Friday, August 30, 2013

Part two

 of our trip.  This is probably going to be in sections since I am trying to play catch up.  We had a lot of fun this summer and I can't believe school has already started.  I think the kids are ready and looking forward to going back.  This year we have a junior, freshman and a sixth grader and a pre K.  No, we are not doing an actual preschool (they are quite expensive here) we will be working with him at home.  Enough of that, lets get back to our trip to Utah.

One thing the younger two like to do is go to the Splash pad.  We met two of my sisters and my mom there and let the kids play in the water (well those kids that actually like the water spraying them).  They had a blast. 
 
 



Camping (trip two)
If you know me I love to camp, camping is one of the things I miss most about moving to the south.  So while we are in Utah we take every opportunity to go to the mountains and camp.  We sold our trailer last year while were back there so this was our home away from home this year.  Carrsons sister let us use her trailer while we were there and of course the kids had to put up the tents.  Which is great since there really isn't enough room in the trailer for all of us to sleep.

Hanging out with Papa.




Andrew and Charlie were constantly picking up sticks.  We had to ban them from the trailers. Andrew had a stash by most of the doors by the time we left.
Clark And Ryan helped grandpa fix one of the hydrants at one of the trailer pads.  Clark had to climb in the hole and attach the new hydrant.  Try doing that while you are balancing on a couple of boards because there was water in the hole.  The boys had to work together since it took team work to get it done. 



Checking out the view.  Last year there was a fire that came within  mile of Cedar Ridge.  Since we had already returned home we went to check it out.  There was still a lot of burned trees and sage brush, but there was a lot of new growth too.  It is funny how one tree/bush could be burnt and two feet over nothing trees still green and untouched in some of the areas.  It was sad to see where the fire was but as we weren't able to get to close since the road we usually take was closed, this is as close as we got (I don't know the other ways to get around).  This was enough for me.


Saw the fence and had to take the opportunity to get a picture of the kids.

I know I am extremely slow at getting these up, but I am working on it.  It takes a while to get pictures uploaded so I am going to stop here and upload more. 

Monday, August 12, 2013

Andrew is finally 4!


I am playing catch up.  I still have a lot to blog about from this past summer but I figured this was more important than our trip.  

Andrew was so excited to turn four.  It is all he talked about for the longest time.  If you asked him how old he was he would answer with "four in Duly (July).  Now he is already counting down till he is five.  We were still on vacation over his birthday so we were able to celebrate with our extended families.  We were also hoping to celebrate outside in the nice, cooler air, but as we approached grandmas and grandpas house it started to rain, and it didn't want to stop.  That is okay he still had a great time blowing out his candles and opening his presents. 
We are so glad Andrew decided to join our family.  He is such a great kid.  He keeps up on our toes.  I have made the comment "now I understand why we have kids when we are younger, he keeps me busy" once or twice before.  I wouldn't change it for the world, though. 

Happy Birthday Andrew!!
We love you!