Storyland & Playland

Since the weather had cooled off just a bit, I thought it would be nice to use the Groupon and head to Storyland and Playland. We met up with Whitney and the girls and had a great time!

Hannah really wanted to do the roller coaster first but being the sweet girl she is, she conceded to Havens request to start at the carousel. So thats where we started.

Then on to the roller coaster. It was so cute - Hannah and Justus rode just about every ride together that they could.


We hit up a few more rides. Haven and Claire are just as cute. I love their little friendship!





The kids really wanted to do the Pirate boats so Whitney and I got our workout paddling each kid separately around the lake.

Took time for a picnic lunch.

Then onto Storyland.

Gotta take a pic on the Throne.

The playground area is always a hit.

Fun stuff!

The night before

The night before we went to Yosemite we got to spend the night up at Mrs Pats house in Coarsegold.

The kids had a great time playing with her very intricate dollhouse

Then when Karis got up they played Slip n Slide for the first time. Justus caught on right away and sliding all over the place.

The kids had fun.

Waterfalls

The kids and I had a great opportunity to go to Yosemite and go see the waterfalls with Renee, Karis and Mrs. Pat.

The car ride was fun. The kids got to sit in the way back which is their favorite.

Then we stopped at the look out point where you can just see amazing views of Gods creation.




We took our little hike up to Yosemite fall.




Enjoyed the majesty of Gods creation.

We walked back making sure to take our time and play lots.

Checked out a GIANT rock
Felt the FREEZING cold water

Walked across a fallen tree



Played in the dirt - apparently good for all ages!
Checked out the Teepee
We had a super fun time!

Theyve come and gone

My parents left today after their week long stay. I cant believe I didnt take any pictures! We had a jam packed week full of fun events - think 4th of July - and lots of friend seeing and of course, great family time.

Always sad to see the parents go!

July 4th!

We had a great July 4th. I started the day with a run around Woodward park with friend Renee, then we met up with another friend for breakfast at Batter Up. Then I went and hung out with my mom and later some more of the fam.

When I got back to my house around lunch time, the kids were still in their PJs and Neil and them were having a great time relaxing and playing.

So the kids went to quiet time still in their jammies and Neil and I got in a quick nap ourselves. Then it was up and off to Sisters to celebrate the holiday.

We had quite a large group at my sisters. 15 adults and 7 kids. Good times!

We swam a whole lot. I have to say, Haven was doing sooooo good. Justus was hanging with the big kids and having fun.

Then it was burger and hot dog time. Never mind the flames :)
Then on to the show. We did some of our own fireworks, starting with poppers and sparklers.

Chad had brought some crazy big sparklers so the kids had fun with those.

And my sis lives very close to Buchanan so we got to see their fireworks as well.

Great day!

Fingers and Toes

My parents came into town on Sat and my mom took all us girls for our trip to the mani pedi place. Haven picked a nice shade of Yellow. Wow - its bright!