Cousin Camping - 2012

Since Grandma and Grandpa Hernandez passed away Michael and his cousins don't get together like they used to. The cousins are tired of it, so they planned a little intervention.

Cousin Camping-NO PARENTS ALLOWED.  

We spent two nights at Banbury Hot Springs and it went by way too fast.  Here are some pics of the first annual Cousin Camp Out.

Camping like Champs 

Mexican Horse Shoes

Swimming with these girls never gets boring...

The Mexicans. Bethany is so Dark.

Ella loved going down that slide until it stopped loving her.  Ella lost her footing and fell off the ladder while climbing to go down the slide.  It freaked us out.  She got a mean bump on her head and she scared every body out of the pool.  It wasn't too long after her mom held her and iced her head that she was begging to get back in the water to swim. What a strong kiddo. We are so glad she is okay.   

Happy Fourth!

 We had a great time celebrating on the Fourth of July.  It started off with our traditional backyard dutch oven breakfast.  I cooked the bacon and it was tasty.  It was nice just having family there and not the entire neighborhood and ward like we have done in the past years.  It is just so much work to set up and tear down when that many people come over.  We enjoyed the watching Gloria's family (young and old) yell for candy.  We got free otter pops, taffy, and some not so tasty ice cream.

 Ella was not happy with Michael and kept saying "Stop it! Michael... Stop it!" It was pretty darn cute.  She is a sassy girl when she needs to be.

Uncle David cooked up some yummy bratwurst for lunch and we sat around talking and learning about the prankster Uncle David was as a child.  Megan got to learn all kinds of things sitting next to grandpa.  After we got our slice of pie we made our way back to Burley to do some kayaking.  We got Gloria in the kayak! It took some provoking but she finally did it and  she really enjoyed floating.  I'm glad we convinced her to do it.  

We finished up the night with tasty ribs, fireworks and sparkler art.  My cousins and I traced the letters in reverse so that Michael could capture this image with a slow shutter speed.  Turned out pretty cool.  I am so grateful for the service men and women who fight to keep this country free, especially those from my extended family.  We have a lot to be thankful for. I am so grateful for the freedoms I have.  We truly are a blessed people.

Funk Family Reunion

The Funk Family Reunion started out with a morning of Golf at the Blue Lakes Country Club.  Michael and I have never golfed there before and were stoked about going.  It is beautiful down in the canyon.  I wish I took more pictures of the course and the beautiful water.  We golfed with my uncles Darrell and David.  They were a lot of fun to play with.  Darrell found me a pretty pink metalic ball in the dry.  Which was much needed as I lost plenty of balls on this course :)

After golf we had a catered lunch and spent time catching up with family a bit.  Michael and I took the kayaks out and raced eachother.  The water felt good.  I gave paddle boarding a try.  It was really fun standing up on the board and trying to keep myself balanced. 

Later we went to Pat and Darrell's place for dinner, the silent auction, raffle, and family story time.  I brought this birthday kit that mom and I made for the silent auction. Steph ended up buying it and is going to use it for her little girls first birthday.  It was fun bidding and watching the family trying to out bid eachother for the buffalo meat. Each aunt and uncle shared a story about their mom or dad.  It was great to learn more about Grandma and Grandpa Funk.  We have been richly blessed to have such a great ancestory. 

 

I'm a Nurse. Let's Celebrate!

Thursday Mom and Dad hosted a party to celebrate me passing my boards to become a registered nurse.  We grilled hot dogs, ate yummy cupcakes, and enjoyed being outside.

After dinner, we played bocce ball and Mexican horse shoes....

 and enjoyed a few short kayak rides down the canal.

The night ended with a few little parachute fireworks and smoke bombs.  It was a great night. I feel so blessed to have such a supportive family and to join the profession of nursing.

Father's Day

Father's Day Weekend was a busy one.  The Hernandez's were putting on a new roof and that was a big project.  It looks so much better now and I'm sure they are happy not to get dripped on anymore during rainy nights!  We ate dinner with my Dad this year for Father's day and got busy doing so much cooking we burnt the marshmallows on top of our brownies! It was hilarious.  This was Mom's first fire in the kitchen.

 The ribbon from Dad's present.  He is such a goof.  But I love him quirks and all.  Happy Father's Day Dad!

Weekend in Eastern Idaho

We don't make our way up to Idaho Falls that often so I pleaded with Michael to take me to Rexburg since we were making the trip.  I got to explore campus and see all the new changes.  Wow is it beautiful.  The buildings are impressive but what really gets my attention is the landscaping!  They were working on the stone work and plant design between the Taylor and MC when we visited and it looks awesome so far.  BYU-Idaho really has the most beautiful campus out there.  We visited the bookstore and I got me a pair of pink handled medical scissors and of course a Nurse's cap! We ate at Porter park and saw that the carousel was up and running.  I have only seen it in use a few times.  On the way out of Rexburg we stopped at Rexburg Motor Sports.  That show room was amazing!  I found this adorable scooter in mint green with a brown leather seat.  It was beautiful.  I would love to own one some day.  We made our way back to Idaho Falls to have a swim and rest up for Saturday.  Saturday morning we got up and headed to the stake center where Lilly would be baptized.  She is growing up so fast.  They all are really.  I wish I would have gotten a picture of her in her pretty baptism dress, but I forgot.  Afterwards, we ate the park and had fun playing with the girls.  For dessert we had pink CTR cupcakes that had bubblegum frosting.  They were so cute and yummy!We all went swimming after lunch and had a fun time playing games with the beach ball and swimming with all the girls.  Sunday morning we barely made it in time for the baby blessing for Quinton.  GPS mishap. :) Following sacrament meeting we had a brunch at the Siqueiros house.  Breakfast burritos!  They were very tasty.  We didn't stay long Sunday because we had to drive back to Boise that night so Michael could be ready for clinical Monday morning.  It was a fun filled weekend and I took lots of pictures, so enjoy!

She is the cutest when she prays...

Playing at the park

I see you.

She was born to swim. Follows right after her sister.

Megan and her nieces.

One of her many cannon ball jumps.

Our sweet nieces

Memorial Day Weekend

Memorial Weekend started off with a camp out Friday night at Nat-Soo-Pah.  We got rained on that night but managed to stay dry in our little tent.  It rained most of the day too, so we spent the day in the trailer with Cammy, Nick and the girls. We didn't go swimming because of the wind and thunderstorms but enjoyed Smores and a game of Mexican horse shoes and Hopla.

Ella was so fun.  Michael and I played tag with the girls. I can still hear Ella's sweet voice saying,

"Me, Amber! Chase Me!"

Hopla kept us entertained, while it was stormy outside.

Kendra with her Cozy Rosie

Watching the fire show Nick and Michael put on for us...

Me and my Nieces

"I do it Me-self!" -Ella

Ella attempted to roast her own marshmallow.  It caught on fire in the end and made a sticky mess, but she had fun doing it.

Tasty Smores!

Memorial Day

Michael's Mom and Little brother's grave

Michael and Me-Look we Match! Michael hates matching...:)

This was actually Mother's day...

Ella had fun playing around Grandma Holly.