A whole lotta canoe-n'

We survived the week! Yeah! We had a GREAT time in Wyoming. It was beautiful. We went to the Uintah Youth Camp. I thought it would be a lot more primitive, but we had a very comfortable cabin with bunk beds and electricity. We were also right by the bathrooms. Score! Flushing toilets and showers are always a plus. Especially where Madalyn is concerned as flushing is her favorite part. There was a lodge with a kitchen and fireplace. And right outside the lodge, ta-da! a playground. A complete must have when you've got the young-uns. We went four wheeling, canoeing, and bottle launching. Way fun. We also played Nerts for a heart stopping hour or so. I've never seen Mom and Dad get so excited. Dad how's your heart doing? Anyway here's some pictures.

I'm going Canoe-n!

Just Hangin with Cherilyn

These are my pants even though they look like shorts.

Jesse Playing Horshoes

Um...Hang on Maddi!

Hey Rebecca, switch me.

Laura launching a bottle rocket.

I love Swinging!

Just checking in...

I'm just leaving a note to say we are still alive. We came home from the Bushman reunion on yesterday. We had fun and learned that Mount Pleasant is really not that far away and that the Skyline Motel in Fairview was only sort of remodeled, not all the way remodeled. But it wasn't too bad. The reunion was fun Maddi made a toy horse. She named it "Nay" It had one red eye and one white eye and she wanted it to have mismatched nostrils. She's funny. I would post a picture but she's asleep with it right now. We even made it to the Wal-mart at midnight to get Harry Potter. It was SO crazy!! There were hundreds of people there. I thought it would be lowkey since we were in Ephraim, but I was wrong. And man we saw some crazies. But I guess we were there too so I can't say too much.
We're getting ready tonight to go to Wyoming tomorrow for the Bradford family reunion. It's crazy time right now! Maybe one day I'll unpack.

Vampire in the Family?

At first I was really concerned about Andrew's teeth coming in this way. I thought maybe his front teeth were really far apart and flashes of surgery went through my mind. But apparently the Dr said this happens quite frequently, about 1 in every 30 kids. His front teeth are now coming in. I've never seen this before but whatever. Here's a picture:
Also Nana and Papa had a little tent here at the house that Maddi thinks is her "Clubhouse" She wanted Andrew to hangout with her inside and when I asked her why she put the blanket on her head, she said she was a pirate. She even said "arrrr"..... I have an odd daughter.

A Limerick for you...

There once was a girl named Maddi

Who likes to eat corn, like her Daddy
But when she eats too much

Her belly aches and such
And she can't even move, poor Maddi.

My sister's more famous than your's is...

Click on the title and watch the entire clip in it's entirety. That's little ol' Laura at the end! Laura, you have to put that on your Resume! I mean come on, the Wall Street Journal? cool....


Ok but enough of that, I should probably post a little blurb about our fam. We've officially vacated our house. It almost killed us but we did it. With the kids being sick it really set us behind. (I mean, you would THINK 1 weeks would be long enough to move!) But with a lot of help we made it. My arms are a little Jello-y and we were REALLY tired! But it's over with. We celebrated by going to Lagoon for Jesse's Company day. Wow I hadn't been there since High School Senior day. It hasn't changed a bit! It's still as crappy as ever. No, we had a good time and we won a $50 gift certificate to any Gastronomy Restaurant! It was totally worth it.

We went to our first Sunday and it was fine. Maddi seemed to really enjoy nursery. Even more than our old ward. So that's a relief. Speaking of which, I went to Relief Society for the first time in over a year, (we've been in Primary.) Andrew screamed the whole time. For any of you who have spent any time with him, you know what I mean. He's not unhappy. He's actually very happy, and screams like a Teradactlye. So I had to walk out twice. To top it off, the RS pres "dropped by" last night. She said she would call first because I guess she was just kidding. We were right in the middle of sorting out the Family Room and dragging everything in to the hall. I was covered in dirt and sweat. Wow, it was cool.