Bradley Reunion

Caleb and Skyler

Skyler the brave

Waiting 35 minutes to see this geyser.

Family fun on the ballfield.

Grandma & Grandpa with all 29 grandkids!

Mesa Falls

For the Bradley reunion this year we headed up to Rexburg. Mark's brother Stephen did a great job hosting 50 people! 21 adults and 29 grandkids! We had fun at the Mesa Falls and then Yellowstone Nat'l Park. We a great time at the park playing softball and other games.

Thursday, the boys and I spent the day at the Lagoon amusement Park. It was amazing how many wild rides my boys are willing to go on now, as opposed to a couple yaers ago, when we went and rode bumper cars the whole time!

Yesterday I celebrated a birthday with a nice BBQ and a new wii game.

Kevin & Caleb turn 12!

It's days like these that I feel so old! For the twins birthday we had a family party. The boys each recieved a set of scriptures. Kevin also got the rip stick he's wanted for years, and caleb got a cool fountain. They picked out a cherry pie for their dessert.

Ride 'em cowboy!

Caleb and Grandpa


Kevin

Skyler

Pioneer day we had the chance to visit Mark's parents on the farm. We were excited to visit and meet the new little horses. Unfortunatly, they weren't as thrilled about meeting us. At least not Skyler. Here are a couple videos and pictures of our experience. I'm sure this was a lot funnier for us, but I thought you'd get a kick out of it. The little horse that keeps chasing after Skyler is only a couple months old and likes to bite, so Skyler had every reason to be running!

This is Skyler's version of the Sanpete Co. Rodeo!

A visit from my side?

nothing beats a good water fight

Luke loved the water slide


Cousins

Just this past week we were privedged with a visit from my brother Andrew, his wife Toshia, and their boys Adrian, Luke and Johnathan. It was such fun as my boys don't get to associate with their Stott cousins much. We were able to show them around SLC Temple Square, watch the Joseph Smith movie, tour the conference center, visit the history museum, go swimming at the Brigham City pool, go to Hill Air Force Base Museum, have a picnic at the park, indulge in a water balloon fight and even shop at Costco! We had a lot of fun and wish we could of had a little more time! Thanks for coming, and Happy Birthday,Andrew!

Bear Lake

Nice to cool off!
Minnitonka cave

Caleb building sandcastles


Taking a ride on a skidoo!

For our family vacation this year, we went to Bear Lake! It was the last week in June. With all the rain we had prior to our vacation, we were worried we would be stuck inside our condo for a week. But Mother Nature was nice and we had a great, rain-free time! Renting a condo was great as we didn't worry about bugs and wildlife so much. Plus we were able to save some $ by using the refridgerator and making our own meals. We rented a skidoo and hiked Minnetonka cave and watched a melodrama at the local playhouse. We are looking forward to going again since it was only a 2 hour drive. Anyone interested?

City Of Rocks

Kevin & Caleb camping in backyard

Mark and Caleb making puff balls

hiking is fun

Rabbit Rock (or so we say)

Skyler found a great view

Kevin is a great hiker

It seems like we are attracted to rocks. In St. George they had a place like this where you could run around and climb on rocks. Now we have found a new place about 2 hours from here that we enjoyed going to yesterday. It is called the City Of Rocks. It was raining the whole way there so we were worried we wouldn't have a chance to do anything, but it stopped and we climbed for about an hour. It's a neat place to camp too. Speaking of camping, the twins have been trying to sleep outside in the tent ever since school got out. They were able to enjoy a couple of clear nights, but Last Thursday night as they settled in under the stars, we heard this crash followed by a flash, and sure enough it was raining like crazy,( I shouldn't be surprised) so we told them they should come in. This all happened at 1 am, so I was pretty tired the next day. My sympathy goes out to new moms who are getting up at 1am every night!

For FAther's Day we gave Mark 3 new ties which he actually needed, a church video and a new alarm clock. He wanted to make these marshmellow puff balls for desert so Caleb helped.

Kevin at the soccer game

David Archileta in concert

A week ago we had the oppurtunity to go to SLC and watch a professional soccer game. Since the boys had just finished a great soccer season here in town (and we got discount tickets) we thought it would be good to see the Real Salt Lake team play. The boys had a great time watching and we enjoyed the added bonus as David Archileta sang the national anthem and gave a mini concert after the game. We were blessed with great weather during the game, but as we headed home that night, we drove through one of the worst thunder storms I've seen. Rain so hard you could barely see the road. Lightning like crazy.

So I wonder, when is this summer suppose to start, anyway? We have had rain almost everyday last week, and the temps have only been in the mid 70's! I should be grateful because I know we need the rain, but really, when the 6:00 news top stories are problems with flooding and mushroom infestations in yards, you can't help but think Noah is somewhere building his ark! (BTW; can anyone help me get rid of snails and slugs in the garden?)

Skyler has just joined the Box Elder Swim Team (B.E.S.T) He gets up at 6am and goes to practice every morning from 6:30- 8am! I don't mind taking him as he has a lot of motivation and is a great swimmer! Kevin and Caleb aren't ready for the swim team, but they are also great swimmers. They are content with tennis lessons everyday for 2 weeks.