Do You Believe in Magic?

I sure do! Especially after T&M's Dance Performance at school this morning! Every year, the entire school puts on a "recital" with each grade performing a dance from a different era. This year, the 5th graders (Tim) performed moves from the 70's. The music consisted of "Stayin' Alive, Dancing Queen, Kung Fu Fighting, and YMCA!" Check out the outfit!
Tim worked it, especially the "Kung Fu Fighting" part of the dance!
The 3rd graders (Mak) performed a dance from the 50's. They did the "Hand Jive." They were so cute in their poodle skirts, white shirts and rolled up jeans. Mak was super cute in her poodle skirt! I made it from a dress that I bought at DI:)She also got into her dance! I loved it! After all the grades performed, the entire school danced to "Party in the USA." Mak really liked that dance. She has been practicing at home for the past couple of weeks now! This performance means that there is only a couple days of school left! HOORAY!!

Missionary!

Last night, I said good-bye to my oldest nephew, Drew, for 2 years:( Wednesday, he will enter the MTC to serve a mission in central Mexico! I am so excited for him and his family. He is oldest of 4 boys, so he is setting an example. It will be fun for our family to write to him and hopefully hear from him now and then. I am hoping that Drew will be an example for Tim to serve a mission in 8 years. Wow:) Best of luck, Drew. We know that you are needed in Mexico and that the Lord will keep you and your family save during the next two years! We love you!! Drew, me, Katie

Boating!

This past Saturday, we "officially" took the boat out as a family! We went to Utah Lake, just a short 1/2 hour from the house. The day was cooler than previous, and windy. At the marina, we had to wait for about 20 minutes to even get in the gates. Then we had to wait another 10 to launch. Finally, we were out on the water, with our kids and 4 extras! We set out to inflate the tubes, while the kids jumped off the back of the boat. Surprise, the water was cold! So, they got out and wanted to sit everywhere in the boat. No good trying to blow up 3 tubes, so Cory and I made them stay in the water. Child abuse:) Soon, we were towing kids behind the boat. A little frustrating when they would tell us to slow down as we were trying to get them going just a little. UG:( Towards the end of the day, the three boys we had were having a great time in the tubes, and we were able to go a little bit faster! Cory and I got in the water once, and that was enough! All in all, it was an okay day for boating. Too much complaining and whining though. At least the weather is such that we can go boating now! And of course, I left the camera in the truck, so you get to look at the boat sitting in the driveway:) Enjoy!!

High Uintas

Wow! I am finally caught up with posts!
This past weekend, we went camping in the High Uintas. Go figure, I have lived in Utah for 20 plus years now, and this is the first time I have been on the Mirror Lake Highway and spent any time in that part of the Uintas. (I know the Uintas around Vernal well.) Wow, this area is beautiful. Friday night, it was just our family. We found a camp site near the Duchesne River Tunnel for the night. We had a rough go, putting a dent in our truck with the trailer as we were trying to turn around. Ug:( After setting up camp and exploring the area, we had a great night roasting hot dogs and making smores. Mak ate four smores. She was quite proud of herself!
Saturday, the six of us went on a ride while waiting for our friends, the Douglas', to arrive. The area is so rocky and wet. The kids were troopers though and we survived all the rocks. Our friends showed up, and we picked up camp and moved further into the mountains. The second camp site us much higher in elevation, but closer to more trails. The kids had so much fun riding around, catching bubbles from an awesome bubble machine, playing in the sand, and exploring the area. The night we had a huge fire and stayed up way too late, again!
Sunday, after forcing ourselves to wake up, get dressed and put some food in us, we explored the area some more. We went down a another rocky trail to some waterfalls. For late June, there is a lot of water in Utah. Amazing! After that little ride, we packed up a lunch and drove our vehicles to some more waterfalls. I love Mirror Lake Highway! There is so much to see and do up there. I felt like I was in another world! Back at camp, we slowly packed up. But not before we made a tree swing and let all the kids go for a couple of rides. They LOVED it!
Then it was home where we had pizza for Father's Day! But, Cory was in is glory all weekend riding and hanging out with the family and friends! Enjoy the pictures!

McConkie Family Reunion

The weekend of June 3-6, we attended the McConkie Family Reunion. The reunion was held at Warm Springs Resort just north of Tabiona, UT, at the base of the Uintah Mountains. It was a beautiful place! The Duchesne River runs through it. The resort has some cabins, RV pads and a grass area for tents. Plus there are restrooms with flushing toilets and showeres. A little somethig for everyone:) We spent most of our time down at the pond watching the kids get around in paddle boats or kayaks. Eventually, they all ended up in the water! The food was great, as was the time spent catching up and "remembering when!" Here are a few pictures from the weekend. We will be back in two years as my Mom is hosting, which means Cory and I will be very busy helping out! Can't wait:)