By far my favorite performance in the olympics.

Crazy Cool Campout: You're invited

Crazy cool Campout
Who: All Available Haws Family Members
Where: North Fork Campground

6413 N. North Fork Road Eden, UT 84310
When: Friday August 15th- Saturday August 16th
Time: We will leave once the majority of the people are off work
(some people can leave earlier than everyone else if they get off work early)
Why: For Fantastical Fun!!!!
AGENDA:
Friday the 15th- Dinner: Hot Dogs, Chips, Soda, Smores (Tami)
Saturday the 16th- Breakfast: Pancakes, Bacon, Eggs (Natalie)
Lunch: Sandwiches, Chips, etc. (Tami)
McKenzie and Andy: Chips and Drinks

Fun during the day- Geocaching, Playing in the river, Games, Croquet, Bocce ball, Nature treasure hunt, Horseballs, Hiking, Shoot guns, etc.
B.Y.O.C.A.T.AG.
(Bring your own Chair and Treats and Games)
THE ONLY RULE: NO USE OF MEDIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(unless it is being used for a group event or to block snoring of fellow "tentants")

Hooper

My brother-in-law saw this article. Thought y'all might like it! (mom, click in the blue words to get to the article!!)

Happy Late Birthday, Nat

I just wanted to wish you a very happy birthday, Natalie. I know it's more than a week late, but I didn't get a chance to post a happy birthday to you. Thank you for being my best friend as we've grown up together. Altough you're younger than me, I have always looked up to you and I still want to be just like you. I hope your birthday was great this year and I hope you are happy! I love you, Happy (Late) Birthday!

Here's a few reasons why I love you:

No matter how hard either of us try, we always have something the same...

You are an excellent photographer!

You're not only my friend, you're also Nick's! (Yay!)

You're a lovely wife!

You're so cute with Benson!

You're just so darn cute!

You're so fun!

You have great fashion!

You're a fun part of our family.

You have one of the cutest babies in the whole wide world!
Happy Birthday!

Craft/LAN Night

Hey July is almost over.... and we still haven't had a party. So since no one else is taking the initiative I will. When should we have the next party. I think July is too far gone to squeeze one in. What about August? I have scout camp the 11th - 15th and we have an open house for Shawnee's grandparent's 50th wedding anniversary on the 16th. I also would prefer not to do it the 8th since I have to ride the ULCER (Utah Lake Century Ride) on the 9th. How about the 22nd or 23? Or the 1st or 2nd? What do you all think?

Lagoon Fireworks

Danny, this is Wayne. (I used Tami's blog)

Here are some fireworks for you.

Enjoy.

4th of July Pictures

Everyone, I made a new post about our fourth of July fun, but when I was all done and Dad was asking me about it, I realized that I had posted it on my personal blog. No harm done, just go check it out. Sorry! nickandtami.blogspot.com

Brady told me to blog this, sorry Mom.

Hey Everyone,

In conjunction with the "Greater Haws Family" Reunion and the "Greg Haws Family" Reunion, I am proposing the following for the 4th of July weekend... Possibly even a mini "Wayne Haws Family" Reunion. Please let me know if there should be any changes made to this agenda.

(Brady says we don't need an ajenda cause he likes his freedom and after all, it is "INDEPENDANCE DAY"... but I just thought it would be nice for everyone to know what's going on so we can all participate in whatever we want. If you don't want to do something, you sure don't HAVE to. And if there is something you would like to add, that's fine. We don't have to stick to this, it's just an rough estimate at what will be happening. I just want everyone to be invited to join in on what we're doing. I don't want anyone to feel left out or like they weren't invited. I don't want anyone to feel like they haven't been included in something.)

So, this is what we, the Dalpias Family might be doing. Please join us.

Thursday, 3rd of July:
Swimming in the afternoon... not sure who has the pool, but hopefully it's ok.
7:00 p.m.: Haws family softball game 8:30 p.m.: Hot Dogs and Watermelon @ Greg's9:30 p.m.: Fireworks and creamies @ Greg's
After the fireworks, we will sleep either in Mom & Dad's backyard in our tent or in their basement.

Friday, 4th of July:
7:00 a.m.: Greg's family has invited us to participate in their family fun run (5K). We will either put Benson in the stroller and WALK or in his cart behind a bike. Brady and Dad are planning an early morning bike ride.
Breakfast: Doughnuts Please... :)
10:00 a.m.: Hooper Parade and fun at the park
Afternoon: Swimming and nap time for the babe
Lunch: Mom says everyone is on their own for lunch. We might eat at the park or go to Wendy's or something
Evening: Andy and Brady have promised us a show! We will watch them fly (and maybe crash) their planes.
Dinner: Hamburgers and Hot Dogs in the backyard. I think this is Pot Luck?
9:30 p.m.: Hooper's Fireworks. We might find some more "elaborate" fireworks somewhere else... who knows? We'll go wherever you all go.

Saturday, 5th of July:
Morning: Greg's sons-in-law are having a golf tournament. Dad and Andy (and possibly Casey) will represent our Haws Family.
No other plans for the 5th. Maybe if the planes aren't crashed, we could have another show.
Casey, Natalie, and Benson might go to Logan for our 3rd annual Cache Valley Cruise In" car-show. Anyone who would like to join is welcome.
7:05 p.m.: Salt Lake Bees Game: Greg's Family has invited us to join them in Salt Lake for a Baseball game. The game starts at 7:05 and is $6.50 per person for the grass, $9.50 for reserved seats. I think, but am not sure, that there will be fireworks after the game. We might want to buy tickets sooner rather than later.

Happy June!

Well, I was just thinking about my schedule and the upcoming busy months and I was wondering if anyone knows if we made plans for Craft/LAN night. I was also wondering if any of you guys are interested in another camping trip like last year.

That's all.

-Tami

Oh and I thought I'd just post this cute picture of Benson. I took this picture at a Soccer game sometime in May.

Happy Happy Birthday...

Happy Birthday Brady. It's still officially your birthday in your half of the country, so hopefully you'll forgive me for posting this late... I never was really good at being on time, you know!

I just wanted to wish my little brother a happy birthday. I hope you've had a good day (knowing Shawnee, I'm sure she had something fun planned!) Brade, I want you to know how much I love you. Over the last 27 years you and I have had our share of "disagreements" on things, but we've also been the best of friends. I wish I had a picture of that cute little blonde boy. Man you were adorable (and you knew it!) I see so much of that little boy in my little boy. I only hope that his sisters will love him the way that I love you.

I could go on and on with stories (embarrassing ones) and mushy stuff that would make mom and Tami cry, but I'll keep it simple tonight. I just want to tell you a couple of things. I want you to know how proud I am of you. I know you've always hated that I feel responsible for you and that I always tried (ok, try) to boss you around, but I am so proud of the man you have grown into. I remember trying to teach you to open the doors for girls and when I see the way you treat Shawnee I feel so proud that you're such a good husband (and I totally recognize that the way you treat her has nothing to do with the stuff I tried to teach you in high school!) I also watch you with my kids and know that you're going to be an amazing dad someday. I was talking to our dad today and I think he captured the essence of you... "he's just a little kid in a big kid's body." I love that about you (most of the time!!) :) You're so fun and playful and sweet with my kids and I love watching how much they love you. You're a good kid. You always have had a good heart.

Happy birthday, little brother. I wish I could be there with you to celebrate. I love you more than I can write about in this blog! Know that I've been thinking of you today!

Love, your big sis!