4th of July at the condo

We all had so much fun at the condo for the 4th of July. Tyler even had Monday off of work so we got to spend a long weekend in the Mountains. It was cold but very enjoyable.

When we got there Ty made a rope swing under the deck for the kids.


He didn't really like how it turned out so he made an actual swing between two trees. It was a huge hit and gave the kids something to do at all times. I never once heard either of the kids say they were bored.

We went down to the desert and let the kids drive while sitting on Grandpa's lap and we roasted hot dogs. It was nice to get down in the hot weather but once we were there for a few hours it was nice to get back up to the cool weather of the mountains. (no pictures of desert. Even though I had my camera)
We also went fishing. The only fish caught was on my Dad's pole. We were going to let Shayna reel it in but she was too busy pouting so Britton got to do it.

More fishing pictures.....







All Mom caught was Moss.

Britton found and gave me this heart rock. He seems to find them all the time. I love that he always gives them to me!

Scott and Tony know how much Shayna loves to ride horses. They were nice enough to bring some horses up the mountain so Shayna could go for a long ride. I got to go on a long horseback ride with Tony and Britton and Shayna last year so this year Tyler got to be the one to go. They were gone for two hours and when they got back Shayna was begging to go again!

My cousins Chance and Andi

The whole crew getting ready for their ride.....Tony, Kinsey, Chance, Andi, Navey, Shayna and Tyler.

It was a great trip and of course it didn't last long enough.

I love slow summer weekends!!

Weekends like this are my favorite. It was hot outside and the kids wanted to play on the slip and slide....I even got in on the action. Although there are no pictures to prove it, I went down the slide a few times. I'm paying for it today though. How can something so simple make you so sore. I must be too old for the slip and slide.



We also made some chicken wings and a few french fries and some onion rings just for fun. It all turned out so delicious.



We also played on the slip and slide on Sunday, when we were done the kids decided they wanted to go bowling so we called up Grandma Sharon and Uncle Shane and they met us at the bowling ally.





Did I mention I love weekends like this!!

Mom! Get the camera.

So Britton say's to me, "Mom, get the camera, your gonna want to blog about this. So I grabbed the camera and ran to his room not knowing what I would find.

This is what I found....

I asked him what he was doing or what he was dressed up as and he said "nothing, I just think this is going to look really cool and I wanted to see it. I asked him why he didn't go look in the mirror. Well duh! He can't see anything so he needed me to take a picture of it so he could take off the awesome outfit and look at it.

And apparently he thinks I blog about EVERYTHING so why not this too.

Summer Rec tumbling

Shayna is in a summer Recreation Tumbling class again this year. She loved it so much last year that we had to put her in again this year. And to my surprise she is so good that they moved her from the 6 and 7 year old group to the 8 and 9 year old class. She looks so tiny next to them

but she is learning a lot and loving it. I don't ever get to go watch her so I had my Mom take pictures for me....so of course I had to blog/brag about it!

Happy Fathers day and Introducing......

The newest members of our Family....

Rummy

Sparky

Don't ask me what possessed us to do this. We finally gave in to the kids wanting a new pet. Britton wanted a snake and Shayna wanted a cat, dog or camillion so this is what I would agree to.

Hilda seems to think they look delicious.



The two hamster's we came home with fought like crazy when we put them in the cage together. The kids were freaking out so we had to go buy another cage. So two hamster's and two cages and way more money then we expected later, we have a happy family.

Happy Fathers Day to my amazing Husband. He is such a great Dad. After the kids gave him their gifts he took them to the pet store to buy their Hamster's. What a good Daddy for buying the kids gifts on Fathers Day! I gave Tyler the best gift of all I think. I told him he had to help the kids take care of the Hamsters and clean the cage and make sure they are fed and watered and the Hamsters are only allowed out of their cage when he is home because I don't want to touch them. Happy Fathers Day Ty....Love ya!

Happy Fathers Day to my Dad as well. I don't see my Dad much anymore. Since he has retired he has been at his condo an awful lot. I didn't get to see him on Father's day and I don't think he looks at this blog much anymore but I had to let it be known that I have the BEST Dad. Thanks for everything Dad. I love you!

One month ago

Britton decided he was done with recreation soccer so on the 13th of May he tried out for a competitive soccer league. We finally heard back from the coach yesterday. Britton will be playing for the Houston Dynamo's (silly name for a bunch of 8 and 9 year olds from Utah). We have a meeting on Wednesday for all parents to attend and then another meeting with the parents, player and coach on Thursday. They sure are serious about this. And it costs a pretty penny but Britton is so excited he can hardly stand it. His first game will be on July 1st. Hopefully he will finally be on a decent team and will actually enjoy it more then he did with the team he was on last season.

Way to go Britton we are very proud of you!! I can't wait for soccer to begin again, I have been going through withdrawals.

Lost tooth #4!