Fun at the Lake

Elephant Butte was a little cold.  It was a great day to be at the lake because it was cloudy so the hot sun wasn't burning us.  It was a nice day to relax and enjoy being together.  The kids did swim a little and we tried hard to find a couple little cliffs to jump but no luck.

I love watching Shaylee!  She just wanted to keep going and going!  She's awesome!

Rylan lost his 1st tooth!

Rylan's tooth had been loose for about 2 weeks.  He really wanted to lose it but he was a little nervous about what it was going to feel like.  While we were eating breakfast he said my tooth is really loose so Keith stuck his finger in his mouth and wiggled it until it was just hanging there.  Grandma pulled it out.  Rylan was excited to have the tooth fairy come that night!

He is soooooo cute!

Papa & Grandma's House

We finally got to Papa & Grandma's house in Hatch, NM.  This is one of Rylan's favorite things to do when he gets there...feed the fish.  When he was younger he dumped the entire container of fish food in Uncle Shane's big fish tank in his bedroom.  It smelled so bad & made a big mess. He's older now and does a lot better by asking if the fish need to be fed.

We spent 6 hours sitting putting this Lego police boat together.  I've never seen so many Lego's before.  We had a great time.  I love being on vacation because I don't think I would ever sit for 6 hours picking through Lego pieces!  Rylan was in heaven! 
Swimming
Swimming





and more swimming.  The kids are fish!  They love swimming...if I would let them they would swim all day long and all night but it's too hot to sit and watch in the middle of the day in Arizona.

Summer Vacation

We started our trip out by adding an extra 2 hours taking the kids to the catwalk a hour outside of Silver City New Mexico.  As kids Keith and I both went and we've always wanted to take our kids so we did.  We had a great time being together and hiking!  It was a 2 mile hike...1 mile up and 1 mile down.    

We made it all the way!!!
After we got to the top we headed back down and spent a little time cooling off in the water!  The kids had so much fun getting wet & throwing rocks in the water to try and splash each other!

Musical Theater

Shaylee, Rylan, Merilee (aunt), Mikayla, Taylen (cousins) were in a musical theater performance this summer with Higher Ground Dance Studio.  The kids were all in a summer singing and dancing program. They performed songs from High School Musical, Camp Rock and other Disney songs. They all did a great job!  I was so thankful for the family support...it was so much fun having everyone there to watch!  

This was the best...the little kids were jumping to Rick and all of a sudden Jana jumps on stage and runs to Rick!  WE all laughed so hard!  It was great!

Never a daul moment in the Thurston/Bloomfield Family...

My brothers Rick and Kent were driving home from Utah yesterday and Kent fell asleep at the wheel! What a blessing those two walked away from this accident. How grateful we are for this great blessing in our family!

Kimball Stake Girls Camp 2009!

3 things I learned at Girl's Camp...

#1-I ran out of gas...what did I learn from this experience?

We need to keep our oil lamps full by smiling, reading our scriptures & praying daily.

Camp Theme...Lightkeepers!

These sweet ladies cooked for the Stake Leaders and we were fed well!  Thank you Julie Skelton, Julie Jarvis, Carol Stahle & Amanda Raine & Rob Jarvis!

A special treat from our sweet Bishop Chiles!

This was the cutest polka dot bug I'd ever seen before!

YCL Leaders Amy & Becky Hamblin!  They are amazing!

Amanda looks darling in pink...she is so awesome!

Harmony Park's Camp Director Julie Skelton...outstanding job!