4th of July

 

Our Phelps Family Reunion 4th of July celebration was a complete success!  We had a total of 140 people throughout the two days of the reunion.  We had a myriad of events scheduled for the two days. 

 We started out the reunion on Friday the 2nd with a haystack dinner provided by both Allen families.  After dinner we had each of the kids under twelve bring over their bikes and scooters for decorating.  The kids had a fun time festivizing (is that a word?) their own bike.  Ultimate dodge ball was also a hit during the evening with a lot of the younger crowd.  We ended the evening with a fun outdoor movie.  We took a vote between Emporor's New Groove or Megamind.  Megamind won out and we had a good time laughing at the silliness of that show.  Brad and Ruth provided nachos, popcorn and treats for the show.  It ended around 11 PM.  We were all glad to get into bed that night.

The next day started early with a kids mile fun run with Jack, Sam, and Tom Harrington coming in at 1st, 2nd and 3rd, respectively.  Next was the 5K.  I rode my electric scooter along with Rick while he ran.  I don't know if that was a help or a hinderance.😏  Peter came in with 1st place while Russ came in 2nd and  Sarah came in 3rd.  I thought it was neat that little Hallie ran all the way with her mom.

After a continental breakfast put on by Trent and Kath's family there was a flag raising ceremony (which I'm sad to say I missed), then we had the bike parade.  The kids were so cute riding by throwing candy to everyone while on their cute decorated bikes!  After the bike parade Rick and I took the Phelps kids (and Sophie and Britta) on a Ranger ride over to the Grantsville parade.  The kids had a fun time collecting candy and seeing the floats drive by.

Rick and I (and Hal and Janis) were in charge of the lunch that afternoon so we hurried back from the parade to get set up.  Janis got all of the green salads prepared while we set out the THIRTY pizzas we had ordered from United Slice.  The pizzas were a hit with everyone and sure made our part easy.  We had a few pizzas left over but the missionaries came and finished them off for us:)  We served popsicles and ice cream for dessert.

Next was the Carnival and Cornhole tournament.  The kids played at the different booths and played on the water slides (thanks to Ben and Kara) while the adults visited and watched others play cornhole.  It was a super hot afternoon so after a couple of hours Rick and I both went to the house for a quick nap.  (Quick nap meaning a whole hour :)  Then I prepared my salad for the steak fry/ potluck and we went back out for dinner.  It was nice mingling with so many family members throughout the whole reunion.  After a massive clean up effort we headed over to Brach and Kendra's for the Grantsville fireworks show!  It is always a good show.  We had Haivyn with us and she got super scared and ended up inside the house downstairs playing with dolls.  

Anyhoo,  it was a great weekend celebration with family and celebrating FREEDOM!!  These are pictures from the weekend in random order.....

FAMILY DAY AT CHERRY HILL AND LAGOON

SUMMERTIME!!

I love this time of year!  We have been to the pool three times so far this summer and will hopefully be back many times.  Here's a few pictures from our time at the pool.  About halfway into our stay we either get nachos or fries (or sometimes both:)  The kids love treats from the snack bar.

Two weekends ago we had our annual Cherry Hill campout.  Skylar and Sarah decided not to stay in a tent  so they went home each night.  Brach and Kendra, however, were able to find a good deal ($50 a night) on an RV so they had a spot a few trailers over from us.  Since Kaitlyn had to work Rick and I brought Haivyn and Merik with us so they wouldn't miss out on the fun.

We surely enjoyed our time in the park. Some of the kids are getting a little older and can go down a couple of slides by themselves. (Even the lazy river)  We had a nice time enjoying the cool water on a hot day.

That evening we enjoyed a taco dinner at the campsite.  Before we knew it the sun was going down and we settled down in the trailer with a movie.  Wow!  I sure slept well that night.  So did Haivyn and Merik:)

The next morning was our Lagoon day!  First, Brach,  Kendra and the kids joined us for an egg, sausage and pancake breakfast.  Rafe wasn't feeling very well and ended up throwing up in the trailer.  He immediately laid down on the bed and went to sleep for an hour.  We were trying to figure out what to do if he had to stay back.  Luckily he woke up about an hour later and was feeling much improved and ended up having a wonderful day.  (Our guess was that he had gotten dehydrated from his day at Cherry Hill.  It was a hot day and although we spent a lot of time IN the water we think he just didn't get enough water IN HIM.)  Anyway, he woke up feeling better and so everyone got dressed and ready for our big day.  

LAGOON DAY!!  

We got to Lagoon just after opening time.  We started off in the kiddie section and everyone seemed to be having a good time.  The first ride for Haivyn and Merik was the Ladybug Bop.  Merik was terrified and cried through the whole ride.  He was happy to get off and go on some of the less 'scary' rides.  After going through a lot of the kiddie rides we moved to the medium rides.  The older kids are getting bigger so they were tall enough to ride them.  Here are a couple that some of them tried....Tidal Wave, Bambara, The White Roller Coaster, and Rafe even went on Cannibal which he was so proud of. 

Early in the day we met up with Skylar and Sarah and Gary. (Kaitlyn had to work😞)  Gary was chomping at the bit to get to the bigger rides and that's a little tough when you have little ones around but we finally got to them a little later in the afternoon and I think he was satisfied.   It was a long full day but we enjoyed the excitement of being at Lagoon.  

Rides, snacks, and treats always make Lagoon a fun  experience!

Here are some pictures of our day....

We decided to get some dinner out of Lagoon because it's so darned expensive there plus Rick's favorite spot to eat is Zupa's so we met up with the Bomans and had some dinner there before heading back to our trailers.  Here's a picture of Brady who slept through the whole dinner. 

 (Check out his little boy scuffed up legs.  This one is ALL boy!:) 

 We all felt exhausted after a day at Lagoon but we sure made some great memories!

Until next year.....😀

Eric's Blessing

Eric Alan Phelps was given a name and a blessing by his father on the 6th of June.

What stood out to me was that he was blessed with good health, intelligence and to be good.  I love that last part.  Isn't that what we all want, for our children to be good?

This little guy is super special!  He has a pleasant disposition and is so cute.  This past week I noticed his eyebrows are reddish.  He might join the ginger baby ranks after all.  We'll see as he grows.  It's fun to see how much his brothers and sister and cousins love him.  We have loved having an infant in our midst.  What joy he brings!

I hope you have a WONDERFUL life little one!

You are very loved by so many!