Thursday, August 21, 2008

First Day of School!


Today is the first day of school for everyone but Jack.  He will start preschool in a few weeks.  We all had a hard time waking up to make it to school on time.   It is always sad to see summer come to an end.  We have had another fun filled summer with lots of fun trips and family reunions.  It is also nice to get back into a normal routine.  Jack and I don't know what to do with ourselves today!  The house is so quiet!  

Brianna is going into the 10th grade and this will be her first year at Sky View High School


Heidi is going into the 8th grade and is going out to Richmond to North Cache 

Mallory is going into 4th grade and is at Greenville Elementary with Mrs. Budd and Mrs. Gutke

Caleb is going into 1st grade and is at North Park Elementary.  He has Mrs. Magnum.  He is excited to be going to school all day and taking a lunch with him.

Mallory and Caleb ride the bus together.  Heidi rides the bus at 7:00 in the morning and Brianna is getting old enough that she has friends who pick her up for school!  We will have all five kids in five different schools this year.  We hope we all can have a great school year once again!


Brianna Makes the Tennis Team!


Brianna tried out and made the JV tennis team!  She has worked hard this summer spending a week at tennis camp at BYU to make the team.  
These are pictures from her first match.  She played doubles and won!  Way to go Bri!  We are proud of you.






Happy Birthday Brianna & Heidi


Another year has gone by way too fast.  Brianna and Heidi celebrated their birthdays on August 7th, Brianna turned 15 and Heidi turned 13!  We had a fun time celebrating as a family with them.  They each got fun things and are growing up way too fast!

Mallory worked hard to make Brianna and Heidi crowns for their birthdays!  She decorated their door and then Caleb and Mallory took Heidi breakfast in bed.  Brianna was gone early to tennis tryouts so she missed out on breakfast.




Watch out all you people on the road!  Brianna is old enough to get her drivers permit!







Brianna invited a bunch of her friends over for pizza, cake and ice cream for her birthday.  Heidi went to the movies with Jon while Briannas friends were here.  Then when they got back we had cake. 
 HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRIANNA AND HEIDI!




Monday, August 11, 2008

Smith Family Reunion McCall Idaho


We had a wonderful week of camping in McCall, ID.  My family all met there and we had a week full of fun activities.  My brother Alan was in charge and did a great job organizing all the meals, activities, devotionals and everything else.  We spent each day on the lake and we all thank Jon for the many hours that he spent in the boat.  I don't think he even sat on the beach for more than a few minutes each day!  


Jon did find some time to get behind the boat and work on his surfing!

My brother-in-law has made these kayaks that fold up, so they brought four of them with them.  Mallory and Caleb had a great time learning how to use them and spent a lot of time paddling around the lake.


A couple of days we rented wave runners and all took turns riding them.  Jack didn't want to get off of them.  He kept finding people that would take him out!

Caleb woke up one morning and had a tooth so loose that it was about to fall out of his mouth!  He wouldn't let Jon or I pull it so he walked over to Grandpa Smiths motorhome and had the dentist pull it out.  He didn't even make a sound!  Way to go Caleb your 1st tooth you lost was camping in McCall!


One afternoon we spent a couple of hours fishing.  Each of our kids were able to hold there own pole (thanks to Alan coming prepared with more than one pole!)  They each caught at least one fish and some more than that.  Here is Jack and Kathryn holding the fish they caught on a stick.






Each day one of us was in charge of a craft or activity for the family.  Here the kids are with the t-shirts that they designed and spray painted.  We also made Jacobs ladders, had some fun games including tug-of-war, walking on stilts, being blind folded, etc.  




One morning we got up early and went and took family pictures.  It was a beautiful morning and we found some great spots to take our pictures.




Grandma & Grandpa Smith with all of their 14 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild!

Thanks for the fun week!  We have an awesome family and we all had a great time and are still talking about all the fun.  

Pioneer Trek


Brianna had the opportunity to go to Wyoming with our Stake for Pioneer Trek.  They have been working with the youth for the past year to prepare them for the long hot days that they would be facing.  We made her a couple of bonnets and aprons and then found the rest of the items she needed at DI.  She had  a great spiritual experience.  They left Tuesday July 22nd  at 5:00 am and arrived back home on July 24th.  The first day they hiked about 6 miles.  The second day was the hardest and they hiked 16 miles.  It was dusty and hot but Brianna said it was worth it to feel the spirit and learn a little what the pioneers had to endure.



Brianna and one of her good friends Ashley waiting to load the buses!




Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Robison Family Reunion


We had a great family reunion with lots of fun activities for everyone.  Thank you to Doug and Kris for all the work that you put into another great Robison Reunion.  Our kids always look forward to the time spent at the cabin with all their cousins.  It is great to have such a beautiful place to get the whole family together.  



The competition was tough for the horse shoe tournament!  Jon prevailed in the end and took home the golden horse shoe.

Doug and Nathan coming down from a ride to Bishops Mountain.

One afternoon a Moose and her two calves came down to eat in the river.

Jon found a few minutes to go out and do a little fishing!

Some of the family got up early one morning and went to do a hike to the wind caves.

Caleb enjoying his first real hike!

Doug and Kris working hard at the canoe race.  Congratulations to Becky and Jay for winning this year!  Watch out we will all be in better shape next year to catch you!


On the 4th of July we took family pictures before we went to Macks Inn for the dinner show.