Fishing

So Jeramy is a professional fishermen, and he likes to go fishing alot. He took me up to Price one weekend and we decided to go fishing in the Price river. We ended up walking roughly a mile or so to get to this really prety spot. I was fishing up stream and Jeramy was fly fishing up and down the river. I was trying to catch this fish, it would come up and bit then swim away over and over again. It was really frusterating, but I had a good time trying. We spent a couple of hours fishing with out catching anything. It was getting hot and late in the day so we called it quits and walked back to his truck. A few days later back at Lake Powell we went fishing down at Hobbie Cat beach. It was wicked windy and we both thought we would not catch any fish. Which it turned out that we caught 5 Catfish and 3 Bass in under an hour and a half. Then Jeramy cleaned the fish but first he had to kill them by bashing in there heads with a rock (which I found for him because he was using the hose and I thought the rock would be more humain) I was grateful he did it because I couldnt have dont it. Then, the next time we decided to go fishing was with Lawrence too. Me and Jeramy each caught 3 fish but one of mine got away. I reeled him up to shore got him on the land they he got off the hook and swam like mad back into the water. Lawrence didnt catch anything, I have good thoughts that he will catch some fish the next time we go. I will pray for you Lawrence. heheeh. The next time he went fishing he used his fly rod and was catching Bass like mad, so he says, I didnt go with him. But he came home with a good sized Bass. So I took some pictures of him and the fish.

Jessica and Jeramy

Its me blogging from down at Lake Powell. My mother wanted me to. However, I really don't have much to report. So far today has been a good day, woke up at 4:30 and haven't gone back to bed. OK. Here goes! I have been staying down at Lake Powell on and off sense the beginning of June. I have been staying with a really great guy named Jeramy. He was Barbara and Hillary's neighbor. We go and do lots of stuff together. For instance, we took a trip to Mystic Hot Springs, Lawrence also came along. We drove through Capitol Reef and looked at the cave drawings from when the Native Americans were their. Then we stayed in this cabin with no water and no AC. The springs were amazing up on a hill so we could watch the sunset. We took some really cool pictures in these tubs with cowboy hats on... well I thought it was a sweet picture. Anyway, Then we played some golf (which I totally suck at) but was fun. I think next weekend Jeramy and I are going back to the hot springs, which should be very fun. This weekend Jeramy is cooking his BBQ for everyone. I am so sorry Suzi and Savannah you are not here to have some of his wicked good BBQ.

Before and After

Hey this is Nick i just wanted to thank everyone who has helped me this past year and being there for me when i needed you. As almost everyone knows i tryed to kill myself on June 17 of last year i was going through a really hard time school was ending so that meant i would be home all summer with the family and at that time i didn't get a long with anyone, i was always auguring and fighting with my mom and sisters and brother. And i wish i could take back time and not have wasted my time swearing and being so out of control as i was. But today im doing better life is good yeah its still hard but i will move forward and i want to thank everyone again for helping me and being there for me.

Nick's New Jeep

So yesterday November 7,2009 i bought my first car! So this is how it went down i was as usually looking on KSL and there classifieds and i saw the most sexiest car ever it was a this 1993 Jeep Cherokee my price rang was one thousand dollars so the cars i was looking at didn't run but this beauty ran and everything works the guy was selling it because he had bought in a new car, so i called this guy named Brian from Woods Cross. And left him a message and waited all day for his call...... nothing so i got discouraged and disappointed but the next day at 8:15 AM he called i was one of the happiest guys ever i told him that i was very inserted in his Jeep and was wondering if i could come down and take a look at it he said yes and i was down there in a hour. But then when i did my walk around he tried to start it and it wouldn't start so i was like nope i don't want it anymore but i guess it had been sitting for awhile so the gas was a little old so that was understandable i went and test drove it and that sexy beast drove so smooth and was amazing to drive as i was driving back i called my dad and told him what was going on and my dad actually said OK nick do you want the car? haha of course i want this car dad its so amazing!! ok son i will go put money in the bank. So i got so excited and drove back to Brian's house and told him that i was going to buy it and i would give him cash would he go down on the price which was one thousand dollars and i got him down to eight hundred dollars and this Jeep is in excellent condition considering the age so there is a few dents and the speedometer doesn't work. So i went home and told my mom what was going on and right then she said really he is really going to buy it? and i said yes he is i was so excited so we went to the bank and withdrew eight hundred dollars for this Jeep and went back to Brian's house to buy the car as we are buying the jeep his wife walks in and says well my son came down and said we should be selling it for more!! i thought that was uncalled for as i was sitting there signing the papers to buy the car to be completely honest she was a crazy one haha! But who cares i bought the Jeep and went over to Aunt Jeanny's house to show her my new jeep and she was pretty excited about it too! As i was coming home i drove past a cop and right then i knew i was going to get pulled over and i did as he was walking up to my jeep that i only had for fifteen minutes i yelled i just bought this jeep!! He said can i see your license my cheeks must has gone red because for the first time ever i was not driving with my license and he got mad and said your driving without a license you think you can just do that and i told him that i got excited about buying this jeep and forgot it. I got pulled over for not having license plates because Brian said the registration was good for a month and i could drive it around no problem but that was not true at all so hopefully Monday i will go and get it to pass emissions and safety and get my plates that are going to be customized that say NICK17 or KCIN17 i am pretty darn stoked about this new JEEP

Lake Powell

Kayaking

Our family is not the most adventurous kind of people. However, we do enjoy going kayaking when we are down at lake Powell. The first time we went down to lake Powell we went kayaking for the very first time, and we all had a blast. We played kayak tag. Nickolas was chasing me, Heidi, and Brooklyn and we didn't want to be it so we started paddling fast and we ended up tipping over. I had taken my camera out on the lake with me and it fell into the lake. We managed to turn over the kayak and there was my camera floating, because I had put into 2 plastic baggies, but water was leaking into the baggie. Nick was nice and swam the camera back to the van to let it dry out. Nothing happened to it which was awesome. We all had a great time after that and stayed out in the water for a couple of hours.


















So this time when we went down everyone wanted to go kayaking. We were going to go, everyone got ready, but the kayak man had not taken the kayaks out. So the next time we wanted to go out was on Max's birthday and we went and kayaked to this one spot were Barbara always goes. We played in the water for a few hours and also had a fabulous time.






















The next time we wanted to go kayaking we went to the same spot. Getting there was a bit tricky because we had two little kids with us, Max and Toby's son Jacob. So Jacob went in Chloe's kayak and Max got his own. I tied Max on to my kayak, so I would be pulling him. But he had his own paddle. We were going around this huge boulder and the waves were insane. I thought I could handle the waves because I had done it before. But no not this time, I ended up capsizing my kayak. Max didn't tip over thank goodness. So being the quick thinker I am, I tied the rope around my waste and towed my kayak and Max in his kayak to the spot we went to for Max's birthday. We landed the kayaks and I thought everything would be fine. So we played and found this rock that was in the middle of the rocky beach. We played king of the boulder. We all got hot and had rasin hands, so we decided to head back for the van. I got Max into his kayak and I was getting into mine. This time the kayak would not balance and I kept on tipping over. This pissed me off so bad. I think I got 10 different bruses. I kept on tipping over so I decided to just tie the rope round my waste again and swim over to the boulder were the waves started and tryed to get on there as well. But no luck. Nick paddled over to me and told me that he was going to trade kayaks he tried to get on and he also tipped over. I was glad that I was not beinging an uber dork and my body was not the problem. I ended up swimming back, most of the way to shore. Which was about a mile away or at least felt like it, and not to mention I was not waring a life jacket. I decided that I didn't need one becasue last time nothing happened while I had a life jacket on. Hillary tried to help me, by me hanging on to one of the kayaks she was pulling. But that was too hard on her and I didn't want her to go low with her diabetis. When we got to shore I was exausted I tried to pull my kayak up on to shore and I could not do it. The bottom of the kayak had filled up with water from when I had capsized the first time. There was no way for the water to get out. When I saw all the water in the bottom I was really pissed off. But I guess everything happens for a reason, and I guess that the reason was to see if I could endure swimming that far. Thats what I think anyway.

Happy Birthday Max

Blogging a bit late, but better late then never. Max celebrated his 5th birthday down at lake Powell. It was a fun day for him. His mom bought him a brand new scooter with knee and elbow pads, safety first. His mom also took him to lunch up at the lodge where she works. Grandma gave him a puzzle book of Peter Pan. Hillary gave him some new cars, which are his favorite thing. I also gave him several cars, new cloths, new boxers and a swimming suit. His birthday cake was a rocket that we made and topped with candy. His mom invited some co-workers to dinner, which she insisted on making Indian food. So I chopped and fried and cooked the dinner.
Nothing like Indian food in a jar. yum yum. All in all, I think that he had a good time.

Famous People Birthday on July 23rd
Daniel Radcliffe
Monica Lewinsky
Marlon Wayans
Slash
Woody Harrelson

Heidi's Birthday

Happy Birthday Heidi! I know I am blogging this a bit late but better late then never. Heidi turned 28 this year... Wow, I can not for the life of me believe that we are getting this old... dang... Well she came down and we had a few presents for her. I got her a pair of Stainless Steel hoop earrings. She didn't want them to hoochy mama big, and not too small. I think, she likes them because she wares them all the Hillary gave her the Beach Body Slim in 6 work out system -and she really wanted it, we were not suggesting anything mean- Mom gave her some hair clips and was going to make her a fruit basket. Nickolas gave her a scale. Heidi wasn't into cake this time, she just wanted fruit. Heidi ended up watching her sister-in-law kids, she gets paid to do it so it wasn't that big a of deal. She had a good time just chillin with the family. She was going out to dinner later with Beau and no kids for once. yeah... HAPPY BIRTHDAY HEIDI

Famous People Birthdays on July 6th

Tia and Tamera Mowry

50 Cent

George W. Bush

Sylvester Stallone

Dalai Lama

Della Reese

Nancy Reagan

Frida Kahlo

Barbara

Barbara lives and works down at Lake Powell, which is a beautiful place. Our annual family vacation to go visit and play has led to some mishaps. Well, the whole family was originally going to leave the night of the 22nd of July to stay for a week. But as events unfolded they didn't end up happening that way. Sterling, Suzannah, and Savannah went to New York to stay with there father for some of the summer. Sterling and Suzy only wanted to stay for two weeks, but ended up staying a month and a half. Sterling was pissed. Then when it was time for them to come home, there dad booked the flight for the 26th of July, he said it was the cheapest day. So that is where the 4 months of plans began to fall apart. We had to figure out how we would all get down to Lake Powell for our vacation. The next plan was to get the truck fixed so that me, Max and Nick would be able to make it down for Max's Birthday on the 23rd. But the truck needed to get registered and insured before we could make the trip. We took it in and as luck would have it, it didn't pass. We took it in several other times to get it to pass but each time it would fail, so we gave up. Then I called Barb and told her that we couldn't make it because the truck would not pass and we needed the van to pick up the kids from the airport on the 26th. She was upset, I mean really upset. So then I told Heidi what was going on and she told me also that Kim (her sister in law) was not going to be able to make it as well. Mind you have have been planning and storing enough food for 20 people and now it might not even happen. I was freaking out. Then, I guess Barbara talked to her X-Toby about what was happening. He said that he would lend Barbara his truck to come up and get us on the 15th. A whole week before we were going to go down. I thought it would be fun. Barbara offered to help pay for gas in his truck, because I didn't plan for a huge truck that took premium gas to make the trip. So me, Max and Nick would be going down on the 16th of July and stay while mom and Hillary stayed and waited to pick up the kids then would come down on the 27th and we would all stay until the 31st. Barbara came up in the truck and I packed everything and waited for the next morning so we could leave. However, Barbara wanted to make a few stops before we left which was fine. She wanted to take care of her drivers licence. Which was fine with me, they are good to have. So she called the DMV and asked what she needed to do so she could get it back. They told her that she needed to go to the Farmingtion court house to see about a ticket that she had. The DMV also said that the Centerville ticket was taken care of and that she had no warrants out. We all thought it was going to be easy and fast. But again fate wasn't going to have it be easy and fast. I took her up to the Farmingtion court house and they said indeed she did have a warrant out and that she needed to appear before a judge tomorrow morning between 7 and 8:30, which was still enough time to make it down to Lake Powell before she had to go back to work. In the morning she got ready and woke up Nick to drive her back to the court house. I had the truck packed and everything was set and ready to leave as soon as they got back. Well 9 o'clock rolled around and they still had not come back. I tried calling Nick but there was no answer, so I assumed they were still waiting for the judge. So I decided to go shopping to get a few last minute things. 10 o'clock passed by and then Nick calls and says that Barbara has not come out of the court house yet -Barbara made Nick wait outside in the car-. So we tell him to go in and find out what was going on. He calls back and tells us that they took Barbara to jail. Wow!! I was floored, we knew that was a possibility but really didn't think the judge was going to be that big of a dick. Mom began to call everyone she knew to see if they could help. She needed 1,500 dollars in order to get her out that day. But no one would help and the judge put her in jail without allowing her to be bailed out. The judge was such a dick. We finally found out that she was able to see the judge on Monday and Barbara needed to be at work on the Friday before. I personally, didn't want to unpack Toby's truck and wait for her to get out. We talked it over and decided that, me, Max, and Nick would come down without her. We Left. We made the drive in 6 hours, which is normal. When Monday came around we had had a good time and was waiting to see what would happen with Barbara. The family called and said that she could get out if she paid 200 dollars of her fine. Which she did and she became a free woman and hungry to get back down here. But that was the tricky part, how would she get down here. Mom needed the van to pick up the other kid and the truck was not passing the emissions. Then mom made a choice that shocked me. She said to take the van. Which meant that mom, Sterling, Suzy, and Nanna would NOT be coming down. I didn't want her to do that because the whole family needed to be here, because it was a Family Vacation. She was finally able to get herself together and on her way. Hillary was driving and they brought Chloe along, which was awesome, Max would have some one to play with. They make it down with out any problems. So she went into work to talk with her boss to make sure she still had a job and that everything was OK. I mean it's not like the whole thing was planned to happen this way. Granted she should have taken care of her ticked within the time given to her. And from what I hear is that when you have a warren out for your arrest, a signed copy of the warrant is delivered to your house, we never got one. And how come the DMV didn't know that she had a warrant or even about the other ticked she got in North Salt Lake. But most of all if we had missed the court house it could have all been avoided. Yes, we made it 5 minutes before closing time. Just 5 minutes more in traffic or I had suggested just to go in the morning or wait all together, but nope fate had a different idea. I guess she was meant to do her time right then.
Also, out of the events that occurred Heidi and her kids were unable to make it down to the Family Vacation, because Hillary took all the gas money with her. So Heidi didn't get to be here. Out of the 20 people that were going to be here in the beginning, only 5 family members made it. Jessica, Hillary, Nick, Chloe, and Max. Talk about your plans falling through.

Lake Powell

I am here blogging right from lake Powell with the slowest internet in years.... and those of you who have dial-up should feel bad for us. Anyway I wish I could up load some pictures for you all but there is no chance in hell that will happen. The first day we got down here Toby was nice and took us out on the boat to watch the sunset and go swimming. It was so beautiful. The next day is when all the drama began. Me, Max and Nick decided to go swimming. We didn't think it was going to be a far walk, so I decided to ware my new flip flop... I had to look good. That was a big, big mistake. By the time I reached the lake I had 4 hug blisters where my flip flop straps were. There was no way I was able to walk home. So Nick traded shoes and then he go a blister too from waring my flip flops. Then the sun block I bought was not water proof... and I was dumb and did read the label so now I am a fried egg and going to get skin cancer. So the third day we are here Toby again asks if we want to go out on the boat. We all jump at the opportunity and head out on the lake. Nick went water skiing and tubing. Max didn't have a chance to go tubing because the boat died. yep. the battery died on us so we were out on the lake waiting for someone to come and rescue us from the open waters. Then about 3 hours later we are all dieing from heat stroke and decided to jump in the lake... again big mistake. because when Nick jumped in he slipped and sliced the bottom of his foot open on a cleat. The metal thing you tie the boat up when you dock. I swim to him and try to hold his foot up to keep it elevated as blood is streaming down my arm... if there were sharks in the lake we would have been dead, because there was so much blood. I tie Max's shirt around his foot and holding pressure on it. We now decided to row to shore where there is a boat not to far. As Toby is lifting up the floor boards he discovers that the boat is taking on water. A few cuss words later we are off and get the boat jump started from the hot boys that were on the other boat and make it back to the docks. Toby runs to get his truck and I am helping Nick hop along the dock. He almost passes out because it is so hot and he is bleeding, so I have to carry him on my back. We make it to the insta care were Nick gets 6 stitches in the bottom of his foot. And now we have been home bound for 3 days... but we are going swimming in just a few... while we have been home Barbara (a long story for my next blog) Hillary and Chloe came to join us in our trailer. Nick says to tell you all that he asked someone out on a date. yeah go Nick. And Nick gets to have his stitches out in 2 weeks. I bet more will happen and I will blog... Go CLAN