SUMMER TIME .. HAVING A BLAST

Blogging world, hallo! (did you say hello? No, I said hallo but that's close enough). Okay, so I'm obviously not a religious blogger, in fact, I don't think I would consider myself even a part time blogger. How about we call me - the little blogger that could. I think I can do this, I think I can write one time every 6 months, yeah that is doable. So I just thought I'd catch up on our summer adventures while I wait for my husband to get back from basketball. So many fun vacations and activities have been filling up our days. And as always, I'll just throw in a bunch of pictures for you to look through since I prefer to blog on more of a children's story book level.

NAUVOO ADVENTURE -

...The real adventure was perhaps hauling 3 kids under the age of 5 half way across the US. But they actually did awesome on the plane and in the car. When I asked Jackson what his favorite part of our Nauvoo trip was he said, "the plane ride." But we had an awesome time in Nauvoo with most of Ty's family. The kids loved the pioneer activities and seeing their grandparents who are on a mission there. They especially loved the ox wagon and horse carriage rides.

GIDDY UP !!!!

We saw Carthage jail as well and got to read some scriptures and sing songs as a family. It was a neat experience there.

"Because I have a brother, I always have a best friend."

Jackson & Jace

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Joseph & Hyrum


We stayed at Ty's sisters house for a couple of the days. Their house borders the forest line so the kids had lots of fun playing there. They really liked this family sized tire swing too!


Ahhh, how romantic!

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NEXT UP . . . MOON LAKE - UINTAS ADVENTURE

We actually had 2 family camp outs at Moon Lake. But I love it up there, it is so pretty and you have the lake and a sandy beach right there. So I'll combine pictures from both trips and put them on for Moon Lake. First off is super cute Kenzie eating pancakes one morning. She loved camping and eating dirt!

And it wouldn't be a Niebergall family reunion without a competitive and intense game of frisbee golf. I didn't even get a handicap with a baby on the back.

Here's Jackson, Tyson, and a bunch of my cousins driving my uncles' . . . . glorified 4-wheeler I guess you would call it. Jackson loved the bumpy ride.

Check out these muscles!

Our little family had lots of fun paddling my Aunt's paddle boat around the lake. Of course, it took us about 45 minutes to get to the other side of the lake where Ty wanted to go cliff jumping. And then coming back we were going against the wind so we got about half way and then begged a tow from my uncle in his motorboat. Paddle boats aren't as easy and relaxing as they look. But the kids LOVED the boat ride and dragging their hands in the water (creating lots of resistance if I may add) along the way.

And of course camping isn't camping unless you can run around in your underwear floating on driftwood.

Fishing was another fun part of the camp!

BOATING FUN - ALWAYS A SUMMER ADVENTURE

We've been boating a few times this summer. I'm still not used to this blogging format (I think it sucks in all actuality) so these are the default pictures for the boating. I need some hints of how to import pictures to the bottom of my blog :)

The kids are finally old enough to enjoy boating more. They really liked the giant tube our friends Kristen and Tel had on their boat.

Jace got an A+ in the flag holding department!

I'm actually more of a slalom (or however the crap you spell that) skier but here's proof I can wake board too. Even though wake boarding is inferior to slalom skiing :)

4th OF JULY ! ! !

Once again, the suckiness of the blog format and the lack of an undo button when I accidentally deleted another picture, has forced me to use just this default picture. But it is still a good one of the kids, whew! It is from the morning of the 4th with beads they got from the Tooele parade.


Last of all, this one is of my sister and I in action at our first ever Sprint Triathlon (okay actually it was taken after the race). We had to swim 500 meters, bike 12.5 miles, and then run a 5K. I survived the swimming thanks to the fact I could touch the bottom of the pool about 2/3 of the way. Next triathlon I attempt I think I might have to actually try training for, but it was a lot of fun!

I feel like I just completed another triathlon, of typing, picture pasting, and yelling at the computer. Wow, no wonder I don't blog too much, it is a lot of work. See you in 6 months blogging world :)