Good Times in the ol' Sand Box

My wonderful childhood friend, Janarae invited us over to her parents house so both of our kids could play together.  Her parents have THE PERFECT backyard for children.  They have a swing set, tramp, sand box, with lots of green space to play in.  My kids LOVED it!!

 Hendrix loves, loves, loves the sand!

Tired from nice day of playing

Swing Time

We met up with Jono and Josslyn at my friend Janarae's parents house.  Her parents have a FABULOUS backyard for kids!!  I don't know if Josslyn has ever been on a swing before, but it was so fun to see her swing!

Minnie's Bow Maker

I have this Minnie Mouse app on my phone that allows you to "make bows" then put them on a picture of yourself...Marley's attempt at bow placement was just a little bit off!

Roller Coaster Ride

For the first time, at Jungle Jim's, or any type of amusement park really, Marley and Grace rode the roller coaster by themselves.  It was fun to see them!

Marley's Summer Art Camp

Marley absolutely ADORES anything that is art or craft related.  The YW president in our old Mount Olympus ward has an art studio in her house and held a week-long art camp that Marley and our little neighbor girl, Ashlyn attended.  Of course Marley absolutely LOVED everything about it but the question is now, where do it put it all?

Baby in a Backpack

We were at dinner at my mom's house and Seth and Chelsea had just gotten back from their trip together to Europe.  Seth gave back the backpack Kevin let Seth borrow for Europe, so Kevin put Hendrix in it.  Hendrix looks so cute!

Church Boy

Due to church being at a time when Hendrix usually is napping (and a napless Hendrix makes him  difficult to deal with), he and I made it to Sacrament meeting a little late.  Kevin had left before me to take the girls, but when I got there I couldn't see where they were sitting so we just sat in the back.  Of course Hendrix was as noisy as possibly and slapped his hand on the metal chairs, which echoed through the gymnasium.  

Holding Hendrix

Marley loves being a big sister to Hendrix.  She loves to attempt to hold him. Sometimes he's game and sometimes, he really isn't.!!

Beauty Queen

Grace loves all her girly dress up things.  She is always putting on heels and jewelry.  I love to see her imagination at work!

Cutest in a Baby Contest

Jono and Tina entered Josslyn in an Orem City baby contest and she took 2nd place. Josslyn is following her mom's steps who was former Miss Mount Pleasant.  Jono thinks she would have gotten first place, but she wouldn't smile.  Although cute, Josslyn can be stingy with her smiles!!

Little Gem

I don't get to see my niece Josslyn nearly as much as I want to, so I have to live through the photos my brother, Jono, and sister-in-law, Tina send me.  How adorable is this baby girl?

Fun with Friends

We had the Larsen's over for dinner.  Our kids love playing with their two boys, Mack and Ford.  So cute to see them play together!

Legos at the Zoo

The Hogle Zoo is featuring Lego displays this summer!  Marley and Grace begged me to take their picture by orangutan Lego display (which I did not zoom out enough for anyone to tell that it is supposed to be an orangutan!)

Up He goes

This is little man's first time climbing up the stairs and he is SO excited about it!

Summer Carnival

Ashley and Dusty, with their daughter Evey, invited us to their neighborhood/Stake summer carnival.  The kids had a great time, although, toward the end, lines for food were long and the man making the cotton candy was using his arm at the cotton candy stick....

Hogle Zoo

It's Lego time at Hogle Zoo and many of their displays are Lego related.