Beaver Vacation

Well we just got back from spending two weeks in Beaver and other places. Rhett had finals and all my sisters were home so I decided to go a week early. We were able to spend a week with my family and a week with Rhett's family. While we were home we did so many fun things like going boating, swimming, fishing, hiking, going to Scandinavian Days in Ephraim, visit with family and play with cousins, go to a baby blessing, and a lot of other really fun things.

Scandinavian Days
Every year since I can remember my family has gone to Ephraim on Memorial Day for Scandinavian Days. Our extended family on the Anderson side has a booth that sells famous BBQ Turkey (it is pretty much what makes Scandinavian Days, the line is the longest every year, I think people come just to get the turkey.) This year I didn't really help in the booth but I helped babysit all the kids while my sisters helped in the booth. Rhett surprised me by showing up unexpectedly. I was really happy to see him because I wasn't going to see him for longer than a week. It was really fun to catch up with all the extended family and to keep the tradition going.

St. George and Boating at Sand Hollow

My family all decided to go in together and buy a boat (don't worry it was cheap.) Well we decided to take it and try it out. My mom and us girls went down a day early to go shopping and play with the kids at the water park (splash pad) and swimming pool. We had a lot of fun at the splash pad. It was perfect for the little kids to play and get wet. Even the babies really liked it. Later that night when my dad and Brian came we went to the swimming pool and hot tub and that was a lot of fun too. Then off to bed so we could get rested for the big day at the lake. The next day we went to Sand Hollow and had so much fun. Jaeley loved to play in the sand and be on the boat. She did not, and I mean did not, like her life jacket. Right as I was trying to put it on her she would start crying and screaming, then as soon as I took it off she would immediately stop. I decided to take her on the tube behind the boat, she didn't really like that either, but I think it was because of the life jacket, but I had fun. My mom was even able to come with us. We all had fun and can't wait to go again.

Hiking, Fishing, and the Cabin

The same day Andrea went home Brittany and her family came, so we headed up to the Smith's house for more fun. While everybody was home we spent a day in the mountains. It was a lot of fun. First we went on a hike, it was good for the most part but there were still quite a few snow drifts that we had to climb and Jaeley decided it wasn't fun anymore so me, Rhett, Jaeley, Jamie, Dray, Brittany, Presley, and Koy turned around while the others went on. We all had fun. After lunch we went fishing and most everybody caught a fish. This was Jaeley's first time fishing. I think she would have played in the water if we would have let her get close enough. Well, we kept our fish and went back to the cabin and had dinner (fish, hamburgers and hotdogs.) After that, we cleaned up and headed back down the mountain. We had such a fun day. The cousins all enjoyed playing with each other and the adults all enjoyed catching up.