Sam’s Timberline Scout Training

Sam’s patrol the “Sloths” – Timberline leadership training at Camp Maple Dell
Flag lowering ceremony to mark the end of the week-long camp
Sam receiving his Timberline necklace
Dad and Anthony watching Jacob and Ammon play on the jungle gym
Anthony visiting our usual campsite “Apache” at Camp Maple Dell.
Jacob hops the creek, Ammon in upper-right. Lots of water this year.

Sam at Timberline

Sam left this morning for a week up at Maple Dell Scout Camp, south of Payson, Utah for the Timerline youth training. He was very excited to go and woke up at 5:30am even though we were not leaving until 8am.

Ammon’s 5th Birthday

Ammon and friends and brothers jumping on trampoline
Dad building/fixing the cardboard tunnel
Ammon’s birthday donut
Jacob chillin
Dad, Anthony and Ben
The complete cardboard tunnel
Ammon playing with new water gun
Next day (June 2nd) family party – trampoline (again) with cousins
Chatting at table, cousin Brynn, her husband Taylor, Dad, Uncle LaMont, Aunt Kris, cousins Brandon, Holly, Aubrey (going clockwise from upper left)
Aunt Kris, cousins Brandon, Holly, Aubrey, Aunt Lynette, Grandma Grace
Cousin Matt, Jacob, Anthony, Uncle Dave, cousin-in-law Joe, Ben
Cousin Karalyn and her husband Kenny
Ammon playing with 2nd cousins, Sterling and Kendrick
Ammon grabbing another donut

Jacob’s Ski Museum Trip

Outside of the museum.
Practice ski jump ramp
Bob sled track high above the museum parking lot
Dad poses in front of a bobsled, like the kind he rode back in 2002. A very bumpy ride.
Jacob poses/shivers in front of the bob sled
Jacob and friend pose in front of the Olympic torch (or at least a picture of it)
Jacob’s tour group – all girls – of course
Running back to the bus – in the rain

Family trip to Hoggle Zoo in SLC

Anthony, Ammon, Ben, Katelyn, Hailey (Ben’s friend and her sister), Sam, Grandma Grace, Jacob, LaReita
Kai and Julles
Sam and Anthony
Sam and Anthony watching a red panda
Ammon joins Anthony and Sam
Anthony, Sam, Grandma Grace, LaReita, Ammon, Kai, Julles
Dave, LaReita and Grandma Grace
Kai and Ammon
Sam and Ammon get up close with a bird
Julles, Kai, David, LaReita, Grandma Grace
Dad guarding the stoller
Ammon and Anthony in line for the merry-go-round
Anthony and Ammon riding
Dad and Ammon by the Red Panda Exhibit
Ammon and Anthony watching the animals
Ammon playing on a toy boat
Ammon, Mom and Sam
Red Panda (Jacob’s favoriate)
Red Panda
Ostrich
Gorilla
Old Orangatang
Bald Eagle
Elephant
Goose
Giraffe

Caymon Get-away

Dave went with his sisters, June and Julles, to the Grand Caymon island for a week get-away. June and Julles went SCUBA diving while Dave, true to nature, stayed in the room and sat on the balcony and read or worked on his computer. Though he did do mostly family-related things on his computer, such as updating this website and making some videos out of pictures from prior family vacations.

The siblings spent the non-diving time, playing board games, relaxing in the hot tub, taking walks, gossiping about childhood friends, preparing food and eating together, more talking, and watching Survivor.

Some pictures:

View from our 2nd floor balcony
Cruise ship passing by
Doc for snorkeling and diving boats – view from our balcony
Full noon at night
David, Julles and June ending our almost 5 mile walk to the grocery store
Portrait of a pedestrian