Deer Hunt 2010

Jeff took the boys hunting again this year.  Aden was THRILLED to finally be included.  Which was awesome, because I don't think I could have handled his disappointment :)!!  

Tyler (his nephew) also got to go along for the male bonding!!  Jeff is one brave dude!!!!  One adult, 4 boys-all within 3 years of eachother, a 6 hour trip-one way, a 3-4 day trip, and the freezing cold!! WOW!! I think he deserves a medal.  Then, out of the crew that he met up with there, he was the only one who ended up getting anything. HA!!!! Guess he was blessed for taking all those kids along for the good times!  They all had such a great time and loved every minute with their supercool dad (and uncle).  I am very thankful to be married to such an amazing man!   

  

Valentines Weekend!!

This is our Valentines weekend trip!  We had such a great time.  We went to the Yuma Sand Dunes with Tawna and Nathan and all of the kids.  Again, another great trip without incident.  I can say that because I have decided that since Nate can't go on a trip with out falling off of his bike at least once - LOL: ) - I will not report it as an incident unless he is hurt.  (He had some soreness, but nothing broken.)   Anyway, we camped at a different spot this time and it was awesome.  I different experience than Buttercup, which is where we normally go.  Ogilby road was such a great experience.  The terrain is a big different than Buttercup and the kids got a lot more riding experience.  Buttercup is very smooth sand with bigger hills and such.  Ogilby had a lot of little bumps and tracks with turns and jumps and the littlest boys really got a lot of practice at handling their quads.  They all did so great.  Here are some pics.  

This is Ryker with all 4 wheels off of the ground!! A mother's dream!

This is all of our boys and Uncle Nate digging in the sand, one of their favorite activities.

Jaxon, jumping, but before all 4 wheels came off of the ground! 

The boys have all gotten to be really good riders.  I was so proud of them.  They kept the fighting to a minimum and shared so well.  They had such a great time with their cousins! Thanks Tawna and Nate for inviting us and letting us crash in your toy hauler!! It was one of the best trips ever!!  I especially loved the fritos & chili we had for dinner!! LOL!!

Jeff, at the dunes

My HOT, HOT Hubby!!! He is just so adorable!! I love him.

Finally, some pics!!

Pictures from the dunes!! Too fun!! We had a blast!!

Weekend Get-a-way

Today, we are getting ready for a big family trip.  I mean BIG.  All of my brothers and sisters (with the exception of Robert & Jennifer , Taya & Kevin - and their kiddos) are going to the Imperial Sand Dunes.  This is actually only Summer's 2nd time to go.  But her kids have been a lot and love it and I believe she will too.  We do this at least 3 or 4 times a year and I always have the same thought:  How hugely lucky we are that there is an activity that we all truly love to do.  We all love to ride quads and camp (camping at the dunes is soooooo much better, it is not near as dirty).  But, I really believe that we are lucky.  How many families with 6 biological kids, 6 in-laws and 19 (I think) grandkids can say that there is an activity that they all enjoy doing together??  Even Granny and Grumpy love it.  I just think it is awesome!!  We don't get to go as often as we would like, but it is so much fun when we do.  I know that we will miss everyone who isn't able to make it on this trip, but everyone (minus the kiddos) will be there for the adult/couple trip in February.  That's going to be a great trip!!  We have made cookies, pancakes and chicken salad.  We still have to make mac 'n cheese, salsa and cheese and pimento spread.  We usually make all of the food that we can ahead of time so that it is easier/more relaxing while we are there.  Plus, less dishes to have to wash in the toy hauler.  I am so very excited.  I just pray we get away with an incident/accident free time!!!  Feel free to pray also!  

For those of you interested, I am not sure what the blog-to-book site was called.  I will ask my mom and post it later.  It really was good pricing and I think it is awesome to be able to put your blog into a book, hard cover and all (if you want).  It kinda makes me feel like a writer.

:) haha!!  But, I guess that I am the writer of my life.  That's kind of fun!!

Fun in the sun...

So, we were lucky enough to get to go to San Diego with Tawna and Nathan over the Labor day weekend! It was AWESOME!!!! We had a great time. I will have to post pictures later, because I forgot my camera! But we hung out at the beach and applied the sunscreen so often that there was no sunburns!! A miracle, I know! We stayed at a hotel, ate good food and slept! Thanks so much to Tawna and Nathan for all their planning. And thanks to Nate's parents for letting us crash at their house the last night! Though the kids didn't come with us, they had a great time too. Gramma and Aunt Christy took them and their cousins to a resort! They had sooooo much fun. Jaxon says that next summer he's gonna take us there (after we take him to the beach)!! I can't wait! It will be so fun. I will post pictures later, but I wanted to update before any more voodoo dolls came out! haha! :)

The Adult Trip to the Dunes!!

A few weeks ago we went to the Yuma Sand Dunes on an adults only trip. We had so much fun with everyone. It was one of the best trips! I haven't been on a dune trip with out kids in 7 years! So, it was a relaxing weekend. I actually got to ride quads with my husband. These are the only pics I ended up with. Sorry. It was my sister (in-laws) birthday. She is one smart chic planning the adult trip on the weekend of her birthday. I should take notes.

Yet, more dune pics...

I love this picture! It will probably be another 9 years before all these guys make it down to the dunes at the same time! Too much fun!
(from left to right: James Shotts, Jordan Jarvis, JJ Alder, Adam Hoopes, Jason Lunt, Jeff Jarvis, Nathan Mower, Blain Brown, George Jacobson)






Does anyone remember the way back to camp????

More dune Pics!!

These are all Jeff except the last one!






This is Jeff, Jason Lunt, and Blain Brown. Too bad it's a little blurry cause it's a pretty cool pic!

Herer are some pics, Finally!!

So, I know I said they were of Jeff and his buddies, but I don't have the CD yet, so I scanned these of Jeff. When I get the CD (hopefully tonight) I will post those pics too. Aren't these awesome though??? I am going to send the one with the big rooster tail of sand to dirt wheels magazine. My hunny is sooo amazing! :) Although I have to say, the thought of him doing tricks was much different than the proof. I have a harder time feeling "at ease" with him going to the dunes now.