Old Faithful/Mesa Falls trip #1

The first part of August, my sister-in-law and her friend Ali came out for a visit from Missouri. We had such a good time. While they were here, we did a TON of shopping. We also went to Mesa Falls for a picnic one day and then to Yellowstone the next. We about froze our behinds off at Mesa Falls. It was very rainy there, but really beautiful. The girls were reading "New Moon" and "Breaking Dawn" while we drove, and we decided it was perfect Edward weather. There was even fog coming off of the water fall. After Mesa Falls, we stopped in Rexburg for delicious Cocoa Bean cupcakes. They are the best! In West Yellowstone there was a little cafe that I had to snap a picture of for all of those Jacob fans out there. Jessi did not like Jacob in the books. Ali and I kept telling her that she'd start to like him more as she read. We found a really funny shirt that said, "I'd like to La Push Jacob Black off of a cliff. Edward Cullen forever!" We said it would be perfect for her. We didn't see any bears in Yellowstone, even though Ali said, "according to Emmett, this time of year is usually pretty good for bear hunting. But Spring is Emmett's favorite hunting season because they are still grouchy after coming out of hibernation."

Last Day of Swim

Kolby was so quick that the next picture I took, was after he already had jumped in.Kolby's splash


Mallorie didn't hesitate at all either. Kolby and Mallorie are doing so well in swim this year. They aren't scared of the water anymore, and are just about swimming on their own.

Girl's Camp 2009 - Warm River

Lots (and lots) of pictures from campToilet paper skit
Another skit group
Valerie, Carlee, Cinthanie, and Andrea
Skit group #3 - how to catch a gorilla

(Not so) Warm River
Morgan and Melissa - They were so cold, they wouldn't even get in the water.
Pretty slow rapids
Kamlyn and Lindsey
Hailey, Makayla, and Hollie making their secret sister mailboxes
True love?
Miss Valerie Summers
Cinthanie teaching the girls about flowers for her certification requirement
Carlee Dee and Val-erieeee
Hike day
Holly, Makayla, Hailey, Alexis, Melissa, and Morgan after seeing Footloose at the Playmill Theater in West Yellowstone
Summer had to stand up because it was her b-day. This guy sang to her.

Craft Day - Summer, Ciara, Cinthanie and Valerie making secret sister mailboxes.
Carlee (a.k.a. Red), Summer, and Holly
Hailey, Val, Cinthanie, and Makayla
Our First Years Alex and Kamlyn. (Caitlyn, Lindsey, and Melissa in background)
Hollie, Cinthanie, Lindsey, and Melissa singing our delightful camp songs. I love Melissa's face.
Bishop fly-fishing

Anja, Carlee, and Val

Happy 4th of JULY!!!

For the 4th we went to Cortez. My sister came out from NC as well as my parents. It was fun seeing them and my Grandpa as well. My Grandpa fell just before we got there and hurt his arm really bad. I helped bandage it up a few times, and it was really gross! I worry about him a lot, being there all by himself, but I was glad that we could be there to help him out. I love Colorado so much. I used to spend summers there staying with my Grandma. I sure do miss her whenever I go up there. It's great to visit, but it just isn't the same. While we were there we went white-water rafting in Durango and to see the fireworks. It was a quick trip, but very fun.

Britton Family Reunion 2009

In June we went to Missouri for ten days for our family reunion. We originally did not think that Jeremy was going to be able to get any time off from work, so it was just me and the kids for the first few days. The kids and I flew into St. Louis, and we spent a couple of days there with Jeremy's family. It was soooo humid!! I guess I've forgotten how humid the weather can be there in the summer. We went to the St. Louis Zoo Saturday. Every time we passed a fountain or waterfall (any water feature really), the kids would get in the water every chance they could to cool off. Apparently I didn't get any pictures from the zoo, but it was a very nice zoo. Sunday was Father's Day and we went to church. Jeremy's cousin, Ben was being ordained to the office of Elder, so we got to be there for that. After church we took some family pictures (without Jeremy) and then went to Jeremy's aunt's house for some great food. Jeremy's Grandpa has a BBQ restaurant, and I love his food. After we left St. Louis, we went to Branson and stayed in a REALLY nice resort. Jeremy's sister, Jessi works for the Marriott, so we got three rooms there. Each room room had two bedrooms, a full kitchen, family room area, and even laundry room. While we were in Branson we swam at the resort nearly every day. We also went boating at the lake and went to one of the shows in town. The show was the Liverpool Legends. They were pretty good, and sounded just like the Beatles. Finally we went back to Jeremy's parents house and Jeremy got to come out. The kids had fun playing with all of their cousins. It was great to get to see Tucker and Maddi, whom we hadn't even met yet. They are so cute! Maddi had her 1st b-day while we were there too. So we had a little party for her one night. We also went to Silver Dollar City, which is this great amusement park in Branson. Mallorie even went on this huge roller coaster that goes from 0-70 in 3 seconds or something like that. I guess my girl's a lot braver than me. It was a really fun trip, and it was great to see all of the family, who we love and miss so much.