Goblins!

We had planned a trip to Goblin Valley last year and it didn't happen so we made it happen this year and it was SO MUCH FIN!!

There were so many places to explore and it seemed like you could just go anywhere without all the restrictions that you usually run into.

Gk had so much fun crawling through the caves and tunnels. and I think everyone really had a good time. It was a great place!  You should go!

Jennah's Big Day

I can't believe that Jennah is already 1! (Still and it's really December!) She is such a joy to all of us! Jenn worked so hard to have her party be just right and it seemed so effortless and was all cute! Seriously I don't know how she does it all!

There were trailer rides and a pinata and the kids played in the bouncy house. It was so fun to hang out with so many people that we love. Jenn, Brandon, and Jennah are just like family to us and theyreally have some amazing families. We are blessed to know them!

More hikes and some Fishing!!

Oh this hike was not very easy.. Gk had only gone about 10 feet and decided he didn't want to be in the mountains.. Possibly my fault for going so much but it is therapeutic for me! So I had to carry him most of the way up and down. 3/4 of a mile isn't very far, but it is when you carry a 3 and 1 year old!

Patrick and Brandon finally got a chance to go fishing up at Teapot lake.. We took the kayak so they didn't have to fish off the shore. I don't think the fishing was very good. It was probably perfect right as we were leaving! But we had lots of fun getting all messy and eating lots of treats!

Gk found an old fireman costume that he lOvEs!! It was pretty cute how he wanted to wear it ALL the time.

We got a wagon! It is so much fun for the kids to have a ride on the back of the lawnmower!

To the Mountains!

The water level was really high all spring and the first part of summer. So when it started ti not be quite so dangerous we went up hiking. The boys were always too busy so Jenn and I would just take the kids. This was a really short fun hike right off of Wasatch Blvd. seriously only 10 minutes. Someday I want to repel down the waterfall... but not with kids!

Patrick and I took the kids on a drive over the guardsman pass again! It was really fun to get out and play! We stopped in Midway or Heber (I really don't know the difference :) for a fun picnic!

Gk did really good on this hike! It was really fun~

Jenn brought some yummy cookies and we had to hurry home because it looked really stormy!

Summer Fun!

Gk LOVES the slip and slide!  It was really a big hit!
Patrick taught him that you slide the best when there isn't any resistance of a swimming suit...
So beware!

We met up with Lyndsey, Benton, and Cooper, and Jenn and Jennah to check out the animals at the Wheeler Farm! I love that place but it was blazing HoT!! We didn't last too long but it was long enough!

And Gk learned hot to make himself a peanut butter and Jelly sandwich! 

Now, I still usually make them for him because he just eats the jam out of the jar. But he can do it!

County Fair, Town days, & The Zoo

We went to the County Fair and Brandon and Jenn weren't planning on going but when their car broke in almost the parking lot we told them they should just come and go with us. I LOVE the fair! The people watching is the best! They had some fun kid games. Gk got to play a few but his favorite was the pony ride!  We didn't stay long, the kids were getting restless and if I remember right we were all starving.  But it was a lot of fun!

Next to the Lewiston parade, Bluffdale Town days is my favorite! It may be because of the tanks they have in the parade. There is a lot of candy in this one too! They have some really fun games and activities for kids after too so it's a tradition!

I think I really like the zoo more than the kids do...

Vin Hagen

Patrick's work has a cabin in Idaho called Vin Hagen. The place is super old, has bats and mice, and is like a 4-5 hour drive away... But the place is a blast!! We weren't able to go there last year (new baby & new house) so we were really excited when we were given an opportunity to go there this year.

We spent the first morning with just our family but it was a lot more fun when Patrick's family came... (we really missed Adam & Lyndsey's family)! 

We spent a lot of time in the lake. I don't think the canoe was to shore for more than 5 minutes the whole time we were there.  We ran up to "town" and got some inner tubes to float on the lake and spent some time in the hot tub!

We have a couple heroes!! Gk fell in the lake and Bradon and Paxton saw him. Paxton pulled him out of the water. Gk still talks about it sometimes!  So grateful to these two guys!



We had SO much good food. I think we were all worried there wouldn't be enough and I don't think I've eaten that much in a long time. Unfortunately/fortunatley it was mostly made up of s'mores.

Grandpa got all the kids making bow and arrows. Some were pretty impressive! 

We had contests on which set would shoot furthest, straight, and stick. 

I don't remember who won what but it was really a lot of fun!

We really had a great time and hope we can go next year too!

Park & Zoo

I love that these kids are getting SO big!! They are so much fun to watch as they grow and explore! I really love these ages!

The Zoo had a great dinosaur exhibit! It was so much fun to tease Gk!!

He would get so scared of them it made me laugh a little...

That's kinda mean but he was really funny all scrunched up in the stroller!

He was still a little nervous about this one, but with a little coaxing I got him on it long enough to take a picture!

Sh!t Creek

Well Patrick had the fishing bug. So we went to one of his favorite fishing holes. 

Sh!t Creek. Patrick's Mom would take him there when he was little and he would catch tons of fish.

Gk has been pretty stoked about fishing too... He has a light-up superman fishing pole that doesn't really work but he LoVeS it!! 

We're still working with Bentley. She hasn't realized the joy of fishing yet. 

 It'll come.. right!?

DeLane's Eagle court

My nephew up in Logan got his Eagle scout a while ago and had his Eagle court in July. We wanted to go up and do some fishing on our way so we stopped in Mantua to check out the lake.

It was such a pretty day. We didn't get one bite but we sure had fun!

The eagle court was really great. Colby looked all grown up. Gk slept through the whole thing

We stopped back at the lake on our way home and I think we just missed the "biting time.. It was still really nice to get away! We're going to try again next year for sure.