Temple Weekend

Camille and Natalie have been busy doing family history. So when Natalie knew that she would be home for a few procedures in Salt Lake, she called all the family to see if some could come to help do work at the temple. This became a wonderful weekend for all who came. We were at the temple early Saturday morning and experienced great blessings there. After coming back home, we busily gathered the little kids together for a fun breakfast.

It is always a party when so many are able to come home to share memories with us. We had all the kids eat outside on our patio. They were good to wait for us to fix breakfast.

Morgan, Boston, Nixon, Trey, and Caden are enjoying the hot-tub in the early morning sunshine while all of the adults are visiting and cleaning up.

You know after getting so hot it the hot-tub, nothing is better than a nice jump on the trampoline. Can't believe how it lasted through all of you kids and now it is on the second generation. Everyone can jump so high and takes turns doing flips.

Mike was able to take us out on the boat. We had such a great crew of little boys. The water was quite choppy, but then settled down to be a great afternoon. Boston and Morgan were getting pretty brave on the tubes.

Mak and Nixon had fun in the basement. As Mike drove us to find a dock, we bounced around in the basement hitting our heads several times. Natalie didn't come boating with us. Tinisha called from Pocatello and said that she was leaving to visit with Natalie. Everyone wanted to visit with her before she went to Salt Lake. Ciara had been sick, so Camilles girls couldn't come to play. That broke our hearts because everyone enjoys playing together.

This is my favorite picture of the weekend. Emmett, Boston, Morgan, Nixon, Mak and Caden all sitting on the dock. Mike and I had gone back to the boat dock to see if Trey and Troy were ready to come on the boat. But Trey was still sleeping. I am so thankful for life jackets. The boys played together so well. They had not seen each other for a long time.

We all love Grandpa's fast boat. We have had it so long, but it looks brand new. Hope we all have sunscreen and life jackets on.

Boston and Caden took turns floating out from the dock and then paddle back in. They loved waiting for boats to drive by and get really high waves.

I really can't remember who was first on the razor, but we had fun going around the yard in Mike's new toy. Thanks for sharing it with us. We have fun hills and valleys to ride the razor on. Mak and Emmett always enjoy a good razor ride. Wish we were up at the cabin on the trails.

David drove taking Michelle and I. We jumped on the back and about burned our rears off. Melissa and Natalie squeeze in for a picture. We are all playing games outside. We are so thankful that the day was so pretty.

Melissa, Natalie and Nixon take a turn going on the trails.

I don't think Melissa would let anyone else drive, so she is now taking Troy and Trey for a ride. Trey loves the slide, so that keeps Troy busy watching so that he won't fall.

Mike took Gage for a ride. Cannon and Carter are on a campout, so we are glad that Gage and Caden can play. The boys had so much fun with Gage. He entertained all the boys, just like Carter and Cannon do.

Mak is wanting to get in with Morgan and Grandpa. I don't remember if he was successful or not.

David put Emmett on the bars and he just smiled because he was taller than all the boys.

Mak and Nixon are going to love riding together. I took some great movies of the razor going around the yard. Don't know if I will be able to get them on the blog. They may be too long.

Cannon, Carter, Tom, and Tinisha joined around the fire for smores. You know that Grandpa shared a few scarey stories for the younger kids. The evening was so peaceful. There is nothing like a fire and smores before bedtime. I love these evenings.

This is just fun hanging out with everyone. Tinisha promised she would come again to visit. She gets so busy in Pocatello working and going to school. Thanks for taking time to smell the roses with some of the Kennedy family.

You can see the tents in the background. We pitched three tents. David brought his and camped out for two nights with Whitney and the boys. Melissa and Troy slept with Trey in one tent. Gage started sleeping out with Melissa's boys and Caden. But then they began getting scared and all ran in the house. We then had to get all the bedding and mattresses back in the house and settle everyone down. That required a movie. They had great memories talking and laughing even if it wasn't outside. No place is better than a good campout at home.

Melissa's boys were so glad to be able to see Cannon and Carter and Gage. They are like big brothers to them.

Natalie gets all private attention from Cannon, Carter and Gage. They were so glad to be able to play with her. She entertained them on the beach after their Mexican cruise. Wow, that sounds funny. Thanks for planning a great party, Natalie.

I think David had just put more diesel on the fire. We constantly watch and make sure the kids are safe and not too close to the fire. We are so glad so many of our family could come home. We had a wonderful weekend.