Tooele Co. Fair

Last years fair was really....LAME! So I didn't go with high hopes but I actually wasn't disappointed! We hit up the petting farm and my girls all loved it! Carter of course wouldn't even come in. The animals were so cute and friendly!

 This goat wanted to come home with us i think.

 The girls taming a pony and a goat.

 I don't think Bri knew what this was exactly but she kept going over to it and poking its shell.

 Hello Blackie! The animals were not shy!

 We grabbed some fair food and sat down to watch the yoyo show. Carter was actually picked to come up and be a helper for the show! He was nervous but cute. The man put  a quarter on his ear and he knocked it off with a yoyo!

 After that we hit up the carnival! I've always loved the carnival and it was expensive but fun. It was Brielle's first time to something like this and she loved it!!

 As you can see....

 Good times! Great company!

 Carter still loves this car ride even though its for littles. He loves anything to do with cars!

 Me and him tackled this ride and it was scary! it went around in a circle a million times! We both were scared!

All in all it was a really fun time and I'm glad we went!!

Camping in Lava

We took off the week after the Hymas reunion to Idaho to go camping near Lava Hot Springs! It started off with a bang by Carter puking on the way up! 

 It was nice to slow down and play with my kids and breathe some mountain air. There was a lot of dirt for the kids to play in as you will later see. Rylee was sometimes happy with my efforts to keep her out of the dirt.

 Bri took some time to rest with grandpa in the hammock.

 And it wasn't long before the kids discovered the little stream running through our camp. It was cool and clear and I even got in a little to beat the heat.

 It's not camping unless Mollie has some crafts. Unfortunately it spilled over onto her little sister and cousin! Glad we had the stream to wash them off in!

 We found a beautiful hike to go on and it was simple enough for the kiddos to go on too. We had a great time and even did the hike several times. Everything was so green and beautiful!

 Again the boys playing in the dirt!

 Cute girls! They could pick up right where they left off and really enjoyed being with each other this trip.

 Little Ashton was fun to camp with. Him and Brielle got along...sometimes!

 It's been a while since ALL the kids were together for a camping trip and I feel pretty lucky to have brothers that I enjoy being around and get along with.

 And their spouses (and mine) are pretty cool too!

One day we went into Lava and swam in the kiddie pool and indoor pools with all the kids. That is always a fun time. Carter and Chad even snuck outside to ride one water slide. Bri has turned into a little fish and was hard to keep track of! 

Caveman Gathering '16

 The cavemen (Hymas Family) gathered for yet another fun successful reunion! For one evening, all 7 kids were able to be there. That hasn't happened for years and it was great to see everyone. The kids were all in love with Ann who many of them met for the first time. She was always up for helping, playing or just about anything the kids wanted to do. There were lots of tricks done on the tramp...

 baseball training...

 sack races....

 heated games of chess...

 and lots of food and fun as always!

One day the whole crew took a hike after grandpa hymas spent the morning helping them make walking sticks.

Here we go up the trail! It was such a beautiful hike. It was right next to a river the whole time and we saw wild raspberries growing and lots of fun things. 

 The kids all did awesome and there was nearly no complaining and all of them walked the whole way except Brielle and Rylee who had the coolest rides of all.

The final destination was breathtakingly beautiful. A good sized waterfall flowed freely out of a rock! It was a sight to see and the water was cool and fresh and clean. The spray off felt majestic after a hot sweaty hike.

We all sat there for quite a while and enjoyed the fresh air, sound of flowing water and pretty sights. 

 When we returned from the hike and rested a bit it was time for the Caveman parade! Clyde and Evelyn put a lot of work in to coming up with theme and carrying out fun activities. One of which was a caveman parade! Everyone dressed up as cavemen and paraded over to Aunt Sharons house. They were surprised and they got a good chuckle looking at all of us.

The outfits got pretty creative! I had fun making Chads from cut up stuffed animals! The rest of ours were made out of animal print clothes i found at DI. 

And you always have to have your DIVA cavegirls! Chelsey and Klohe took care of that. 

Chets family had some really cute costumes complete with bones in their hair and large bones to carry. 

 Don't we look like a couple of wild animals?!

 There's Clyde and his fine descendant lookin fearsome!

It wouldn't be a Hymas reunion without a pinata! The kids got to take a wack at a dino pinata and Kayson got it cracked open and Carter was the one to break it open!

I was still pretty exhautsed from my week of camping the week before so whenever I could I'd sneak over the the chair swing and have some quiet time. Well as quiet as it could get while watching 2 littles! And I love this picture of Ry and Bri. She's looking out for her little sis making sure she gets some yummy Popsicle too! 

It was definitely one to remember!  A great time was had by all!