Uncle Emory's Birthday Party

Cousin Carson and Ty

 Brita, Emily, Mike, and Lauri

 Grandma Scott and cousin Mitchell

 Uncle Emory reading his birthday card from his mother

 Aunt IdaMae

 Tenley with Great Grandma Scott

 Cousin Hailey was so good to play with all the kids

On our way back from Bear Lake, the Scott Family (my maiden name) was having a birthday party for my Uncle Emory, who was visiting from Australia! I haven't seen my Aunt and Uncle for a very long time and it was so wonderful to see them and spend time together! On the way to Bear Lake I kept thinking, "how am I going to see all of my family?" My dad's side all live in Ogden and my mom's side all live in Logan, plus my 2 brothers that live in Utah! It is a ton of people to see! My next thought was, "wouldn't it be great if they were having a family get together!" Well, about 3 days before we were leaving the cabin, we got a text from my Aunt Crystal letting us know that there would be a birthday party for Emory at her house! Perfect! I didn't get to see all of my cousins, but I did get to see a lot of them and all of my Aunts and Uncles who live in Ogden! We had a wonderful time and the kids had a blast meeting more of their cousins! Also, my cousin Winfield and his wife Emily and there 4 kids moved to the states from Australia and I got to see Winfield after years (since I was a young child) and meet his wife and children! We are so happy to have them living in Utah! Even though they don't live that far away, we just don't get to see them that often! It is sad, but I really cherish the times that I do get to see them! It was nice that my brother Mike, his wife Brita, and their children were able to be there! So I got my wish and was able to see most of my family while I was in Utah visiting! What a wonderful blessing!

Happy 2nd Birthday Tenley

 

On Thursday, July 5th, Tenley turned 2 years old! We were headed to the Bundy Family Reunion, so we decided to celebrate her birthday on the 4th! We were having friends over for a BBQ and thought it would perfect timing to celebrate her birthday! She got a new sleeping bag, camp chair, and a little tricycle! She LOVED all her presents! 

Tenley is our little comic relief! She is so dang funny and makes us all laugh! She loves to play with her brothers and always wants to do what they do! She loves to wear different shoes and clothes all day long! I cannot keep up with all the clothes she gets out everyday! I now keep her door closed so she can't get into her dresser.  She is a HANDFUL! She gets into everything and climbs up on everything! She recently learned how to open the fridge and I am always fearful what she is doing when I am in another room! She loves to be outside and seems to always get wet! She couldn't be any cuter if she tried and we just love her to bits! She loves to say "hello and goodbye" to everyone! Her new thing is giving kisses on  your cheeks! She will give me a kiss on one cheek and then say, "one, one" meaning "the other one!" It is the sweetest thing ever! She loves to dance and anytime the music turns on she is feeling the beat and she is really good at it! She always tells mom,"umba, umba mom!" This means she wants me to turn on my Zumba tapes! She isn't potty trained yet. but has gone on the potty a couple of times! I figure we will work on that when she is really ready! Her favorite song to sing in "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" and it so dang cute when she sings it! She is our sweet little Tenley, Ten, Burgers, Ten Ten, and Tinnie! We Love You So Much!!

Summer Fun

Bear Lake

playing with my new camera...these were always around us

Hailey would hold Ty's hand so he wouldn't float away...so sweet

Little Buddies

Tag, Kate, Tenley, and Drue

Brent and Ty doing Jedi Moves

 

  

 

   

   

  

 

Brielle, Tag, Kate, Ty, and Tenley (Kate and Brielle are twins)

Our vacation to the family cabin at Bear Lake was so fun! Usually you are ready to come home, but none of us wanted to leave Bear Lake! The weather was in the low to mid 70's, except to days were in the mid 40's! Everything we did was free and who doesn't LOVE FREE!! We went to the North Shore beach almost everyday and the kids had a blast playing in the sand and even got in the freezing cold water! I remember going to Bear Lake every summer as a child and even in August the water is freezing and hard to get in, so I was impressed the kids got in! It was also great because the kids could walk out really far and the water would only be to their waist or chest! The boys LOVED playing with their cousins and I LOVED spending time with my oldest sister! She just moved from Missouri to Utah, so we thought it would be great to go to the cabin and have some fun! We took the Rhino out everyday and Hailey (almost 12) always wanted to drive! We did the daily trash dump and she was always happy to go so she could drive! There were some fun trails, but we learned all the kids had to wear helmets or we would be fined $100 per child, so we didn't go on the trails after that! On Sunday it was 44', so we built a fire and baked  chocolate chip cookies and my brother, Drue, and his wife, Kristen, and their two boys, Brent and Drue, surprised us! They live in Logan and decided to come up after church! It was so great to see them and the kids loved playing with their cousins! Ty and Brent are about the same age and are into the same things and it was fun to watch them interact! It was so fun to talk and laugh with Drue and Kristen and the time just flew! It is so hard for me to be so far away from my family, so I really cherish the time I get to spend with them!  Hailey was our little babysitter when we needed to run to the market or for internet service and that was so nice to have her there so we didn't have to drag all the kids with us! Tenley just loved playing with her and Hailey was so great to play and entertain her! Kate and Ty were instant buddies! They were so cute on their little hike! At one point Ty had his arm wrapped around her waist, but the camera wasn't fast enough to catch that picture! Brielle, Tag, Ty, and Kate pal'd around and just had so much fun together! They worked so hard on building this dam and it was so cute to watch them work as a "team"! Everytime we would leave the beach, Tenley would say, "bye water, bye water!"  I think we have decided to try and make it a summer tradition to stay at the cabin! It was worth every cent of gas money! Bear Lake was a big part of my childhood and I would love for it to be the same for my children! What a wonderful week! We love you Bear Lake!!!