Girl's Camp

One day after I got back from Utah, I left for 3 days of Girl's Camp. 

I had just enough time to unload my car, do laundry and reload it for camp. 

Girl's Camp turned out to be awesome but I was so tired from all the travelling and stress.  I barely took any pictures because I was so busy just trying to stay awake.

 

Some of my girls and I.

 

One of the afternoons when I snuck into my cabin for a nap, my girls had toilet papered my bed.

I love it.

Big Girl Bed

The night we came home from Utah, we walked in and Aaron surprised us with Kali's new big girl bed.  While we were away he had taken down Griff's crib and changing table and replaced them with  Kali's new twin bed. Now Griff is in the toddler bed like a big boy too.

 On top of that he got crafty and painted, bejeweled, and attached the letters on her bed.  I sure love him.

 

She was and is still so thrilled about the whole thing.  She is in heaven!

Back To PG

After a few silly days in Park City, we headed back to Grandma's for one last day with the family.

Perfect day:

 

falling asleep on the toilet,

swinging on a mega swing

 



and bonding with long distance relatives like

Aunty Sara

 

 

 Nana Smith

and Uncle Seth.

Park City

Back to our Utah trip...

I left PG and headed to PC for a few days of visiting with my BFF Kristen.

We spent our days watching the kids play together, and our nights eating ice cream and watching Olympics on the couch.  Heaven.

Kali got this pic of me and Miss Preggers. 

You can't even tell she is weeks away from her due date.

The bike squad.

Swim squad.

They ate all their meals together at this little table.

Playing on a chair lift at Canyon's Resort

We took the gondola ride up the mountain, down, back up, and then down again.

Lady pals.

Splash pad with no splashing.

Biking into the sunset together.

Thanks Kris and Orlowskiis for all the memories!

Happy 7

Happy Anniversary to you!

7 years later we still dance and shove cake in our faces.



Okay, we don't really dance, but we do shove in the cake.

More Pleasant Grove Highlights

Kali and I on the slide at the PG Pool

Kali and Aunt Mariah

Checking out Grandma's chicken coop in the backyard.

Kali asked "mom, why does everyone in Utah have a farm in their backyard?"

Relaxing on the hammock

a little kids' heaven

Jumping at the jump house

Snuggling Meow Meow

Ring Around The Rosie with Grandma

Visiting Mr. and Mrs. Miner at their mattress shop. Chase is not pictured. 

Don't be confused in thinking the dog is Mr. Miner.

Forbes, this pic is for you.

Pleasant Times in Pleasant Grove

A few Weeks ago the babies and I made the journey to Utah to visit Friends and Family.

Here's a few trip highlights

This is what I saw in my rear view mirror throughout the day:

As soon as we got to my In Laws' in Pleasant Grove, we had tub time with

my niece Savannah.

On the bridge overlooking Provo River

Visiting Bridal Veil Falls

Where a boy can be a boy

Playing at the Pleasant Grove Pool, which is on my list of best pools in the world. 

It was perfect for little munchkins!

Trying to sink Uncle Seth

Nana Smith and Papa Wayne

To be continued....

Pony Race

Since Kali's two best friends were out of town on her birthday,

I decided to take them all to Irvine Park for a little pony ride.  All the siblings tagged along, and we ended up with 8 kids total.

Here's a pick of the riders:

Griff, Eli, Jenna, Kali, and Jordyn

Here she comes!

Griff was too little for the trotting ponies but he could still go on the walking ones. 

So proud to be a cowboy!



Burbank Getaway

We got home from Sequoia and the very next day Aaron had a 3 day business trip in Burbank. 

The kids and I made a little trip out of visiting him one night and staying in the hotel. 

Their bed was a futon in the couch and they about died when Aaron pulled it out. 

We call it the magic bed.

Night swimming with Dad

Pampered by mom and ready for bed.

Sleepy Time

Different Sleepy Times on the 2 day Sequoia trip

Sequoia: Day 2

This is my favorite pic of the trip.  On our second morning we went to Grant's Grove where several Sequoias are snuggled together.  I love this one with the sun shining through.

Walking through a fallen tree.

General Grant: The 2nd largest tree in the world.

When we had our fill of tree gazing, we drove to Hume Lake

where we had lunch and let the babies play in the water.

Men who love to throw their kids in the air: