Family Pictures

Here are our latest family pictures. They were taken while we were in Lava Hot Springs this summer, and I'm just getting around to sizing them and hanging them up. What handsome boys I have!

BACK TO SCHOOL!

I was so happy as my children returned to school this year! Last year, they were each attending new schools and it was super stressful! But this year, they were all excited about their teachers and ready to return! YAY!

Neighborhood BBQ and Movie Night!

Every year we host a summer neighborhood BBQ and movie night. Jud sets up our huge movie screen and projector in the back yard, we throw hamburgers and hot dogs on the grill, and we have a great time! The boys hosted a food contest this year, and gave out prizes for the best side dishes and desserts. The weather was absolutely gorgeous, and the how can you fail with a movie like Princess Bride!?! We're so grateful for a good neighborhood to raise our children in! We're surrounded by AMAZING people!

Bear Lake 2010

Ask my kids what their favorite thing about summer is, and inevitably you'll get the answer "BEAR LAKE!" This has been a Larson family tradition for as long as I can remember. We beach all day and game all night! Nothing could ever replace the fun Bear Lake memories I had at Grandma and Grandpa's cabin when I was young, and it's so awesome that my kids are making their own Bear Lake memories with their cousins! This year, we bought my parents a "couch" to pull behind the boat, and it was definitely the hit of the trip!



Landon loves the beach! He's not even remotely interested in the boat yet, hopefully that will change!

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Here are the boys on the couch! I actually think it might be more fun to watch hysterically from the boat as they hang on for their lives!



For some reason, whenever Jen and I got on that tube, everyone wanted to "dump" us. Perhaps because we're the only ones who really know how to scream! We BEGGED for a relaxing, sunbathing ride, and finally, on our very last tube ride of the trip, we got our wish! Marci thought us a bit boring, but after having been thrown 6 to 8 feet in the air before being dumped, we were HAPPY!



I wish I would have gotten some good still shots of Jud on the tube. I got some great video, though. He was dubbed the most fun to ride with because of his giddy laugh the whole ride! What a fun trip!

Summer Swimming Lessons

I have four, make that five little fish in my family. I guess the fifth fish (Judson), isn't so little! Anyhow, swimming lessons was great this year! Keaton has surpassed the lesson stage, but the other three took at a neighbor's pool down the street. I saw some real improvement this year, and was happy to even see little Landon dog paddling!

GIRLS CAMP 2010!!!!

I love all of my GIRLS!!! We had so much fun at camp this year! We went to Piuta (a blast from the past--it's where I went every year for camp as a young woman). It rained and it poured, it hailed and we froze, but we couldn't have been any happier! We had many hours of games and bonding in our cozy cabin, and came away from camp better friends than ever! And it was so awesome that the stake took care of all of the food, that meant I just got to play with the girls! My third girls camp as YW Pres, who knows how many more I'll have....

Just because...

Just because I thought it was so classic, I have to share this...

Last night I was reading Keaton's autobiography he wrote for his English class. I love that he completed the entire process by himself, proof reading and all. So, I get to chapter four talking about his accomplishments. Come to find out, he had been "Valid Victorian" for the sixth grade, and he had been given a really nice "plague" for his work on the Student Council. What a guy! I'd always thought he'd been valedictorian, and I didn't realize the plaque was so infectious! But in all seriousness, the autobiography was fantastic, and so fun and entertaining to read!