That is alot of candles!!!
Grandma and Grandpa stopped by to see Chelsey for her birthday.
Chelsey opened presents on the deck with Brett.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Chelsey 's Birthday
That is alot of candles!!!Grandma and Grandpa stopped by to see Chelsey for her birthday.Chelsey opened presents on the deck with Brett.
Jackson Family Reunion 2010
Cooper at his first Jackson reunion! He doesn't know which Jackson yet.
The kids entertained themselves all day in the sand.
Who needs a boat????
Delaney likes to put shoes on her hands to crawl with. She still won't walk but loves shoes!
Casey and Cooper at the lake.
We played the see food game and Dave got an onion to eat.....it was pretty funny.
We rented a house 20 minutes from Bear Lake in Ovid. There were encough beds for everyone and we didn't have to set up tents or cook over the fire.
Chelsey lead the nieces and nephews in a rendition of Proud Mary. Chelsey made a great Tina Turner.
Rachelle getting Jenika ready for the beach. We spent the whole day at Bear Lake in the water. The kids built a sand swimming pool, Josiah built a turtle, and Luke got sun burned. We played football in the water and everyone got tackled and dunked except Dave who wouldn't take out his hearing aids. (Who would have thought hearing aids could be a form of protection!) 
Bryson, Jackson, and Russell were tutored by Grandpa Dave.
Whit and Griff
We are not sure what Rachelle is doing!!
Delaney was busy packing to go to the caves.
This is what Dave looked like for much of the trip. He was readding "Driven" by Larry Miller.
We went to the Minatonka Caves.
Monday, July 26, 2010
2010 Cousin Camp
We had a great two days! We painted shirts, had races, played duck duck goose, had a scavenger hunt, went to the movie (How to Train a Dragon), roasted marshmallows, slept in the tent and went to Lava. 
All together and loving it!
What would we do without Aunt Chelsey!
Bubbles!!!
Jackson in the lead of the Gunny Sack race!
Ready Set Go!!!
Bryson
Russell
Josi
Jessica
Jackson
Cutler
Jenika
Sierra
Josi soaking up the sun at Lava
Cutler just hanging out
The painted shirts....what artists! Everyone had a great time and went home worn out!
All together and loving it!
What would we do without Aunt Chelsey!
Bubbles!!!
Jackson in the lead of the Gunny Sack race!
Ready Set Go!!!
Bryson
Russell 
Josi
Jessica
Jackson
Cutler
Jenika
Sierra
Josi soaking up the sun at Lava
Cutler just hanging out
The painted shirts....what artists! Everyone had a great time and went home worn out!
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Two weeks ago Chelsey, Susan B., Nicole C., and I went to Zions National Park and hiked the Narrows. It was on my bucket list so now I can check that off. It was amazing! It took us 11 1/2 hours. I was so sore and tired that night I wasn't sure how I would walk the next day but I survived. 
The Narrows is a 16 mile hike down the Virgin River. There are sections where the danger of a Flash Flood could be fatal so I had just a bit of anxiety going in. There is a stretch called "Wall Street" that is a mile and a half long that is nothing but 1000 foot walls on both sides of you and in spots was no wider than about 20 feet. It sprinkled on us and thundered just as we were begining "The point of no return" or Wall Street. We all looked at Nicole (who was our expert) and questioned the decision to go ahead but we all trusted her when she said she thought we would be fine. That is when Chelsey kicked in gear and we all tried to keep up with her. We did stop for some pictures with Nicole's camera that are awesome. I will try to get those up here some day. We had to put everthing in ziplock bags, including and especially the cameras so they wouldn't get wet. There were spots where we were up to our chest in water walking down the river and there was even a stretch about 20 feet that we had to swim. It was really an adventure.
The first water crossing of 124 from 7:30 untill noon. After that we lost track.
Whitney.....we'll never look as good as you but we will keep trying!
We thought we had to jump down the waterfall but we took the path of least resistance to the right!
Don't let the smiles fool you!!! I was so tired and sore at this point but very glad to make it out alive!!!!It was one of the best hikes I have ever been on and I loved it....thanks Nicole!!
The Narrows is a 16 mile hike down the Virgin River. There are sections where the danger of a Flash Flood could be fatal so I had just a bit of anxiety going in. There is a stretch called "Wall Street" that is a mile and a half long that is nothing but 1000 foot walls on both sides of you and in spots was no wider than about 20 feet. It sprinkled on us and thundered just as we were begining "The point of no return" or Wall Street. We all looked at Nicole (who was our expert) and questioned the decision to go ahead but we all trusted her when she said she thought we would be fine. That is when Chelsey kicked in gear and we all tried to keep up with her. We did stop for some pictures with Nicole's camera that are awesome. I will try to get those up here some day. We had to put everthing in ziplock bags, including and especially the cameras so they wouldn't get wet. There were spots where we were up to our chest in water walking down the river and there was even a stretch about 20 feet that we had to swim. It was really an adventure.
The first water crossing of 124 from 7:30 untill noon. After that we lost track.
Whitney.....we'll never look as good as you but we will keep trying!
We thought we had to jump down the waterfall but we took the path of least resistance to the right!
Don't let the smiles fool you!!! I was so tired and sore at this point but very glad to make it out alive!!!!It was one of the best hikes I have ever been on and I loved it....thanks Nicole!!
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Cooper Luke Jackson
Today Cooper Luke Jackson was blessed. All 21 of us and all of Luke's family came and we had a picnic at the park afterwards. The weather was great and we all had a great time. It was fun to be together. 
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