Showing posts with label Family Time. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Family Time. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Californ I. A.

Right after we got home from North Carolina, we did some laundry, packed a few suitcases, threw them in the Yukon and headed out to my old home to visit my sister Kelly and her cute family.  It was so fun to see them all and to catch up.  Her kids are all so big now!  I can hardly believe it.  They were just little ones when I left on my mission!  Now Mike is going into the army and Dallas is graduating from high school!  It's creeping me out!  We mainly hung out at her house, had a few BBQ's and of course went to In-N-Out.  The kids played at the park next door and Mark and Tom blew some things up in the back yard (don't ask...).  We went swimming and made the trek out to LA so the kids could see the Hollywood sign and experience the Griffith Observatory.  Thanks for letting us drop in you, Kelly!  We had a great time!  Love you guys!


Griffith Observatory
You can barely make it out through the smog, but that's the Hollywood sign over our shoulders to the left. Lol!
Mark and I with our boys, Jackson, Caden and Jace

Me, Dallas, Jackson, K.C. Kristie, Jace and Kelly

I kinda adore this man!

Caden and Kristie.  I LOVE this picture!

All the Cousins!  Jace Gertge, K.C. Norton, Dallas Norton, Jackson Gertge, Mike Norton, Caden Gertge and Kristie Norton

Kelly and her kids...not so little anymore!  Kelly, K.C., Dallas, Mike and Kristie

My nephew Mike introduced my children to the wonderful world of Beyblades.  He earned major cool points from my kids.  They played the whole time we were there, and Kelly and Mike sent my boys home with their very own, plus one to take to Gage (Kim's little boy).

Uh, yeah...this is Tom and "...when you are a man, sometimes you wear stretchy pants in your room. It's for fun."

Now here we see a perfect example of an accident waiting to happen.  Jackson wanted to drive Kristie's chair and Caden and Jace thought it would be fun to strap on to the back and go for a ride!  Notice the knot on Jace's forehead in the next pictures.  I'll let you figure out what happened next....

At the park next to Kelly's house.


Friday, July 9, 2010

Montana....again

We met Grandma and Grandpa Gertge in Yellowstone and went to see Old Faithful, then we headed out to Great Falls, Montana.  Gotta love the half naked kid in the background!
This butterfly really liked Jace.  Jace picked it up walked around with it for quite a while. 
He thought it was pretty cool!
Feeding the ducks
At Fort Benton Levee
We went out to see some of the missle sights that Grandpa Joe works on and he took us to this really cool look out point.  It was so pretty!

Montana Trip April 2010

For 11 years I have heard about Mark's dad Joe and his amazing ability to call the cows.  So, I asked him while we were in Montana if he would show me.  He was a little embarrassed and didn't think he could still do it, but we pulled over so he could give it a try... 


Uh, yeah...he's still got it!!

The kids had an Easter Egg hunt at the hotel



And at Mark's Uncle Jerry's home.

Jackson and Grandma at Jerry and Joan Gertge's home

They made a birthday cake for him and he got so shy when everyone was singing to him...but he loved it!



Mark Gertge, Marlene Monson, Julie Carpenter, Joan Gertge, Jenny Gertge,
Neilene Gertge, Emilee Monson, and Mary Gertge

Breck Carpenter, Mark Gertge, Joe Gertge, Dan Gertge and Jerry Gertge

This was a 2K's Kafe in Great Falls.  The burgers were HUGE!  2lbs of meat!!  Two of them fed my entire family with lots left over!  Here is Taylor enjoying his usual lunch!

Mexican Riviera Cruise

We went on a cruise with Mark's family in January.  It was the last big vacation for all of us to be together for a long time. Blake is getting married, Mark is going on his mission and mom and dad are heading out to Montana for dad's work.
Jace showing off his mad dance skills!  He won the dance contest!  It was SO cute!
This was his prize....


The kids dinner table.

As you can see, Taylor has unresolved issues.....

Mazatlan















Cabo San Lucas

Huntington Beach with my sister and her cute family!