Tuesday, Day 12

Our vacation has come and gone and we cannot believe it is almost over. Today we left Bear Lake and headed to Eagle Mountain to visit our friends. We stopped at the Oquirrh Mountain Temple for the open house and then Lisa and I headed to Tai Pan. Oh how I love that store and dream about shopping there once a year. Maybe sometime I can convince Kirk to take me to the one in St. George.

Monday, Day 11

Today the Smiths and us did our annual surry ride. It always sounds like a good idea to enjoy the fresh air and beautiful scenery on a bike ride but as we ride along we decide that it is more torture than anything, especially because each year we add more children which means more weight!!!

Since we had such a good work out we treated ourselves to another lunch at La Beaus.

After naps we enjoyed a more relaxing afternoon at the pool.

Sunday, Day 10

It's a JUNGLE OUT THERE!

We enjoyed seeing so much wildlife right outside the house. We saw a moose, deer & fawns, and jackrabbits.

We were relieved that we were not outside playing kickball or volleyball when the moose came to visit- Man that things is large!

We are sorry to report that Kaleb did not have peapods for snack today in Primary.

Disclaimer: These are not the actual photos, we never had our camera on hand when these creatures came to visit, but you get the idea.

Saturday, Day 9

Today the kids went fishing with Grandpa. Even though they didn't catch anything this year it is fun to experience the great outdoors doing things we only do with Grandpa.

The babies (Carter & Emma) and Mom enjoyed this experience in the car. We folded down the seats and Mom and Carter played while Emma slept peacefully in her carseat, away from the mosquitos.

Friday, Day 8

My SIL Kristen put together an Amazing Heritage Race so that we could learn more about our ancestors. Each family was a team and each team had a book of family history to find the answers to the questions. We had a great time racing around the valley and passing eachother on the highway :) Thanks Kristen for your hard work.

Leg 1: After returning home from his mission to New England, George Frederick Bunn had the same job his whole life. The building he worked in is gone; his son Elton moved it to their dry farm in 1916. Go to the location where his business used to be and take a picture of your family there. Call Kristen to check in.

Leg 2: What was James Nye's (son of John & Charlotte) job before he died? Go to Paris's equivalent.

Leg 3: Go to where Grandpa Nye was buried. Once you are there open the Detour envelope.

Detour: Choose ONE of the following and complete it as a team. RUBBING OR SCRUBBING

Rubbing- make a rubbing of Grandma Elizabeth & Grandpa James' headstone. Use the enclosed paper and crayon to do so.
Scrubbing- Use the enclosed soap, scrubbers, and pail to spruce up a family member's headstone. Your team cannot clean a headstone that has already been cleaned.

Leg 4: James Nye, son of Rasmus & Catherine, worked where, after he worked for the "Dray" business? Go to the place he worked and check in with Kristen

All Play Roadblock: Use the genealogy you were given to complete the enclosed Pedigree Chart. The number one position on the chart should be KB Rasmussen. Complete all of the questions (when and where born, etc. Don't worry about temple ordinaces boxes). When you are finished, open Leg 5 envelope.

The kids climbed trees while the adults filled out the chart

Leg 5: Royal James Rasmussen, attended Washington Elementary School. Go to where the school used to be and check in at the mat.

Thursday, Day 7

The Beach Bums enjoyed jet skiis, raft rides, sand castle building, and the freezing Bear Lake water.

Day 6- Wednesday

The kids have been looking forward to visiting Kings for days, to pick out a toy. Well, today was the day. Everyone loves heading for the basement and cruisin' through the aisles to find the perfect toy.

Next we headed for the library and after naps we played at the Garden City Park. At the end of the day all the cousins arrived. Let the party begin!!!