Life on the Farm

We went to Wheeler Farm on Wednesday. Gk loves cows ever since we went to Holly & Garrick's farm. He was so cute with them, he was trying to nuzzle & love them.

Gk gave the goat a kiss! I tried to get him to do it again but then I thought better of it. There was a chicken out and Gk would chase it to me and then I would run and scream because I was scared! Gk's laugh was adorable, he was rolling! The chicken was taking shelter under the stroller while Bentley was fast asleep. I was too scared to go near the stroller. Gk got it out for me though. I think we had quite the audience!

We ate lunch and played around some more. It's nice being really close to so many fun places to take these kids! I am so grateful I can stay home with them... but we don't really stay home.

2 Months

Last Sunday Bentley was smiling so much! It was really hard to get a picture but we sure tried. Gk was taking his nap and it was fun to have some time time with the three of us.

Then on Monday our Princess #2 turned 2 Months! (Patrick is Princess #1 for those of you who don't know!) She is getting so big. It makes me so sad, I don't want her to grow up but I am glad she is, and that she's healthy and strong. She loves her tummy time, usually. She has a really strong torso and neck. She adores her Daddy, and he adores her. She loves to watch Gk and D'Ohgee. She will almost sleep through the night, she usually only wakes up once. Bentley is so patient with me. She loves her baths too. I love her smile.

For her birthday we walked down to the Sev to get a slurpee.

... And more fun

Since we are going to be building a new house we spent a lot of time going through the Parade of Homes. We saw a lot of things that are way out of our budget and what all the trends are this year. One of the town houses (there were a lot this year) had a little play house with the tea set. GK had so much fun playing! He didn't want to leave.

I just love this time of year. We have been playing non-stop! Last week my Mom's work had a party for everyone's family. My Dad did the cooking so of course we went! The dutch oven food was SO good. Juli came too with her kids and Gk was in heaven, Kaycee & Jackson are so sweet with Gk.

Last Thursday we went to the zoo with Juli before they headed back to Wyoming. We got to the zoo after they had already seen all the animals and I'm glad they did, right when we got there it started POURING rain. It was really fun to watch, but we decided to go get some lunch instead. When we got home Gk got stung by a bee on his ear. I felt so bad, his ear swelled up really big but it went down fast. I was glad I didn't have to dig out the stinger.

Lyndsey's nephew passed away in January, he had leukemia. We are going to do a race and raise some money for leukemia. To get started Lyndsey had Dyllan did a lemonade stand where all the money goes to the cause,we all had fun helping out. She might do a yard sale too.

We went up to Snowbird last Friday night. Next year I want to go star gazing up there. You ride up the tram and someone tells you about the constellations. GK had a lot of fun, he got to jump on the trampolines!

Patrick took us to Yuba lake. I had never been there before and I don't think I'd believe it was there if I hadn't seen it. There were sandy beaches for digging/burying (Patrick), seagulls for chasing (Gk), and the sun for laying out in(Bentley & I)!It was a really pretty day until the wind started to blow so we headed home and...

decided to ride the trax to Salt Lake. I've ben wanting to take Gk for a ride. It was so fun. He was a little scared but it was nice to be able to hold him. He really liked people watching but he wasn't very discreet!

In the bottom left picture both Patrick & Gk look so tired! Gk was saying "sleepy," which he's never admitted to.

More Fun!

We have been having such a fun summer. Lots of 7 Peaks!

Gk and Claire are so cute together!

Gk & Bentley are getting so big!

Terrific Tuesday

Last Tuesday Jenn had the day off work and Brandon and Jenn invited us to lunch! (Patrick was invited too but he was super busy at work, no lunch for him!) Brandon really wanted a hot dog on a stick, so we went to the mall. I just love this picture with Brandon wiping Gk's face, it almost looks like Gk is upset but he was laughing SO hard! Every time I wipe Gk's face he IS screaming 'cause he is mad...

Last time I took Gk on a carousel I got a fat lip... I could tell he was uncomfortable so I got on the horse and sat with him to calm him, well he threw his head back and I vowed I wasn't taking him on one again. But of course if Brandon is taking him, he loves it. I love how this picture turned out!

I let GK ride one of the moving toys. They had a jeep, a tractor, a 4-wheeler, and a car, but he picks out this pink ice cream looking car. We were all a little shocked because he loves tractors (or Snorts, which he says "Do-What") anyway it gave us a good laugh.

We just love having Jenn & Brandon as our friends. They have been so good to us, we really don't deserve them. They have been SO super happy lately, I love how this picture shows how they are almost aglow! It really was like their wedding day~ We love you guys!

Bentley was there, I took a picture but it didn't turn out very good. She was a super sleeper and missed out on the whole party.

Bean a while!

My sweet little niece Kaycee turned the big 7 on August 5th. I can't believe how fast the the time has flown by. We all went to 7 peaks for her big day! I was so happy that they were here. How Fun!! Gk and I brought Grandma so we were a little late to the party, but we still had a blast! Gk loves his cousins, I wish he got to see them more.

The highlight for GK was (of course) singing happy birthday. Kaycee was a little shy, we had some confusion with 7 peaks because they closed early that day. They moved all our stuff so we had to go to the parking lot to have her party and the parking lot was CHUCK full for a private party. It was more busy than I'd ever seen it. I would have been shy too with all those people watching. So Kaycee was waiting in the car to go when we sang happy birthday (because we were all going different places and wanted cupcakes anyway, maybe we should have just left it but..) and Gk got to blow out the candle which wasn't lit because we didn't have a lighter but beside that he was SO excited!! The kid has a sick obsession that I love.

Happy Birthday Kaycee, We Love You!!

Gk's fist roller coaster... Patrick & Gk have never been to Jungle Jim's Playland. I had some friends that worked there in high school, it's a pretty fun place -a little old now. We went to a chinese restaurant for dinner right by Jungle Jim's and Gk was a bit of a pill. When will we be able to eat out again? I don't know if you can see all the sugar and salt on his face in the first pic? Well after we thought we'd try out a ride at J.J.'s. Patrick only saw this roller coaster, they have a bunch of smaller slower rides, but Patrick didn't see them. He bought us tickets for this ride. I should have known when the operator asked me if he liked fast rides, I shrugged my shoulders and said "We'll see..." Well we did and the answer is NO! We didn't last 30 seconds on the ride, I don't think it got to full speed. Next time we'll start a little slower.

I just thought these pics were too cute not to post.

Benton's Birthday!

Benton had the funnest birthday party!! He had a whole carnival. There was a huge bouncy house, a cotton candy machine, popcorn, snow cones, games, prizes, and a whole lot more!

Honestly I felt like it was my birthday. It was a dream come true to make my own cotton candy!

Having Fun

We have been having such a fun summer. Bentley wanted her picture taken, she looked so cute and I couldn't say No!! This was right before we went to the splash park.. I forgot my camera while we were there:(.

Gk helped me make some cookies. (I was inspired by reading Becca's blog... she is much more patient than I am). We made a HUGE mess but had a lot of fun. They were delicious. Every day I get a cookie recipe from Martha Stewart and it's been way fun trying some.

We had a few nights that Bentley would be sad, so we broke out the old swing. She wasn't that into it, she was just really tired!! Gk Gk still loves it though. He gets in and turns it on, it won't swing him though. I am sure he's over the weight limit!

Thank You Lyns!!

My SIL Lyndsey is SO sweet!! She is a crazy woman about taking pictures (like me!!) and I am so grateful! She gave me a cd of a bunch of pics that I will cherish.

I am so glad she took all these pictures at the hospital. It was so crazy and I wasn't in much of a position to be taking pictures.. my view of people wasn't the most flattering!! I will always remember every second of this day, but it's really nice though to have pictures.

One night we went out with Brandon & Jenn and thought that we would leave Gk to play with Grandma, well she had to go to the hosptial so Lyndsey and Michelle were watching Gk. He LOVES to dump out his drinks and lap it up like a dog... (So super gross when he drinks out of D'Ohgee's water dish!) Lyns & Mish thought it was so funny and got the cutest pics. I love how Gk is nuzzling up to Nibbles!

Lyndsey bought Bentley this adorable tutu. We have plans to make some, I think they are the cutest things ever! I can't wait to make some with little matching appliqued onesies! I want to put her in one every day! We decided to have a little photo shoot with the princess. (I think the headband kinda looks like the chiquita banana lady sometimes... you know the lady with the fruit basket on her head!)

This one is my Favorite! I can't believe we caught a smile!!