Misc. Summer Fun

I didn't think I'd taken many pictures this summer, but when I put my memory card from my small camera into the computer, I found lots of cute, random pictures from throughout the summer. Here's a little of the stuff we've been up to:

Ethan finally lost his first tooth! It got knocked loose months ago during some rough play when Austin and Ethan's heads collided, and it finally came out. That night, Ethan was so excited about the Tooth Fairy he could hardly sleep. I came in to kiss him good night after Adam had already put them to bed. I touched Ethan's shoulder and he jumped a mile! He said, "Oh my, I thought you were the Tooth Fairy!" It was so funny.


We had dinner at our favorite park one evening. Kylee loved the swings and Ethan loved pushing her in it.


Every year at Lehi Roundup Days there's a fun celebration in the park after the parade. Most of the rides are only a quarter each, so the kids can do as much they want without breaking the bank. The boys love the train ride.


And they always love a good shaved ice.


And Ethan loves pony rides (Austin, not so much).


My in-laws live in Mapleton, which always has a cute parade on the 24th of July. We went with them and had lots of fun.
Uncle Landon and Kylee.


The boys with Papa Steve


Sister-in-law Mandi and my cute niece and nephew



Cohen, Myka, and Ethan at the Living Planet Aquarium


Austin and Kylee hanging out at the aquarium


A trip to the Dinosaur Museum

T-Ball

Ethan just finished up his first season of t-ball; his team was called the Geckos. He loved it! We played in the Saratoga Springs league because we missed the deadline for the Lehi league.
There's no break between sporting seasons for him; soccer starts next week!

6

Ethan turned six 2 weeks ago, I can hardly believe it!

One month old, wasn't he the cutest baby?!


One years old


2 years old


3 years old (first day of preschool)


4 years old


5 years old




He had a fun friend birthday party with a pirate theme. The boys all got to decorate their own treasure boxes.


Grandma Karon came and helped out with the party

Then they played pin the treasure chest on the treasure map. They all got their own pirate hat and eye patch to wear, they looked so cute!

Next they all went on a treasure hunt and found a pirate ship pinata at the end.

After they each got a turn hitting it and collecting their candy and prizes, we went inside to open presents and eat cupcakes.



It was a wild party with 12 boys total, but they had so much fun (though next year we are definitely going to trim the guest list, I don't know if I can survive it again!)

That evening we had all our family over for appetizers and the amazing treasure box cake that a friend of my mother-in-law made.




Ethan got tons of fun presents, thanks so much to everyone who came!



And the post wouldn't be complete without a picture of Kylee (with Grandma Sue)

8 Months

I never posted Kylee's 8 month old pictures I took, so even though she turned 9 months today, I still had to post these pictures. They're just too cute to not share!
At 8 months, Kylee has decided she HATES baby food: all pureed baby vegetables, fruits, and baby cereals, she gags when I try to give them to her. But she LOVES all other big people food, so I've been mashing up what we eat and feeding it to her.
She isn't crawling yet, just rolling all around and can push herself backwards when she's on her tummy. I love that she isn't crawling yet; I am happy with her staying a baby as long as she likes. She is very ticklish and giggly. And my favorite discovery of the 8th month is she has become such a cuddly baby! When she is sleepy, she lays against my chest and cuddles up to me. Neither of my boys would do that as babies, so I love when Kylee does it.




She loves her feet, she is always holding them or sucking on them


Being silly

4th

Fourth of July weekend was so much fun! Saturday morning our neighborhood had a little parade for the kids. The boys rode their decorated bikes and I pushed Kylee in the stroller. After the parade there was a big breakfast and then games for the kids. Our neighborhood is the greatest; we have so many fun families and friends for the kids.






That evening we went to Adam's parents' house in Mapleton for swimming and dinner. Adam's dad always has some new toy to entertain the boys with, and here's the latest:


The boys LOVE going for rides in it! Once it got dark we did a bunch of fireworks. Austin was scared to death of fireworks last year (and all things having to do with fire), and we were hoping this year he might've overcome his fears. Nope. He sat in the house and watched a movie and ate ice cream while the rest of us were outside doing the fireworks and sparklers.


On Sunday evening, we joined my family in Saratoga Springs for some food and fun. We ate tons of food and homemade ice cream, and then did more fireworks that night. So much fun!



Kylee seriously had FOUR 4th of July outfits, which we managed to spread out throughout the weekend. I bought her one and the grandmas bought the others. What a spoiled (but well dressed) little girl!




Watching the fireworks with my brother Ryan and Kylee (she loved them)