Payson Lakes Campout

The family campout was held at Payson Lakes, Utah. We had a large site reserved for our extra large family. This location had amazing views in every direction and the weather was fantastic! The little like by our campsite.Everyone pitched in to set up camp.

Our deluxe camping accommodations.

Dinner time. These tables were the perfect size to seat all of these kids during the meal.

Kim & Sonya

Brent & Shawn

The parking lot became a dangerous place to be. Watch out for the fast flying Frisbee!

Ian likes to play with his worm and see how long it can stretch. Yuck!

Gary set up several activities to keep the kids busy and happy. The morning started with each kid decorating a marshmallow shooter.

Some of the kids intently drew designs on their shooter. Then the marshmallow war began. Goggles were a must by all who participated.

Next the kids went on a stroll from one side of the camp to the other. On their way back they discovered a snake on the road.

The next activity was tie dying shirts.

Hannah not only created her shirt quickly but then modeled it for all to see.

Grant took his skull and tank design very seriously.

Ben used all of his favorite colors when he created his shirt.

When there was nothing else to do, some kids played on the fence.

And many kids took turns playing in the hammock. Hannah is enjoying her turn.

Even Max was able to get a hammock ride with the girls.

It was an incredible campout and we are all looking forward to spending time together again soon!

Happy 50th Anniversary!

Congratulations Mom & Dad on 50 incredible years together! Mom & Dad in 2003 (somehow we missed getting a picture of the two of them together on their special day.)

The big party was held around the corner from their home at the senior center activity hall.

Many friends and family members came for this momentous event!

Amy, Brittany and Amanda.

The place filled up quickly. There was delicious cheese cake with raspberry topping to enjoy.

The kids found their way outside and searched for rolly polly bugs.

We were treated to a beautiful double rainbow.

The Jensen Clan!

The LeCheminant Family.

The Blanke Family.

The Brent Jensen family.

The Chambers family.

The Knetter family.

The Neil Jensen family.

The Avondet family.

Dad & Mom and their darling children :)

Lagoon Fun!

On Saturday, July 24th, Brent, Mitchell, Grant, Barb, Amy, Mark and I went to Lagoon in Ogden, UT. Lagoon is an amusement park with lots of roller coasters.

The park does a great job catering to families. They have a dozen Ramadas set up with picnic tables so families can bring their own lunches in. There are also large grassy areas where you can set out a blanket and take a nap in the shade or play with the friendly geese.

One of the first rides we went on was Blast Off. This ride shoots you up in the air like a rocket and then drops you right back down. Very exhilarating!

To travel across the park we rode the lift. Here Brent and Mitchell are waving.

In this picture Barb, Amy and Mark are enjoying the ride across the park.

Hidden in the park is a Pioneer Museum. This part of the park contains several old homes and historical artifacts. Brent and Barb are racing up to this cute house.

Besides cute houses, there was a jail. Unfortunately, Barb and Amy got locked up!

Hmmmm....Amy is now locked up with Brent and Mark. Such a sad face!

Brent and I are standing in front of a cute log cabin.

Barb, Mark, Amy and Brent are in the doorway of an old Rock Chapel. Its amazing to think that this building was able to be relocated to this park.

The highlight of being at Lagoon is to go on the many roller coasters. Wicked is the ULTIMATE roller coaster. This ride starts off by shooting you up 110 feet and then coming back down the 110 feet. Then the ride races you through twists, turns and spirals. It is intense! Mitchell and Grant went on it several times. There were other amazing roller coasters in the park that kept the two of them busy all day long.

Grant is overcoming his fear of spiders! He went on the spider roller coaster.

Mitchell is getting locked into this ride. I can't remember it's name but it spins you in a circle horizontally and then vertically.

Grant exhibits no fear on this ride. We were all impressed that Mark made it through this ride. He is one tough kid!

This is the one ride I refused to go on. This is Grant getting into a cage that the worker will lock. The cage then is attached to a ferris wheel. The insane part of this ride is that the cage spins independently. You can really get this cage rotating fast.

Mitchell is trapped inside this cage and is already getting it to flip around. I feel a little sick just thinking about it!

We left the park at about 10pm. We were all exhausted. As we traveled down Interstate 15 we were able to watch many fireworks going off in honor of Pioneer Day. This was a great way to end an incredible day. Actually, Grant claims that this was the best day of his life. Thanks Barb for organizing the trip to the park!