Fun at the Park

We love finding fun new parks to explore around here. There are a lot and they are fun. We went to the Discovery Park in Pleasant Grove with Scott and Melissa. It was a ton of fun. I got to try out our new camera and chase the kids all around the wooden structures. Here are some of the pics.

Brandon and some random kid who was his BFF that day.

Kaitlin's 5th Birthday

Miss Katydid turned 5 and I think she had a lot of fun this year. She had a huge party. And loved celebrating the day with all her friends. I learned a valuable lesson at Kaitlin's birthday party. I seriously need to limit the amount guests she invites even if it is on a holiday weekend and you think no one will come. She wanted to include all her friends which means preschool and church and her soccer friends. The guest list was long, but the fun was big. 

We did some games and made an obstacle course for the kids to run through in the back yard. I was worried for a bit because it looked like rain, but luckily it stayed away so we could play. 

On her actual birthday we gave her some family gifts. The kids made her pictures and paper airplanes.

Happy birthday you social butterfly!

A Day in the Life

Brandon trying to style his own hair. 

He's all mine ladies!

Chasing Emma's newest garage sale find - a remote control car.

Kaitlin lost her first tooth!

Kaitlin decided to sleep in a laundry basket.

Anya walking her dogs.

Jo and Emma at a lake.

Hanging out with Jo's chickens

Handsome like daddy!

I found them in bed like this one Sunday afternoon.

Donut Falls & a visit from Sam

We were super lucky to get to see our cousin Sam after he went to EFY last summer. The kids were so excited to have him stay with us for a few days. The minute he got here, they made him read Green Eggs and Ham multiple times. I had to save him and tell them to go find something else to do.

He helped us break in our new rocket launcher. We tried doing it in the church parking lot, but soon found that it wasn't big enough. They had to hop the wall behind the church to find the rocket. 

The next day we went for a hike to donut falls. The hike ends at a waterfall that falls down a hole in the top of an open cave. It was amazing. Once we got there, there was a huge mountain side that you could climb up to see the falls from the top. Of course all the kids wanted to try it and we were pretty proud of all of them for making it to the top, even Brandon and Kaitlin. The kids' favorite part was feeding some food to the chipmunks near the falls. Those cute fuzzies were fearless and came so close to the kids to get the food. They were pretty cute. (Unfortunately, this was also the time when we realized that our camera was dying and the pictures didn't turn out to great.) 

The view from the top of the falls