Wasatch.

 We went an a little camping adventure with cousins tonight at Wasatch State Park.  It was our first time out for the year.  Truman was so excited to see his cousins, he kept asking "are all my cousins coming?"  

left: Addie helping set up camp

right: Truman in his 'tent'

 Oh Jean, we love you and your personality!  I got some great shots of Jean... most of which are not blog appropriate!  Let's just say she was jealous that the boys got to go into the woods to go to the bathroom!  I know Jean, its totally unfair!

 Enoch is the master at roasting things over the fire - seriously, he is so patient.  He roasted perfect hot dogs and marshmallows for almost everyone.

He kept saying,

"my dad taught me ..." 

"my dad said to..."

 That darn smoke.

 Tiff is a trooper - here she is with her adorable kids...no husband...he is the scout master {and first counselor in YM} in their ward so he was on a camp out with his scouts.  When I first called Tiff a couple of weeks ago about joining us for a camp out she said, "sure, Aaron will be camping with his scouts that weekend, but we can make it".  Like I said, what a trooper!  Wonder-woman for sure.

 Anna wanted to be in on all the action with the big kids, she was not about to be left out {notice her marshmallow on a fork in her left hand, she was roasting it like the big kids}.

Also, notice Bodie in the camping chair in the background of the picture on the left - he was totally content there for hours watching everyone.

 She cleaned up the ketchup off her plate!  

Perfect picture to black-mail her with once she is sixteen.

 My number one tip for camping with kids - bring glow sticks!  They are perfect for when it starts to get dark,  They are safe, cheep and provide hours of entertainment.

They were all sitting on a rock pretending to be on a sail boat.

 Check out Addie's pose {far right} ... I am pretty sure that is the exact pose that Tiffany and I did in every picture we were in as kids ... it must run in the family.  I will try to find some old photos to post.

 Hopkinson's in their tent ready for the night.

And Anna contained in her pack-n-play.

So bummed I didn't get a picture of our family in our tent - or even a family picture.

We have a walker

We have a walker!  He could walk a few weeks ago but just was not interested.  It's like something just clicked and he now thinks it's pretty cool that he can walk!

These videos were taken Tuesday night.
We can not figure out why Bodie walks with his right hand on his belly.
So random.

Dinner in the mountains.

We met some friends in the mountains tonight for dinner and family home evening - it has become a yearly tradition.  We chose a beautiful night!

 Bodie looks so grown up!  He was perfectly content sitting in his camp chair watching everyone.

 Truman and dad roasting their hot dogs for dinner

{Truman looks a little tired!}

 I made these kabobs for the adults for dinner - yummy!

 I love the dirty bum.

 Everyone gathered around the camp fire for family night and stories.

 So excited to roast marshmallows.

 Hot fire = cover the eyes.

 I wish I knew what he was thinking!

Some of the kids after a scavenger hunt.

Fathers Day.

 Happy Father's Day 2012

Gregg and his Dad.

{can you tell that they are super thrilled that I asked to take their picture together?!}

Gregg is a fantastic dad.

He is so enthusiastic about playing with Truman and Bodie.  It will be fun to see how our family dynamics {and parenting dynamics} change as our boys get older.  Truman affectionately calls Gregg "the dadster".  Currently Truman and Gregg have been working on their golf and baseball "skills".  Truman is in a Dr. Seuss phase right now - Gregg reads "Sneetches on the beaches" and "The Lorax" so well - it's captivating.

Gregg's Dad {and Mom} live right down the street from us.  We love having them so close - we get to sit with them at church and have them over to play {and they are great about babysitting}.  Gregg's dad is so patient and kind.  Truman thinks his grandpa Simons is pretty cool because he has a basketball hoop in his office!  

Truman calls Grandma Simons 'Grandma Lynn' {her name is Lynn} and so he often calls Grandpa Simons 'Grandpa Lynn'.  The only bad part is Lynn and Quinn rhyme so sometime Truman get's confused about who's house we are going to {Truman always clarifies by saying "grandma Quinn's - you mean McKay's house?"}.

Nice Gregg.

My dad is out of the country so I will share a picture from my wedding day.

My dad is the best, I am very lucky that my parents also live close to us and are such a part of our lives.

President Uchtdorf.

It's true, we ran into President Uchtdorf at Red Ledges today!  He stopped to watch Gregg battle out his brother in tennis.  It was kind of fun.  He asked me if I played, I told him "nope, I am just the photographer"

- I told him that it was my husband playing his little brother.

{President Uchtdorf and his wife are building a house in Red Ledge - this is the third time we have run into him}.

That is one good-looking tennis outfit!

Gregg's serve.

Brad playing hard because President Uchtdorf is watching!

 Brad's serve.  

 Fresh fruit by the pool with cousins.

Great way to cool off after he was defeated by his little brother.