Pumpkins

For FHE we went to the pumpkin patch and picked out some pumpkins. Grace is so funny. She really likes the little ones, while Tyler tries to find the biggest one possible, regardless of it's misshapen form. I had to talk him into a reasonably sized one. Then we tattooed their faces. They can't wait until the week of Halloween when they get to carve pumpkins. (We don't carve pumpkins until it gets closer to Halloween because I hate rotting pumpkins sitting on my porch for an extended amount of time.)

Aquarium

We have a membership to the Aquarium since it is so close to our house. The kids always have a blast. They get to touch the stingrays, when they are brave enough. And hey, when cousins are in town it's even better.

Tyler's T-Ball

Tyler loves Baseball. He was resigned to playing T-Ball because of his age. He actually hits a pitched ball better than one on the T. Next time he'll be old enough for coach pitch. He can't wait. Anyway, he had a great season, and he really is quite good at it.

Children's Museum

My kids always love going to the Children's Museum down at The Gateway. There is so much for them to do.

BYU vs OU

Brian and I had a blast at the BYU vs OU game in Dallas. Let me preface that this is not something we normally get to do. A subcontractor that Brian works with invited us to fly to Dallas on their private company jet. We felt so spoiled. It was fun flying on a private jet (neither of us have done that before). We got to sit in a suite at the new Cowboys Stadium. Fun trip.

Zoo

What's summer time without going to the zoo? My kids LOVE the zoo.

Summer Swimming

We got summer passes to the Classic water slides this summer. My kids had a blast. The slides were just the right size for my kids and it had a perfect kiddie pool.

Alcova Reservoir

In July we went with my family to Alcova Reservoir, about a half an hour outside of Casper in Wyoming. My brother brought RV's for everyone. Now that is my idea of camping. It was a lot of fun. My kids keep asking when we get to go back to "Wyoming Lake".

Sum Sum Summertime

It's been way too long since I've posted and so much has happened. Here it all is in a nutshell. Grace had her dance recital. She was a flying monkey in the Wizard of Oz. They danced to "Hey, Hey, We're the Monkeys". It was so cute. Tyler graduated from preschool. We went to Colorado to visit my sister, Megan. The kids had a blast. We went to the rodeo and the kids did the Mutton Busting. Tyler loved it. Grace, not so much. Her sheep, Cotton Ball, jumped out of the shoot and she was whipped off the back immediately. Poor thing, she ate some dirt. The kids all earned a dollar for their ride. Grace wasn't impressed. I think that's the hardest dollar she ever had to earn. We went to Lagoon. We've been to the water park. Grace turned 4 and had a fun birthday party at Backyard Adventures. She had a lot of cousins in town to help her celebrate. I'm quite embarrassed that I bought her a cake. I've always made my kids birthday cakes for whatever the party theme is. She wanted Barbie and The Diamond Castle. Could not find a cake idea anywhere, so I had to buy one. We're having a fun summer.

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