~Utah Summer Games 2016~

Going to the Summer Games with Hunter's basketball team is always a favorite summer tradition.  We always have so much fun all staying at Jerry and Darinda's house playing, swimming, participating in the basketball skills night, going to movies, and watching the team play.  We have such an amazing group of families we go down with.  It's always a fun time, no matter if we win or loose the tournament.  I love this tradition!!!

We did play in the Bronze medal game this year, but ended up not taking home a medal.  We still had a blast though!

We always have the cutest cheering section.

Karaoke at the movie theater.

We started off the summer games this year with a head wound and we ended the summer games this year with a head wound.  Poor Garrett was victim #1.  His good buddy, Spencer Hall, was carrying him up the marble stairs at Jerry and Darinda's (which I might add are deadly stairs) and he slipped on water and fell dropping Garrett.  Garrett got a pretty good head wound which required staples.

Everything can be healed with a popsicle.  As soon as the ER nurse handed Garrett this he was all better, lol.  He even walked out of the hospital and made the comment, "I love this place!"  The cute nurse standing nearby commented that they never hear comments like that, lol.  They might need to start handing out more popsicles.  Hahaha!!!

Ryker ended our trip with another head wound.  The kids were playing pool tag and Ryker slipped on the cement while running from Jasmin.  He also had to go to the hospital to get stitches.  He and Garrett are the head wound brothers.  They both have scars on their heads from this years summer games.  Poor guys.

Our group cleaned house this year at the basketball skills competition.  Many of the siblings took home several medals in the free throw contest, the 3 point contest, and the hot shot contest.

This is such a fun tradition, I hope we continue to do it for many years to come.

~Lagoon Fun~

We sure have been enjoying our Lagoon season passes this year.

I love it when my kiddos get along :)

~This Cute Boy Got Braces~

Hunter got Braces!!! He looks so cute in them.

Before

After

~Girls Camp 2016~

This year for girls camp we decided to really rough it by going to stay at Jerry and Darinda's house in St George, lol  We had a lot of fun swimming, hiking the Narrows in Zions, going to see Tarzan at Tuachaun, doing community service, and visiting the temple.  As you can tell we were the furthest thing from roughing it. :)

Our cute group of girls.

I love serving with these great women!

I'm so glad that I can be there with Dave at these youth camps

visiting the silvermines in Leeds

Girls camp 2016 was a blast!!!  This was my first time hiking the Narrows.  Definitely something we will need to go back for.

~Memorial Day Weekend with the Ropelato's in St George~

We haven't been down to Jerry and Darinda's house in St George as an entire Ropelato clan for years.  I think the last time we were all down there together was before the pool was even a thought, when were all down competing in the Utah Summer Games Track and Field Events.  It was fun to finally be able to be down there together as an entire family.  We played a lot.  We swam, went boating, swam some more, went to the movies, swam some more, went on a hike, and swam some more, lol.  It was a fun weekend!  The kids love being down there with their cousins.

Hike to Red Cliffs.  We were a little disappointed that all the water was dried up.  We came during spring break and it was fun playing in the water.  This time there was no water, so that made for a really hot hike.

Hunter is my little mountain goat.  He makes me so nervous because he has no fear.

Jeff was thrilled to be hiking in the heat in the middle of the day, lol.  The look on his face says it all.

Jerry, Garrett, and Andrew

What Hunter won't do to keep the sun off his face, lol.  That looks really hot to me. 

We had a great Memorial Day weekend with the Ropelato's.

A cool shot Dave took with his drone of Jerry and Darinda's backyard.