Cabin Week 2010

I have been dreading blogging about the cabin for 2 reasons:

1-words and pictures can't describe the week and I have WAY too many pics.

2- I am still depressed that I am not there right now.

BUT none the less I will do my best!

The days were spent on the water full-time: skiing, laying out, dock dancing, card games, etc.

I am attached to this little girl. I was surprised that she remembered me. I loved the "mommy feel" having someone love you and always want you to hold them. I don't think I could ever get sick of that.

As hard as it is to be away from home, it is fun to be missed. At one point I layed down on my bed and I had 10 little heads above me all saying Kelsi Kelsi guess what!? So cuuuute.

We also took family pics while we were up there:this was a joke btw. Have you ever taken a family pic with 18 kids?? It's....interesting

Every night we stayed up to the wee hours playing "crap on your neighbor" an addictive card game everyone needs to learn. To make it more fun we make consequences for the losers: for example; walking the "rocky road" in the bare feet, eating 3 cupcakes, serving the winners with ice cream and chips and cheese, riding around the island on the 4-wheeler in the pitch dark, and jumping in the lake at 2 am. Might I add I won almost every game! :)

Brett and Misty put on "Minute to win it" It was a hit!

This was my group for the legendary "video scavenger hunt" put on by the tanners. Our group won most entertaining....but I don't know that you would want to see the videos. You may view our family VERY differently! But is was OH so fun and OH so funny! It is amazing what you will do on video in front of only your family.

The rest of the week consumed of Family Fued, an ultimate birthday party, delicious meals, camp fires, spiritual thoughts, the "HOT seat", lots of laughter, and the filming of our JUMP music video.

If you haven't seen the Kesler music video..please feel free to check it out below.

You'd think going to Island park year after year would get old...but it only gets better and better with age! Can't wait for next year!

Kesler Family Music Video

Click here to see the music video produced by yours truly starring the Kesler fam!

Drive-Ins

When was the last time you went to a Drive-In??

Whoever started them was Brilliant!

Caleb and I want to own one now.

(Cabe and little Addi)

Matt & Elise

This is Wyatt's "Twilight" face?

Eclipse AND The Grown-Ups in 1 night

Only 7 dollars!!

Don't judge the van, it did us good until it died right in the middle of Edward and Bella's conversation! :) I'm really not a big Twilight fan but it's fun to pretend.

SuperSweet 4th Weekend

Nashville doesn't mess around when it comes the 4th of July. They had a free concert every night starting on Friday down by the river. First up was Chuck Wicks: Didn't know who he was at first but now i'm a fan!

Saturday night was Julianne Hough! I loved watching her on Dancing with the Stars. I know her cousin so Ashlie and I went up and introduced ourselves to her family. They were super nice!

They had fireworks after each one of the concerts.

Sunday after church we had a office BBQ at a nice park. Here the boys are playing calebs "Kick game."

We headed down town again to catch the final concert: Trace Atkins with some others. It was legit! The place was PACKED but some of our friends lucked out and found us a spot where people decided to leave.

Yes I made caleb wear the old navy shirt....hilarious.

The firework show was the best that I have ever seen! They definitely outdid Disney.

We had a perfect 4th of JULY!

Nauvoo...the church is TRUE!

We are on the road again. And guess what was right on the way....Nauvoo! I have been wanting to go there forever. It was all I expected and more.

A few of us left early saturday morning so that we could make it to the last session at the temple. It was just a wonderful experience that I will never forget. We were greeted by the temple president who gave us a tour of the whole temple! It was so cool.

The next morning we went and saw the rest of the sights before we had to get on the road again. First, we went to the Joseph Smith memorial. It just so happened to be June 27th, the anniversary of his death. Which made it that much more special.

I was loving the Mississippi river.

The trail of Hope. I couldn't help but think of those that lived here. Reading their last words here in Nauvoo. They had so much faith and hope for the future.

The is the so called missionary training center.

The Smith Mansion.

We were able to go to carthage jail on our way out as well. That was the highlight of the trip.

Needless to say it was an unforgettable experience. I learned so much which made me want to learn more about that era.

Oh by the way we moved here...and are loving it!!!

Papa Kes

I love my Dad.

He's Hilarious.

A Hard Worker.

Extremely nice.

Super fun.

Full of Love.

Full of Laughter.

A Perfect Example.

A Perfect Dad.

Tornado? Naw

This is the sky of a supposed to be "Tornado Warning." It look like the lion king to me. :)

Is that bad the I secretly want to see a tornado?