Braden's FAVORITE at Lake Powell- fishing

If you ever need Braden at Lake Powell check the top of the houseboat and you will find him catching all the fish in the lake!

Lake Powell 2010

According to ALL the Orme's and my kids, this is the BEST place on Earth!!

McKenzie showing us her tricks

All my kids love the slide! Even Paige went off it with Uncle Adam. (Sorry kids I only videoed McKenzie.)

Hintze Family Reunion

The Hintze's had a family reunion up in Midway, UT at a cabin. I think there were about nineteen kids under the age of 10yrs. We had fun shopping, golfing and having a "Tea Party" with Grandma. Here is a peek of the girl party.

Two broken limbs in three days!!

Paige was jumping on the tramp with her older brother Braden on Saturday, July 3rd when "snap". Down she went and off to the doctor Chris went. While we celebrated the Fourth with a BBQ and fireworks, Paige was getting x-rays and a splint. (The next Wednesday she got her cast put on at Primary Children's.)

Three days later, Tuesday night, Braden was swinging on the swings and decided to try a fancy trick to impress his friends and "snap" a buckle fracture on his wrist. We took him to get a cast on Wednesday morning and then took Paige to get her cast Wednesday afternoon.

We thought all hope was lost to go to Lake Powell in a month- two kids in casts that can't be in the sand or water. But thankfully we got both casts off- Paige three days before and Braden the night before. We are blessed!!

Camping in South Fork

This clip is a video of our campsite in the Lower Meadows above Huntsville, Ut. Camping is my favorite thing to do with my family. It is so relaxing. We played board games and tag, talked, went on bike rides, fished, played in the lakes and rivers, roasted stuff over the fire, hiked and watched a movie. We had a great time!

The Activity

For camping to be good, there has to be a river or a lake nearby. For Chris it is the main event.
Chris caught a few fish from this river by our campsite. He once had Paige on his back and was fly fishing. He caught a fish and Paige touched it. Then, he caught a second that was quite large. Paige told Chris that the fish "was scary" and she did not want anything to do with it. Chris said that was the best compliment anyone could ever give.

All our kids enjoy casting even though they do not have hooks on their poles. Braden is the only one that fishes with a hook.