Cedar Mountain...

My parents headed up to Cedar Mountain Tuesday and the kids were so sad they weren't invited to go! I think my parents just needed a much break from everyone.. Everyday my kids would mention something about camping so Thursday I decided we'd head up after work on Friday.
So the kids and I headed up Friday and we arrived around 3, just in time for a ride in the truck. Grandpa took us to the ice cave and Mirror Lake. Mason was brave and crawled down into the cave with me and Brooklin went farther down than I thought (she's a bit of a chicken)! When we got back to camp, Gpa took Mason and I on a ranger ride to look for deer - we only saw about 6 or so... We came back to a yummy dinner and what's camping without smores???? That's my favorite part and they (yes, 2) didn't disappoint!
Saturday morning we got up and ate breakfast then headed out on the ranger. We went to Mammoth Cave and played around for a bit, it was pretty cool. Then we took off and rode for a while, there are so many trails to choose from. I'd get lost for sure! It started to rain and we didn't have our sweatshirts or anything so we headed back for camp and it was a down pour by the end of the ride.
We had a blast for the 24 hours we were there.. wish we could've stayed longer! Thanks mom and dad for letting us crash your week of quietness for a night :)

*ice cave*

*brooklin at mirror lake*

*my little man*

*eating a yummy smore*

*climbing on the rocks by camp*

*mammoth caves*

~total SwEeTnEsS~

THANKS Bethany for being so patient and capturing some great photos our little monsters :)

**4th of July**

Sunday night we went to the Eureka for a bbq and to watch the fireworks.. it was a fun night and the fireworks were great! They had it semi-synched to music and it was awesome, the kids loved them! Afterwards we stopped by my parents and did sparklers and pops -- Mason is such a crackup, he kept saying, "happy mother's day" and then would throw his pops on the ground. We tried to correct him but that's the only thing he would say!
I'm so thankful to live in America and enjoy the freedoms we have. I'm so thankful for the soldiers that fight for our country each day and the sacrifice it is to their families.
On Monday we went to the rec center for the afternoon to play in the pool and participate in the activities they had going on... dunk tank, slippin slide, face painting, sno cones! Later that night we headed to my parents for a bbq and swimming with Chrissy and her kids...

let's go to the river...

Today was the PERFECT day for the river... We loaded up in grandpa's truck and headed to the sandgates! Nick came down later and brought some tubes for Brooklin and Mason because she wanted to float in the river! It was great, we were the only ones down there and the kids had a ball. After a while we heard people and it was the Grave's and Ludvigson's, they were floating the river. So the kids played and jumped and then floated to the bridge where we picked them up! It was a FUN day :)






*tyra * brooklin*

*the kids down by the bridge*

Skating is for the birds....

So we tried out the new skating rink in town for FHE. It was quite the adventure, I thought it would be easier than ice skating for Brooklin. No such luck, she kept falling and hitting her head but she was a trooper and kept on skating! I think we lasted maybe 45 minutes and we were done... I worked up a sweat between helping kids skate and no air flow! It was a fun night and I'm sure we'll try it again :)

Weekend Fun...

It was quite the decision Friday night... lake on Saturday or stay at gma and gpa's and swim???? I don't think anyone wanted to get anything ready so we stayed home and just chilled in the pool!
Kasey and Meridee were leaving Sunday so it was our last day to spend playing with the kids. Jackson and Mason were little buddies... Jacks walked around just saying Mason's name, it was pretty cute! We loved playing with Addi and watching her crawl around everywhere!

Tarzan...

Last week my mom got tickets to see Tarzan at the Tuachan. The kids LoVeD it! I wasn't sure how Mason would do but he was getting so into it and wondering if he'd see the tiger with the red eyes again - silly kid! We really enjoyed our evening with grandma, Kirstin, Meridee and Addison :)
Brooklin is already excited about next year to go and see Grease!