Thank you Rachel for getting the supplies all gathered and ready. It was a fun craft day with sisters. I love the Family signs. The kids enjoyed playing with cousins and Sterling loved wearing Bridgets shoes and playing with the vacuum! Good times.
July 9-10 was Steel Days. We went to the carnival, quilt and doll show, art show, book fair, swimming, parade, geocache treasure hunt, and car show. We stayed very busy and had lots of fun. The kids wish we had bought more carnival tickets, four rides each was just not enough, I will try to do better next time.
Calvin wanted to try the Ferris wheel and Bridget was brave enough to ride too. They really liked it!
Sterling loved the bus in the parade.
The kids got quite a stash of hard candy.
Geo Cache: We found the GPS locations and learned a little about the city history.
Each kid chose their favorite car to get a picture by…of course Bridget chose the pink Cadillac.
Sterling is the “big fish” around here. He loves “fishies” so he had to have the fish pj’s.
Monday July 5th we woke up really early and ventured to the hot air balloon festival. We joined the masses of tired and sleepy people. Thanks to Driel and Grandma we had donuts, bagels, fruit, water and life was pretty great again. Being woken up is hard on some of the kids. Sterling and Bridget thought it was great to get up and go bright and early. The hot air balloons were impressive up close, and very exciting to watch in the sky. The kids, especially Sterling, really loved the pink pig! Notice we all needed jackets in July, unusually cool morning!
After a pizza lunch we had the best water fight ever! Logan had us save empty milk jugs just for this water fight. Justin and Ammon taught us the fine art of how to drench someone with the spray from a milk jug. This is not for the faint hearted…some opted to stay safe on the deck and toss a few water bombs. I was a bit wet, so I didn’t catch any action pics!
a needed refill of the jugs.
Justin taught Bridget and Logan the joys of eating caramel ice cream topping by the fingerful!
There’s always room for ice cream!
Bridget went shopping with Justin to get the pizza and ice cream. She was very excited that Justin let her choose some of the food…what a little shopper.
We enjoyed the 4th of July weekend with Ammon’s parents, Justin, Driel (and family), and Breezy (and Gable). We had a nice trip to the lake with a great BBQ, dinner at Thai Village, and then fireworks in the evening. It made for an exciting yet long, no nap kind of day. I didn’t have my camera on the boat, so only pics of the picnic site.
Justin grills a mean hamburger or hotdog!
Bridget and her “bird egg”
Breezy poses just in time for the pic!
Fireworks in the evening.
More 4th of July to come!
Yeah…we have warm sunny days and the start of lake trips. We went as a family mid June. The water was pretty cold still. The kids really wanted to swim…I opted to stay on the boat with Bridget! The boys are really brave, Logan jumped off the hotdog, far from the boat, just to swim! Oh kids are full of adventure!
Kimball,Calvin and Logan
Ammon and Sterling
Kathy and Sterling
Calvin, Logan and Bridget…we are fond of “no hands”
Sterling played on the hotdog instead of swimming in the cold water.
Driel, Evan and girls joined us for a boat trip the end of June. It was lots of fun.
Driel holding Sterling, Bridget in front.
Taking easy rides for all the daring, and not so daring, little ones!
Always time for swimming…I think it is Calvin’s favorite part of going to the lake.
Sterling got his 2nd haircut the end of June. He had long fine baby hair that needed a trim. He is a handsome boy.
The month of June was super busy. Ammon and I both went to Youth Conf and Girls Camp. Not only did we go as leaders, but we had to prepare for the activities and clean up too (but that is a given :). Anyway, the kids were troopers, spending a few nights at Driel and Evans (Thank you, thank you!) while we were gone. I enjoyed the opportunities, but am very glad to be home, clean, have my own bed, and be with my kids!
Eating dinner the first night of Youth Conf.
Sterling all beautiful with his own make up job. He must put on make up whenever Mom does!
The kids with their “sea monster” creations for summer storytime at the library.
Busy June ended with summer weather and the start of boat season!
Bridget’s Preschool graduation. Logan went to afternoon kindergarten, so he also was in preschool.
Kimball and all the 4th grade kids went on a pioneer handcart trek. I joined them in the gathering field for lunch and pioneer activities. The trek was all of 2 miles…and the kids gained a big understanding of the pioneers going west.
Mid month: Logan, Bridget, Sterling and I joined aunts, uncle, and cousins at the dino museum.
One week before school ended was the annual dance festival and field day. It was a fun busy day for all.
Logan (kindergarten) danced the “Humpty Dumpty”
Calvin (first grade) danced “The 3 little pigs.” The boys were the big bad wolf!
Kimball (4th grade) did square dancing.
Nice face paint! Logan wanted an army guy.
Visiting the cemetery to remember loved ones on Memorial day! It was tough to get any pics…silly kids.
April ended with Logan’s kindergarten program and his 6th birthday! He wanted a pirate theme. I had fun making a treasure chest cake and hiding to be the prize at the end of the treasure hunt! Happy birthday (2 months later) to my little Logan!
We bought a new (to us) piano yesterday! It was quite the job hauling the old piano to DI and then bringing home the new piano. It is so fun to play and the keys all work 
the sound is nice and we got a great deal! Now to keep the kids practicing over the summer!
April started with Easter/General Conference weekend. The following week was spring break, the kids enjoyed lots of fun festivities.
Maybe it was just waking up from his nap, or maybe the idea of painting eggs was too much, or who really knows why, but Sterling was not in the mood to color eggs and have his picture taken. He has some great facial expressions.
Bridget loved the eggs, pink of course was her favorite.
Logan sharing a debonair smile for the camera.
It is tricky to get pics of Kimball and Calvin…they like to hide or be goofy! It is great to be young boys!
Sterling enjoyed the easter egg hunt at grandma’s house with many of the Rowbury cousins. The basket made a great necklace and hat.
One day of spring break we went to Kangaroo zoo. We jumped and went on slides to our hearts content. Sterling even loved the really big slides…with moms help.
Kimball “smiles” for the camera at Kangaroo zoo.
New Sunday clothes. Bridget has been wearing her new dress for months…but now the boys are looking sharp too. I am getting better at tying ties.
Sterling looking stellar too.
I have not been blogging…there is so much to share…I plan to post pics of the last few months…I hope you enjoy.
From the month of March!
Preschool field trip to the grocery store. Sterling really enjoyed his icecream, amazingly he did not drip on his shirt.
Logan is thinking “yummy”
Calvin had a talent show at school and played 2 pieces for his class! Calvin and Kimball started piano lessons in February, Logan joined the lessons in April.
Fourth graders had hands on learning. Here is Kimball after the Mountain Man Rendevous.
Bridget and Ammon ready for the daddy daughter dance. She was so excited to dress up and go dancing!
Sterling says “Happy Anniversary mom and dad.” March 27th we celebrated our 11th anniversary. Sterling loves hats of all varieties, but especially Calvin’s winter hat.
The year is zooming by. Here are a few things we did in the month of January.
New years day, building a slide and sledding in the front yard.
Calvin started the fun…and we all joined in. In the end we went to a park and did some serious sledding!
Sterling got his first haircut. Such a sweetie.
Kimball had his first pinewood derby. His car was the “fast surfer.”
He also performed in his 4th grade music program. He had fun singing and dancing.
Sunday afternoons are full of happy children! What funny faces.
We got to visit with family. It was fun to hold and meet all the new babies!