me kayaking underneath the bridge in Twin Falls

Rick and Candice ready to kayak

dad and Candice- being the only girl on the river

with two guys, it was hard work. Luckily I had gloves

on but I was definitely ready to be done on the way back.

Super fun though

family pic in front of my parents' pond

family pic
mia and hailey in the bike trailer

baseball game with the guys at the reunion. Rick

tagging Chris!

good stance babe

cousin Kim got paints out and this is the result.

Uncle Wally kept saying Mia has OCD because everything

has to be precise/perfect. She wouldn't use her fingers

even though they were finger paints, she found a stick instead

and placed perfectly on her paper. Notice no paint on herself, that's

not by accident either. She's just that way. She dropped a bunch

of eggs on my floor yesterday and was crying saying, "I ruined

my beautiful house mom!" I promise I don't do this to her. She even lines

up all her toys, crayons, etc but so does her cousin Scott. Too funny! Look

at Hailey in this pic. Crackup!

family pic
we are actually getting to be a big group with
all these babies!

Mia was very excited about seeing some

cows

mom and Mia

my grandma and mom on the razor
this is where we took the kayaks

reunion in my parent's backyard playing volleyball

It gets pretty vicious with all these guys.

my grandma and grandpa - Mia saw him and said,

"MOM THERES A PIRATE!" She was so excited.

It was hilarious. He doesn't look like he's doing very well

but he is still the smartest man I know, never misses a beat,

he even told Rick a joke and Rick didn't get it til minutes later,

he is so witty.

Mia checkin out some cows. I love the smell of farms.

I know it's gross but I do, maybe cause I spent my younger

years on one. farms and potato pits, the best smells ever!

Mia found a baby bird with my dad and walked

over and just picked him up. Better yet, the bird

had his mouth open wide for food and she literally

kissed it right on the lips. We didn't even have time to

say, No Wait! She LOVES animals. I love this pic because

she is just so at peace holding this little bird.

Then she set it in this bird house to wait for his mom.

This is her friend Gunner who was
the landscaper's dog. She fell in love with him.

I didn't want Rick to see this but he did and
I'm sure you know what he said after that.

She layed on him all day

cousin Ari and Laith

Rick, Laith, and Ari

Mia chillin

Mia loved the razor my dad had up there for the

week, she kept saying, "Go Faster"

Mia and Aunt Brookie
hanging in the yard

I caught the first fish. Ha Ha! It was a bass too!

And I cought it on a kid's fishing pole.:)

Rick and me fishing in the pond

Mia getting ready to go fishing

mom and Mia on the canoe
making our way back. Look at the worry look
on her face.

ready to go canoeing

riding on the razor

Mia had a blast on this Razor

We went to the Shoshone Falls (taller drop than

the Niagara) and there's a lake near there that

I totally forgot about. ( We need to take the kids

there Nicole)

They have a huge area for kids to wade in and play

in the mud. They also have a diving board and huge

rocks to dive off. It was beautiful.

Here's the little kid area
Mia didn't have a swimming suit so she's just
in a swim diaper, but she had a blast!

That was the end of our trip. It was

fun to see all our extended family and hang out.

Mia came home and said, " I love my house mom."

It's good to be back! Our next stop is the Rydalch reunion

in August. Crazy busy summer. :)

So here is Spock having a tea party with Ms. Mia

Cuttest thing ever, I walked in her room and he

was just sitting there on the chair across from her

listening to her tell him all about the tea, etc.

Then she gave him some sips. Such a good little kitty.

Mia is giving Spock tea
Such a good friend

Pouring the tea

bear is having tea too.

Mia at the park at 104 degrees

Summer days and the livin is easy!
Mia is just having a blast in my mom's
pool every day.

We both decided to get in itsy bitsy bikinis

(the one I bought while dad wasn't looking last year)

She said, mom where's my shirt! Funny, cute

little skinny minny!

Mia thought the flowers Rick gave

me for our anniversary were hers.

It was cute. Mia is also in a big girl bed,

since we got back from Newport and

panties! A whole week of the potty

she even made it through all of church,

running errands with mom, and everything

without an accident! Good job Mia.

I was waiting until I was home for the summer

to get this task accomplished. She was definitely ready!