Bundy Reunion!!

Day 1:
This year for the reunion Randy has been working in Amarillo, Tx., and wasn't able to get the time off to come. I decide that I didn't want to go either and brave it alone. A 6 month preggo woman with 5 kids going alone was kind of scary!! Katie had decided that they were going to take Emma, and everything was fine. On Thursday morning, Stetsy called me and chewed me out for not going and told me that I should go and everyone would help me. She said that she would ride with me and help me out, and said she wanted to leave at 1:00, which was in 3 hours. I told Randy what she had said, and he said "I've been telling you that you need to go all along!!" Then I told my mom about it, and she said that now was the easiest time to pack, just throw it all in!! So I checked the kids' drawers and they had plenty of clothes, and I had a lot of snacks, so I decided what the heck!
Stetsy and I headed out a little later than 1, but were excited to get out there and have a good weekend. We got about 5 minutes from the reunion and got a flat tire!! We tried changing it ourselves, but the van has tricky tires on it, and we couldn't figure it out.
These nice boys stopped and tried to help us, but they didn't really know what they were doing either, so they headed up to camp to get Richard to come back and rescue us.



Waiting on the side of the road for help...
Rebekah and her hat. She loved getting out and running around!!
Stetsy and I attempting to change it ourselves before help came: (we later found out that we had the jack in the wrong spot...but we tried, right??)

Richard and Josh finally came and helped us. We were able to find the right tools in the van and it was a lot easier from then on out! We were so grateful!! I just decided that since I was on my own, I needed to get the whole experience, right?! Right. We headed up the road and took a wrong turn and ended up going about 5 miles towards the Grand Canyon before we turned around. Bailey and Josh came and rescued us once again!! :) Quite the adventure!

The other 3 days:
Braxton enjoying a piece of watermelon... He's so adorable!!
Briallen showing off her nails painted.
*note: she insisted on packing her leotard that she wears almost every day. I told her that she shouldn't bring it because it would get ruined, and she said " It won't get dirty, Mommy, you'll see. I won't ruin it, you'll see!"

Some of the kiddos hangin' out at the dance...





If you look close, you can see Naomi and Isabelle dancing. I couldn't get a better picture because Naomi and Oak collided and Naomi had bloody lips. She decided she wanted to go to bed early...
Emma had a blast at the dances on both nights. I discovered that she is quite the dancer when I "wasn't looking" :)

What dirty faces??
Buddies at the dance...
rub a dub dub...
Naomi and Isabelle were teasing uncle Mel until he finally attacked and tickled them both.
We put the babies in a tub of water on one of the hot days to cool them off, and they loved it! Briallen was trying to make them laugh...

Races!!! Emma, Natalie, and Naomi all ran this year. I didn't go down to the races because Briallen and Rebekah were having a rough morning, and I didn't think the other 3 would race. It amazes me what my kids will do when Randy and I aren't around...


Another tub picture....(for some reason blogger has been putting all my pictures out of order)

Rebekah wore this hat almost the whole time. I have never had a kid that likes to wear hats, but she does! It was so cute!!

This is the last day right before lunch with the Houstons. Rebekah was SO tired from very little sleep the whole time. She conked right out in her high chair.
On the last day it started pouring rain right before I left. I hurried and got out of there as fast as I could. We said a prayer right before we left, and headed out. The roads were SO slippery!! It was the scariest thing I have experienced in a long time. We drove sliding all over the road and sideways for quite a while until we got stuck and couldn't go any further. I got out and put pieces of sage brush under the tires and we were able to get back on the road. Emma told me she had prayed while I was out there, and we knew that's what got us back on the road. We got stuck once again and the same thing happened. We were able to safely make it to the roads that were more clear and then made it safely home. It was scary, but I knew that we would be okay and that the Lord would help us through it.
I am glad that I went! We had a lot of fun, and I am so grateful for everyone that helped me! I definitely got to experience a lot alone and had a lot of adventures!!

I'm a big kid now!

Rebekah has been growing up WAY too fast! The other day I had just put a diaper on her, and she went and changed herself into a pair of panties. She wants to be a big girl now!!

Swimming!!

I found these pictures on my phone, and had forgotten about posting them! Earlier this month, when Randy came home for a week, we went swimming in Ash Creek. The water was perfect, and the kids had a blast! It was a lot of fun spending time with Daddy before he had to leave again...

our weekend

Rebekah in Grandpa's tall hat
All of the older kids played down at the pond in the mud all day long!! They had a blast!
On Saturday night the girls and I decided to go to Grandma and Grandpa Bundy's house. Grandma Turner was there, and Rachel and Richard, and Bailey and Josh too. We visited and had a really good time. We went to church with them on Father's day, and had a big dinner later with quite a few of us there. With Randy gone, I stayed another night, and then headed to Katie's the next day to have a sleep over there! We all stayed up way too late, but had a really good time. Molly flew in from Washington that night, so Katie and I decided to go back down to the ranch to get to visit with her and Grandma Turner while we had the chance. It was all a lot of fun, but I was so glad to be home!! (not sure why, since I am home alone and have lots of cleaning and organizing to do, but there is something about just being home! It feels good. I am sure we will have many more adventures to come! :)

It's coming along!!!

Slowly, but surely my house is starting to come together and look like a home. I am so excited to get the whole house looking nice, but one room at a time, right? I am NOT a decorator, nor do I think I ever will be, but with a few touch-ups here and there, and a few more to go, I am happy with how it looks so far!!

Natalie's kindergarten graduation

Above is Natalie and her best friend, Aubrey.


Natalie and Ms. Nuckles, she loved her teacher!!


A few weeks ago Natalie graduated from kindergarten!! I can't believe how fast all my girls are growing! It was such a cute little graduation, and she was so happy!! Mom and Dad are so happy for you Natalie! You have grown so much in the last year!!

Randy has been working in Texas lately, and so he wasn't able to make it. He was so bummed! But he and I decided that it would be fun if he sent Natalie some flowers. She LOVED them!! She stared at them for days, and felt so special that even though Dad couldn't be there, he remembered her and sent her a dozen yellow roses!! :)

Here she is standing when they called her name:

Naomi's Preschool Graduation

Last month Naomi graduated from preschool. It was a great year for her, and she learned a lot!! We are so happy that she had such a great teacher that spent a lot of time with her, and taught her the things she needed to know.
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There were only 3 kids in her class, so it was really nice that they could all have the one on one attention that they needed. And, she was the only girl!! :)

She won the blossom award for learning so fast, and so much!!
We are so happy for you, Naomi! We love you and are excited for many more years full of learning!!

I like corn, yes my do!!

The other day we had corn on the cob, and Rebekah LOVED it!!! No need to say anything else...

Dance performances

Okay, so I am so lame at updating lately, so I always do several posts...

Last month Emma and Natalie had their last dance recital for the year, and they did so good! I love to watch my girls dance and enjoy performing in front of other people, it makes a momma happy! :)

These pictures are hard to see, but Emma is on the far right...

And here is Natalie 2nd to last on the left.

Is it a boy or a girl??

(Message below pictures, this is acting wierd for some reason)

Here is the baby with one hand on it's eyebrow.

gripping it's chord , it was so cute!

18 weeks pregnant:

IT'S A GIRL!!!!! :) We are so happy to have another girl! 6 girls will be a blast! I am so glad that my girls will have the opportunity to grow up with lots of sisters like I did! It's the greatest! I do hope that one day we will have a son, but am perfectly content if we don't too. Girls are a blast!

north rim Grand Canyon

This last weekend, Randy had work up at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. He asked if we wanted to go, and once again, I tried to say that I had a lot to do at home and get out of going. But last minute I remember how much fun the last time we went with him, and decided to jump in and go. I threw in a bunch of coats and diapers and wipes, and off we went! It was so fun! And beautiful! We hiked along a trail right along the edge of the canyon, and we were pretty nervous about the kids falling off the edge. There were times when the cliff was on both side of us. I was pretty shaky, but just looked straight ahead, and took pictures when I could.
Once again, I am so glad that we went with him!! I love getting to spend quality family time like this together! And when I got home, all the chores were still here waiting, so I got to do them today!! :)

more remodeling!!

It's getting closer!!! It's been over a month, and my dining room is still cement, but we have to take work when we can get it too, which we are SOO grateful for, so I will wait! And when it is done, it will all look so good! Isn't it beautiful?!
I struggled for a few days wanting to get new couches to go in my "new" living room. I have never had a new piece of furniture. Really, I have hardly had anything new. It's all hand me downs, and I have always been grateful, and never complained, but I did have a few days where I wanted something that was "mine". I have since then settled down, and realized that what I have is all I need. New isn't necessary. Plus, I have new floors!!! YAY!!! And I love them! :)