Orgill Halloween Party

We held the "Kinda-Annual" Orgill Halloween party at my house this year. It was a hit as always.

The Dustin Orgill kids.


My little fam. I thought the the little suit I was wearing was my moms in the early 80's. She gave it to me along with a bunch of other costumes a while back. Uh... no... I was informed that it was indeed my Dad's SWIMMING SUIT that he wore in the early 70's. WHAT!? It barely fit me! How the heck did my dad fit into it?! And what the heck was this fad all about for males swimming suits? Gag!


Bryan Orgill fam, with Rachel Ann in the background. (Jackson is the scary guy)


Bryan and Dustin... with their scary costumes!


Dr. Mom and a Lobster.


Stockton roaring for the camera.

He was the cutest little blue dinosaur I ever did see.

Then the WWE crew showed up.

Brad, Niki, and Stratton. Stratton, or should I say Hulk Hogan, was in character the whole time, it was HILARIOUS! He also won "Best Costume."

Donahue kids.

Little Brock as Woody.

Rebecca and Kevin as marathon diehards!

The weather was so nice, we went outside to play a few games and then each of the kids got an exam from Dr. Mom.

Tons of Halloween fun!

Orgill Family Swimming Party

All the Orgill Cousin's went in together and rented the pool at Deseret Peak Complex.

Stockton ventured into the water with Grandma Orgill, despite cold temperatures and the wind.

Splashing with cousin Emily.

Stock and I went down the water slide about 80 times together. But, once the sun went down, it got too cold and we snuggled up together in a towel.

Trying to stay warm! Brady wasn't feeling well, so he didn't get in. Stratton and Alex goofing off with Brady.

I gave my mom some wonderful birthday gifts. Pink Flamingos... what else!?

Throwing the football to cousins as they jump off the diving board. It was such a fun night with family!

Emily's Birthday

Emily turned 11 and we had a fun family party in the canyon above Mapleton.

The gorgeous girls: Rebecca, Emily, Heather, and Ashley

The gang, just chillin' around the camp fire.

Emily and her beautiful and delicious cake.

The Donahue girls: Ashley, Danielle, Emily, and Heather.

Goofin' off with Grandpa Orgill

Grandpa played some upbeat primary songs for Stockton in the car. Stockton LOVED them. Grandpa let us borrow the CD on the way home and then we had to get one of our own and it's one of Stockton's fav's.

Stock and Brock in a cousin's embrace.

Baker Family Reunion

This past weekend we had a family reunion on Brady's mom's side. It was held in Durango, Colorado and it was a BLAST!

We stayed at the KOA and we shared a little cabin with Brady's sister's family. Stockton was so excited to be with his cousin Anellina. They had a ton of fun together and if for some reason they got separated Stockton would call out for her: "Ana!" And she would call for him "Tah-ton!"

The first day we went to Mesa Verde and saw the Indian cliff dwellings. It was so cool!

The little kids loved it once they were out of the back packs and could run around.

This is Spruce Tree House. It was nice, because it was a self-guided tour, but there was a park ranger there to answer questions.

Then we took a tour of Cliff Palace. This was with a tour group and we hiked down in to these ruins together.

Some places got a little tight on the way down! Stockton had been so tired before we started the tour, so I gave him his bottle and pretty soon....

... he was out! He slept for most of the tour. He woke up at the end, when everyone started clapping.

These ruins were so amazing. The indians lived here in this natural alcove, but had to climb out to farm and hunt. We had stairs and ladders to help us, but the Indians just had little hand holds they carved into the rock... yikes!

Climbing up out of Cliff Palace.

Heading up one of the ladders.

The second day we went river rafting (photos pending.) It was such a blast. At one calm part in the river, Brady's sister Holly acted like she fell in. Then two of the guys pulled each other in. Long story short... every person got in the river! It was freezing! It was overcast and probably only 75 degrees that day. But, it was still so fun and made the trip memorable.

The Slide from Rachel Haider on Vimeo.

Uncle Jordan playing with Stockton at the KOA playground. I think Stockton liked it.

That night we had a big dinner all together and got to visit. Here's Stockton meeting his new cousin Landry for the first time.

We got matching Durango t-shirts for the kids and they both wore them the day we left. They are also sitting on their matching chairs that they got from the Easter Bunny.

It was such a fun trip, but it was LONG drive, about 6.5 hours if you didn't stop. Stockton was sick of it and had to find ways to relax... notice the foot up on the cooler. Thank goodness we borrowed a portable DVD player from my sister. That saved us!

And notice the ba ba. After this trip we said bye bye to the ba ba. I was just holding on until this trip was over with, because I knew we couldn't survive the drive without it. We have gone nearly 72 hours without a ba ba, and everything has gone really well.

4th of July

We had a good old-fashioned, small town 4th of July. As an Orgill Family tradition we all go over to Ef and Loie's to roast hot dogs and marshmellows in the back yard the night before. Then we watch Dusty's exciting firework show ;) Then we all sleep out in tents or on the tramp. But, this year since we've got Stockton and not enough guest beds, my parents let us three sleep in their king sized bed.


As you can see, Stockton was sprawled out and hoggin' the whole bed!

We watched the Grantsville parade from our usual spot, at the late Aunt Sweet Kate's house on main.

My two American boys.

Such a cutie Yankee Doodle Dandee.

I can't believe we had to prepare for rain on the 4th! But the cooler temps were quite a treat!

All the kidlets.

Little Brock just itchin' to get down and gather candy with the rest of the kids!

Brady got the best treat of all thrown to him! Thanks Soelberg's float and the Twinners.

Okay, now these next photos are real dandies. These are things that you ONLY see in the Grantsville 4th of July Parade...

Like this hometown hero. Who is he? What did he do to deserve a spot in the big parade? Well, he is dawning his amazing galoshes and sexy white legs on John Deere Chariot of course. Assets worthy of any hometown praise. (I love how it looks like Stratton is standing in just the right spot to censor something.)

The rear view of our lawn mower patriot.

Oh, yeah, baby! The biker mullet. Business in the front, party in the back!

And the classic chic mullet. Or maybe it was just a tribute to Farah Fawcett.

Look closely... poor horse. I'm surprised he survived last year's parade.

Yes! A Wal-Mart semi-truck! It doesn't get any more American than that!

I have no idea. Although there was some serious head bangin' goin' on from our neck of the woods ( I guess Dustin was a real fan.)

Dustin was also a huge fan of these teen sensations. Too bad they don't care.

We're 10 mins away from the Great Salt Lake, so what do we through from the floats? Oh, salt of course!

After the parade we had a fun lunch with some amazing pulled pork sandwiches made by Ef. The kids played in the sprinklers and the adults just sat around and laughed.

That night we enjoyed the amazing Grantsville fireworks show. Surprisingly Stockton slept through the whole thing. I couldn't believe it!

It was a big day filled with small town adventures. I love it! I wouldn't have it any other way.