swimsuits + friends + popsicles + sprinklers = SUMMER

It's gettin' HOT!!!

Father's Day

This year for Father's Day Randy opted to stay home and lounge. I don't blame him. He just finished an intense course in grad school. He was pooped. (By the way he got an A in the class. He is amazing.) After church Randy took a huge nap while the kids constructed Father's Day cards.





We then BBQ'd steaks as big as our heads. It was delicious. It was a nice day.




Happy Father's Day Randy. We sure love you!!!!

The ANGELS

Brad started T-Ball again this year. It is fun to watch him play. He is really into it this year. He has matured a lot in just one year. He still ran to third base the first time he hit. Just like last year. He laughed pretty hard. He cracks himself up.




Claire was way to busy socializing and making new friends to even notice the ball game. She is such a girl.

Proper grass chewing 101

Last Sunday Matt, Tori, Tim and Kamie came over for Sunday dinner. Matt bought a new motorcycle so we took turns taking a ride. We sat on the front lawn and soaked up the sunshine. While we waited Tim taught Brad how to properly chew on a piece of grass. Brad took it quite literally and I think he swallowed a piece or two.

Visitors

My brother Eric and his wife Natalie had a funeral to attend in Idaho. Brad and Claire got to spend the day with their cousins. We had such a fun day babysitting.

In the morning we took a big walk around. We looked at cows and horses. Whitnee told me that our city was like a big Wheeler Farm. It made me laugh. We then went to the Richmond City Farmers Market. They had a pony there that stayed right by the fence to let the kids pet him. My niece Kirsten is deathly allergic to a plethora of things. Of course being an excellent Aunt and sitter I completely forgot this MAJOR detail and encouraged all the kids to "pet the pony kids, pet the pony!!!" Within minutes her face was completely swollen and red. I freaked out. Thank goodness benadryl did the trick. When she was little I took her to a fair. I actually put her on a pony ride. You would think I would have learned from the first experience. Duh!!!!



When we got home I let the kids run through the sprinklers to burn off some of their extra energy. (They had a LOT of energy) I think we only burned off a tip of the iceberg. It is amazing how much energy kids have.















After a while the kids got cold and their teeth were chattering and their lips were a hue of gray. (We have not yet caught up to SLC warmer weather.) The kids laid on the driveway trying to extract some of the heat from the concrete.



When Eric and Natalie got back to the house we piled all the kids in the back of the truck and took them to the park for dinner.





After dinner we settled the kids on the futon for a movie so the adults could visit and sneak Casper's shakes without having to share.



We had a great time visiting and playing. I have such fun memories spending time with my cousins. It is fun to watch the table turn and see my kids enjoying their time with their cousins.

I gotta go!!!

Never take a new potty training toddler where there are no bathrooms.



My mom and I were driving and Claire suddenly had to go. I live in a pretty rural place. We drove around for quite a while and could find nothing but open fields. This was the best I could come up with. Hopefully she wont think this is the norm and want to pee outside all the time now.

Memorial Day- High Creek

My mom has been here the last few weeks to help me watch my kids. My dad decided to come up for the weekend to go camping in High Creek.





The first night was stormy wet and cold. We mostly stayed in the trailers, ate junk food and drank hot chocolate. Luckily the sun came out for the rest of the trip and we soaked up some good fresh mountain air.







When Randy's mom was here last she helped make the kids this tee-pee. Or as Claire called it her Pee Pee. It was fun to listen to the kids play make believe in the tent.









We were camped next to some of our neighbors. The boys rode bikes almost the entire time and the girls went from activity to activity giggling and being silly. I am glad they were there so the kids could entertain each other.





Doesn't she look relaxed???



We ate a TON!!!!



My dad wore a pair of binoculars the entire weekend. He watched the mountain side all day. He was watching the deer elk, and the wild turkeys. Brad finally got the hang of looking through the spotting scope and loved seeing things up close. My dad was even searching the river for wildlife.













My mom took the kids on a bug hunt. They pulled up rocks and logs looking for bugs. Claire like the idea of picking up a bug or worm but when it came down to it she made Bradley do it.









On Sunday afternoon Matt and Tori came up for a visit. Randy's parents also stopped by for dinner Sunday night. After dinner our neighbors Melissa and Todd came for the camp fire. We had quite the crowd. It was really fun.













I love this picture. Usually Claire follows Sammy around pulling her by the tail. This time Sammy followed Claire trying to sneak a bite of her smore.



We had a really fun weekend. It is always hard to pack up and come back to reality.