The Schwitzer Family: July 2010

Schwitzer Bear Lake Trip

We look forward to our family reunion up at Bear Lake each year. The kids love it because it is 24 hour of cousin play. We just eat, laugh, play and it was such a fun trip. Jason and Grandpa enjoyed going on a 4 wheeler ride.

This was just the beginning of a mud bath tub that the kids worked on for 2 days.

Eliza loving Bear Lake!

Jason and Evelyn became really good little friends on this trip. They loved going swimming and playing on the water trampoline together.

Grandma Schwitzer with Eliza and Claire.

The "S.S Gregory "would make trips out on the lake with different Grand-kids. Anne was out on this trip.

We got a water trampoline this year and we had a blast out on the water with it. The kids made it their little club house and the adults had many competitions out in the deeper water.

Hanging out on the tramp with JoAnn and Sarah.

Josh and Mike with their matching shirts relaxing at Bear Lake.

Playing on the beach.

This was the finished product of the mud bath. It took the kids 2 days to built and I have to say it was pretty impressive. Jason loved working on this with Grace, Jane, and Emma. All kids worked on it at some point.

All 16 of the Schwitzer Grandchildren. From the top L-R: Emma, Jacob and Ryan on lap.

Zach, Jane, Andrew, Alex.

Grace, Claire, Eliza, Will, and Jason.

Anne, Evelyn, Kate, and Leah.

I have to say that Eliza looks like she is the happiest!

Thanks to Auntie Sarah we made matching t-shirts for all the kids. They had so much fun making their shirts their own.

The Schwitzer ladies: JoAnn, Erika, Sarah, Sara, Cathy, and Kari

One of the evenings we did a family talent show. It was a fun night for everyone. The boys got together and did some funny skits.

The girls got together and did a really cute dance.

The men did a funny musical number for all of us. The ladies did a fun skit also. We all participated and had fun cheering each other on.

We were sad to see the trip end but, we have so many good memories to last us until next year. The family on the deck of Grandpa and Grandma Schwitzers. We love this view!

It's a Girl!!!

He officially found out that we are having a girl. We couldn't be more excited and happy for this little girl to come to our family. We took all of our kids to the ultra sound. Anne and Eliza were not all into it but, Jason could see everything and he would point out her leg or arm. As we walked out we asked Jason if he was alright because it wasn't a boy. He said he was happy to have another sister and plus he has Max. Thanks goodness Max is a boy dog!

Fishing and FHE in Provo Canyon

In July G and G Schwitzer come back to SLC for a whole month. We get so excited to have them home again and to spend time with them. We invited them one morning to come fishing with us up Provo Canyon at Vivian Park. We had so much fun hanging out and getting better at our fishing skills.

It was cold that morning so Eliza just wanted to sit on Grandma Schwitzer's lap with a blanket.

The kids caught some fish with the help of Grandma and Grandpa.

Mike and Greg after just catching another fish. Greg had the touch that day or some Russian luck because he was catching fish left and right!

The biggest surprise was Grandma Schwitzer! She decided to quietly put in a pole and within minutes she caught a fish. No one notice until Jason yelled out "I think Grandma just caught a fish!" We ran over and she had and not just any fish but, our biggest catch of the day.

We stopped by Bridal Veil Falls and enjoyed seeing this pretty water fall. Jason and Anne enjoyed playing in the water and throwing rocks.

We came up to Vivan Park again for a Schwitzer FHE and had a great evening. Anne and Eliza always enjoy hanging out with Ryan.

We went fishing again and this time Jason caught his first fish! He has caught fish before but, with the help of an adult. This fish was caught all on his own and he could not have been more proud!

4th of July

The 4th of July fell on Sunday this year so, it had a different feel to it. It was nice to get dressed up in our red, white, and blue, go to church ,and talk about how grateful we are to live in America.

On Saturday we went and saw the big firework show at Thanksgiving point. We went with G and G Young and Ryan and his family. It always fun to see the big fireworks with the loud boom. Eliza wasn't sure what to think about the fireworks and her mouth is wide open!

I had to get a picture of my two girls looking so cute in their new summer outfits. I love when they are matching!

In the evening we went to the Geertsen's and had a 4th of July BBQ with the family. The men had an intense game of bocce ball going. We were happy to have G and G Schwitzer home to celebrate the holiday with!

When it got dark we headed out to the Geertsen Circle and had an awesome firework show put on by Tom. The kids enjoyed watching the fireworks with their cousins.

Sarah and Cathy enjoying a quiet moment while the kids watch the fireworks.

It was a fun holiday weekend and we loved spending it with both sides of family!

Camping... in the backyard

We promised the kids that we would camp one night this summer in the backyard and we fulfilled our promise. It was actually really fun and the best way to camp. We had bathrooms, running water, and refrigerated food at our finger tips! We slept out back with kids and had fun playing games and making smores in the fire pit.