The Mercers and the Miskhos! 8/08

Jeff, Donna, Mike, and Linda

Matthew Miskho, Dillon, Cade

Maddie & Michaela Miskho, Brooke, and Kelsie

Ian Miskho, Paige

Mike Miskho and I finally reunited after 12 years!  Mike and I lived next door to each other for over 10 years and even walked together in graduation.  We have sooo many memories of growing up that make us laugh.  We had so much fun talking about the good old days and meeting each other's families.  We didn't realize we only lived 75 minutes from each other and so when we discovered how close we were, we got our families together.  We found we had friends in common, Rob and Kris Baer, who are now in Mike and Linda's ward.  We had so much fun getting the three families together at Boyd Lake in Fort Collins.  The kids had a blast together.  We enjoyed our time with the Miskhos on the boat and at their home afterwards.  We are already making a plan to see each other again!

Mercer Reunion 2008

Cade, Dillon, and Paige

Mercer Cousins

Paige and Cade

Bob and Irene (his sister)

Jim, Lotte, Irene, Bev, and Bob

We held the Mercer Reunion in Utah this year.  We had nearly 70 people attend.  The kids had a blast reuniting with their cousins or "friends."  On the 4th of July we had a group of us that hiked up to Mt. Timpanogos cave--one mile UP!  It is quite a challenging hike, but Cade made it on his own!  We had a lot of fun getting together with family.

BBQ in the Canyon with Grammy and Papa 7/08

Cade & Dillon

Kammi playing Red Neck Horseshoes

Kelsie roasting marshmallows

Brooke enjoying a s'more

Pam and Grammy

Brooke, Papa, and Kenobee

My parents now live in Utah, and have for the past 3 years.  We finally took advantage of them living so close to the mountains and went up to the Canyon to have a BBQ when we were there for our last visit.  We had tons of fun roasting hotdogs and smores, playing by the stream, and playing "Red Neck Horseshoes."  I was there with all of my kids, Grammy, Papa, Kammi, Trevor (Kammi's special friend), Kristin, and Pam.  We had so much fun that we NEED to do it again!

The Mercer Kid Dolphins! 5/08-7/08

We had four kids on swim team this year.  I can't say they all were excited about it.  However, Mom likes them to get up early and exercise!  I just can't stand a summer with laziness and sleeping in every day.  Yes, it is kind of a pain for me to drive over to the pool three times each morning for everyone's practices, but it is worth it for a few weeks.  Cade went from hardly being able to swim 25 meters freestyle, to beating Dillon's time!  Watch out Dillon!  They all did very well and we were proud of their accomplishments.  The boys were excited about their trophies.  Jeff served as VP and next year will move up to President--like it or not!  :-)

Cub Scout Day Camp 6/08

Dillon had tons of fun at Cub Scout Day Camp.  There were so many fun things to do.  Even Mom got to go up and have fun with the boys!  He is excited to be a Bear now.  If you know Dillon, you can imagine how much fun it is for him to keep track of his accomplishments and see them sewn on his shirt.  He loves it when I sew his patches on his shirt right away so that he can show off his hard work.

Paige Gets Into Lipstick! 6/08

Paige is certainly a girly-girl.  And isn't afraid of getting into trouble.  We have had our share of makeup and nail polish on the carpet and it can all be credited to her.  Kelsie caught her in the act and recorded the evidence!

Happy 9th Birthday, Dillon!

Gosh, it is hard to believe that Dillon is now 9 years old!  For his birthday he invited a few friends to go to a water park near our home called "Pirate's Cove."  They had a blast!  I was pregnant with him when we moved into our house and I remember the summer he was born because we were working so hard to put in our yard.  I was laying sod just a few weeks after having him.  We love having Dillon in our family!

Eagle Mountain Rodeo

We visited Grammy, Papa, and Kammi in Eagle Mountain while Brooke went to EFY at BYU.  Their ward had a rodeo while we were there.  Unique, I know.  Everyone in their ward owns at least one acre and most have some type of livestock.  We had lots of fun watching them all compete on their horses, show their sheep and we enjoyed the hay ride.

Dillon Takes First Place!

Dillon participated in his first pinewood derby, and thanks to Dad's help, took 1st place!!  He was so proud.

ATVs in Cozumel

The ATV jungle tour wasn't exactly what we had expected.  We were driving over LARGE chunks of limestone and kicking up so much dust, that we had dirt mustaches.  In fact, we had dirt in place you couldn't even see. . .even the shower had quite a battle getting all of it off.  I think we all had fun except for mom (well, she probably wouldn't do it again :-)  I'm not sure I would recommend it.

Carribean Cruise--April 2008

In April I got to go on a cruise with my parents, two of my sisters, Pam and Kammi, and a friend, Maddie.  We left from Fort Lauderdale and cruised to Belize, Cozumel, and Key West.  We had so much fun together, relaxing in the sun and playing in the water, and eating fabulous food!

Family Photos--November 2007

Here are some photos we took November 2007. . .I know, I'm finally posting and updating this blog!!