Aidan's #6th

I have decided it is SO much fun watching your kids grow.

@ 6, A. is funny, silly, witty, bright, spirited, zippy,

sprouting, skillful, savvy, and good-looking

This year in order to accommodate all, there were 3 Parties... ridiculous birthday fun.

The hot birthday gifts this year? LEGOS and GOLF CLUBS.

1, the birthday friends. Emma and Aidan (a seriously agreeable boy and girl, more or less :) share a birthday within the same week. Thanks to a summer birthday, it's easy and fun to combine lots of friends into one party. The INDIAN theme made for great DecOrATioNs (note the teepee)...

CaKE, beaded JeWElrY making,

and, an interactive bear TaLE given by THe ChiEF... who also assigned Native American names to the guests.

The hot weather provided lots of WatER fun in the sun!

The bigger the crowd, the greater the fun!

2, A Family Party

Grandmas, grandpas, uncles, aunts, and cousins

cake.icecream.candles.hugs

3, Golf with DAD (who was sad to be away on his birthday)

A. has put his golf clubs to good use too. He loves golfing with Mike. AND... look at that form. He's not bad.

Happy #6th!

Bear Lake Reunion

while at bear lake, make sure to...

take advantage of the water.boat.tubes

enjoy lots of sun.sand.beach

cheer on highly competitive games of tennis.football

eat good food... and never leave without la beau's rasperry shake.burger.fries

The Sampson Reunion was full of family.fun.smiles! Can't ask for anything better than that. Grandchildren: 10 boys + 1 on the way and 1 girl.

Camping Out

Camping out can have its perks, like our most recent one...a trailer and electricity. Don't get me wrong, I can be a "roughing" it type of girl. I grew up camping with my family all the time, but I do prefer certain amenities.

We roughed it hiking, fishing, roasting hot dogs, and sitting around the camp fire. However, it was also nice to have hot running water, a shower, movies for the kiddos, oh - and sleeping in a trailer.

We all hiked to Willow Flat Springs. It was amazingly green.

A. learned to bait, cast, wait (patiently), and reel in a fish, TWICE! He caught 2 fish breaking in his new pole. Grandpa, who also taught me to fish, was a great teacher!

Our 2 day camping trip was short and sweet. Perfect!

GooDByE!