

and normal bedtime routines! ha! 

We had back to school this week as well, kids got the teachers that they wanted, and

were so excited.  

we all picked something we wanted to do the last week of summer. 

We hiked to "Bridal Veil Falls" with the skousens, swam at Alpine Country Club, 

went on bike rides, river rafting, outdoor movie night with the neighbors, and plenty more...

We had an amazing summer! 

Ivy started jumping off of the diving board and doing cannon balls.  

She has become such a great little swimmer!

Floating down the Provo River... absolutley gorgeous!!

"Nana's Camp"  with papa's pancakes in the morning.  Kids had a blast!! perfect end to summer!

Bridal Veil Falls...

Mr & Mrs. Johnson...

It was so weird going to Mesa Arizona and not spend time or stay with our Arizona Taylor

cousins.  They moved to china just a few weeks before the wedding.  We missed them 

while eating at our coveted "Tia Rosa" restauraunt.  

My nephew Garrett got married in the Mesa Arizona temple in August. Hottest 

day and weekend ever! ha!  We all had a fabulous time celebrating their wedding.  Cory and 

Boston couldn't come due to football starting. boo!

The reception was Ah-mazing!  The Venue was beautiful and the food and open bar was To. Die. For! 

she even had a churro bar! Victoria planned the wedding of the year... 

dancing was a hit with my kids, especially with Hayes and Brody. They were so 

hilarious.  The johnson cousins tore it up again on the dance floor.  It's 

my favorite thing to watch!  

my beautiful sistas!!  

  

Blake is serving a mission but we got a picture with him regardless! ha!

Grandma and Grandpa Johnson 

the dinner was delicious!  

  Mother/son dance...love my bugsy!

my momma with my oldest brother derek... how precious is this?!  love!

Park City!

We love spending the day in Park City riding the Alpine slide & coaster.  We went when 

the Granum's were here!  It is seriously so beautiful, i am always amazed at how green and lush it 

is in the summer.  Hayes and Olivia were almost tall enough to ride by themselves on the coaster

but they didn't want to on the slide.  Maybe next year.

We ate lunch at our favorite pizza hot spot, 'Main Street Pizza and Pasta' and then went to 

the Birchall's to play in their swim spa and party room.  The party kept going all day long!

these two loved going together on both the slide and Coaster.  Boston was a good sport.  Liv is 

actually a little adrenaline junkie like him...

Cory & Hayes!

the cutest little bff's ever!

a week with our besties...

It's always a fun packed week when our bff's come into town!!  we had SO much fun 

with the Granum's!  I Loved that they were here for Boston's birthday week.  

We met at Tucano's and then went night swimming at stonegate. We definitely packed in 

the fun...

We swam, hiked, went to movies, sliding rock, night swimming daily, spa night at Summer's

played with Sadie {their dog}, Hang time, Lowe's Xtreme airsports, lots of sleepovers, 

Waffle Truck, ate at all their favorite spots, including

many Cafe rio stops, Park city slide & Coaster, and more!

I love when my girl is in town, it's continuous fun and laughter!

xo

these two have been buddies since they were 2 and now look at them at 14!!  too cute!!

the kids were mostly excited for sadie, ha!  Jenn told them they better not hug sadie first!

pure joy with her all week...

love these two.

one afternooon we surprised the Rhodes arrival back home to Utah!  They had

 no idea we would all be in their yard when they arrived.  Best Surprise Ever!!

we're so excited they are back in Utah!

love seeing all of our friends kids growing up together!

we went to Lowes extreme and then the waffle truck.  Luckily for me the Hokulia

 shaved ice place was next to the waffle truck so we hit both stops in one! 

BEST SHAVED ICE EVER! 

The Lakehouse!

 

Our annual lakehouse trip to Lake Couer D' Alene was a blast this summer!  My kids are in heaven with tons of cousins and plenty of fun on the water. My sister  Rachel and her hubby are the ultimate Host's!  She always makes the best food, has plenty of activities for everyone and we actually all sleep there!  This year we had the most we've ever slept. It was a COMPLETE blast! 

 I love the memories we make and especially for my kids.  What an amazing experience to play and enjoy all the family time.  We all went to a wedding just a few days later and met up again.  I love traditions and family memories.  

This year Olivia and Hayes got brave and went cliff jumping!  So much fun to watch them grow up year by year and get more aggressive with water sports.  Boston of course was in pure heaven.  Ivy even went crazy tubing a bit and enjoyed it! ha!

Diaper babies!

 The all time favorite lakehouse activity, well besides the trampoline of course was tubing!  

Everyone loved crazy tubing... ivy did lots of baby tubing with the other twins.

Boston tearin it up on the wakeboard!

Hours of entertainment were had on the new tramp and launch!

  Hayes

Olivia

   I love this picture of Boston trying to encourage Hayes and Olivia to jump off the lower rock, 

which was still very high, this picture does not do it justice!!  love how brave the twins were!  

 Boston

Grandpa and Grandma Johnson arrived a day later to spend the rest of the week with us.  Love how I caught this moment with these cute cousins... They love their Indiana Jones Grandpa.

We had a bridal shower for Victoria who was getting married to my

 nephew Garrett the following week! 

just some of the johnson girl cousins... we are quite the bunch.

Cory fishing with the kids.

Our traditional cousin picture at the Lakehouse!!