Cabin Fever

We spent last night at the Hayward Family cabin and had SO much fun!! This is the first time we went up to the cabin with our kids! Kian rode on a dirt-bike and 3-wheeler for the first time. He hasn't stopped talking about the dirt-bike since!! He definitely has his daddy's love for motorcycles. Ryland & Grace also rode on the 3-wheeler with me and they both loved it. Grace giggled and Ryland clapped! Taylor, Isaac, and Kian all had their first sleep-overs with friends and they were so funny while they laughed and giggled in their room. They finally fell asleep around midnight! Tony, Shea, Randy & I had a great time hanging out and playing games till... I don't remember what time! Anyway, here are some of my favorite pictures! I'm sure Shea will post her favorites soon.

This is on the front deck and the twins watched their big brother riding on the bike and 3-wheeler on the first night.  They created their own fun by stomping and dancing around.

Kian loved every second!

Like Father, Like Son...

Hard day of playing... need to rest.

"I wanna ride that 3-wheeler again!!!  NOW!"

Always a little time to throw rocks in the river...

Thanks to Tony & Shea for such a great time!  We had a blast and I KNOW our kids did!!

Family Reunion

Its been 4 years since all of my brothers, sisters, their kids, and our parents have all gotten together!  We are spread out in Illinois, Utah, and California.  This past week everyone stayed at my parents' house in Layton and we had a blast!!  We were very busy....  Cherry Hill, Gateway, Children's museum, Morgan Rodeo, Boondocks, Clearfield pool, Pedicures for the girls, Build-a-Bear, etc etc ETC!  We taught the twins how to go down stairs 2 weeks before the vacation, so the twins were everywhere!  Up and down the stairs and chasing their cousins.  There were 13 kids total, ranging from 7 months old to 13 years old.  Out of 13 grandkids, only 2 are girls (including Grace).  Kian had a blast running around with all his cousins!  Hopefully, we don't wait as long for the next reunion!

*Don't forget to look at the previous blog!  Its our July summary since I haven't blogged much!

We're BACK!!

I have really missed blogging lately! We have been so busy this past month, so I'll just blog some of my favorite pictures and stories from July until our family reunion! I'll start with a video clip of the twins, who like to follow each other around the house with plastic boxes. They go from one spot to another and put the boxes down, sit in them, talk to each other, and then move to another spot. I use my digital camera for video clips sometimes, so it gets blurry a lot (and its a little long)-- sorry! ENJOY!!

This is my favorite pic from the 4th of July!  We love this holiday!  We spend every year with Tony & Shea & the boys and this year was the best yet.  We went to the Layton parade, pool party at the Haywards, BBQ at the Evans (our friend Ryan was in town), and then the Layton Fireworks.  Busy and fun day!   

The kids loved the fireworks!

An example of Ry & Grace running around with the clear boxes on their heads.

Cousin Elizabeth playing with our kids!  She is such a sweet, little girl!

I love this picture of Elizabeth leaning on Kian.

Went to the Treehouse Museum with Shea, Taylor, & Isaac. This is the 1st time we've been to the remodeled museum. We had so much fun!

Grace loves puppies...  LOL

Future President, Ryland

And President Grace!  I guess they can rule the nation together!  Free animal crackers for everyone!

We went to a pool party at my friend Amber's house! There were several pools and the Kian (aka "Fish") was in his element.  

"Gracie & Caleb sitting in a tree..."

Just kidding!  But these 2 are adorable!  If you can click on this picture to be larger, note the look on Grace's face!

Kian's good friend, Josh.  They ran from pool to pool.  

Note:  We haven't locked Kian inside our house all year.  He just has that beautiful, fair Irish skin.  LOL.  Poor kid.

What a great month we had!  I know this was a long blog, but I can't help but share my favorite pictures!!

Do you remember when?

A friend of mine did this on her blog, and I thought that it was fun to think of memories that I have of her, so thought I would share with the rest of you. If you have more than one that you want to share, go right on ahead :)
1. Add a comment on my blog, leave a memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you know me a little or a lot, anything you remember! If we're only blogging friends, write about a post that is most memorable.
2. Next, post these instructions on your blog and see how many people have a fun memory of you. It's pretty fun to see the responses.
3. If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. :)

**UNDER CONSTRUCTION**

As you have noticed, I haven't been blogging lately.  I have so many fantastic stories and pictures over the past few weeks, but my laptop is temporarily "out of order".   My mac should be fixed soon and I'll be able to post.  The Apple store is awesome and they are hooking me up with a part that should fix it.  So stay tuned....

Until then, I'll post a blog that my friend is doing.  I'm not sure how many people will actually respond to it, since my family aren't big bloggers.... but we'll see how it goes.

Family BBQ

Yesterday we drove down to Uncle Gordon's house in Lehi to visit some of Randy's family we haven't seen in quite a while. It was tons of fun and Kian had a blast playing with his 2nd cousin, Hailey. Who, although wearing a pretty dress, played hard and wasn't afraid of getting dirty.  Kian hasn't stopped talking about her!

Grace admiring her pretty 2nd cousin

Grandma and her 2 little girls

Sweet cousins

Grumpy and Ry-bug

Aunt Judy & Uncle Gary were in town from South Carolina

Ry sat on this bench with Randy's cousin, Dustin, for 30 minutes.  Ry would "talk" to him about a few important things, smile at him, and wouldn't let ANYONE else sit up there with them.  It was hilarious.  They became buddies right away.

South Ogden Parade

Every year, we kick-start our 4th of July celebrations with South Ogden Days Parade. Kian LOVES parades! But what kid wouldn't love a parade with their DADDY in it??! 

Randy is on the far left

Kian's buddies, Taylor & Isaac, were there with us

After the parade, Randy brought us all into the Police Station and Fire Station.  The boys had a great time checking out the jail cells and Fire Trucks.  A couple of the Firemen sprayed water at the boys!  Just some of the advantages of your daddy being a policeman!

"READY, SET, GO"

For those who don't know, there is a "starting line" from the edge of our family room that begins a daily race.  The twins start at the line while we say "Ready, Set, Go!" and they usually run all the way around the kitchen and back.  Lately, they have been "saying" the words all by themselves...

SLIP-N-SLIDE

Today we broke out the slip-n-slide for the 1st time! Kian had a blast!! Grace enjoyed walking around like a princess. Ryland enjoyed another opportunity to cuddle with his mommy and avoid the grass.

Grace did a little pose as soon as her swimsuit was on!

WoooooHooooo!!!!

Needless to say, Kian enjoyed the slip-n-slide

"Alright, Gracie, all you need to do is run, jump, and slide"

OUR LITTLE BEAUTY

"Hey Daddy, this water is COLD!"

Ry just sat there and cuddled with me while watching the fun.  We tried to get him over to the slip-n-slide but he'd just cry.  He wouldn't even walk over there.  He just enjoyed cuddling with mommy and not having to share me with Kian or Grace.

Then, we broke out the spaghetti dinner....   here is the damage!

Last week with the Haywards

I have been behind on my blogs, so here are some fun pictures of our kids with the Hayward twins, Isaac and Taylor. In the past couple weeks, we have had a play date and the twins had their 4 year old birthday party!  Here are some fun pictures!

Super Heroes!  

At the birthday party, there was a pinata and not many physical injuries!

"Maybe if I wink at Isaac a few times, he'll give me this camera"

Howdy Mater!

I dig trucks

Ryland actually got over his fear of grass and played!

I love this side-view pic of Grace!

Our little blonde cutie