In August, we went to a cabin with my family and rode fourwheelers. The kids had lots of fun with cousins on this side of the family too. They are lucky to have cousins close to their ages on both sides of the family.

We also went to Bear Lake with Tom's dad, sisters and steps. Bear Lake is such a beautiful lake. The place we stay has minature golfing, a swimming pool/hot tub and a playground. The kids think it is the best. They would almost rather do other things than hang out at the lake all day. They love being pulled on the tube with cousins. It's just not as fun with the siblings as it is with their cousins.

Needless to say, we had the best summer ever!!!! We also squeezed in SevenPeaks and Lagoon. Tom thinks I'm crazy. But I love to travel and play hard. If it were up to him we would of only done 1/3 of what we did. Oh well, I guess it's not up to him. He's voted out 5-1. Thank goodness we got a stimulus check from the government to support our fun.

ONE HECK OF A SUMMER!!!!!

In June, Tom and I went on a cruise to Key West, Cozumel and Belize. We had an awesome time. It was quite the experience. We went scuba diving four times and it was wonderful. I had a couple of panic moments descending into the water, but I worked through my fears and I am glad that I did it. We saw a turtle, lobster, sponges, a barracuda, sting ray and lots of coral and bright colored fish. In Cozumel we were in a 7 man boat and had to flip into the water backwards with all our gear on. I felt like I was in the movies. In Belize we were on a 30 man boat and stepped off the side. Two totally different experiences. The food on the cruise ship was amazing. I wore a motion sickness patch behind my ear. There was only one night that the sea was rough and I noticed. We enjoyed the cruise, but decided that we would rather stay at an all inclusive resort instead of another cruise.

Tom's sister got married on June 21st. She was absolutely gorgeous! It was a perfect day! Everything thing went smooth. Morgan was a flower girl and Cole and Cody helped clear tables. They all had fun dancing.

In July, we went to Starvation Reservoir with friends boating and had an awesome time. Cole might think otherwise. He stepped on a big fish hook and Tom got it out. Cole was very brave letting his Dad get the fish hook out of his foot. Tom broke off the lure, poked another hole and pushed the hook all the way through. What a great Dad!

We also went to Oceanside for a week and stayed in a condo by the beach. We went with Tom's mom and three sisters and their families. On our way down, we stayed at Buffalo Bills and went on the roller coaster. What a blast! We all had alot of fun playing in the Ocean and on the beach. We went to Sea World a couple of days and loved that. Morgan and Cael are at a good age where they show excitement for new things. The older boys had fun, but I don't get the same reaction from them. My favorite thing at sea world was touching the rays and star fish. Cole and Cody loved the Sea Otter show and Morgan and Cael loved Shamu and the dolphins. The kids all loved spending time with cousins. We also were able to go and see the Anaheim Angels play the Indians. It was really fun going to a baseball game. The kids really enjoyed it. I didn't enjoy spending $4.00 for a hot dog. One day we went and saw some tide pools in La Jolla. The kids thought that was neat. The kids had fun building sand castles and waterways in the sand. They loved finding sand crabs and boogie boarding. I wish we could go to the ocean every year.