More of a Journal entry than a blog post! Fun, Fun Summer!

The day before we left for Utah, Andrew had his last soccer game. This was his first year to play and he loved it. By the end of the season he had become more aggressive and would get in and go for the ball. It was really fun to watch him play soccer. Jacob had a hard time at first watching and not playing, but next year they will both be able to play.

On Friday, July 17th I picked up Doug from work at 3:30 pm and we drove all night to Logan. We decided that driving through the night is the best way to get to Utah. The boys slept for much of the drive and it actually was a great drive. From when I put the boys in the van to when they got out was 22 hours. I'm glad that the boys did so well because 22 hours can get really long.

On Monday we headed up Logan Canyon to go camping with Doug’s family. Andrew and Jacob have been looking forward to camping for months. When we got up there to set up camp we discovered that there was a small mouse problem...they were EVERYWHERE! It was SO gross. I hadn’t been there 10 minutes and I saw a mouse run in front of me. I could hear them in the grass the whole time we were up camping. YUCK!!! I’m not the biggest fan of camping and then add mice…where is a hotel. We survived or I survived and we had a great time as a family.

Danny spent a lot of time in the swing because he would have loved to be down on the ground crawling around, but I just couldn’t let him do that. He was the hardest part of camping because he couldn’t sleep very well and he couldn’t get down and move like he wanted.

Jacob spent one afternoon playing catch with Melina. He finally got tired of standing and got a chair to sit and play, but kept on playing ALL afternoon. Talk about a long attention span. Grandma had a fun time trying to get the ball before Melinda could get it.

This is Doug favorite part of camping. He always takes his hammock and sleeps with our baby.

I got my fill of smores. I love a nice warm marshmallow with chocolate and graham crackers…what could be better?! The kids also loved roasting marshmallows. I think more started on fire than got eaten, but that is all part of camping.
We also sang lots of songs around the fire. Austin had just been to scout camp so he had some great songs to teach us. Baby Shark and a song about a Moose were the kids’ favorites. I had those songs in my head for days.

The first full day we were there Doug and I went hiking on the Crimson Trail. The next day Doug wanted to hike to the Wind Caves, but I was way too tired, so Jacob said he would be Doug’s hiking buddy. Jacob hiked all the way up to the wind caves and Doug put him on his shoulders on the way down so they could get down fast. Jacob was so proud of himself.



A Hobbs family tradition is a horse shoes tournament while we are camping. The kids always have a fun time watching and cheering, but they always want to play too. This year grandma was able to find a Frisbee horse shoes game for the kids. They were happy that they were able to have their own horse shoe tournament. Jacob had more fun playing around than the tournament. He kept us laughing during the tournament.


We had a great time the 4 nights we were able to camp. It was amazing how well all the kids got along. Since we don’t live close to family, it has always amazed me how all the grandkids get along and include my kids when we get together. We love to be together with our family. The boys LOVE playing with their cousins. Seeing them have such a great time made it hard to leave.
On Sunday Doug flew home to Minneapolis to work for the next week and a half. The boys and I stayed with Doug’s parents for a couple more days. On Monday night Kristin, Doug’s sister, and her family took us out on their boat. The boys had so much fun swimming and riding on the boat.
On Tuesday we all met at the park to have lunch and play one last time. Thanks to all of Doug’s family for a fun time in Logan. We love you all so much and can’t wait for the next camping trip in MN. (Hint, Hint)

On Wednesday morning I said my tearful goodbyes to Doug’s parents and headed to SLC. My mom came and met me at the Visitor Center. I wanted to show the boys the artwork there and then of course the Christus. The boys thought it was very cool to see.

My sister Jane Ellen and her family were on their way up to Idaho for a family reunion. We all met at the Oquirra Mountain Temple open house. Andrew and Jacob were so excited to see their cousins Justus and Jared. The temple was so amazing and I’m glad that my kids were able to see the inside of the temple. Later when I was asking Andrew what his favorite part was, he said he loved…the cookies. Maybe someday he will enjoy the beauty of the temple and not just the treats at the end.

After are day at the temple, we headed to Cedar City to spend some time with my parents. We were able to have a couple of days with Grandpa and Grandma Stott before everyone else came. The boys had a great time riding the 4-wheeler with Grandpa and going mini-golfing with him. Jacob hit his first hole in one. At 3 years old I think that is pretty good.

We were lucky to have all my family together for the first time in 2 ½ years. One of the days grandma had bought a slip and slide and water guns to play with. EVERYONE enjoyed getting wet.

Another day the boys found the water guns again and kept getting grandpa wet. He finally had enough and started to fight back. Grandpa kept getting really wet with all four boys after him so he had to finally get the hose out to win the water fight.

The boys had to lay out in the sun to dry off after the water fight with grandpa.

Cute little Loralee. (Karen’s daughter)

Justus and Jared have been very helpful in teaching my boys about Star Wars. They brought a life saver (that is what my boys call a light saber) for Andrew and Jacob to play with. Crystal even was brave enough to take on Jacob.

We went to the green show at the Shakespearian Festival. They kids enjoyed the dancing and singing.

After the Green Show, we went to a grassy area to let the kids run and play. All the moms sat down to take care of all the babies. Every one of us had a baby with in the year. In the picture we have all the stages of a baby: Karen is holding Isaac who is sleeping, I’m changing Danny’s diaper, Crystal is feeding Kenney, and Jane Ellen is playing with Emma. What a fun year for all of us moms. I think we all just need a good night sleep!

Karen was really nice and brought her Wii for us to play. The boys were entertained playing Mario cart for hours. We were really glad to have something to occupy the kids while it was VERY windy outside.

Playing the soccer game is always a favorite thing at grandma’s house.

With all these kids we had to take a day and go to the park and also have a baseball game.

Best Buds!

On Thursday, Aug. 6th Doug flew back to Las Vegas to drive us back home. On Saturday we had The Kenney family reunion in Fillmore. (My mom’s family) We went to a church to eat and visit while the men went golfing. All the kids were running around and Jacob ran into the door. When he came to me his lip and nose were bleeding, so I didn’t notice his forehead start to grow. After I got all the blood cleaned up he had a really nice bump on the top of his head.

Last Friday we went to Lake Minnetonka and played in the water. It is a really fun place because they pump in water and clean it. Sand was also brought in to make it a really fun place for families to go because it only get 3 feet deep. All of us had a lot of fun playing in the water!