Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Good Times!!

So, I just wrote a huge entry and completely lost it when the internet just shut down. Aghh!! Maybe one day I will get the hang of this computer stuff! So, for anyone that still cares, here is a quick run-down of our summer:
At the beginning of June, we went with the "BEAR" fam up to Bear River Lodge and stayed in an awesome cabin that comfortably fit all 16 of us. We had a blast 4-wheeling, swimming and playing! At the beginning of July, Gav had his second set of tubes put in and an adnoidectomy because he was only hearing at 20% in one ear and 40% in the other. He is doing so much better since the surgery:-) We had a blast playing with my friend Karen and her family at the BYU gymnastics workout gym and then watching the 4th of July parade. Then we went to my big sis's house for a 4th of July BBQ and watched P.G.'s awesome fireworks! Cambria Marie Dobson was finally born on July 14th (3 and 1/2 weeks early), to my baby sis and her hubby, who have been waiting patiently for 6 years for her!! I went to girl's camp and had a blast with my girl's(I haven't been since I was a YW 13 years ago)! We went camping in A.F. canyon for our ward camp out and had alot of fun. Our little Maser Beam had his second birthday! Then we went on our family trip with my little bro Tito, in tow. We started in CA and drove up the coast through the Redwoods, then through the Oregon coast. Then by way of Astoria, we drove up the Washington coast to our ultimate destination, Copalis Beach!! We came home driving next to the beautiful columbia river. We had a little rough start with our van braking down the first day of our trip in Nowhere, NV, but, thanks to my awesome parents and big sis and her hubby, we were bailed out and ended up taking mom and dad's suburban the rest of the way, leaving our pour old van in Wells, NV for the next 10 days!! After that, the rest of the trip was amazing and so much fun!! We got home, went and picked up our van and towed it home and now we are looking for a new vehicle since John is riding his bike to work until we can find one:-) We have swam lot's, played lot's, and ate lot's:-) and now school starts today. Crazy!! (now that wasn't too bad)


Riding ATV's at the cabin



Gav having his surgeries / 4th of July festivities


BYU gymnastics practice room / Parade / Min's house

Beautiful Cambria / Mason and cousin Cam / Mason and cousin Ryker

Mas b-day / Stranded with 3 vehicles in Wells / T, Matt and John transferring luggage

The fam with Paul Bunion at the Trees of mystery / The kids in Westport, WA / Astoria, OR


In our fort on Copalis beach / Daddy and Mas w/ copalis rock / swimming in the freezing ocean



the boys becoming mermen / Our puzzle at the cabin / tide pools

(me and my OCD's, I stayed up until 3 in the morning to finish it)



Copalis rock / Copalis rock at low tide / we saw a bald eagle on top of Copalis rock


the view from our cabin on the beach / the cute shark store "Sharkey's" in Ocean Shores, WA / my cute little shark heads

2 comments:

The Wents said...

Loved seeing the pictures and hearing about your summer. Wish we were closer....miss you guys.

Mel and Nate said...

Hey John! Your family is so cute and it looks like you had a fun summer! Nate misses working with you. We do not see him much these days with him in school but he seems to be doing well :)