Park City

A couple weeks ago we had big plans to go to Lake Powell for the week with my side of the family. I was excited, but a little anxious because Adam wasn't going and the thought of having to be responsible for 3 kids that can't swim while staying on a houseboat for a week was a little overwhelming.
The day before we were supposed to leave for Lake Powell, I got a text from my mom saying she had appendicitis!! She had to have emergency surgery that afternoon and the doctor advised against going to Lake Powell. She recovered quickly and we decided we needed to go SOMEWHERE since we were all packed and ready to go. My dad found an amazing cabin the mountains in Park City. It was 3 levels, could sleep 30 people comfortably, had a game room and a theater room, a hot tub, swing set, etc. We had so much fun!
Some stuff we did while on the trip:
-The Alpine Slides (for those not from Utah, imagine taking a ski lift to the top of a mountain and flying down a graphite slide on a sled) and the Alpine Coaster (a one person roller coaster going down the side of the mountain)one day.
-Sat in the hot tub every night til after midnight watching a big meteor shower
-Lots of board games
-Hiking the hills surrounding the cabin
-My mom and I went on a moose hunt at sunset one night and just as we'd given up hope on seeing a moose, we saw one eating leaves right next to our car!
-Watched movies in the theater room
-Shopped at the outlets
-Strolled around Main Street Park City



Grandma and Grandpa got the boys matching jammies for the trip


Austin loved the big arcade game in the game room


Ethan is obsessed with the Angry Birds game on the IPhone/IPad, somehow he got a hold of someones iphone and my dad's ipad and was playing the game on both at the same time


The family up at the Alpine Slide/Coaster


A view of the slide on the left


The boys eating shaved ice after riding the coaster


There were beautiful wildflowers all around the cabin, so we did a little photo shoot with Kylee while on our hike





A not very good picture of the moose we saw


Me and Kristin on Main Street Park City


Kristin and Kylee on Main Street


Me and the kids on our hike behind the cabin


The boys and Grandma Sue on our hike

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