Oregon Fun

As all good things usually do, our trip to Oregon has come to an end. Its been a quick 3 days, but we've packed in some fun:

-rode in a minivan (that's so COOL if you're 3!)
-watched movies in the car (as in 13 hours straight!)
-gave Mimi and Papa the BEST surprise ever
-ate tons of popsicles and root beer floats
-went shopping and out to lunch
-swam in the pool EVERY DAY
-rode Papa's tractor
-picked and ate TONS of berries (we timed our trip just right to hit Oregon berry season!)...raspberries, blackberries, blueberries
-played silly games with cousins...like making a house in the closet, playing yard sale, etc.
-went to the park
-played in the tent with Papa
-saw some friends

So, so fun and we hope we can come visit again soon.

Road trip

So...what do you get when you have 3 sisters (me, Lindsey and Kacey), 4 kids (Kaden, Riley, Brody and Bailey), and a minivan on the road for 13 hours today?!...road trip to Oregon! Yep, we crazy girls decided to come and help Lindsey pack up her house to officially get moved to Utah. We didn't tell our parents that we were coming, and just showed up at the door. Needless to say they were surprised! It actually went really well today and the kids were great. Its nice to be home, (even though its only going to be for a few days) and always fun to be with my sisters.

2 weeks and counting...

I, too, am anxiously awaiting Stephenie Meyer's new book. While I'm not planning to attend any midnight parties, I will be headed out on that Saturday morning to buy the book. When I got to Utah last summer I hadn't even heard of these books, let alone read them. But thanks to my sister-in-law, Kerry, I got sucked right in. I just finished re-reading the first 3 so that I'm up to speed and ready for Breaking Dawn. (Just a funny note: Kerry and I have since gotten our mother-in-law, sister-in-law, and my sisters to read them too!) I love having a new book to read, and I'm sure this will be a good one.

Cherry hill, part 2

OK, so I finally took the camera with us today to Cherry Hill. Today was especially fun since Riley and Brody (and Lindz, Kace and Bailey) came with us.

Here's the 3 little monkeys playing in the water.

Swimming in the splash pools.

Just chillin'

Kaden always thinks its so fun when we get to play with the kids, and he cried this afternoon when they left to go home. We'll definately all have to go again. So, so fun.

Hogle Zoo...SO FUN (especially when I get to go with my cousins!)

Playing in the mountains!

Fun things we do at Kacey's house

Kaden and I go try and get down to Kacey's house at least once a week. She lives in Herriman, which is about an hour on the "long road" (I-15) from us. We try and do fun stuff when we're together. Here's some recent pictures of stuff we've done. I never have the camera with me, so its taken awhile to get these posted....going to the aquarium, riding the carousel at the mall, watching movies, playing in the pool with squirt guns, fireworks, the splash park, etc. Its been especially fun since Riley's been here to go too.

4th Fun

We spent the day in Herriman with my 2 sisters and Mimi and Papa who are in town. We did lots of fun snaps, went to the Riverton carnival, did fireworks, had a BBQ, and went to a splash park. It was a fun day and Kaden loves being with his cousins.

Splish splash

It has been so hot in Utah lately! I'm talking between 95-100 degrees everyday. I know that my internal temperatures run HOT most of the time (as my family keeps telling me!), but it is HOT! Have I said that enough yet? :) Anyway, this is how the kids have been keeping cool. Wish I could jump in and play too. Looks fun, doesn't it?!