Fishing

I'm so far behind when it comes to posting, so I'm going to try to catch up here as much as possible.  Here goes nothing.  So after the Jensen family reunion activities Jason and I left for the mountains to meet up with Jason's family and our children.  By the time we got there the kids were a mess as you they should be while playing in the mountains.  I heard that Kiera had figured out how to go through 2 or 3 different outfits, but they both looked liked they had been enjoying themselves. 

When we got there Jason quickly tried to make up for lost time and started fishing.  He was able to catch a fish pretty quickly with Kiera helping him, after that the fish catching slowed down and I wasn't able to even catch one. :-(  Here are some pictures of our time fishing!

Helping Daddy fish

You can tell Rylan has been playing hard, look at all the dirt!

Fighting over the fishing pole

Jason fishing with Kiera watching

Kiera fishing with her Daddy

Kiera caught a fish!

Jensen Family Reunion 2010

This year was our Jensen Family Reunion.  Jensen is my mom's maiden name and every other year they have a reunion. It is always fun to catch up with cousins, see my aunts and uncles, and all the new additions to the family.  We were suppose to go up to Lake Cascade on Wed. and stay there till Sat.  Mother Nature had a different idea though.  Monday night a nasty storm went through Lake Cascade and totally wiped out our camp ground.  So suddenly it was Tuesday and we were having to come up with plan B.  It was still an awesome time. Wed we went up to Black Canyon and did boating, jet skis, and just hung out. Thursday we had breakfast at my cousins house and then it was off to another lake. The kids had a blast both days, even though they were going without their naps, they were outside so therefore happy as can be.  Rylan spent his time getting into what he could.... 

Kiera enjoyed playing in the water, by herself, with her aunts, and even some 2nd cousins I think..

She even got to ride a jet ski...a very short ride though

 Friday was another breakfast at my aunts house and then some games at the park, and then we went to a church where we set up tables and played games, had dinner, and the kids got to play in some bounce houses.  At my aunts hose there was a swing set and a trampoline. At the park Kiera just enjoyed the park portion of it, so I actually missed out on a lot of the family reunion festivities.  She was having a blast though, and that is what being a mom is about right?  I even got some pictures of my nephews playing!  That night Grandma and Grandpa Payne were nice enough to take the kids so that Jason and I could stay up late and not worry about kids and getting them to bed on time.  It was a great time!

Mandy and my nephew Cayden

She loves the sand!

At the park

My sis in law Melanie with her son Cayden

My other nephew Landen

Saturday it was a golf scramble.  I went with my husband.  We played 18 holes and were on a team with my brother Eric and his girlfriend Marinda.  We had a blast! We did come in last, but considering who we were up against and the lack of experience on our team, we were okay with that.

After that we left to go meet up with Jason's family and our kids up at some lake...Pictures and stories to come later.

Water Park Fun

So, on June 27th I packed up my kids and headed to Boise, ID with my mom and sisters.  We were getting ready to all meet up there for a family reunion and decided to go up a bit early.  On Monday we went to there water park there in Boise. My mom took care of Rylan and I got to with Kiera and my sisters.  It was a  lot of fun and Kiera had a blast.  Sometimes I think she could live in the water, she loves to play in it so much!  She was going down slides all over the place.  I had forgotten her floaty, so when we went to the lazy river and small wade pool, I was trying to hold on tight, but all she wanted to do was go swimming on her own. Sometimes I think she is fearless.  Anyway, here are the few pictures I took.

You might notice Kiera in the tube...she was so tiny she couldn't stay up on it, all that was sticking it was her legs and the top of her head...but she loved it!