Summer time part 1

Summer is half way over and we are in it full swing! We have done our usual parades and carnivals along with some camping. But...I would be lying if I said I wasn't ready for school to start back up. It is usually mid summer when I am done having the kids home all day. Especially with as hot as it has been they haven't been able to play outside much during the day...so they want to play video games and bug mom and dad. :-) Here's what's been going on so far...

On our way camping...

Another journey up the canyon...

Our bbq team.

Waiting for Orem Summerfest to start!

Strawberries and Cream...enough said...it was pure silence from my boys.

Sawyer playing with the soccer ball while waiting for the food to cook.

Love our Provo PD!

Jordan, just chilling in the heat, watching the carnival

Mini bonfire post getting rained on up the canyon.

Dave got new glasses!

Mom/Ashton/Auntie Sandwich! He looks really happy about that...

Orem Summerfest fireworks

What Jordan usually does when we get home from being out all day...strip, get his blanket and snuggle mom.

Grandma just chilling...

Cranky Cameron...not sharing his seeds. :-)

My strawberries and cream. So good!

No Carnival is complete without the corn dog! yum!

I have no idea what conversation they were having but they seemed entertained...I just took the pictures.

Our view on our way to Salamandor flats to camp.

He really does love me...

Provo Love

My marshmallows!

Jordan having a serious issue with waiting for his hot dogs.

Bike Patrol high fives

Summerfest fireworks after the parade

A rare occasion of my calm Jordan. :-)

Our view the first night camping. It was an awesome view! The only thing annoying was the horse flies. The area we were at (Salamandor Flats) is a large trail for horse back riding and dirt bikes. It's nice because it's an active area and everyone was helping everyone, but the smell of horse poo got to us...so we moved the next night. And we got this view when we walked maybe 10 feet uphill from our tent... (Thanks James for taking the pic...after 3 days of camping I had no cell phone battery.)

A camping trip is never complete without relaxing around a camp fire and talking and for me...talking to my kids.

On the second it was really and we were really dirty from moving across the trail to a new camp site with less flies...so we went up to Tibble Fork Resevoir and let the kids play in the water. 

Savannah doing a little payback for splashing...

All the kids playing around and seeing how deep they can go.

 Jordan and Bradley were having a splashing contest...it was as intense as look Jordan has on his face...

The view...it is literally a lake up at the top of the mountains in the middle of no where. No cell service, No running toilets (I REALLY struggled with this), just trees, water and some bugs.

We had a great weekend. The elevation got to Shon and I a little so by Sunday morning we were ready to head home and wash up...We all had dirt in places we didn't even know you could get dirt! We were all pretty smelly...no wonder why the wild animals stayed away! :-)

My foot...I had to scrub this 3 times...not even kidding! SO GROSS!

Until next time AF Canyon. 

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Still to come...4th of July and a mini family reunion!