Bear Lake

Great place for a Family Reunion!

We spent last weekend with most of Gordon's family...

It was a BLAST!!

We only wish it could have lasted longer

Saturday morning the guys got up early to go fishing while the girls tried to sleep in...

They got back just in time for breakfast {pretty convenient}

The cooks :)

Klista, Jen & Trin

Some of the guys brought back a trash fish

{all the kids were curious}

The kids had a lot of fun together...

The "Pincher" - Mamie is going through a phase where she likes to pinch. 

Tydon and Henson both got their fair share this weekend.

 Mitchell sisters

 

Brinley and Morgan {Right & Center} always get asked if they are twins when they are together.

Nope! Just cute cousins

The boys wouldn't stick around for pictures, only the girls would cooperate :)

Gord and his brothers left to go golfing and the rest of us headed to the lake

There were several tractors lined up 

to help put the boats and jet skis and other water toys in the water.

Gord's sisters are so much fun!

I'm so grateful I married into an amazing family :)

Berkli was so proud of her feather!

Neil was helping Mamie build a sandcastle. 

Every time he would stack a layer on she would plow it over and just laugh :)

Tubing was so much fun!

The kids LOVED it too.

After playing in the sand Tydon looked like he had a mustache

I told him I wanted a picture so he started pulling funny faces at the camera.

{I think it must be a boy thing, just comes natural}

Thanks Wood Fam for the fabulous weekend!

We hope we can do it again next year :)

{We missed Gord's parents who are serving a mission in South Dakota, We LOVE you guys!!}

Swimming Lessons inspired TUTORIAL

Tydon had swimming lessons last month and there were some kids that had cute Towel Bags...

My friend and I thought they were so convenient so we decided to make some for our kids.

Tydon's "girlfriend" had a birthday yesterday and he wanted to make one for her so he picked out the colors and this is what we came up with...

TUTORIAL...

SUPPLIES:

Bath Towel

Hand Towel

Coordinating Thread

Start by laying the hand towel out and decide the depth of your bag. Cut the bottom off {mine was about 11"} Then cut the bottom piece in half, creating two pieces {about 5 1/2 "}

Now you have the pieces for one side of your bag and the 2 straps...

Fold the strap pieces in half and zig zag stitch the two edges together

Then turn them inside out

If you'd like to have an initial on the front of your bag

Cut the letter out  

{I chose a scrap piece from another towel bag, but any fabric would do}

Pin it to the FRONT of your hand towel

and Sew it on 

{I zig zag stitched around the outside of the letter}

**I used aqua thread in my needle and yellow in my bobbin**

Now it's time to attach your straps...

Lay the Hand Towel in the upper Right corner of the Bath Towel

Pin one strap {to the inside/wrong side} to the Hand Towel 

Pin the other strap {making sure they line up}to the back side  

{so it ends up on the inside when it turns into a bag}of the Bath Towel

Sew the straps on

Now you'll lay the Hand Towel in the upper Right corner of the Bath Towel {again}

Pin the Hand Towel to the Bath towel

**Create a reinforcement at the bottom of the Hand Towel by folding the fabric over and pinning it**

Start in the upper Right corner and zig zag stitch around the whole outside of the Hand Towel.

YOU'RE DONE!!

  Fold the towel into itself and you've created a cute Towel Bag :)

GREAT JOB!!

Let me know if you have any questions... I'm new at this whole tutorial thing :)

~Happy Birthday Mikell~

Welcome Home!!

We are so happy to have this missionary home!

We are so proud of Kaden.

He is such an amazing kid and we are so grateful for his example.

I stayed an extra day with the boys to play...

Tomlinson's got a new boat to try out and we were excited to tag along :)

Kaden was a little rusty after two years... but still tore it up!

Braxton impressed us as usual...

Tydon even jumped in the water... but didn't stay in for too long... still a little bit chilly.

I look forward to the day that Tydon will have the opportunity to serve a mission. 

He is such a good example to Gordon and I already.

I love my boys!!

{I finally did some updating so keep scrolling...}

Independence Day

My aunt and her kids came down from ID to go to Lagoon.

Tydon was excited to play video games with Justin.

Monday morning we headed to the parade...

It was HOT!! Tydon kept saying his head was hot so Gord helped him out :)

Then we headed to the pool to cool off!

 Tydon can't wait until he's big enough to surf with the big boys ;)

 

We had so much fun! 

It was nice to spend the day as a family.

Girl's Night x 2!!

If you're a woman, you know that we need these nights every once in a while...

I actually had 2 in one week!!

I met up with some friends in West Jordan to see Eclipse...

AMAZING... {we LOVED it!}

Then a couple days later I went to a party with some of my girlfriends in Lehi.

The decor and treats were FABULOUS!

It was so much fun to have a break and spend time with friends.

{thanks for the pictures Natalie}