Last Sunday we went to Kanab and stayed for a whole week. We had so many fun times with friends and family. We were able to go to Lake Powell with my aunt and uncle and stay on their houseboat for a few days. We had so much fun. Ava absolutely loved it. We met our adorable new nephew, Brady, for the first time and Ava was able to play with her cousins Baylee and Trey. She loved it! Jeff had his welcome home in sacrament meeting Yesterday and he did such a fabulous job. I can't believe how much he has grown spiritually. What a great guy! He has taught me so much in the week and a half that he has been home and we are so excited for him to live with us for a while during the school year. Here are a ton of pictures from our vacation.
Together again!

The whole Stirland Family (Sans Ava (napping...), Spencer, and Quinn (oh when will we ever get to see the Quinster again!?)
Boys
A few boys...
After a few days with only Lake Powell baths, I couldn't stand it anymore and had to give Ava a real bath. The only bad thing was that the sink was tiny, and Ava isn't very small anymore!

This is some 8 mm footage of my dad before leaving on his mission, he and Jeff look quite a bit alike

Ava in her usual crazy hair state!
Watching very old home videos

Craig (aka, the arabian) fishing

The little girls playing Rummikub
Me being pulled on the tube

The wonderful houseboat. We got to stay in the top room :)

Luke rescuing Ava from the paddle boat

Daddy and Aves going for a ride in the kayak- what a man!

Our little lake lover

Here she is again- isn't Luke's farmers tan great!?

What a little cutie!

Being choked by the life jacket

On our way to see Rainbow Bridge for the first time

Ava "hiking" to Rainbow Bridge
And here it and we are in all our glory...


Ava captivated by the "kish"

With Uncle Jeff

Trying to eat the banana off the book....

This is what many of our party was reading much of the time...

And this.... (well, just at nighttime I guess)

Ava enjoying her pasta pick-ups

Jeff in the water for the first time in two years

What a cute picture!

This is what Ava did half the time we were at my mom's house

Stop and smile.....

And she would put all the cans out onto the floor and then put them away, over and over again

Mauling cute little cousin Brady
6 comments:
Sounds like you guys had an awesome time at the lake too! It would have been awesome to run into you. We were at Rainbow Bridge on Thursday! Seeing your cute/fun pictures of Ava makes me wish we would have taken Rylee, but I would have been so stressed worrying about her and the water the whole time, so we left her with Cody's family. Ava's hair is getting so long. How fun to have your whole family together again! Exciting times!
First of all, I can't believe that you gave Ava a bath in that sink!! Second that is Jane being rescued from the paddle boat be Luke. And third...anyone who wants to see some pictures of Katy on ski's come on over to my blog (I'll get them up after I'm done reading Breaking Dawn that is). :) Nice pictures
WOW! Chalk full of fun hu?!?!?! I cant believe how much I love to go back to kanab! And I love all your pictures! I love the cans pouring out of the cupboard, the lake, all the family shots... SO GREAT!
What great photos!! The lake looked like tons of fun. I think we are going this weekend but no house boat for us! We are roughing it. I love the picture of Ava trying to eat the banana out of the book. HAHA!!
Fun, cute pictures! It looks like you all had such a great time in Kanab! Congrats on your little bro. coming home, that is very exciting! It looks like you guys had sooo much fun at the lake too! I cant help but smile and the pictures of Ava! She is just too darn cute!
Fun times in Kanab it is always great! Looks like you guys had a blast and wow Ava's hair is so long I can't believe it! It looks really cute. By the way we got a place in Clearfield so that is where we will be. Thats not to far from you so I hope to see you soon.
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