Virginia Trip 1

We went to Virginia for 5 1/2 weeks in June and had lots of fun. We went between Daryle's parents and tried to make sure that we spent even amounts of time with each family. Daryle spent 10 glorious days out in VA with our family. I say glorious because with him gone it was a struggle not having him there. When he left we still had a month to go with out him. In the 10 days Daryle was there we packed in an event or activity everyday. Fishing, days at the lake, or b

each, cookouts, four wheeling, Bush Gardens, and

 target shooting. In between that I'm sure I missed some things.

 

Fishing: My father in law (fil) has a Fishing Wall of Fame with pictures of each time family has gone fishing with him and caught a fish. Daryle is on that wall, my fil's wife, Kamden and Makayla. This wall is a wall I was hoping I could be placed on this trip. I tell you what fish do not lik

e

 me. Maybe its because they know that I like to eat them or something but they do not get near my fishing pole. I've been fishing with them every trip I've been to VA but still no luck. It could be that Daryle and I have a hard time waking up at the crack of dawn when th

ey like to eat. 

Who knows.....looks like I will be trying to get on the Fishing Wall of Fame next year.

Days at the Lake: We spent alot of time at the lake on this trip. Our 

kids loved being in the water and jumping off the dock. Every time we would go to the lake Makayla became braver and 

braver. She started out with a life vest on which she did not like. After

 much complaint and nagging we little by little let her gain more freedom. We were worried because with this lake water if anything happened we wouldn't be able to se

e her or anyone else if they went down. Makayla is a really good swimmer 

an

d we discovered its hard to reason with a 6 yr old girl who never wears a vest. By the end of our tri

p she was jumping off the dock with no life vest and swimming around with the big kids. Its amazing how fast she is growing and wanting to act like all the older kids. Kamden knew without having to ask to put his vest on. This little man was jumping and doing flips off the dock. No fear! He

 is my little dare devil. He loved being at the lake. Every morning

 we were at grandpas house he woke up ready to go to the lake. Kamaile is like Ma

kayla. She is my water baby. We had her in the water going under and coming out with a huge smile on her face. She 

would run into the water and jump into the water and land on her bum. Sometimes she would run out to far before jumping to land on her bum and would find her whole head underwater. She didn't know limitations. All she knew is that someone would be there to help her when she would go under. I don't believe one time she was upset when s

he went under on her own. I might of had a heart attack but she was fine. 

The Beach: The beach was a whole family affair. We had Grandma and Grandpa there

 with Eric and Karin. Plenty of eyes to watch the kids play in the water. It was such a beautiful day to be at the beach when we went. Our kids loved playing in the water and swimming with the waves. We bought bogie boards for Makayla and Kamden so that they could ride the waves. Daryle tried to show them how to ride the waves. It was so funny! I think our kids got hurt and put under the waves more with the boards then if they didn't have it strapped to them. Kamden loved having the board attached to him. He would have the board trailing behind him and each time a wave would come it would pick up the board and pull Kamden backwards

 and under the

 water. He has alot of

determination because he always got back up and tried again.

Busch Gardens: We had so much fun at Busch Garde

ns. My kids all love roller coasters from the marry go round to the fast moving strap you in rides. They had a kids area that had water shooting out of the ground different roller coasters that all of our kids could go on. This was Kamaile's first experience riding on roller coasters and at first she was a bit nervous with them but by the time we left the park she didn't want to get off of the rides. Kamden was at a height that he could go on alot of the rides but of course not all of them. Makayla was able to go on all but 2 rides. She had alot of fun riding rides over and over again. We went with my Mother in law (mil), her husband, my Sister in law (sil) and her husband. We walked the whole park watching different shows riding rides and eating. 

Cookouts: All I can say is that we ate and ate and ate. The food was the best and the family get togethers are going to be something we are going to miss alot out here in Utah.