A Family that Showers Together, Stays Together

For the 4th of July weekend my family went on a three day camping trip in Mayfield Canyon (Down past Gunnison). We took our toyhauler and fourwheelers and had a FANTASTIC time!

Thrusday: We set up camp, went on a ride and played games. For those who are new to camping terminology. . A toyhauler, hauls your toys:) and then turns into a sleeper cabin with three beds, a full bathroom and kitchen. My parents, Katie and I slept in the ToyHauler and Landon, MaLese and Carly slept in the tent.


Don't you love the close quarters....??? we were squished, but happy:)

Friday:Today MaLese and my Mom went into town to get some water and twizzlers and the rest of us went on an AWESOME ride. MaLese is pregnant and therefore shouldn't be on any extreme rides...so this is why we left them. Our ride was awesome! We were gone for 4 hours and even rode down an old mud slide. . . check out our trail:) we had to clear away a whole tree!!

Don't you love Katie and Landon's faces? As you can tell, they were in the back!!
So after our DIRTY DIRTY ride...we had a family shower (hence the tittle)


At night we roasted weinees and mellows and enjoyed time by the campfire:)



Saturday: After we cleaned up camp, we went on one last ride. It was very pretty...besides the dead rotting deer we passed:)

We had a great time. . . filled with dirt, charging cows, fourwheeling, twizzlers, hot dogs and little to no sleep:)

The Babysitters Club

I am home! I was up in Seattle last month as a Nanny for the Fairbanks family. I watched their little 7 year old girl Hannah. Lori Johnson and I tagged team our babysitting efforts; she watched her 3 year old granddaughter Molly and I watched Molly's "aunt" Hannah. Matt and Kim Fairbanks were traveling in Spain for two weeks; and the Fairbanks family was moving. Lori and I had a blast. For those of you who don't know. . . Lori was my young womens leader growing up and I love her so much! We had a great time together...laughing, wanting to cry, playing scrabble until wee hours of the morning and eating Sugar Babies and Junior Mints. Here are some pictures of my journey this past three weeks. . .
While I was at church, I ran into these familiar faces; Mat, Dani and James Williams!
One day Lori and I ventured out to the Woodland Park Zoo. Don't you love Molly's face? PS Linda, we took this picture by the elephants for you:)

I love this picture of Molly talking to the Snakes
All I can say is....SPOILIED:) But thats our job!
I love this picture! Lori and I were in the other room talking and left the girls alone for a bit watching a movie. I came back to find both girls in just their underwear tieing themselves together! we have clearly lost control:)

For the second part of my trip, Lori and I took the girls to Central Washington to play at Lake Chelan. The Fairbanks have a house out there, right on the lake. We had SOOO much fun. Lori and I both had a goal to soak up as much sun as possible. We wore our swimming suits for a week solid.


We were in the lake everyday. It was slightly chilly at times, but totally worth it!

I LOVE this picture of our little "angels" helping us cook. They helped us make Lori's famous chocolate chip cookies!
And the Babysitters are off:) We tried to float away. . . the dang current kept bringing us back!
Here is my little Hannah Banana:) We had a great time together.

I love this picture of Molly. She was so tired from playing in the lake all day.
Towards the end of the week, Lori's husband Rick came up. I just happened to sneak this little picture of these crazy love birds!
Lori and I. . . basically cooked:) We seriously were in the sun everyday, all day! We both got quite the cute little tan.
After we returned the children, in one piece, back to their rightfull owners; Lori and I headed out for Lunch, Pedicures and Manicures. We DESERVED IT!
While I was "home" I was able to see a couple familiar faces. There are many of you who I missed this trip, and I am soo sorry!! It was just so crazy! Next time:)
Sabrina and I got to see eachother for 30 glorious minutes at about 10:30pm one night. It was short, but totally worth it!

And the day I flew out, was the day Kylee flew in from Colorado; I ran over and saw her for about 45 minutes before my plane left! I am so glad it worked out:)

It was a very fun trip, and very long! I truely couldn't of done this without Lori. We make a great babysitting team! I love you Lori and thanks for playing with me! I will never forget our 7 days of scrabble, our candy/icee runs, searching for dead bodies in the lake, our amazing jet skiing and all of our laughs! I love you!

Peace Out

Dear Friends, Family, Lovers, Stalkers and Perverts;
I am alive. About 1 hour ago my plane landed safely in the SLC area. I am home. HOWEVER, in 8 hours I am yet again departing until Sunday. Do not fret...and get excited. There are some killer pictures on their way documenting my crazy life. I have recieved some rather threatening emails and text messages lately about my lack of blogging...you know who you are...and I apologize. Soon my dear friends you will have your grimy little hands all over my life again. For now I am off...I need to unpack, repack, shower, use the ladies room, pet my dog and brush my teeth all before my dear sweet father wakes me up in 7 beautiful hours. I hope you all have a splendid 4th of July and catch ya on the flip side:)
With love, appreciation and bags under my eyes
Lyns

I'm BUSTING out

Yes folks...the title rings true....I am BUSTING out of here. I am headed up to the great old northwest for a pin prick of eternity.
*For those with whom I leave behind...suck it up.
*For those with whom I am about to see....get ready for the time of your life.
*And for those of you in which I am not leaving and not seeing...what is your deal?
I think that about covers everyone:) I am hoping to have internet connections throughout my travels...but don't be alarmed if you don't hear from me daily. I am sure I will still be alive...and possibly kicking.

SEATTLE....HERE I COME:)

PS.....Sabrina, as you probably guessed it, it is 12:38 AM and I am still not packed. Whoops. My flight doesn't leave for a couple more hours...Yawn.....

Full House

What do you get when take 4 college kids (one pregnant, oh ya, I am going to be an AUNT! MaLese and Landon are expecting little "Chip" in December) moving into a house with two parents, one kid and one dog? A FULL HOUSE. That is right. My parents "dream" came true. Katie and I moved home from Logan; Landon, MaLese (and "Chip") moved home for a couple of weeks and Carly, I am sure is loving every minute. Our house was full of people. And our driveway showed it all. Check out the Davis family parking lot.

I am sure the neighboors were starting to wonder....

So every night was basically a party. Check out some of these sweet pictures we took out on the tramp. . . .
MaLese and "Chip" are staying safe with Gravity on their side.
Katie, just doing her thing:)
In the middle of my flip, I paused for a sweet pic:)
Carly however was just too fast!

Landon doing his swan dive (aka, belly flop)

My parents are so proud!
Just catching some sweet air!

As you can tell our FULL HOUSE was rather fun! Even though the driveway was a parking lot, the garage was full of boxes and the fridge was always empty. . . . . we had a great time!

Here comes the BRIDE!! Liz's Wedding

So clearly I didn't drink the right water. Last year Keesa, Liz, Alicia and I were all roommates....and this year, all three of these little beauties tied the knot. Liz and I were roommates again this past year, as I am sure you have seen many times throughout the blog:)
Here we are the night before the big day....decorating the reception place. Don't we all look amazing in our sashes:)
Keesa and I just melting away at the Logan temple while Liz and Chad take pictures. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this picture! Keesa and I even dressed alike for the big day, fully equipt with our beautiful flowers!
Isn't she BEAUTIFUL!!!
Just doin my thang:) Secretly Liz loves this picture, and even more secretly, CHAD loves this picture. I love how he acts like he doesn't like it.
WOAH, we were tired! A long, but beautiful day. This is the last picture of my little Keesa, before she up and drove off to AZ to live. Sniff Sniff...I will miss her little face!
So....then there was the reception in SLC for Chad's fam and friends. And to my surprise....ALICIA was there! She lives in CALI now, and I had no idea she was in town! I am sad we didn't get a picture of all four of us girls...however at least I got a picture with each of them:)
It was so great to see you Alicia!! Thanks for the surprise!!!
All I can say is....ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST!