Boating at Pineview

Well for the last month and a half Aaron has had his eye on a boat.  He has called the guy numerous times and has been over to see the boat more than he should as well. :)  The guy was really wanting to get rid of the boat and maybe rid of Aaron....so he let us take the boat out on the lake for a little test run and to make sure that everything on the boat worked, he also came down on the price quite a bit which is always a plus.  We packed up our life jackets and towels and headed our way up to Pine view Dam.  Aaron's sisters family came along with us with their boat just in case something were to go wrong with our boat.  The boat ran great and the kids were loving every minute of it.  We had a great time and Aaron was like a little kid again....he loved it more than the kids I think.  So anyhow on our way home Aaron called the guy again and offered to buy the boat.  Wait!!!! do I not have a say in this.....NOPE!  So here's some pictures of us that night on our now new boat.

My 4th kid!  When Aaron was in high school him and his friends spent every minute possible boating.  He was loving this.

The kids rode the tube over and over and over.  Wyatt however we finally got him to go on it and he pulled himself to far forward and it made the front of the tube dive into the water as well as him.  He was beyond scared and didn't like it a bit.  He was screaming frantically at the top of his lungs "I want mommy, I want mommy."  Logan being the great big brother that he is was right by his side and helped him back up on the tube.  That is one of the moments where I just wanted to hold him forever. He didn't get on the tube the rest of the night.

 Aaron's sister Jocie and her family and friend Amy

We all stopped for a little dinner which happened to be good old subway we picked up on the way.  I think that was my favorite part of the night.  We sat and chat, the kids played between the two boats and some of them just had fun jumping off the back of the boat into the water.  Fun times!

 All the girls hanging out.  Sammy, Rya, Kennady and Piper

 Logan and his friend Ethan were tube-a-holics.

 Our cute little friend Piper :)

Hike to Waterfall Canyon

This past weekend Aaron and I thought it would be fun to take the kids for a little hike.  They had never been on one before and we weren't quite sure how they would do but we were going to give it a try anyway.  We decided to give waterfall canyon a go even if we didn't make it to the top.  To mine and Aaron's surprise the kids had a blast and didn't complain at all.  Kennady had mentioned her legs were getting tired but said she could keep going.  With just a few stops for a water break and me to catch my breath, we all made it to the waterfall and the kids thought it was the greatest thing to see.  The kids played in the water and we had a few snacks to munch on.  It was a pleasant adventure and we are excited to scout out where our next hike is going to be.
 

What a big mama! Gotta love the pregnancy weight :(

Here's proof that my big pregnant self made it to the top!  (slowly but surely)

As we were munching on some snacks I happened to turn around and Wyatt had his shirt off and was doing some of his ladies moves.  He likes to slowly move his hips in a circle....it was funny to watch.  Logan decided he also wanted to join in on the fun.

                                                         Our little poser!

We headed back down the mountain before it got too dark and Kennady thought she was tough enough to carry the backpack.  She did good for quite awhile.  The boys had fun running up ahead of us and trying to scare us.  It was a fun night out with the family!

Kangaroo Zoo

The kids happened to be going crazy at home so I decided to venture out and take them to the Kangaroo Zoo.  This place opened up about a month ago and we had never been there so I thought it would be fun to try something new.  Needless to say the kids had a hay day and was non stop running around for 2 1/2 hrs straight.  They were all sweaty little stinkers by the time we went home.  They loved it!  Oh and I sat on my fat but and started to read my new book "The Help"......the book was great so far and I loved being able to relax and know my kids were happy as can be. :)  Here are a few pics of the day.

This was Logan going down the big slide.  All the kids couldn't get enough of it.

                          
            We were glad that Logan's friend Gavin was able to come along!

                                 I think someone was a little worn out :)

It had been such a great day until this happened.  I won't go into details but there was an older kid who I wanted to literally ring his neck.  This was the second time he "accidentally" hurt Wyatt.  I heard the awful loud hurt cry and by the time I got to Wyatt this is what I saw.  POOR KID!!!! 

A couple days later he still has a goose ache and two black eyes

Happy 4th of July!

This year we decided to skip our Farr West parade and celebration and head to West Weber to celebrate with my siblings and their families.  West Weber was very low key and not very crowded....which I loved!  They served free breakfast and the parade was just the kids.  There were about 20 kids who decorated their bikes and did a little bike parade.  My nephew Ethan and one other boy who were determined to win, missed the route and ended up taking everyone on a little detour.  They all ended up back at the finish though and thought it was great.  The kids then gathered in the park to get ready for the canon launch, which shoots out candy and water balloons. They each had their own bag and ran frantically to gather as much candy as possible.  What kid doesn't love a bunch of candy practically being thrown at them....the kids thought it was great!  We then took the kids to see Cars 2 at the theater and headed back to the house to relax before we had to head out again.

Later in the day Aaron's family all got together for a BBQ, swimming, games, and fireworks.  Our niece's baptism was on the 3rd so all of Aaron's family was all in town.  It's not very often that everyone is together so the cousins were having a great time and it was nice to spend time with those who live out of town.  Here's the pictures of our fun filled afternoon.
 

Here is my cute little niece Ella who lives in Colorado, and the jump that Aaron and Uncle Mike set up for the bigger kids.  By the end all of them had a few boo boos.

 Uncle Doug and baby Ryan even had a little fun themselves!

 The first picture of everyone together in a very long time.

Both Grandma's got out the jump rope and what started with the little kids having fun turned into everyone having fun.  It ended up being a game.