Our summer has been way more crazy than it should be, I feel like I am 10 times busier than when school is in session. Both of my boys are taking private golf lessons, and basketball lessons. Kyle has football practice all week, and lifting on top of it. I live at the grocery store, because he is trying to put on 30 pounds before the season starts, he is up 10 so far. Kyle and Tysen skimboard every day except Sunday, but they would if they could, sometimes they go twice a day, if it isn't windy, they eat and head back and skim until dark. They ask me to go during the day to take pictures and video, so I am this dorky mom out there with a bunch of kids! Tysen has tutoring five days a week, that includes homework he has to do at home, then Chyna, well I don't even know where she is, she has been gone most of the summer, it's girls camp, then volleyball camp, then birthday party in Vegas, then party with cousins in Parowan, then as soon as I get her home for a day, she wants to go play with her friends. Me and Chyna have had a telephone relationship all summer......it's so sad...I miss my little Chyna doll, other than Ben has been in Vegas, or traveling all over the US. I cant wait until school starts and things get back into a routine, maybe I will see my family more? Oh yea, Kyle transfered schools and is now going to Pineview....that was super crazy just getting that all done, but he is really excited, has a bunch of new friends, and twice the amount of girls chasing him already, party time for Kyle next year, he is ready for his Senior year to kick off, Chyna will be in her last year in Middle school, and Tysen in 4th Grade and then I think we will be full time in Vegas again? Too much to process, my kids are growing up way to dang fast!

Virgin River 2009 Skimboard Competition- 1st Place Tysen WilliamsTysen has been skimming with his brother since last year, but didnt really get serious until he entered to compete 2 days before the competition. Kyle had to teach him how to jump off the ramps, but other than that he taught himself the rest of the tricks that won him 1st place! He has been down there twice a day to get ready for next year, he has some serious work to do to compete against the kids next year, they are amazing......great job son!

All the kids and adults that competed that day
All the kids in Tysen's heat
Tysen waiting to compete, he was lucky number 7
Tysen's ollie, he's getting some serious air!
Tysen is the only one in his class that could do this trick, it's called the "probe"




This is one of his ramp jumps he landed, he hit about 3 other ones that the judges liked!

Kyle just tearing it up as always, he's got his skateboard, wakeboard, and snowboarding background that helped him to just jump on and shred, there was no practicing needed. For the rest of us, well it is tougher than it looks!

Tysen was our skim instructor for the day, we all struggled with bending our knees once we got on the board, we would straighten them, our board would sink, and we'd come to an abrupt stop.....luckly we didnt get thrown into the water, we did good at jumping off before that happened!
Chyna's got madd skills.......you go girlie!

Lookin good Benny Boy!
Chyna got a picture of me right before I jumped off.....nice photography sis

This little fun spinner is the worst experience at the park, we always start everyone we take on this little cork screw. Talk about whiplash, you need to see the chiropractor after this one, it is one that very few can handle!
Kyle spinning Eli til he just about flew off, Kyle actually did that to me once and it was not fun!

Angie being the helpful mommy she always is, her boys are lucky to have such a great mom!
The kids played Hot Lava for a little while, it was a little tough at this particular park though, so the game didnt last very long!
You cant play without someone getting hurt, the unlucky kid was Gage.....poor little guy!
Me and Angie, just playing like we did when we were little girls on the elementary school playground......the only thing that has changed is our age, we are still just as immature together as we were in kindergarten!

My princess posing...she is so dang cute, I just love my little girl!
I just can help noticing Eli's nice tan, wow.....I need my sunglasses! He did pretty good, and enjoyed eating it too. He was a trooper, he just kept trying, and he was doing great within the first hour!
Gage trying the whole skim thing out, Eli and Gage ended up buying a skimboard to take home from our local skimboard designer Chan Nay, Virgin River Skimboards are awesome!
Angie trying to skim with the boys......she actually did good for her 1st time, she stayed dry.....

Matt and Kelsie came and visited us and we finally got to meet their adorable daughter Shayla, she is the cutest little girl! Her laugh is the cutest and most unique little laugh, it is defiantly commercial quality....she is a super cutie, I have never seen such a happy baby, she never cries! Matt and Kelsie are such great parents, and their little family is just perfect. Thanks for the visit, we cant wait to see you guys again! P.S. Thank you for the picture, I love it!

Kyle is 17 !!!!!!!! we didnt even take any pictures, he had a secret party on a secret day, only we know. No really I feel bad, we just shopped in Vegas all day and forgot to bring the camera! I cant believe he has only one year until he is an adult! We did have a party the week before, it was more of a break-up party though, Kyle and his friend Natalie both broke up with the kids they were dating, and threw a huge party at a one of Bens friends reception buildings, it was so fun! It used to be a funeral home, we found this crazy hidden staircase up to the attic, and sent kids up there and scared them, it was so funny, we laughed so hard because the boys screamed louder than the girls. There was so great dancing, we had DJ Lex there to start the party right! Kyle ended up kissing a really cute girl, but I told him no more girlfriends until after his mission, he agreed, so I guess will see if he follows through? But Happy Birthday son! We love you!!!
Kyle went up to a throwing camp for football at U of U, and came home with a concussion, and a broken nose. I didn't even know about it until he was almost home, he told me he had a broken nose possibly but it wasn't that bad. Well he came home and was covered in blood, his nose bled for 6 hours, and he had a huge knot on his forehead. We spent the rest of the night in the emergency room, and he had just a minor concussion, and his nose has to be looked at when the swelling goes down, but it is definitely broken.....ouch! Next week he has a full pads camp at BYU, I'm just glad he will be wearing a helmet! His eyes are black now, and the bridge of his nose doubled in size, he thinks he looks like the guy off of the movie Goonies!

Chyna and the girls off to girls camp.......we'll miss you sis!
Chyna got a beautiful hairstyle on the drive up
The drive up was breathtaking with the green mountains, and waterfalls
They stayed at the Ricks cabin, they were not roughing it at all, there were three of these large cabins, and they stayed in the biggest one. It had a huge game room with ping pong, foosball, shuffle board, and a gigantic theater room, and a nice big loft for all of them to sleep in together. That's the kind of Girls Camp I want to go to, all the leaders got their own suites!

Campfire they started for Testimony's that evening
They went horse back riding twice, repelling, and fishing.
Chyna had a crush on their return missionary guide!
This is all the girls and the leaders, Chyna is far right, in the middle. You are so cute Chyna, I cant believe your so big already!
There were 8 lakes around the cabin, and a river that ran past them.