We are out of otter pops..

The last otter pop has been consumed. That can only mean one thing: it's time to go back to school.

Alexis was super excited and proclaimed that she "didn't sleep at all because she was too excited!" She made her bow that is in her hair the night before!

Ethan was also excited, but a bit nervous because all of his best pals are in a different class :( We are looking forward to all the new friends he is going to make!!

I can't believe it. 5th and 3rd grade. I am getting so old - and even more frightening - so are they.

Here's to a great school year!

Bry's new look

Rounded up Brylee, Alexis, Ethan, Ashley, Kristy, Cayden and Kaysha and took a trip to the mall to pierce Brylee's ears!!!

She is adorable!! And she loves them :) And she didn't cry at all.

Cute girl!

Alpine Slide and Lagoon

I can't believe how many years I lived within 45 minutes of Park City and have never done the Alpine Slide!! So....we decided to fix that and cross it off the bucket list.

My sister brought her cute little Cayden and Alexis and Ethan both rode their own slides. I decided (after some convincing from my sister) to take Brylee with me and she LOVED it!! She cheered the whole time and kept telling me to go "faster and faster!" It was super fun and definitely a must do in Park City.




Alexis, Kristy and I also did the zipline. The WORST part definitely was having your feet up on the gate before they release you.



Since we have season passes to Lagoon we also had to stop by there a couple of times. The kids always have a blast, even Brylee rode a coaster and the boats (about 10 times!)





I don't want summer to END!!

24th of July Celebration

We just HAD to head to Utah to celebrate the 24th of July!! It was a really, really, really fun time.

Scratch that. It was a really, really, really fun time EXCEPT the drive there and back. Between potty breaks, accidents, accidents, accidents and a low-fuel panic attack, I may never drive there again. :)

So...it was a good thing we had a fun time!!

Started off with a big old party at my parents house. Water slide, snocones, cousins, fireworks all make for a great party!! My parents pulled out all the stops and the kids had a grand, grand time. I love that they are making these memories that will last forever.

Bry with her cousin Kaysha.

Snocones!!




BBQ - always tasty!



Uncle Kurt braved taking all the kids down the waterslide!



We got to do lots of fun fireworks this year due to the new Utah laws! We did parachutes out in the park - the kids had fun chasing them down! Bry was THRILLED to get a pink one!





The 4 mom's got to chase a parachute too....guess who caught it?!? YOURS TRULY!! :)



On Sunday we decided to take a little hike up Rocky Mouth trail to see a waterfall. The hike was a little more than we bargained for with 5 kids, but we had a good time. The water was freezing!!

Time to go home.....fun place!!

Camping

We love to get away at least a couple of times each summer to go camping. I love it because we get to focus on each other and get away from cell phones, computer games, laptops etc. etc. etc.!!

Our kids love to go up past Idaho City because then our camping trip always includes a trip to Sasparilla for ice cream!! We had a really great time.

Food is always an important part of camping :)

We had fun playing ladder ball until a fellow camper stole (yes - STOLE) some of our golf balls....grrrr!!!

Bry loves her Daddy...

Cute Kids...

Of course you have to make snowmen when you are camping...

And s'mores....

A good time was had by all!!

Big girl bike

Brylee jumped on the neighbor girl's bike the other day and rode off into the sunset - I had no idea she could even ride!! So we got her a bike of her own (BLUE was her only request) and she has been riding it non-stop ever since! She is SO good on it, and super cute! Where did my baby go?