Sunday, July 21, 2013

Dirty Dash

Carter has been asking if he could do the Dirty Dash, so when my sister was putting together a team, we decided to join in.  Our team was “Team Joe Dirt” based on this guy…

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Here’s how we started…

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Carter was embarrassed to wear this tank top but thought my “mullet hair” was super cool.

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My sister started dating Lon Page after inviting him to be on her Dirty Dash team.  Now they are engaged so they made these shirts to wear.

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Here we are in the mix of running 3ish miles through mud pits, jumping over obstacles and climbing through muddy tunnels!

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We did it!!!

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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

River Camping

On the 5th of July, we headed up to the Hamilton property on the Pend Orielle River for some camping. 

A camping trip is never complete without slingshots with Grandpa Norm

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Campfire, marshmallows, and kid jokes. . .what could be more fun?!

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Grandma Lori and the girls went for a morning kayak trip.

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Carter tried and tried to get Q to jump off the dock, but she was NOT having it!

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Always the sign of a good time!

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Saturday, July 6, 2013

Friday, July 5, 2013

Hawks Family Reunion

The Hawks family reunion was held at my Uncle Dal’s in Seratoga Springs, Utah.  They live on a golf course and have an association park, pool, and warm springs.  This was the first official reunion we have had in probably 10 years so there were many cousins I hadn’t seen in a long time as well as cousins’ kids I had never met.  Olivia really hit it off with these little ones, Serelle (Jen’s daughter) and Savannah (Julianne’s daughter).  These three were born only months apart and had so much fun together!

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Getting a picture with all the “greats” was a challenge!  And this isn’t even all of them…there are 6 that were late or not present. 

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Olivia is finally willing to put her face in the water.

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We love Mackenzie!!!

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My cousin Taylor is just a big kid! He had so much fun throwing my kids in the water, and letting them “throw” him in as well.  It was almost creepy watching him and remembering his Dad, my uncle Steve, being the same way with me and my siblings when I was young!

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The reunion ended with a “talent show”  I use that term loosely as there was very little talent shared!  The little ones did a kleenex pull and all participated in a challenge to get an oreo cookie from your forehead to your mouth without using your hands. 

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No Hawks gathering would be complete without a few songs from Grandpa Howdy and Grandma Sharon!

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The whole crew!