A Boring Weekend - Day 2 part 2

So after the Junior Rodeo, we went to Grama & Grampa Fullmers for hamburgers and such. The kids were hot and starved, and it was great. We had a fun time visiting for a bit, and then Grampa Jonesy called and said that a raft was available for us to go rafting. Yahoo! We're going to float the Snake!
We are so glad that grandpa arranged his day so that he could be the guide. He is a great guide, and so much fun on the river. We never get tired of his tried and true rafting jokes! You know this cable was installed to hold the mountains together . . . . . .
The group included: Grampa, Kelly, Clint, Allison, and cousin Carolyn (adults), and Rae, Brady, Reese, Rylee and Gavin (kiddos). I was the babysitter and picture taker. Oh and also the official "Waver" of the group. When I met our group at the bottom, the boat next to us said, hey - you're the lady who stopped and waved a lot. Yep, that was me.
Just getting on the water. Chase, Brannen and I gave them a royal send-off.
There they go!
Hitting Kahuna. Grampa does a great job of making sure you hit all the nice waves. They said that they didn't miss one.
The rafters had a great time. They even got rained on during their float for awhile. Bran and Chase and I had fun watching and waving too. We were a great cheering section.

So the weekend turned out busy and action packed and so much fun! So much for a boring weekend! Great to see you Clint and Alli!

NANA!!!

Friday night when we returned from all our playing the adults decided to go out and eat. We went to Agave in Afton, and were just leaving when the couple next to us stopped Kelly and said - hey Fullmer, we think we have your dog. *mouth open, shocked expression*!!! Really? Black hound dog with brown stripes on her sides? Yep - that's the one.
We lost Nana this spring - the week before school got out. Actually, we figured that she died in the mountains. She is SO OLD, and wasn't doing great at the time. She was a stray Rae took in and we have had her a couple of years. The kids love her and she is a sweetie. I guess she found a squirrel to chase up the canyon-- these folks found her and thought she was lost-- so they have been taking care of her. When she was missing, we called the Sheriff and the Pound here, and called the radio the announce she was lost - and the people that found her had put an ad in the Penny Pincher here - but apparently we never connected. So a week or so ago, they took Nana camping with them, and one of our neighbors saw her and said, she looks like the Fullmer's dog.
There you go - Nana found. Baby Bran is happy happy. Reese cried. Nana is home : )

She is getting a new tag that says, "My name is Nana. I live in Grover. Leave me alone. I will go home".

A Boring Weekend - Day 2 part 1

Saturday morning - time for the Jr. Rodeo in Thayne. We loaded up to watch Rae do her Thang.

Grandpa is great to help Rae out, and she is great to give rides!
Coming around dreaded barrel #3! This is the same barrel that earned her a trip to the emergency room last week at barrel club. She and Lady were having a great run, when #3 tripped them up - literally. Lady fell, Rae underneath lots of hooves and dust. Rae got kicked in the thigh a couple of times - and it looked much scarier than it turned out to be. That's why I'm not a fan of barrels. Too scary for me - she is crazy Rae after all : ) . She is okay and so is Lady. They were back at it very soon after. (Dang it - I thought she would have been "cured")

A Boring Weekend

We didn't think we had one plan for this past weekend. We thought it would kind of be a boring one with not much going on. Clint and Allison called on Thursday and said they were going to come for a visit - and the fun began!
Allison and I decided to take the kids to swim at Granite hot springs. Jennie was saying how much fun they had there at their family reunion, so we decided to try it. Boys were golfing - so we had to find something fun to do - we found it!!!
The kids had a great time - the water was so warm and nice.
We found a couple of mermaids in the pool!
This is the pools' warmest spot - where the water comes right out of the mountain.
Cutie Baby Bran!! What a goof.
We stopped in a rain storm on the way home to look at a waterfall. Alli and I were the only ones brave enough to make our way through the rain.
The kids were starving after we had finished swimming - but it was raining so hard we had to drive a bit before we could chow down. We had a great day.

Now that Kelly is back from his fun, fun trip he has had a little extra time to play with the kids. A day doesn't pass without Brady hitting him up for golf, and Rae wanting to go ride. He manages to take them quite often. They are having a fun summer. Aren't those some great looking horses?! Rae is excited for fair time and more riding!

The Trip

Kelly one of his golfing buddies just returned from a 10 day golf trip to Scotland. A trip of a life time for Kelly. The trip ended by watching the first day of play at the British Open. Yea, he was in heaven.







It was GOOD. So GOOD.

We love Aunt B! We had such a fun time with her while she was here!

Brannen Goes to Bear Lake

While Bekki was here visiting we went to Bear Lake. We met her fun friend Jodi and played in the water for the dqy. When we got there, Brannen wasn't sure that he liked the lake.
I think walking in the sand kind of freeked him out a little bit.
Then he decided that maybe this wasn't too bad. He and Maura had a great time playing in the water.
He found some bird to chase on the beach.
And even found time to practice a few new yoga poses that he'd been working on. Namaste Brannen!
He discovered that he really did enjoy throwing sand. Hey, maybe this lake stuff is okay.
Well, maybe not. We tried though. We might have fun next time!

Brannen's Friend

Brannen has a great buddy named Seth. Seth is actually Brady's friend, but when Seth comes over to play with Brady, he usually spends as much time playing with, holding and talking to Brannen. Therefore, Brannen LOVES Seth!
This is my friend Seth!
He lets me hit him - it is really fun.
And I really like it when he and Brady help me go bowling. I am such a big kid - like them. When I grow up, I hope I am awesome - like Brady and Seth!

Temple Trip

We have been planning a temple trip this summer - after Brady's birthday- to do baptisms for the dead. Grama Chris had names ready for us, Aunt Bekki was here to babysit the other kiddos, so away we went.

These two have a great time anytime they are together!
At the Rexburg temple. Idaho Falls was closed - so it was nice to go to a new place. We had a great day. What great kids.

Kissin' Cousins

A little stroll through the woods with my buddy Maura.
Here it comes!!!
Oh I love Maura! She is such a good cousin!
Yes! And all the kids love to tell Brannen to give Mookie a kiss. What cutie kids.

Puzzlemania!

Dallin gave Brady an awesome puzzle for his birthday this year. It was a prehistoric map of the world - complete with man strange dinosaurs and interesting animals. It was a PROJECT to get it completed, (Thanks aunt B for finding it - I made you help finish it - didn't I!!!) but oh so fun to work on. Now we just have to get busy on the puzzle Grama Chris gave us. Yea, we'll have to muster up the stamina for that one!

Happy Fathers Day 2009!

My favorite man in the universe - with my favorite kids in the universe!
(yep, still catching up on my blog - busy summer : ) )

Bike Ride!

We are set and ready to go! We have treats and bottles! Lets go on a really fun, really long ride!

Yea, well it lasted for at least three minutes - before they took each others food - threw the bottles and proceeded to poke each other and scream. Oh well. Those three minutes were really fun - totally worth the thirty minutes that it took to get us all out the door and ready for the ride. :) Babies! So much fun and so much work! Twins would be tough - I'd need to be much younger. I'm an old lady!

Brady the Deacon

Brady is twelve! I can't wrap my head around it! He was ordained a deacon on his birthday, Sunday, June 14th by his dad.
He passed the sacrament for the first time this past Sunday. He was really nervous - but did a great job.
Cutie kids on Sunday morning
The boys. One of Brady's superpowers is being able to close his eyes for nearly every picture taken of him. : )

Happy Birthday Brady!

Hey! Brady is 12! What a guy!
Here is the birthday cake we made for him - but not the cake he requested. This was just the "dessert" for our family b-day party for him. Something for candles and singing.
Happy Birthday from Dallin! Big D gave Boo an AWESOME puzzle. It was a prehistoric dino/map of the world puzzle. It was sure fun to put together.
He also got a cool m&m puzzle from Grandpa and Grandma Fullmer - it might kill us to put that one together. His favorite gifts were his two new golf clubs - a wedge and a hybrid. Kelly is most definitely training up Brady to be his his long- time golf partner!
Now here is THE cake that Brady requested. When I was asking him what kind of cake he wanted he was kind of quiet. He really doesn't like sweets. He usually skips them all together. He suddenly got a big smile on his face and said, "How about a BACON cake?!!?" The kid thinks bacon is the best substance in the known universe. He LOVES bacon. He ADORES bacon. He would eat bacon everyday if he had his choice. Well, on your birthday you have a choice - for sure! Here is the bacon cake! AWESOME!

Yes, we do strange things at this house. All for Brady though, so it was definitely worth it! Love you, Boo!