YO! C.C.C! Let's kick it!

Yes, it's that time a year again when we get to enjoy our fabulous Coburn Cousin Camp. The Adams were in charge this year and if you can imagine, this was our 20th anniversary of cousin camp. WOW! Now that is a lot of time of joyous summer fun with the Coburns!

I remember the very first CCC, it was in 1992 and I was 12 years old. We made ankle bracelets with beads and I tied mine around my ankle and burnt the string so it wouldn't fall off. I wore that beloved ankle bracelet for years and years and years--and I mean YEARS!

See, there I am in college at our Student Ward retreat in Bear Lake eating a delicious hoagie sandwich. My bracelet is right around my ankle.

Olp! There it is again around my ankle at our Student Ward Halloween party.

And again, resting right on top of my 80's sock roll.
It's no secret that I enjoy dressing 80's, right?

Fast forward to the summer of 2004 when I was 24 years old and "great with child", my first to be exact. As you can imagine, it being summer and all, I no longer had ankles. . . more like cankles, if you will.

When I went to the hospital to deliver my summer baby, the nice nurse informed me that my beautiful, memorable, sentimental and beloved homemade CCC bracelet would surely have to go. You see, on my newly acquired cankles, my bracelet was cutting off my circulation. That nice nurse found a pair of scissors and just like that, snipped it right off my ankle. I was truly sad to see it go, but, it was time I guess. :(
I won't tell you how deep the indentations from the beads were into my skin, because that would just be embarrassing!

We have had some fabulous times and made some great memories at Cousin Camp over the years. What a fun tradition it's been!

And of course, this year was just as fun with the
"fin-tastic" racin'

song singin'

good food eatin'

memory makin'

movie watchin'

smore roastin'

horseshoe playin'

good time we had.

And just so our amazingly awesome 'family medley' that we wrote and performed for the Saturday night CCC program doesn't ever get forgotten, I'll record it here.

{Vanilla Ice tune}
Yo! C.C.C! Let's kick it!
Dum dum dum dum dum dum dum. . . ice ice baby.
Dum dum dum dum dum dum dum. . . ice ice baby.
Alright, stop! Collaberate and listen!
Thompson's are back with a brand new edition.
{Grease song tune}
You got chills, they're multiplin'. And you're losin' control.
From the power we're supplin', it's electrifing! Zzzzzt!
{The Hills Are Alive tune}
The hills are alive with the sound of Coburn's. Ahhh-ahh-ah-ah!
With songs they have song for these 20 years. Ahhh-ahh-ah-ah!
{Stayin' Alive tune}
You can tell we're a Coburn by the way we walk,
we're a lovin' clan, we love to talk!
Whether you're a Coburn or whether you're an Adams
you're stayin' alive, stayin' alive.
Whether you're a Thalman or whether you're an Anderson
you're stayin' alive, stayin' alive.
Ah ah ah ah stayin' alive, stayin' alive.
Ah ah ah ah stayin' aliiiiiiive.
{Open Arms tune}
So now we come to you with open arms, hoping
you'll see what you're love means to us. Open arms.
"Welcome to the goody room!"

Bear or Freezer Lake is what I like to call it. . .

It was a real treat having my family join us at the condo in Bear Lake this year. Even though the weather turned out to be less than desirable for most of the weekend, we still managed to have a great time!

Saturday was the warmest but still too cold to play in the Lake, so we swam at the pool instead.

Justin, Quinn and Hayzen spent 99.87% in the hot tub trying to keep warm. The rest of the hoodlums would go down the slide a few times, jump off the diving board a few times and then jump back in the hot tub to get warm again. :)
*Note: the ones pictured here were the only soles brave enough to enter the waters of extra coldness {the pool} and luke warmness {the hot tub}, all others used common sense and sat on the sidelines wearing jackets and wrapping towels around them.*

That evening we ate a delicious dinner at LaBeau's before coming home, changing into our comfy and warm clothes and going back outside for an awesome game of kickball. It was SO fun! For the rest of the evening we played games inside, popped popcorn and watched movies. Loved it!

On Sunday/Father's Day, despite the frigid temperature outside, we went for a stroll out by the lake. Notice how some of us don't have long sleeved shirts, pants or even jackets? That's because it's not suppose to be -65 degrees in the middle of June for pete sake!! I could have used my winter coat!

Throwing rocks at the Bear Lake Monster. It actually came out of the water and bit Avery right on the hand. Can you believe that? . . .or so little Miss Avery said. :)

Grandpa helped Hayzen take a shot at the monster too.

Why is it that every time someone {boys/Dad's, mainly} walks out onto a dock they have to start rocking it side to side? *Shrug* One of life's mysteries, I guess.

Don't you just love the flip flop/St. Patrick's Day sock combo I've got goin' on? Even though it's by far NOT my favorite/most comfortable thing to do, I'd do it any day to keep my toes from turning black with frost bite--like I'm sure they would have that day had I not worn my flip flop/St. Patrick's Day sock ensemble.
Thank goodness I packed my trusty St. Patrick's Day socks!

We stopped for a quick spin on the oh-so-fun-merry-go-round before it started to rain/we froze to death.

That evening we had a delicious Father's Day BBQ, popped more popcorn, watched more movies, played more games and had tons more fun!

The next day was sunny but still a bit nippy out so we opted not to go swimming again. Instead, the kids had fun riding their bikes and playing at the park. After lunch we packed up and headed home.
Jolly good times I tell ya!

"I hear something in the trees..."

With the exception of Avery {she's been twice with a kindergarten and a first grade field trip}, this was our first time visiting the Dinosaur Park. Inside we had a fun time seeing dinosaur skeletons, real fossilized dinosaur tracks and learning more about all different kinds of dinosaurs.

Outside we had a fun time exploring the park trails, including the Mystery Trail and Lost Trail and seeing all the huge dinosaurs.
Oooooo, scary!

Run kids, RUN! He's comin' after ya!

We also saw the grave of an Allo Dinosaur deep inside a cave.
Oooooo, creepy!

"Look at the size of these teeth!"

I'm so glad Justin bought us a season pass to the Dinosaur Park so we can go again and again, we had tons of fun!

Let T-ball season begin!

Quinn could not wait to start playing T-ball this summer. He has been so excited ever since we signed him up in April. :)

The season finally started the first week of June but because of bad weather, his first TWO games were canceled. Can you believe that? The FIRST TWO games! What luck! My poor Quinney was so disappointed.

When they finally got to play their first game, Quinn was in heaven. He LOVED every minute of it. My shy little guy couldn't stop smiling the entire game! It was so fun to watch him!

Getting a few last minute pointers from Coach.

Wahoo! He made it to first base!

Run Quinney boy, RUN!

Take it home!

What a champ! We definitely have a little baseball star on our hands!

I love how my Quinney is so passionate about things. He loves baseball and it shows. It's so fun to watch him walk up to bat with his sweet shy smile and listen intently to everything Coach says. And then to see his
proud ear-to-ear smile
after he hits and runs to first base is
PRICELESS.
It is just the cutest! HE is just the cutest!