veyo with the boys

John and Mikelle went on a little getaway to Hawaii and we got to help babysit three of our favorite littles for a week! It was so much fun. We had a fun filled week. They count on us to be the fun aunt and uncle so we had a busy week keeping these three entertained! Since Aunt Heidi was down we were really brave and decided to take the boys to Veyo for a swim day. We brought along my little brother Ryker and they had so much fun. Ryker and Linc were our crawdad catchers. Ace wanted NOTHING to do with it. Jett was really interested in the water and kept wanting to get in but the water was cold and he would want to get out after being in just a few minutes. They have the best treats at Veyo and we had a really fun day!!

elder holland

One day I was at working selling car washes as I do best, and look who drove right up for a wash! While he was waiting for the inside of his car to be cleaned we had a good little chat. We talked about him seeing Abbey the week before and how she had emailed about their talk. He also said "Hafen and Gates, those families combined make the most powerful combination!" I am still trying to figure out what he meant by that but it was so good to see him. Such a sweet guy!

grandma's treasure hunt

Every year my Grandma picks up lots of prizes, lots of nickels, and a few gold dollar coins. She has some of the older cousins toss them out and all the kids scramble to find the nickels. She then sets up a store and they can purchase some dang good prizes for a nickel! What a deal! We love grandma's treasure hunt.

a talent show

Si, Willie, and Jep made an appearance at our talent show. These cuties acted out a scene of one of the episodes. It was hilarious. 

Ayden had his eye on the ball and bat prize but he didn't really want to do a talent. So I picked him up and we said the pledge haha. I took this picture when he picked up his prize and he was SO proud. Oh I love him.

Yes we did the fight song. This here is SC Alumni / current cheerleaders. We were missing Elsha and the fight song was very off but it was fun!

We had a raglan coast cheerleader with us for a week. There were lots of cheers and jumps all week long.

The cup song. Madie sang a solo because the other two bailed.

Crue did a somersault. He was practicing all week and could do them by himself, but when it came time for the talent show he was afraid and needed some help from his pretty mama!

We also had two Macho Men on the boat with us. They did push-ups, pull-ups, sit-ups, AND flexed for us. We are so lucky to have them;)

Thanks for the fun talent show guys, until next year!

by the campfire

Hanging out by the campfire, trying to sing campfire songs. Failing miserably and resorting to primary songs. Roasting mallows. Having a guitar performance by cousins. and laughing about old memories. We had a really good night, I love my family so so much. 

minute-to-win-it on the lake

We have made minute-to-win-it a tradition out at Lake Powell, and every year Brandon and Jody come up with the best games. Things get crazy playing this game, our family is just a little  VERY competitive. 

they day everyone on Zephyr and Blue Moon had their noses waxed.

Yes. This happened. Here are some pictures to prove it.

Thanks for the fun time Lacey. I'm sure we will never forget it ha!