July 4th Family Camping Trip

This is our July 2008 family camping trip to Mantua. Utah.

We were all able to make it for this trip except our son Kevin (who we missed so very much). Kevin we LOVE YOU!!

It was such a fun time with everyone. We made marshmallow guns out of PVC pipe and ran around the campsite trying to shoot each other... Dad was nicknamed the sharp shooter. He called one of his shots, by saying the marshmallow would bounce off the balloon, and hit Angelee. Sure enough that is exactly what happened. We will never know if it was just good luck or was he in fact that good of an aim?




I love watching the kids play and enjoy themselves. Parker is in swimming lessons and loves the water, Hannah loves playing (especially with Jaycee). Austin and spencer love to create and make things. Shaylee is a teenager and is growing up fast, it is so fun to see that family means so much to her, she just enjoys being with everyone.





This is some of us at the beach Melinda looks like she is picking her nose...she will kill me for putting this picture in, Angelee looks as though she is deciding whether or not she is really going to get in the water. Janae just watches and waits for the perfect time to get hot enough to jump in. Hannah is on her way to try out the water.
This is the Mackey Family...we all think Travis loves being a kid. He really knows how to enjoy his life.
I woke up on my birthday to find the campsite decorated with balloons - the picnic table decorated with a birthday table cloth- and a big cake set in the middle...yes I am 54 yrs. old and actually enjoying every minute.

We found a rope swing and did a bit of hiking while we were there. We were all watching Angelee as she was posing on the top of a tree on one leg. I think Mike just shakes his head in disbelief at all that we ask him to do. But we love having him and Janae come and join in with the Family. Janaes laugh will definitely keep anyone smiling...ahh the memories.

I will post more pictures to let you see them. I want to try and post a video of all of us doing a parade with our glow necklaces and bracelets it was soooooooo much FUN!