On June 27th we went to Boise for our camping trip with our family. We had a great time! We went to the lake and swam, hung out with cousins, sat around the campfire making s'mores, playing card games and charades, and ate a lot of good food! My mom was a wonder woman, she made all of our meals which were delicious. Garrett and I loved using all of our new camping gear. It was fun to play with all my little cousins. My cousin Daxton who is 6 years old, always makes us laugh. One day, Daxton, Coy, and Tyce had dirt on their feet so my aunt Rachel took them into the women's shower room to wash them off. They all noticed that the women's shower room was much bigger then the men's, and Daxton's response was: "That's because women have small brains!!" Hahaha it was just too funny not to share. The last day of our camping trip we went in to Mccall and had lunch at a burger joint called "My Father's place." It was just really fun to have all the family together and relax. When we got back home to Meridian, I hopped right in the shower and boy it felt good! We stayed at my parents house for a few days and just relaxed and played ticket to ride with my siblings, watching glee, movies, and going to taco bell at midnight! We had dinner at uncle Danny's house one night, he made bratwursts.. they were great! We all traveled back to Utah the next day. We stayed at my Grandma Needles house and got to see my aunt Jenny and Uncle Derek and their kids from New Mexico, And also Aunt Angie and Uncle Justin from Phoenix. It's always fun to see them since they live so far away! We went to Lagoon for the day which was sooo much fun! Even though we couldn't get my mom, Jenny Kay, or my aunt, Jenny Lynn on the wicked :) It was a hot day but since we went on a Wednesday we didn't have to wait in long lines! It was fabulous. That night we went to Arctic Circle and Aunt Jenny introduced Garrett to their delicious peanut butter cup shakes. He says they come in a close second to Dairy Queen! He loves blizzards. On the fourth we had a great day, We had a family bbq and helped my grandparents clean up their yard and planted flowers in "Casey's Garden." We spent some time at Garrett's mom and dad's as well. When we got there, they were throwing water balloons over the house to see how far they would go. We played charades.. it's always fun!I got my hair done the next day! I went dark. It was very shocking looking in the mirror after! I will miss the blonde, but it was extremely hard to keep up with since my roots would grow out so quickly. I like it so far! We went to Coy's baptism on Saturday. There is something very special about watching someone you love so dearly receive such a special gift and become clean. I am so grateful for his decision, and I know he will continue living in the way his Heavenly Father would want him too!
Of course all good things must come to an end... today Garrett went back to work, and I go back tomorrow. No fun going back to real life! It still hurts having to say goodbye to my family. Call me a baby, I cry every time! I can't wait to be with them again.
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