just like the pioneers

This week we took the boys to the This Is The Place park.  We've never been, and it was definitely fun to go and be like the pioneers.  Thankfully though, when we were done playing, we got to go back to our modern conveniences!

Both of the boys thought it was fun to wash clothes:

We wrote on chalkboards in school:

Kaden plowed the fields and got a shave:

We panned for gold:

The boys learned some wood working skills in the cabinet shop:

We took a pony ride:

We even took a train ride:

As you can see, we had a great time! 

a day at the zoo

Last week we decided to visit the zoo.  Its always fun to have a day out, and see all of the animals.

They had their dinosaur exhibit up and running...pretty cool, and a little scary.

And, our day would not be complete without a ride on the carousel and the train!

We also ran into some life long friends from Oregon.  That was a nice surprise!  All in all, a really good day.

six months in and still going strong

I am loving our picture of the day album.  Its been so fun to go back and look at the last 6 months. 

Here's more of our recent pictures:

Bosten slurping some honey mustard sauce.

The boys snuggling on the couch.

 Talking and eating popsicles on the back step.

Another trip to the aquarium.

Car wash.  Seriously, they love it.

Waking up Bosten from his nap...notice the pillow and blankets all behind his head and his feet sticking out of his bed?  That is so Bosten right now.

 My helpers and I making pretzel hugs for my VT route.

Watching the last Oprah show.  I didn't watch every day, but enough that I would consider myself a regular.

Jumping on the bed at the hotel.  Best. Time. Ever.

a little early...

The boys have been so ready to drag out the slip n' slide.  We promised that we'd get it out this week, but when we were ready it wasn't that warm.  That didn't stop us.

Here's some of our warm up runs:

The main event:

The water was freezing and it wasn't that warm outside either.  We did a couple of runs, snuggled in our towels, and called it a day.  Now only if it will get hot...we'll be ready!

riding the rails with thomas the train

Kyle had Memorial Day weekend off, and we knew that we wanted (and needed) to do something a little different and more fun than usual.

 We got tickets to the Thomas the Train event up in Heber.  We've never been before, and figured that it would be fun.  We were thinking we were safe with the weather until we saw the weather forecast, and then we prayed hard that we wouldn't have rain.

It was overcast, but no rain.  The boys LOVED it, and had a great time doing all of the activities:

We miniature golfed.

We rode the train (duh):

We got temporary tattoos:

 We got to check out the inside of an ambulance:

We rode up and down the tracks in this little car:

And of course, had to take our picture with Thomas:

Super great fun.  The rest of the weekend we shopped at the outlet mall, went out to dinner, and played in the hotel (as in jumped on the beds, ate junk and watched a movie, swam in the pool, etc.)

pass a long cards

If you need (or know someone who needs) pass a long cards, I know where to get hooked up!

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They will do a fabulous job for you!  I'm hoping to update ours ASAP as Bosten has changed a lot (and we're about out!)