AUGUST *Part 2*

Okay, after the camping trip I got brave and did something I had been considering for a very long time...I chopped my hair off! It was a fun change. I had a few highlights put in as well.

But now I am thinking about growing it back out...guess we'll see.

The highlight of my August was the BIG Bleazard Family Reunion. I wanted to go, but didn't feel like driving all the way to WA with all 5 kiddos alone...plus I didn't feel like we could afford it at the time. I finally decided I REALLY wanted to go, so I talked to my sister, Jenn, and decided to see if Shaylee and I could bum a ride with them. I had it all worked out. The kids would stay at Grandparent Yearsley's until Ben got off work and I would try to be back in time for Ben to go back to work. Sunday came along (my birthday) and Kevin and Alayna called. They were in Rexburg and wanted to take Cami and Jenna with them. We met up with them in Blackfoot and off they went. Shaylee and I left a couple days later. **I was VERY nervous to leave Dallie. I knew Hayden would be fine, but I'd never left Dallie overnight, I don't think...she was excited to go have a sleep over, though, and did fine--thank heavens!

The family reunion was so much fun! I was able to see Aunts and Uncles and cousins I hadn't seen in years! We had it on the farm--at Aunt Debi and Uncle Karl's house. We enjoyed a zip line, a water slide down the canyon, watermelon shooting, swimming, crafts, food, 4-wheeler rides, horseback rides and, of course, visiting! We also had some relay races and a calf dressing competition, a bonfire, and a talent show. Oh, and we learned about our genealogy. There was never a dull moment--I love being a BLEAZARD! We have a great heritage!