Water Day

Even though every day is kind of like summer for us... "summer" so far has been really fun. We've had lots of different groups where we do weekly play dates with so it always gives us something to look forward to. Some of our neighbors get together once a week and back when it actually felt like summer {Weston wore long sleeves and pants yesterday??} we had a water day. Water tables, otter pops, sprinklers, water balloons, and water guns.... the kids had a blast!

Evan and Weston nursing their otter pops till the very last drop.

Weston seemed to take lots of his naps in his crib.... Holden seems to only take naps in his car seat or in the ergo. Poor second child!!

Come back summer! Where are you??

The Dreaded Tummy Time!

Blowing Bubbles

Some More Utah

Of course we had to hit up Thanksgiving Point again because that place is awesome. Weston was obsessed with feeding the animals corn. He wanted more and more corn and would literally feed them one piece at a time. It took a looonnnng time. Alan was a good sport and fed those animals one piece of corn at a time right along side Weston. Five handfuls later I think we were all ready for a nap.

Me and my boys.

He's ridden lots of ponies before but this time he did it all by himself. I was so proud of him and he loved it!

Alan is such a good uncle and Weston adores him.

We also got to visit with our old Cali friends, Matt and April, and their cute Elle. They spent a lot of time fighting over the doll stroller which was kind of funny to watch. In Weston's defense... it was a pretty cool double stroller.

Saying goodbye to Nana.... it was such fun Utah trip and we can't wait till next time!

Hot Dog Roast

One of the nights in Utah we bbq'd in the mountains with my family and Cameron's. We had so much fun and the cousins had a blast running around and getting filthy. I discovered I can't take a single good picture in hot dog and smore smoke so I had to trash most of my photos. Boo! Here's what I got....

Damon cooks a mean dog...

Savannah munching on a smore

We tried to get Weston interested in cooking up some marshmallows

but he was more excited about running around with the roaster and digging in the dirt with it.

The biggest form of entertainment was climbing on Caroline's stroller.

{Ellie, Savannah, Weston and Caroline inside}

Mason, who is the sweetest little boy I know, loved playing with Weston.

He even made sure Weston was ok when he ate it in the dirt. I love Mason.

Holden was on his best behavior and snoozed it up most of the time.

My cute sister-in-laws on Cameron's side

{Tiffany, Shannon, Shannon}

July 4th {2011}

Cooking breakfast in the canyons is one of my greatest childhood summer memories. My mom planned a breakfast with some of my cousins and it was not only so fun to see them, but to be up in the mountains.

A handful of my siblings and cousins...

{L: Cameron, Alan, Emily, Anglea, Brent, Jake}

{R: Nicki, me, Trace}

My grandpa

Weston had the time of his life playing with his cousins, digging in the dirt, climbing the hills, throwing rocks, finding sticks, eating pancakes, etc. etc.

{Lauren and Weston}

Later that night we had a bbq at my moms. Scott got back into town today so Weston was able to play with Luke... he was in heaven. He talks about Luke all the time back home.

Cameron's mom, Margaret, was nice enough to fly in to see Holden get blessed. She was with us on the 4th as well.

My mom decked the kids out in patriotic gear which they loved!

Holden was definitely not enjoying his time in front of the camera.

My mom trying to get a smile out of Holden.... still not working.

Scott and Millie

And onto the sparklers, pops, and fireworks. Livermore basically banned any July 4th fun this year so I was glad we were in Utah. All sorts of fireworks were happening and it was so fun to watch them. Weston loved the sparklers and was slightly entertained by the fireworks. He had more fun running up and down the hill... no big surprise there.

My mom, me, and Emily

Alan started this game with Weston where he would lift up his arm and then tickle his pits {such a strange word}. Weston seriously thought it was so funny and would crack up every time. It was such a fun 4th of July!

Holden's Blessing

We just got back from an awesome trip to Utah. We saw tons of family and friends, spent lots of time in the mountains, and we got to see fireworks. Yay for Utah fireworks and sparklers. What's with Livermore canceling the fireworks and not allowing sparklers?? A big reason for our trip was to bless Holden so we could have our family there. Cameron gave Holden a perfect blessing and the day was really special. We love our little Holden!! After the blessing we had a brunch at my moms house which turned out really great.... except for the 100 degree weather. Holy hot. It was such a great day and thanks to all of our family who was there!