Family Night at Trafalga

We LOVE to spend time as a family any chance that we get, so when Jed bought us some certificates to Trafalga we didn't let them sit around too long. Boy have things changed there since I was a kid! We had a great time and the kids liked every activity that we did! We played some mini golf, played some arcade games, had some dippin dots, watched a 3D movie, and got to ride the go-carts!

Halie and Gavin were a little nervous about the 3D movie because the curtains close and it gets dark and all that fun stuff. Once the movie started they were sold! They actually enjoyed it so much that they talked their dad into letting them watch it again!

It was a great family night and we plan to do it again!

August 2009

Pre-K and 1st Grade

It is always hard to believe that my kids are old enough to go to school when this time of year comes around, and now I have a 1st grader that will go ALL day long! I have to say that I have mixed emotions about this one. Halie is SO READY to have a more structured day and to also have the social interaction daily! Gavin is not so sure about going to school again, he is not one that likes change much and so to get a new teacher and a new classroom makes him a little nervous. I know that they will both enjoy it and it will be a great way to take a break from each other! Yes, we can get too much of each other every once in a while!

As you can tell from the picture below that getting to school by 8:00am everyday is going to be a task! It is going to take some adjusting to!

This picture was taken after school and by the look on her face I think she is going to like school and she is going to be ok! It also helps that she is more awake in this picture! Halie asked me when she came home "do I have to stay at school that long EVERY DAY?"

Here is Gav on his first day and I couldn't get a good smile because of the sun in his eyes but he was pretty excited to go because there are two other kids in his class from our neighborhood!

This is what he thought of his day at school! I was so happy to hear that he had a good time and is going to enjoy his teacher and class as well!!!

It is going to be a GREAT SCHOOL YEAR!!!

New Family Pictures

OK, so family pictures are just not as easy to get the way you want them as they used to be! We gave it a shot a few months ago... we had some complications! When we finally got to our location the wind picked up and the rain started to fall. So here are some of the shots we got in between the rain and wind bursts that came a long! We did get a few good ones, we are going to try again in the spring but these will do for now!

Our one and only camping trip

Well as usual this summer we didn't get out camping as much as we had hoped to, BUT...

We did get to go once, up to Fish Lake and we had a BLAST!!! We went with Jed's family. It was so much fun to go with them and for the kids to have their cousins there to run around with and to get dirty with! It was very relaxing and just great to be together in the great outdoors. We learned while we were there that Halie has a LOVE for four-wheeling, that is if she can drive it! That's my girl! I enjoyed taking my boys on rides too! It must be a boy thing because neither one of them could get enough of them. Jed's brother brought a doom buggy that was a great time for us adults, we let the kids enjoy it too and of course they didn't turn us down!

This little boy wouldn't get off the "cycle" as he calls them. He had to be on one wether or not it was moving! He even talked his aunt Nat into taking him for a ride!

There is not too many things cuter than these boys faces and they were so fun to see dirty! I know that sounds weird but I know how much fun they had getting them dirty and it was so fun to watch them have that much fun in the dirt!

CRAFT TIME!!! We brought some crafts for the kids to do and they enjoyed making and decorating their visors! Of course the glue took so long to dry that they didn't get to wear them much! Oh well it kept them busy for a while anyway, and they were thrilled with their work!

Great times! We hope to be able to make more time next summer for more memory making and dirty faces!

More Summer Fun!

This summer we discovered a brand new splash park and lets just say that it was a BIG hit! We loved to just go and take a lunch, set up our pop-up shade, and enjoy the water! All three kids LOVE the water! It was so nice to just let Grady run in and out of the water and not have to worry about him going under because of how shallow the little stream was! We took some of our good friends with us one time! They all had a blast!

One of our favorite treats in the summer is ICE CREAM! You just are not a kid if you can't have an ice cream cone and get it EVERYWHERE!

We also made a trip up to Ogden to visit Natalie and Rob for an overnighter! We had a great time at the park, watching daddy and Rob play tennis, bowling, minature golf, bumper cars, and ice cream at the Farr Ice Cream Factory! It was a fun time and we love to hang out with Nat and Rob any chance that we can get!

We were able to attend the new temple as a family! It was so fun to take the kids in and to let them see the inside of the temple! They thought that they were pretty special that they got to go inside for once! So beautiful!

Halie took Gymnastics over the summer and enjoyed doing that! She is getting more and more daring and willing to try new things all the time!

Yes we made another trip to the Farm! We had our good friends move closer to us and had to take them out to show them the farm! We had a great time and the kids ran around and also ended up getting very tired! Bonus for us moms!

I LOVE this picture! These two girls have been best friends since they were born! They love to get together anytime that they can! They have been separated for the past hand full of years and so now to have them close has been a lot of fun! They truly are BEST FRIENDS!