Splash Pad

The girls got a day to hang out with Aunt Kati and little Jonah. They ended up at the new splash pad in Harrisville.

Cute little cousins.

Thanks, Aunt Kati, for letting them play!

Cowboy Dinner - Take 2

We got some new pics to add to our Cowboy Dinner Blog.  Thanks, Zac!

Every year our friends have a Cowboy Dinner for their friends and family. We have managed to wiggle ourselves into their little group of invitees and always have a fantastic time.

The girls get to dress up

and ride horses.

Troy gets to wear his favorite pink cowboy hat.

Then again, maybe he stole it from Aeva.

The food is scrumptious!

This is Aimee, she is the hostess of this fantastic little get together.  Looks like we might all be making her slightly psychotic.  That's what friends and family are supposed to do.

The kids get to practice their roping skills.  

See the little stick horse down in the gully?  Hilarious.  Gracie even caught it once!

Piper and Aeva - together again.

 Poor Zac had to entertain all of the kids with his train while the rest of us sat on our duffs.

  That's what good friends do, babysit your children when you should be doing it yourself.

Thanks, Williams!  We had a fantastic time.

Summer Favorite

We love it when Grandpa's garden starts to grow! It means unlimited...

CUCUMBERS for all of us!!!

A BIG Thumbs Down

This magazine came in the mail for Troy.

All of my girls were NOT impressed.  

Troy was disappointed too.  He thought it should have been a girl football player.

Bear Lake w/ Hauns 2013

Troy's family has a trailer at Sweetwater Trailer Park up by Bear Lake. We spent the weekend there with his family.

We had lunch on the lawn with all the cousins.

Grandma Carole is always prepared with activities and crafts for the kids.

We swam in the lake.

Maddie and Gracie were impressed that they could hold Danny up all by themselves.

Cousin Jonah.

He kept burying Troy's leg with sand.  He was quite excited about it.

The brave swimmers.

That night we went out for pizza and played on the toys.

And then, the main event (at least as far as we were concerned)....shakes!  We even developed a cheer for the occasion..."Bear Lake, Raspberry Shake!" (repeat three times at the top of your lungs).  I'm sure the cheerleading squads around the world would be impressed.

On our way home we went on the Limber Pine Trail to see the "Jesus" tree.  Apparently it was supposed to be a tree that was around at the time that Jesus was on the earth.  The younger kids thought we were actually going to meet Jesus.  They kept asking where he was.  Cute....and confused.

This tree is pretty cool.  The kids are sitting on the "L" portion in the picture above.  The sign said that the tree had been damaged and a branch had taken over as the main trunk.  I think a large animal sat on it.  You can choose which philosophy you want to believe.

A huge tree that had fallen down.  Best playground ever.

We finally made it to the "Jesus" tree.  The kids were less than impressed.  The sign said the tree was about 600 years old.  That doesn't exactly date back to the time of Jesus but we can pretend.

On the way home, we stopped at Merlin Olsen Park in Logan.  This was the view from our blanket.  Troy and I were married in the Logan Temple.  Makes it a very special place for my family.  

A great ending to a fantastic trip.

Thanks Grandpa and Grandma for a wonderful weekend!