Flaming Gorge

Okay, if you haven't seen our pictures from Mexico yet, keep scrolling down. It's time to add a new post before I get way, way behind. My only hope is to get caught up in time for me to start school again. Then, I'll never post since I'll be working 1 1/2 jobs!

So, over the 4th of July my mom's side of the family always goes camping at Flaming Gorge. We camp close to the dam so we can raft the river whenever we want. This year we went down twice because Brooke brought the triplets and someone had to stay behind with them each time.

My dad, Sheree, Robert, and John were in heaven because they got to kayak for 2 days! They convinced Brian to try it out too. These are some videos of them rolling. Also, since we pretty much just went down the river, those are the only pictures I have. Enjoy!

Oh, I almost forgot. Once we got to Flaming Gorge, Robert notice that his truck was leaking. Well, come to find out that his water pump had gone out! We had to take a trip to Vernal to get a new one, and the tools needed to change it because they are special ones. Luckily, Robert knows how to do those things, plus Aaron is also a mechanic, so he helped out two. Thanks Aaron! We keep joking that we are not going to go on anymore vacations because they end up costing us too much!

Pictures from Mexico

Okay, I finally have a second to update. And, I'm going to be the first to post about Mexico because we all know that Emily is a bigger slacker than me! Just kidding, Em.
It definitely was an adventure. Robert didn't make it on the flight on the way down, so he showed up a day later than the rest of us. We just spent the day at the beach while we waited for him. The next day we went to Isla Mujeres. We took a boat ride that took us out to the island, around it, and snorkeling off the coast. My mom HATED the idea of riding the boat, but we made her go anyway. The "boat captain" brought food out to feed the fish, and so many came up when he would do that.
We went to two different Mayan ruins, Chichen Itza and Ek Balam. I liked Ek Balam better because you could climb up the ruins and see inside of them. It was way cool. It poured the day we were there, and we were soaked instantly. We took a tour of the sites from an LDS tour guide. It was way cool because he was able to connect things to the Book of Mormon. It was crazy being there and pretending we were Nephites or Lamanites.
We also went to Xcaret, which is basically a water park on the beach. We went down an underground river, snorkeled in the ocean, and watched a show depicting the history of Mexico.
In our free time, we hung out at the beach and pool. Our hotel was right on the beach, plus it had a ton of pools, plus each room had its own little "hot tub" that had cool water in it. That was a great place for the kids to play.
On the way back to the States, our buddy passes got cancelled, but we managed to get on another flight. Like I said, it was an adventure. I've put up two slideshows, one with pictures of the ruins and one with the rest of the pictures. That way it's not so long. I hope you enjoy them.