We are very family oriented. We do just about everything as a family. Birthdays, grads, promos, holidays, you name it, WE DO IT AS A FAMILY! Which is one thing I absolutely love about my family. We literally are each others foundation.
My family isn't perfect. But what family is? My family is incredible. My family is where my heart is.
This past week was ON POINT! Ever day of last week was full of fun, excitement, jokes, laughs, sunshine, rainstorm but above all, full of FAMILY!
***Sunday we kicked off our week with cake and ice cream in celebration of Jays 7th Birthday!
***Monday we prepped for camp.
***Tuesday*** we set up camp. The brown tent is the Malooloos, the grey tent is grandma and grandpas, the green one you can kinda see was mine, the pink one in the back over there was june and loisis, and on the left, you can't see in the pic but theres a dark green and yellow tent that is the tausingas.. nuff tents aye?
After we went swimming at the Kearns Rec! Fun center if you've ever been. We normally do Kearns Rec on the 24th of July anyway, so that was kind of a given of what we were gonna do. Then later that night we lit fireworks.
Heres Victor and Tamara AFTER swimming. This year Victor jumped off the diving board for the FIRST TIME and was total PRO! He was scared at first but after that first dive he was in that line at the diving board till we left! Great Job Teta!
Tamara on the other hand, was swimming drunk! She couldnt get enough of swimming. She LOVES SWIMMING. Lately she always says, "Mom! I need swimming!" lol She's been using the "i need" card a lot lately and im just about to revoke it! lol
Christina and Coco. I had tons more pic on my camera but can't upload them so Im stuck with just the ones I got on my phone. Coco though, swimming was great! Although he's an albino and we really have to keep a close eye on him with his condition, we couldn't keep him away from the water. When his dad would start walking towards the area we were sitting at, coco would get all fussy to go back to the water! Love CocoMotion!
Here they are sleeping in the tent! We put our tent up right by the fire pit, which was both good and bad, good for the warmth and bad for when it was windy and the wind would blow the smoke towards us. But they were great sleeping in the tent none the less!
That first picture of Henes feet I posted cause he can WHIP with those legs. Seriously, it hurts!
***Wednesday*** We went swimming at the West Valley Rec Center in favor of Coco since he's sensitive to the sun, we had to enjoy some water COCO STYLe. That night we had a movie night with popcorn, smores, just the camping regulars.
***Wednesday*** We went swimming at the West Valley Rec Center in favor of Coco since he's sensitive to the sun, we had to enjoy some water COCO STYLe. That night we had a movie night with popcorn, smores, just the camping regulars.
Thursday morning the kids got there zumba on!
***Thursday*** we go to Willard Bay to jet ski and boat! Loved Willard bay! Everyone had fun in the sun! This pic is of out "committee" one sleeping and the other taking an up close pic! Mack and Kuips are too funny!
***Friday*** we took a trip on the trax all the way to the end. OGDEN! The plan was to ride up to Temple Square and do Grandma Silivias temple work but apparently Sepa already did it. So we rode the trax up and back to good ol West Valley City. It was great cause the trains were very well air conditioned! =)
Coco looks a little smooshed
Henele and Sunshine
CRAZY BUFFET!!
***Sunday***, we have our reunion closing / dinner / awards ceremony!
The fam
Grandma and her two favorite helpers getting the fire started
Our Firewood Committee!
And Private Entertainment!
Henry Benry
*****NOW ON TO THE AWARDS CEREMONY*****
THE BEST CAMPERS / NO COMPLAINTS AWARD
LUCY GOOSE AND HENRY BENRY
award: new bottles!
THE BEST "BEE KILLER" / JET SKI DRIVER AWARD
award: the coloring package
So while we were at Utah Lake Coco has this bucket and walks towards the truck that is parked by a wood fence. Now by this wood fence, there is a huge beehive! Coco takes his bucket and whacks the bees. We hear this HUGE scream and turn to find coco running from the bees. Nai grabs him and we see that he got stung 3 times! by the bees! =( More to the story soo..
to "bee" continued...
THE CHINESE FIRE ALARM AWARD
award: the coloring package
So we all know how Tamara has her "special" attitude. You know how the Chinese Fire Alarm works? It's wound up and then screams this really loud siren for the ENTIRE village to hear.. Well same with Tamara, she's wound up when she doesn't get her way (which unfortunately is the majority of the time) and her siren is heard from down the block.
THE BEST FIJIAN TAN AND ALL NIGHT GAMER AWARD
award: the coloring package
Jay just swam swam and swam. Didn't care if he put on sunblock or not. All he cared to do was hit the water and enjoy it. And boy does he do that well! So after Utah Lake there was a joke going around that Jay is really bringing out his Fijian side.
We projected movies every night for camp and Jay waited till everyone was sleeping and would play on his kinnect till 4 AM!!! =) He's a die hard gamer!
THE BEST HELPER AWARD
award: the coloring package and roller blades!
Sunshine is THE BEST LISTENER! If ever we tell the kids to do something you can count on her to be the ONLY ONE that listens to instructions! She really is such a big help and what tops it all off is that she NEVER COMPLAINS!
THE "I AM A FISH" BEST NEW DIVER AWARD
award: the coloring package, roller blades and a COUGAR HAT!
Anytime that fam goes swimming, Teta is the first one in and the last one out! He could be swimming alone and still wouldnt wanna get out.
THE DANCE CENTRAL QUEEN AWARD
award: the coloring package
After we did fireworks we put on the game DANCE CENTRAL and we had everyone competing. I thought the funniest was Lee vs. Loisi but above all Christina was THE BEST! =)
After we did fireworks we put on the game DANCE CENTRAL and we had everyone competing. I thought the funniest was Lee vs. Loisi but above all Christina was THE BEST! =)
THE BEST HANDY MAN / GO TO GUY AWARD
award: BYU hat and jersey
So poor willy is the one that has to hook the boats, jet skis, then has to unhook them at the lake or where ever we are and then has to drive them around for us to ride. He does a lot for our family fun and I totally credit him for a lot of our happiness this past week! He never complains and simply just does as he's told.
THE BIGGEST HEART AWARD
award: shirt and some lluuuuuvvv pops
THE DEDICATED TO THE FAMILY AWARD AND WAS PUT ON A FINAL WRITTEN WARNING AWARD
award: hat and BYU shirt
So the day we rode the trax, Mone was suppose to work. We hit the city of Layton before Mone was going to turn back and go to work. He decided to stick with the fam and just call in to work. When he called in they told him he would be put on a final written warning. So he took a hit for the fam! =)
award: shirt and hat
The boat pulls our lovely banana. On the banana it was Loisi in the front, me in the middle and Kuips in the back. Loisi when we ride likes to jump up and down while we go at high speeds, so the end of the banana really gets whipped up and down. We lost kuuipo cause of it, Kuipo lost her shades. We rode a second time and we all got whpped off the banana. It was so funny, I remember going under the water and coming back up and as I did, those two came up at the same time and we just busted out laughing. What does kuipo say after that? "So, did you guys see my glasses?" hahaha
award: BYU hat and jersey
So June likes to clown on just about everyone. But this past week all his jokes were towards the "committee" saying they had nothing planned or the committee only planned "nap time".. things like that. and every time the committee would respond calling him a "hater".. hence the Kevin Hart award.
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award: BYU hat and shirt
So we all agreed on sleeping in tents. Well one morning the committee caught Lee sleeping in her room with all these mexican pastries around next to her. So she was awarded for getting Mexican Patry Wasted.
award: beanie
Chester is one of our best cooks in the fam. He woke up extra early one morning and cooked us all breakfast! It was so good!
award: BYU hat and coat
Nai does a lot for our family but is usually in the shadows. We don't actually see him do it, but later we find out what he does. And for that we are truly grateful. One of the jet skis wouldnt start for us even after we had our mechanic Gene look at them. Nai was the one that figured that we had some of the adjustments wrong and corrected them and had our Jet Skis running like new!
THE BEST PACKER AND "BEE KILLER' AWARDto be continued.. CONTINUED
So. my mom over packs. nuff said. Now when Coco got in his little incident with the bees we all ran Cocos aid. Where did my mom go? She done grabbed the closest thing to her (slipper) and walked right up to the huge beehive and SLAPPED IT! haha We turned and saw what she did and saw her walk away from the beehive that was now on the ground and ALL the bees flying towards her. Luckily none stung her but we just laughed at how it wasnt even a thought to my mom but an instinct to go kill the hive! She walked away from that have with a "dont mess with coco" attitude! Love my moms!
award: a brand new fishing net
His award says it all!! He really is amazing!
Huge thanks to these two for everything. It's always been what ever us kids want is what they work for and they truly do give us kids and grandkids more then enough.
Overall an amazing week. Full of fun, laughter, smiles, happiness. You name it.
'WE ARE A FAMILY AND WE WILL ALWAYS KEEP IT FAMILY!
Overall an amazing week. Full of fun, laughter, smiles, happiness. You name it.
'WE ARE A FAMILY AND WE WILL ALWAYS KEEP IT FAMILY!
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