Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Derrick Family Reunion

Derrick Family Reunion
July 2011
Joseph, Utah
Cute Cousins
(Rylee, Kari, Abby, Emme and Caleb)
Floating down the river.
Lost Braden and Dan.
We had fun river rafting.
Before we got on the rafts,
the red ants and mosquito's were eating us alive!
Action shot of Abby getting rid of the bugs.
Emme and Abby.
Ryan and the twins, Chloe and Hadley
Love this man!
And this one!Perfect weather.
Love this action shot of Ella.
Here she is taking her own picture.
This is where we stayed,
an OLD CHURCH converted into
a vacation rental. We had never slept in a church before.
The kids thought it was like a Scooby Doo Episode.

The coolest part, the chapel was a huge theater game room.
It had a giant projector, 12 couches, pool table,
ping pong table, and all the kids slept in their together.
There were 7 bedrooms for all of the adults and spouses.
If only all churches could be this fun!
The creepiest part,
Gertrude, the headless ghost.
We had fun moving this around,
into showers, peoples bedrooms etc.
It made the guys scream like little girls!
Kate and Payton
*****
Monroe, Utah
On Sunday, we all went to church in Monroe, Utah,
where Mommy Allo grew up.
It was fun to see her hometown.
This is the house that Mommy Allo grew up in.
Playing around.
There was a park closeby.
The kids LOVED it!
But with only one key,
they got locked out more than once!
In August 2008, the Derrick Family Reunion was in Hawaii.
We started the tradition of Secret Cousins.
I love to get matchings for all of the cousins.
We gave all of the boys Zhu, Zhu pets,
and matching flip flops for the girls! 12 pairs!
The kids continue to love this tradition.
They each draw and a name and give
presents to their secret cousin every day.
At the end of the vacation, they reveal who they each had!
Chloe and Ella
Twins for the day!
The girls playing with cousin Sophia.
Dan, Ashley and Sophia
Abby and Amanda
*****
Cove Fort, Utah
We visited Cove Fort.
It was about 20 minutes from Joseph.
It was like a mini Nauvoo,
with lots to be learned from the early Saints.
Inside the fort.
Dan and James
Pioneer Games
Joseph, Utah
Smores and smores please!!!
We all took turns cooking and helping out.
The church had a fire pit and basketball hoop in the back.
2007 - Reid Ranch, Utah
2008 - Oahu, Hawaii
2009 - The Homestead in Midway, Utah
2011 - Joseph and Monroe, Utah
2013 - ???? One can only guess????

Baby Spencer

Welcome to earth!
Baby Spencer Morgan Evershed
Born: July 19, 2011
8 lbs. 13 oz
20 inches
Family of 3 boys!
My wonderful sister Emily
The 7 Smedley Cousins
Abby 2003
John 2004
Kate 2005
Will 2006
Ella 2007
Lucy 2011
Spencer 2011

Friday, July 15, 2011

Lemonade Stand

Lemonade, Apples, and Brownies for Sale
The girls found the perfect HOT day for a lemonade stand.
They made just over $6.00, with drinks, apples, and brownies each selling for $.25.
Thank you to so many kind neighbors!
Abby was hoping to make more money, but had fun anyway! Ella stole and ate way too many brownies out of the cooler. Kate said it was HOT and sweaty work!
All in all, they had a lot of fun at their "business."
A lot of friends joined in the fun!
Good work girls!

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Lucy Grace

Lucy Grace
5 Months old
Lucy loves....
to stand (record 4 seconds by herself)
the bumbo chair
to be tickled
to be outside, and
to put things in her mouth!
Love her bright blue eyes.
She loves the stroller.
Lucy Grace loves to grab her feet.
She loves to be held while she sleeps.
Who can resist spoiling this sweet little baby?!

Favorite Sunsets




Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Splash Pad




Last week we visited the new splash pad in North Salt Lake.
We didn't pack suits, but the girls didn't seem to mind.
Thank's Mo for the invite!

Monday, July 11, 2011

Slurpees and Bike Rides

7-11 Free Slurpee Day
Favorite Bike ride:
The kids love to ride their bikes to the temple.
They pretend this is the car wash.
Another pipe, is the gas station etc.
I love Kate's hair in this photo,
and Ella running to keep up!
So carefree!
Lucy loves riding in the stroller. She is always so good!
She loves to watch her 3 big sisters in front of her on bikes!