Heber Valley -- Ward Campout

Just enjoyed another fun night at Heber Valley Girl's Camp. I love that place! The leaves were just gorgeous -- I seriously just about drove off the road looking at them. Despite the no fire, trouble with a tree and the window incident -- we had a great time!!

(A little tired tonight thank you Emily, Lauren and Christian... and the Laurel's bear prank at Piuta and the Scout's toothpaste prank at boy's camp that are jokes that just keep on giving and giving and giving! Cam is a little tired too. The last picture is of Cameron waiting for me to come and kiss him goodnight... he couldn't even make it into his room before he fell asleep!)

And Kenzi, you are the only person I know that take "decorations" for a one night campout. Love you!

I Look so Different ... 1st Tooth

Cam finally lost his 1st tooth at almost 6 1/2 years old!!!! He has been waiting forever... most of his friends have lost several and for over a year he has watched them be excited and come to school with more holes in their mouths.

Somehow he got the idea in his head that he wanted his first tooth to come out by tying dental floss around his tooth and a door knob -- and slamming the door shut.

About a month ago his front tooth finally started to loosen up and almost every day he would ask if he could "slam the door."

It was really loose today and I told him when his dad got home he could "do the dental floss thing." Just before bed he asked Dave if he would help him with the dental floss and Dave said "come here, let me just look at it and then you can go grab the floss."

Open mouth, wiggle tooth... YANK!!! The tooth was gone.

That sneaky Dad pulled it before Cam knew what had happened. (This all occurred while Lauren was not in the room because she would have warned him that if Dave says he is checking to see how loose it is, he is really getting ready to pull the tooth. Let's just say Lauren learned very early on not to trust Dave when he says he is just looking...)

We took the picture and Cam looked at it and declared, "I look so much different now!"

Congrats Camo!

1st Day Photos

Lauren -- 7th Grade/Millcreek Jr. High (and loving it!)
Kenzi -- 5th Grade/Valley View (loving it too!)
Cameron -- 1st Grade/Oak Hills (cool... says Cam)

Priceless Birthday Gifts!

• Night Before My Birthday: 15 minute foot rub, with my favorite cucumber/lime lotion... Love, Cameron

• Morning of Birthday: Breakfast in bed -- menu: waffles, egg in a nest, scrambled eggs, yogurt/fruit breakfast parfait, bowl of fresh fruit and O.J (seriously enough to feed an army!!!) .... Love, Lauren

• During Church on my Birthday: back scratched ... Love, Kenzi

Nothing Says the 4th of July Weekend Like....

Swimming on a 95 Degree Day -- A Neighborhood BBQ and Firework Extravaganza -- Children's Bike Parade led by Fabulous Veterans -- Ward Breakfast -- Steenblik's Cool Food Toys -- Oakley Rodeo -- Soccer and Fireworks with Katie -- Hiking at Cascade Springs -- and a Flat Tire!!!!

Hiking at Cascade Springs

Going 4-wheel'n and Getting a Flat Tire... 1st One Ever for Hess Kids... Thanks heavens Dave and Cam hadn't headed off to hike down to the cabin like they had planned to.