Ison family fun week 2026

Saturday was mostly a pack up day since we needed to be on the road by 7:00 Sunday morning but Cann did a good job helping in Beaver.

 Isaac doubles as the Frei Fanily fix it man. My mom was super happy he fixed the button that pushes the door open on the microwave. He had an assistant but my mom swears Chip would have never tackled that without Isaac. I mean, buy a new one maybe, but fix the old…no chance. 😉

But they got it done! 

And he got the electric bike tire fixed too👍🏻

I went swimming with the younger kids and we had a great time but I didn’t have my phone so no evidence of those trains down the slide…or my attempted back flip…I mean I figured if Cannon could do it I might as well try! I kept slapping my knees so when Isaac came to check on us I showed him and he said I needed to go from higher up-not just the edge of the pool-not sure I’m willing to do that, I hate heights!!

Saturday night the fix-it man was on duty again working on Riley’s truck. 

I was waiting until the sun went down to load the van but it’s was still 105 at 11:00 at night 🥵 

We got out on time though and hit the rode for Kate’s farewell. 

The kids fought like crazy-except when sleeping- it was miserable except when they were sleeping. But that is why I’m currently blogging from the back seat of the van! 

We dropped the trailer and I ran and met Sarah on I-80 quick but the best added bonus of that was Isaac talked Nathan into pulling it up the mountain for us! 😊

Kate did awesome on her talk! 

It was busy at their house so we grabbed a picture up at the cabin! 

We shipped a couple kids off with Grandma Ison —she’s so awesome I know she totally had to rearrange for us to do that, but when Isaac ask she just said “sure” and made it happen! And she let Cannon drive—better her than me in the car with him on I-15 traffic! 

Anyway after the farewell down 2 kids and the trailer family fun we was on. We went to Scofield this year. 

We always have a good time! 

I need to make some collages-cuz I have a million pics! 

Ok here we go…

It’s always so fun to see everyone and visit. At one point Stacy said (she was talking about church stuff and Levi is serving as Bishop right now) but she said Levi wasn’t “exactly Captain of the fun ship” 😂 ok I can see that—but he might be the Admiral???  He  bought these e-foils and brought them for everyone to try out! 

Actually I wish these were all big pics because they were so fun! But we were pushing it with the zoom-most of them aren’t great. But basically you’re riding a remote control surf board in the water that you’re driving. They were a blast! The kayaks just kept the kids busy waiting for turns. 

We’re sold! But they are spendy little suckers…that’s one thing Isaac’s brothers will make you scratch your head and wonder how they are possibly related! 😂

Wednesday we went down into to town and found a jumphouse and Cann got his return appointment at the grid! He’s been waiting since last time! 

Poor Mel had to drop off Kate at the MTC that day so that was hard! But we rode up the canyon together and it really was so fun to visit, we grabbed a milkshake and made it an “outlaw therapy session” 😂😂😂 …but kinda true. I have awesome in-laws! And us outlaws all concur on that and can relate! 😉

Back at the cabin the younger kids rode motorcycles (Cann did awesome going with the bigs, Ethan and Brent got me a few pics) 

We tried on a hike but… it was kindof a fail. 

I do think a vacation where he can ride motorcycles with his brothers is perfect in Isaac’s world! Last night Isaac and Nathan ride until way past dark but as they were leaving they saw a herd ok Elk so we drove to check them out! Impressive! There were tons! Colt asked for my phone to make a collage…and this is what I got 😂😂

But the elk

Nathan came through with a few pics! 

Maybe we should get a motorcycle with a headlight? 

And I’ve never stayed up and watched a movie at one of those get togethers, I’d just rather go to bed. But now I have, once, the classic “what about Bob?” sucked me in. We laughed so hard and even Cannon liked it (currently we really don’t like a lot of similar things when it comes to entertainment) but it was fun, just late. Then I didn’t sleep well…not ideal but oh well. 

Today we stopped at the hot springs just outside Glenwood springs in Colorado. Not the nice ones-just the free ones but we really didn’t thing that through-let’s go to some hot pots when it’s 100 degrees outside. Ug! 

Oh yeah and we’ve already blown a tire on that piece of crud trailer. Why don’t we buy a new one? 🤷🏻‍♀️ we were still in Utah! Hopefully we make it home with the spares—they are pretty bald! 

Anyway the plan is Hays Kansas tonight-then get up and go again tomorrow with our sights set on Worlds of Fun (the amusement park) in KC. My favorite day of any vacation is the day you go home, so I’d rather just get home but we’re determined to use the passes we bought.😬 Haven’t we had enough fun? 

I think that’s about it. I know there’s a least a couple pics I missed but at some point enough’s enough! I gotta quit—see ya next time! 

Summer Utah trip round 2

Lake Days

Saturday 

Then we spent all day Saturday trying to get ready to go. (Had to burn that pile of grass clippings…probably should’ve started before the rain.) 

Hopefully I did enough to keep Colts plants alive…he’s the plant man—I can kill anything 😩

And then Sunday. Oh boy! I was sustained as the Young Wonen’s president! 😳 The church is still true—I hope I don’t screw this up! It was a sad day telling my cute primary friends. I have loved that calling so much-it was good for me. But…here we go! I’ll do my best! 

That has been my big stress the last couple weeks, and then hey, way to accept a new calling and then skip town for a couple weeks. 😬 Perfect. Luckily, the old president had it running like a well oiled machine, but holy cow… I guess we’ll figure it out! Eventually! 

We hit the road about 6:30 or so Sunday night, (we got slowed up a little bit watching the World Cup final😬 Those guys are so impressive with their feet, but it’s still so boring to watch. They just never score. Oh that goalie from Argentina though…he was impressive, could’ve ended a lot sooner if he wasn’t so good though…) Anyway, we got to Huntington around noon or 1:00 or something. We weren’t sure if we were going up to get motorcycle until we did, so we didn’t get to see Shawn‘s kids, But we played on their new toy! 

We grabbed the motorcycles a mini nap and then we came down to Santa Clara

We had missed our Colt buddy!! (And what better way to say I love you than with a pillow fight??) 

And some cousin time Tuesday —yes please!!! 

But they’re teenagers now so…they got into some stupid bets… they would come up with some ridiculous thing and then roll some dice to see if they had to do it or not… Elsie ended up having to get directions from some random car and then walk the other way and Cannon and Colton got stuck eating gross things. Cannon’s were sardines and I actually can’t remember what Colton’s was…maybe clams…

That morning we did a little service project over at Jen’s to say thank you for always letting us use her pool! 

And these guys wrapped up the day by playing “bigger or better” in Grama’s neighborhood, an idea that was hatched while they were swimming, they started with a couple cans of root beer, they had a blast! 

 Wednesday just wasn’t as fun with no cousins but it was a great day at the temple! 

And maybe we hit Paula’s too 😋

Thursday I don’t know what all we did but Chip and I went over and visited with my pitching coach Fern. It was so dang fun! We had a great visit, I’m so glad Google came through for me, I had an old email and an old phone number for her👎🏻. But it all worked out and I have her contact updated now. But it was so fun, she said someone told her “getting older isn’t for wimps” but she seemed healthy and  exactly the same! She said she’s tired of taking care of her house so assisted living could be on the horizon but for now her and her little dog Annie are getting along good. (I think the dog figured we stayed too long, we messed up their afternoon trip to the park—hopefully they got it in after we left) but so what a great person, coach, and friend-she’s the best! We lucked into her retiring and moving down here when she did! How was that 30 years ago?? Crazy!!  My only regret it I didn’t grab a selfie with the 3 of us as we were walking out. I dropped the ball. Dangit (Ky says I’d take a picture if my house was burning down. True. But I missed that one.) 

I confess to a little shopping oh and Isaac and Cannon went down to the auction and drove fancy cars, they took pics for me but neither one of them text me so I don’t have them…

Today they  got out on a little motorcycle ride and Isaac went by himself one morning to so it was good we had them but it’s been pretty warm! 

I took Colt to buy new running shoes and went to town with Grama and when they went swimming today so we’ve had more fun and more cousin time but I didn’t document it 😉 Tonight Super dad and Super Grama took them to Enterprise to the rodeo. Ann sent me a pic 😊

It was a little crazy-the littles didn’t want left out Ann and Elsie couldn’t go because they’re going to volunteer with the flooding cleanup in Beaver tomorrow so they needed to go home but Isaac said no worries he’d take’m home, and Cannons going to (willingly!!!! Anything for cousin time 👍🏻) go serve too. So Grama took her car too so there would be enough seats and presumably everyone is having a great time! 🤞🏻Look at those smiles! —me’n grampa are holding the couches down. 

 

I don’t know if that’s it but it’s most of it! 

Ok a couple more random pics…

I have more but that’s all I got uploaded. 

Oh And we ran that electric bike till the tire was flat—so we’ve stayed busy and had fun. That’s a win!! 

How do these weeks go by so fast?? 

Update extra pics from Isaac: 

The auction, they stopped by Ritchie Bro’s too but the only report I got was it was smoke’s hot! 

Their ride over in Warner Valley

And before the chicken chase at the Rodeo —no chicken this time.