Sutherland Family Reunion

We just got back from our 2nd reunion for the year. This time it was for Victor's family. They bought land up by lava hot springs so we camped on that land. One day we went to Lava to play at the pool...

...another we had a "kid's carnival" where we had games & prizes at each booth. It was a lot of work for the sister that planned it all, but still a lot of fun :)

Afterwards we went to Bear Lake. It is so gorgeous there. On Saturday we played in a park all day.

At night Vic's dad led us in some silly songs around the campfire. The next day we played "midieval" games like sword fighting with soft things & trying to throw each other off a board. It was a lot more fun than I thought it would be! I got a terrible farmer's tan though!

Lucky Me!

We got all moved in on Saturday which was SO hard. I've never moved a whole house before! The reason I'm lucky is because when I moved to Twin, not a one dentist was hiring! Well, I sent my resume around everywhere anyway & Monday I got an interview to replace a hyienist that just gave her notice to retire. After I cleaned the dentist's teeth he hired me on the spot! Yay!!! I am so blessed :) It is taking forever to clean our new house & unpack everything how I want it so it will be good to have the week to do all of that not so fun stuff before I start working :) :) :) The only question I have to ask is why me?! The only logic I can think up is because my husband is so good of a person that his blessings get to spill over into my own life!

4th of July

I always make a decorative treate, this year was red, white, & blue chocolate dipped strawberries!

This blog is dedicated to Katie! Our latest & greatest update!... We took off work early so we could head to our cabin in Island Park for the 4th. There's nothing more patriotic than camping, campfires with hot dogs & s'mores, and boating! Okay, I guess we could have squeezed in a game of baseball, but Vic would have been too high in the clouds if we squoze that in too! I hardly took any pictures because it seemed like everyone else was already on top of that so hopefully I get pictures back from them! We had a hilarious parade around the island in the morning that was very festive & fun followed by lots of playing on the lake & good food. We had an island dutch oven feast & it was SO good... best I've had in a long time! Then we played games until a boat parade & half of us watched fireworks from the dock and the Vic and I and the kids watched it in the boat in the middle of the lake. I'd never watched the fireworks that way & I must say that besides the kid factor it was quite romantic :)

Party Night

We went to a party last weekend that had all sorts of toys everywhere! We came home with bruises all over & our necks were SO sore. Playing hard is a tough job! On the bungee run Victor was so competitive. Look at his face! On the right is my friend Joanne that hosted the party. We also had a dessert bar & I got way too sugared out!

Family Reunion

We just got back from Lake Tahoe & Reno for our first Garrison Family Reunion. It was fun spending time with the great aunts again. I wish I had pictures of Vic & I learning to play pinochle from the pros! Here is me & my adorable little niece Karalee. I wish she lived next door, I ADORE her!

Birthday Wishes!

I told Victor he could go anywhere for his birthday & since it wasn't baseball season he picked the cabin in Island Park with some of our dearest friends that we love to death. It was SO much fun! On the snowmachines is Heidi & Will on left and Billi & Jocelyn on right. The other picture we are holding Billi's cute girl, Mercedes, & with Jimmy, Heather, & Carter.