Stinking it up in the Sulphurs

After the main meal and a good ride down the redneck slip n' slide, my brother (Andy) and three cousins (Sam, Jaxon, and Paige) convinced Cambree and I to come to the sulphur hot pots for a little dip. They are so smelly and gross. The water may be warm, but honestly what was I thinking???? Four showers later and I still smell like the tip of a match--no wonder people didn't want to get close to me at church.
Also, the water is about the consistency of 1% milk and there is slippery clay all over the bottom. Which makes getting around super fun. Andy retrieved an old hard hat that my Uncle Dave had found earlier in the day and he posed for a grand picture. It was good times, but seriously? What was I thinking?

Oh how the years go by...

Do we really look like this???

Did we really look like that???

Today is our 10th anniversary. As Mic would say it has been the best 10 years of Mike's life. Looking back the past 10 years is crazy...a whole decade. I don't feel much different, but obviously our physical features have changed...some...
Here are my top ten favorite things about Mike and our marriage:

#10: Me
#9: The way he laughs out loud while watching TV by himself.
#8: Always trying hard to make me happy.
#7: His love for a new adventure.
#6: The way he teases people...he thinks he is so funny. (He really is.)
#5: He can fix about anything that needs fixing.
#4: He works really hard to make life so good for his family.
#3: Aidan
#2: Brinlee
#1: Cambree

CHEESY I know. Sorry you had to read that. But, this is a big milestone in our marriage. I didn't think we would make it to 10 after he annoyed me so bad our first year of marriage, but we figured things out and now he only annoys me a little bit. JUST KIDDING! I sure do love ya MJ! Happy 10th anniversary--here's to 10 more +...

Guess what we saw?

That's right, we were able to take the girls to see THE East High where High School Musical is filmed. Cambree thought she had traveled straight to heaven I think. Anyway, I nearly forgot to post the pics, so they are a little out of order. We went there after the museum. Good times.

It all began a week ago...

A week ago my parents came and helped me pick a couple of gallons of raspberries. Then my mom and I bottled some and made about 5 batches of JAM! It was busy and fun. We also went to the Teton Flood Museum because Cam really wanted to take us there. So, we watched the movie and my mom got to relive what it was like when she was 19 and the dam broke. Then they left on Wednesday and I decided to hitch a ride with them. Mike came down on Thursday and our summer vacation began...Keep scrolling to get the whole story...........P.S. That last picture of Brinlee is because I told her to get dressed for the day and this is what she put on. That is just for you Emily because you laughed so hard at her!

Our trip to Utah and Lagoon!!!

Grandma Judy won tickets to Lagoon and graciously gave them to us! Mike was pretty excited and happy to be able to take the kids there. It was a great time and they had so much fun. My mom and Emily watched Aidan so it was nice to just wander around with Cam and Brin. Here are just a few highlights of that exciting day.

The Children's Museum

Thanks to Katie, we were able to go to the children's museum at the Gateway and it was a great time for the kids (and Mike). We wandered around behind all the kids (oh and Mike)and watched as they explored hands on all the incredible things in this world. They were able to do all kinds of things. They played in a little village where they farmed, shopped, climbed a rock wall, played in a house, etc. They were also able to play in a life flight helicopter and play as though they were news casters...That is a green screen that Cambree is in front of and she was able to talk about the weather and traffic. There was so much to see and do! THEY LOVED IT! Thanks again Katie we had a ton of fun!! Just a little note about the sippy...We found it in the gift shop and couldn't pass it up. It has Aidan's name on it and we were SO excited about it.

Going to the copper mine!

We decided to continue our adventure on Saturday, so we picked up Andy at his apartment and headed over to the copper mine. It is amazing to see the big hole and the huge trucks that work there. Here are a couple of pics from that fun trip. Thanks Andy for tagging along. It was a kick in the pants or something....