Ellis Family Reunion 2009

Lava Hot Springs

What a fun little vacation. We camped at Lava Hot Springs this last week and it was so much fun. My children couldn't get enough of the pools. We managed to stay the whole time with no sunburns. Shayne and Monique go every year and were nice enough to show us all the fun things to do like the park, pizza place, thrifty side walk shops and more. A big thanks to my family for taking such good care of us and helping us out for our first year at Lava.

This is some big animal, about the size of a medium dog hanging out right by my tent. It was very nice and posed quite a few times for me.

Happy Birthday Brinley

Brinley had a wonderful birthday this year, she went bowling for her birthday. I didn't take the camera but I know who did and maybe they will forward some pictures. These pictures are from her party after bowling. My big 4 year old that weighs 26 pounds and wears 24 month clothes. We love you Brinley.

Name Calling...

Apparantly we have named our kids wrong. They both decided this week that they would prefer another name. Lincoln would like to be called Michael and Brinley has chosen Annie. Very interesting. We will see how long this goes on.

Mutton Bustin - 2009

What a fun evening for us. Lincoln decided to do Mutton Bustin at the Deseret Peak Stampede Rodeo. He even used his own money to purchase some cowboy boots from the DI. They were a size 3 and he wears a size 12 in childrens. That is ok because after we got out the shirt and hat along with the loaner vest from Aunt Monique, he fit right in. We are so proud of him. He wasn't nervous and didn't even cry.

It was fun for all of us and I do have to say that the kettle corn was delicious! We love to go to this rodeo every year and look forward to going to it in the future.

Yellowstone 2009

Lincoln's school reached their reading goal of 300,000 minutes, so they had sky-divers land on their school soccer field. It was really fun! They came right over the top of us and it seemed like they were going very fast. What a fun idea. The kids were going crazy.