The Ussing Upbring: McCormmick

We went to Ryans hometown over the 4th of July. We had a great time with family and took the kids to their 1st rodeo! Usually we have grandma watch the kids while we go, but we decided that they were all old enough to enjoy the rodeo and they did. They even got to participate in the pig scrabble. If you catch the pig you can keep it or arrange to sell it. I am glad that they didn't catch one of the 4 pigs. Shame on me for not getting any pictures because it was the funniest thing to see all these kids run after 4 piglets! From Ryans house we went to visit his brother Scott and his family. Scott and Cassi have an awsome house with a holding pool that feels up when they get water. The kids had a ton of fun playing in it.

We also went to a water park with Scott and Aven. It was a blast. After that we headed up to McCormmick with Connies motorhome (I will never tent again--Thank you Connie for letting us use it again this year!)All of my brothers and there families were up there this year. The only person we were missing was Ryan's wife Lori. I didn't take many pictures (which I always regret) but we did a lot of eating, visiting, and even gots some pinnochle in! The fishing isn't as good as it used to be but each of the kids did catch a fish (even Lindee with a bit of help). Our best fishing was when we went out on my parents pontoon boat. We went down the snake river a ways and started fishing.

JT and Chaz had a great time together.

We noticed some dark clouds, but mostly they just go around the park so we werent too worried. Well, it wasn't too long before my Uncle Bill comes zooming down the river to tell us to hurry and get out because the storm was going to hit us. So we kind of took our time getting things packed back up but by the time we got to shore the rain was hurting us. We quickly got the kids off the boat and my brother Shay jumps in so they could go put the boat by the dock so it wouldn't bang agains the rocks. It was really coming down by then and the wind was bad too. Luckily someone had tucked our little campsit away so all of our stuff didn't get blown away. The storm didn't last very long but all the tenters had 2 inches of rain in the bottoms of their tents and some had rips and broken pools. They were able to dry everything out by bed time but it sure will be a storm to remember! The highlight of the trip besides catching fish was the tubbing. Every year my Uncle Bill pulls all of the kids on the tub behind his boat. My kids love it. JT is a little daredevil and would let go of the tube with both hands! Thanks Uncle Bill for the fun memories.