Mid Summer Outings

We discovered a new playground at Snowbasin this summer.

So we'd head up for a picnic and play time.  

Great part, is was free ;)

Brothers pause for a quick picture

 We sat and watched

 Everyone all together now

Back home we enjoyed a leftover cupcake

from family night.

(The boys are big into picking out the

family night treat, we've been on a 

cupcake kick for a little while now)

All tuckered out from the day

Broken Elbow Round 2

In June while at Grandma and Papa's house,

right when parents came to Grandparent Week,

Jack had an accident and broke his elbow...

...again...

...in the exact same place :/

The doctor said it was just really unlucky.

Jack did it by falling over a cushion and 

catching himself just wrong.

We had it in a brace for a few days,

 then when that came off he barely 

bumped it and yelped in pain.

We knew we'd need to go in again for

another x-ray. (They had already

reduced it because it was probably 

dislocated again as well).

The doc that we saw for his last broken

elbow we have ended up switching as 

our primary pediatrician, and 

he saw us again right away.

No question from the x-ray, it was broken.

So another two week cast:

 

 This time around he went with green,

it was his big green band-aid.

Bad timing too because I had just convinced Nathan

the previous day that we should get a trampoline...

needless to say that went out the window pretty quickly.

July 1st we got the cast off:

 This little guy is super brave! 

Not even a flinch.

However, when they took it off it was

with the instructions that he couldn't fall again

on it for 2 weeks or he could seriously injure it!

Aahh!

Have you ever kept a two year old from falling for 

two weeks?  And the teachers in nursery at church just

hovered over him for those two weeks as well.

It was not an easy task, but he is all better, and

fingers crossed we are good to go for awhile in

the broken bone department.

 

All better!

Happy 4th of July!

I love the 4th of July!

The parades, the fireworks,

 everyone wearing red, white, and blue 

and remembering our country and the 

men and women who have fought to keep it free.

This July 4th started out with going to a parade in

Morgan.  Think small town Americana and that is the

Morgan parade.  Complete with throwing candy :)

After Nathan came home from a long bike ride that day we

headed up to Snowbasin and thought a hike after the heat

of the day would be a good idea.

It was...until the mosquitoes came out :/

Then we were running back to the car.

We jumped in the car and headed down the canyon to 

Grandma and Papa's house to watch some fireworks

from Papa's cousin's porch (they live right around the 

corner).  What a great view.

And what a SHOW!  Seriously rivaled the city

shows.  The fireworks just kept coming and coming!

 

 

 

 

 It was great watching everyone's reactions, 

and the fireworks were so close! 

 I haven't been that close since the time

Nathan and I went with Great Aunt Carol to Fort Hood.

We also have some really cool neighbors, and we 

set off all our fireworks together and all the kids 

watched.  Doing this a few days after July 4th helped

to spread the holiday out a little more.

Mommy and Jack looking on

A few days later...to keep just keep 

dragging out the 4th for as long as possible,

We headed back to Grandma and Papa's house.

Cory and Karissa were visiting from Vegas,

and so with Jason, Nicole, and Emily,

we did a few more fireworks:

This girl isn't a year and can already sport the piggies! 

She also reminds me of the baby from the movie "The Croods"

with her pigtails and how fast she can move!

Happy boys love the fireworks,

especially this year the "parachute guys".

A rocket that launches up at when it explodes it

ejects a parachute that slowly (when it deploys)

comes back to Earth.

Getting snuggly with mommy because of the big booms, what a sweetheart

Karissa with two of her older brothers

I loved it when we were all at BYU together

Karissa is pretty close to her due date here, about 

6 more weeks to go with their first son Rondo!

We are excited for them to be parents, and

for another boy cousin to run around with!

Our week was packed, Happy 4th of July!

Hill Air Show

The last weekend in June we headed to the AirShow on Hill Air Force Base. 

 I was so excited to be able to go "on base".  

Nathan thought I was weird, but I thought it was neat

 that we could go through the gates that were usually there to keep us out.

 I did not realize how HOT this was going to be, 

how far we'd have to park from the actual festivities,

 and how long we'd be there.  

So once we figured that for as far as we had to walk to get there, 

we were staying for awhile, it was easier to be okay with the heat.

Checking out different jets

Jack and Daddy in the shade of a carrier aircraft

 This one was huge

 The Thunderbirds (Airforce equivilant of the Blue Angels)

also preformed and we were there to see them!  

Wow, what a show, so close, so loud, and James and Jack liked it.

Jonathan...was okay unless they got too close and loud :/

 Sitting and watching the Thunderbirds

 Who doesn't like holding an automatic weapon?

Long trip back to the car, which was

parked right outside the front gates on the 193 road.

My sandals were black,  got so hot,

we had to stop in the shady grass to cool off.

Jack is being funny and watching the ground go by.

 

Here Fishy Fishy...

Grammies got to stay with us a few extra days after the wedding,

and that was quite fun!  We went to the park, played toys, and...

went to the Living Planet Aquarium.

Not a bad place, glad we went, I bet next time it 

would be better if we also saw a shark movie while there:)

Megalodon jaw!!

Petting stingrays, this was pretty cool.

There were even some small sharks in the tank,

we weren't supposed to pet those, but they 

came right up to the top!

Grammies and the boys

Great picture of all of them!

Taking Lilah to the Bean...

 ...the Bean Museum at BYU in Provo that is! 

This museum is free, and has been closed for renovations

for a while now, so it was finally open again in June!

While my mama was here after the wedding we went down,

picked up Lilah for the afternoon, and checked it out.

Butterfly exhibit.

It's a giant butterfly made out of butterflies

 Everyone by the elephant

 Playing in a kids area

 Upstairs at the Bean Museum

 You can see the head of the giraffe through this

glass wall on the top floor.

 Jonathan being a good sport and along for the ride

Say "aahh" like the hippo!

Overall a pretty good trip, and we love taking Lilah,

she's a cutie and they are great friends!

Tyler and Kell's wedding!

My nephew Tyler married one awesome girl, Mckell Skeen, on June 21. What an honor to be invited to be a part of their special day.  We love you guys!! 

Night before with Grammies and Jack

 James being funny, and the photo bomb from Grammies

 Kell and Tyler after being sealed for time

and all eternity in the Bountiful Utah Temple.

 James and Jack checking out something on the temple grounds

 This cute guy fell asleep 

 Kirstin, Kendra, and Ann

 Julie, Dorothy, Blaine, and John

At the reception, trying to beat the heat in the shade!

 Three kids later, I love this man of mine.

Weddings always make me nostalgic and I think

back to my wedding. 

I think we look pretty good for 8 yrs!

A little tired, but good :)

 Home again after a day of wedding festivities:

Temple sealing, wedding luncheon, then reception!

 

 My boys with Grammies and Boompa

Me, Mama, and Kirstie