Lake Powell 2008

This was by far our best trip to Lake Powell out of the 9 years we have been going. Our kids are older and not so much work! (It does happen!). Check out just a glipse of our great fun!

Caleb caught the very first fish. It was a blue gill! According to Papa, it is the best tasting.

Way to go Caleb!!

Abby bet Becky $1 that she could catch a fish in 2 minutes. Guess what? Becky owes Abby some money!! Good job Abby!!!

Our sweet Emma going fishing with Papa first thing in the morning!

Oh the Water Weenie! No weenies here!

Mother and Son making a sand castle!

Hanging out with DAD

Look at these brave kiddos going tubing!!

"Bye mom!!" All mom could think is "please come back in one piece"!

This was by far the highlight of the trip. Abby, Braiden, and Caleb all learned how to wakeboard behind the boat. We are SO proud. See the below pics for more.........

Look at Abby go!

Go Braiden!!!!

Here goes Cowboy Caleb!

Of course the best wakeboarder we know! Note: the helmet is not a fashion statement. We are trying to protect the brain of our sweet daddy. He gets a little crazy out there at times!!

I was so happy to NOT be pregnant so I could let loose a little. I caught some air on this jump, but we won't metion how I landed it.....

WAKESURFING

This is a new thing that is popular to do behind the boat. As you get going you let go of the rope and just surf the boat's wake.

Caleb surfing with dad

Braiden surfing with dad

The Arizona Grand Resort!!

We were able to make a quick getaway to the Arizona Grand Resort this summer. It was so nice to get away and play! They had these CRAZY water slides, a lazy river, wave pool, not to mention a hotel and a maid everyday! That is my kind of living!! Spencer, Caroline, Abby, Braiden, and Caleb all went on the slides. The lazy river was a hit for little kiddos, as well as the wave pool. Check out Emma's "huh" look and Caleb's supermodel look. You can bet you will see that in the next GQ magazine. Our sweet Dayson holding the Hotel key!

We were able to spend this getaway with some of our great friends. One night we went to dinner at a place that had a bull right as you walk in the front door... YUM!!!

A beautiful day in Pinetop

The 7 Lamoreauxs

Look at the refreshing creek!!!
Dad giving Braiden some tips...look close Papa is giving Abby and Caleb a few tips as well!
No, still no fish!!
"Eclaire"
Brrrrrr! It's cold!

Havin' a grand 'ol time!!!

No, this is not the newest addition to our family, but a cute calf we saw while on our drive!

We had an awesome picnic at a beautiful creek near the ski slopes at Sunrise. We tried to fish, but did not catch anything!

FIREWORKS in Show Low!!!

We went to the stake center parking lot and waited for the fireworks to start. We were entertained by card games and candy. We were missing Emma....fireworks start way past her bedtime, so Nana offered to watch her. From what we heard Emma put on quite a show fo singing and dancing instead of sleeping. Thanks to Nana for taking care of her so we could enjoy a great light display!

The garden Snake!!

Abby ran inside the cabin with her heart thumping! She told me that she was out back playing and heard a rustling in the leaves and saw a snake. I was sure it was a squirrel and told her to go catch the snake. So, her and her aunt ashley went out and came back with this......

4th of July at the Cabin!!

Summertime at the cabin is simply beauttiful. We feel so thankful that we are able to come up here and enjoy one another. We feel even more greatful to PAPA and the zip line he built from the back patio to the forest out back! SO MUCH FUN!!

Emma getting a little push from Papa
Dayson just LOVED it!
Crazy Cowboy Caleb
We finally pulled Braiden away from the xbox for a little outdoor fun!
Weeeeeeeee!

Our kids have just loved having their cousin David here for the summer! We miss him already!

Dayson a little jealous of the attention

Spencer was a little freaked out by the actions of his very BOY son, but we all get a little jealous at times. This was quickly rectified by making sure Dayson understood that "undies" are cooler than "panties"!

We are outta diapers!!!

For the first time in 8 years we are finally DONE with diapers! Our sweet little Emma decided that it was time to be potty trained even though she is not even 2 yet. Here are some pics of that great day! I must admit however it was a little bittersweet knowing I will no longer have any more babies.

The Real Deal

You may notice one common theme in all these pictures...that's my sweetheart and the 'MOM' that binds us all together. She doesn't know I'm writing this and would probably not want me to comment on how great she is. But, she runs full throttle all day long to the point of exhaustion just to keep this family going. I appreciate her more than words can say. Her only 'relief' is a bowl of ice cream (usually cookie dough or rocky road), a soft bed, and a Tivo from 9-10 pm each night after the kids are asleep. Here's a rare picture of her in her element! Somehow she gets up the next day and does it all over again. I love you honey! (And yes, I'll go downstairs and get you another snack.)

Swimmers take your mark......BEEP!

Here are our great swimmers on swim team this year. We are so very proud of them all!!

Oh the summer............

We are so happy to have all of our kids home ALL DAY for the summer. We are keeping busy! Abby, Braiden, and Caleb are on swim team. Even though it is a big commitment to get up and practice each morning, they are loving it and they are doing very well. Abby just finished up Volleyball camp over at Gilbert HS. She loved it so much! If everything goes as planned she will be a much better vball player than her mother. Braiden and Caleb will be attending basketball camp at Coronado soon. Braiden, however, doesnt think he needs to go because, "Mom, I already know how to play basketball!". Dayson and Emma are busy tring to figure out which of them is the boss of mom, the baby boy of the house or the baby girl of the house. So far Emma is winning. Spencer is keeping extremely busy with work, both at Intel and with our side business Agis Consulting. His calling in Young Mens is also keeping him busy. I am also trying to slide in some fun of my own this summer. I just got back from Girls Camp! It was 3 days of goodness and ZERO sleep. Yes, I did miss my snack and bed at 8:30pm. BUT I feel so lucky to have been around such an amazing group of Young Women. Keep checking back with this post, I will have more pics coming soon....................

Fun in the sun at ROCKY POINT MEXICO!!

"We Are Family!!! I got my all my 5 kids, wife and me...."

We had a blast staying at Las Palomas this summer. The pool was great, not to mention the beach and warm ocean water. Our crazy Braiden again proved to be just like his daddy and went flailing about in the ocean regardless of the stingray warnings that we repeatedly gave him. We had one great day of strong winds and big waves so Spencer and the kids took the boogie boards out into the ocean. Abby and Caleb were awesome boogie boarders. On our last day there we stopped by the aquarium and met Arthur the Sea Lion. The kids loved that however some of the kids loved him better from a distance!! Our ride home was a little less fun however! We were about 2-3 minutes behind a horrible car accident on the I-8. It unfortuantely took a life. We were stuck on the highway for about 5 hours. The kids were SO good and patient. We were so PROUD. To top it all off, Abby got stung by a nasty bee on her hand and in the coming days we found out that she is horribly allergic as our friend and great doctor Derek DeTemple explained to us....when the hand doubles in size that is not a good thing!