Final taste of summer

Pattern overload?

I think this is the first picture in a long time that I actually have Oli not just looking but SMILING at the camera!

August we decided to take a little vacation up at Bear Lake with all the crazy Royce's. Our first stop on the list...

Hill Air! It has been many years since both Curtis and I had been up there, maybe since a kindergarten field trip and with Oli's obsession with planes we thought it was a great idea. It was very cool to check out these monstrous machines....

 Check out those shiners. No need to call dcfs on us, Oli was jumping from the couch to the love sac and smacked his head on his knee. he got the most horrible goose egg dead center of his forehead, a week later the swelling started to drain to his eyes. he had 2 dreadful black eyes that lasted like 2 weeks... BOYS!

Next stop, go see NONNA! Mercedes met her Nonna for the very first time, we have missed her and it was good to spend some time there.

 And to our final destination... BEAR LAKE, WOOT WOOT

 Have I mentioned before just how much I love and adore my husband? I'm a lucky girl

                                    
 the kids had so much fun playing in the water and surprisingly enough Oli didn't give us too much grief about his life jacket

This is the first year Oli has been able to participate in boating activities,, he rode on the tube AND had a wakebord ride with curtis

 the house we stayed in was perfect for our family. JR has so much talented when it comes to finding awesome deals! This house was built with families in mind, perfect as a place for family reunions/vacations. It had 9 bedrooms 9 bathrooms 2 large family/tv rooms a massive kitchen with 4 tables a theater room pool table air hockey a play area complete with trampoline, basketball court and a giant play ground. There was a look over from one of the living rooms so adults could watch the kids easily. Another incredible feature... For every staircase, there was a slide right next to it! We all had to give that a try, even my parents! The kids were in heaven. It was a great weekend get away and great to spend time with all of the family