Looking Back : Temple Open House

This will probably go down as one of the most special days for me.  We had the opportunity to take our girls to the open house of the Brigham City Temple.  We probably went on one of the busiest days, but it was still so fun to take the girls and watch them admire and ooh... and aaah... over the beauty of the temple.  Even at their young ages they were able to recognize how special it was to be going to the temple.  They both loved the baptistery and Kinsie was enthralled by the sealing room.  They loved seeing all the beautiful pictures haning on the walls and playing in the fountain outside.  And let's not forget the ever popular bus rides to and from the temple.

Looking Back : The Zoo

Last year a friend and I took our girls to the Zoo.  It happened to be right after school started and we discovered that it was the perfect time to go.  The weather was nice and the Zoo was practically empty.  This year we decided to do the same thing, but extended the invitation to several of our other friends and made an outing out of it.  It was fun for the girls to have so many of their little friends there to run around and spend time with. 

I could seriously spend every weekend at the Zoo. I love it and so do my girls. They especially loved seeing the new Rocky Shores exhibit and the fun animals that come with that. They loved watching the seals swim around, but the polar bear was by far the biggest hit with Kinsie and Britnee. He was so good at entertaining the crowds and getting up close and personal with the kids. It made for a really fun visit!

Looking Back : Joy School

I've been trying to stay on top of my blogging and am also trying to catch up on things that I've neglected to blog about.  One of those things was both Kinsie and Britnee starting Joy School this year.  Not as exciting as preschool, some of you might say, but my girls would beg to differ.  They absolutely love getting ready for school and are sure to remind me that I don't get to stay and play with them.  They both slept in (something that never happens in this house) on their first day of school, so they look a little puffy eyed, but they really were excited.

Black Island Farms

Earlier this week the girls and I went with Kinsie and Britnee's Joy School group to Black Island Farms to pick some pumpkins.  This was such a treat for the girls.  Lots of hard work for me, but really fun for the girls and all their little friends.

 

 

Last Family Camp Out for the Year

We always like to get one last camp out in before the weather turns and winter arrives.  So, we usually tag along with Chad while he spends a few days on the deer hunt.  However, this year he decided not to get a tag.  Luckily, we weren't going to let that stop us from taking a week off to get out and have some fun. 

We decided to head up to Chad's grandparent's cabin for a week full of four wheeling.  As always the girls had a great time, although this time around Kinsie seemed more keen on building forts and playing in them instead of doing a lot of riding.  I can't blame her.  We did build a pretty cool fort/house.  Unfortunately, I didn't get a picture.
Our second night out there we were joined by some of Chad's family.  Jason and Amy (Chad's brother and his wife) came up with their three kids to "break in" their new wheeler.  We don't get to see them as often as we would like, so it was nice to spend some time with just their family.  It was also fun to have another family within the family to go riding with. 

On Friday we were also joined by Chad's parents and Craig and Melissa's family (Chad's older brother).  We spent most of our time taking turns shuttling the kids around on the three four wheelers that are now apart of the family.  It was fun having so many people come out and join in the fun and we missed everyone who wasn't able to make it.

My baby isn't such a baby anymore.  I am in love with the little girl and all her funny little antics.

The girls with their cousin Savannah.

Kinsie and Savannah.  Notice that they are holding hands.  So sweet!

My little Mylie girl all bundle up for a ride with mommy and daddy on the wheeler.  Loving her cheeks.  They are so fun to nibble on.  Yep, I'm one of those moms haha.

Catching Up...again!

For some reason time seems to slip right past me and before I know it I'm months behind in my blogging.  I normally wouldn't be too concerned about it, and would simply give up on this little blog of mine.  However, this little blog of mine has become my own personal journal.  For me it's a way to keep up on what it happening in our family and a great way to highlight our little adventures.  As boring as they may be.  So, when I see the days, weeks, and the months tick by without a single post from me I start to feel the guilt creep in.  So, to avoid the guilt (and because my two oldest are over at a friends) I've decided to see if I can change my ways and get myself updated on our current happenings.

The summer was spent having lots of fun with family.  Unfortunately, I've slacked off big time on the picture taking.  So, I missed several opportunities to catch some of the fun that we had.  Luckily, I have some great family members who tagged us in a few of their photos on facebook.  Every year Chad's family goes to Flaming Gorge.  This year was great since everyone (except Mike) was able to be there.   We had lots of fun and spent most of our time at the beach while everyone took turns tubing on Craig and Melissa's new tube which was a huge hit with the kids...and adults.

We also had a few other family reunions that we attended.  One with my family that was held at my granparents cabin.  No pictures of that, but we had a great time seeing cousins and family that we don't get to see very often.  We also had an extended reunion with Chad's matrenal side of the family.  We were only able to participate in one day of the week long event, but it was fun to get out and hike around and then cool off with grandpa and granma's slip n' slide.

We also made an effort to throw in as many little family campouts as we could.  They were few and far between, but well worth it.

It was a fun summer.  Nothing big and spectacular, but we had a great time with our families and our girls and that's really all that matters!