Celebrating Dad's 69th Birthday

This year we celebrated Dad's 69th up Logan Canyon at First Dam.  In the past, the dam has been gross with duck poo, but they seemed to have cleaned up the area and it turned out to be a nice location and a beautiful day.  This picture is funny because Dad hates water, but Jocie made him pose for this picture.

Sherrie and her kids were in town, so we all met at lunch time under the bowery.  Mom bought Dad his favorite sandwich for his birthday and we all brought our lunches and goodies and ate lunch and spent the afternoon together.  The kids had such a great time.

The khyaks were such a hit with everyone.  This was Clayton's first time to go on the kayak by himself and he did a great job.  Paul and Steph had some kid kayaks, so he was able to maneuver it very well.  We tried to fish for a while but they weren't biting.  They actually stocked the pond while we were there, so Kylee ended up catching her first fish. She was running around the park with the fish in her hand, yelling with excitement.

Jacqui brought her family and two kayaks.  Clayton had a great time playing with Kinlee and Cohen.  They were all running around and wrestling with each other. The weather was perfect and we just hung out in the shade of the trees.  Grandma Cooper even joined us for the day!

Parker did a great job.  At one point, she was so tired that she fell asleep on cousin Ty's chest.  He loves to pay attention to her and talk to her.  She bounced around from Aunt to Aunt and from cousin to cousin for the most of the day.  She also enjoyed rolling around on the blanket.

It was fun to look out at the lake and see all the kids kayaking with each other.  The water was clear, but cold.  No one went swimming, but they all splashed around and had fun exploring up and down the dam.  The water has a lot of moss, so it would be difficult to swim in it.  Cooper spent most of his day on the kayak, which explained his burnt legs!

I love it when we do fun and exciting activities that are inexpensive, but allow us to spend quality time as a family. This was one of my most favorite days of the summer!