The picture says it all!

Why?

Why does everything she eats end up all over her, and everything around her?
Why does she think that any kind of dip, ranch, sourcream, cool whip,chocolate syrup, etc.. is lotion to be rubbed on her legs?




Too bad she doesn't like baths, because she sure has them alot!

Brrr Lake

Actually it's called
Bear Lake, but it was a little cold when we got there.

Jayson buried Tregan in the sand. Aty thought it was fun to throw sand on him.


One of the many seagulls, all around us.
(Aty kept trying to feed them)

The boys had a blast running and playing in the water.

Aty did not like the water. She was so sad, she just layed on my shoulder after. Poor Baby!

Hangin with daddy, eating some doritos

We decided to take the kids up to Bear lake on Saturday. We packed up the car and headed out, much later then planned. The freeway was backed up for miles! So what would have taken us an hour or so, took an extra hour or so... UGH! I was actually pretty content to just hang out in the car for the ride. The kids were just watching movies, and I was enjoying the peace, and just being out of the house. Jayson, however, was not liking the traffic at all! (haha)

I had forgotten to look outside to check the weather before we left. "Well it has been so hot all week, why would I?" Um because it was totally cloudy, and borderline chilly! "OOPS" Well we were going no matter what, after all that work to get us packed and ready to go.

SO...
Three hours, Three tired kids, and One grouchy daddy, later. We made it to the lake. It was windy and cold! But thankfully it didn't stop the boys from jumping right in. Aty on the other hand. Was not having any part of that water. After an hour or so, she let me put on her swimsuit, and I tried to take her out in the water on her floatie. She SCREAMED! She spent the rest of the time, just playing in the sand, and chasing the seagulls. It did end up warming up after a while, and then we could enjoy it more. The boys had so much fun wrestling each other in the water, building trenches, and running.

It was fun to have some relaxing, family time. I have to admit, Utah Summers are the best! I have missed the green trees, and pretty mountains.

Our Week

I figured it was time for a new post, so here's what we have been up to...

First of all, I have to say, we are Loving being in our house! Every day, I just think how grateful I am, to be in a house again. Having our own space, having room for our stuff, and just being a family again. I know that this past almost two years, has been a trial for us, and we have become closer because of it, but I have to say, Apartments and the basement of my parents house, is not the ideal place for a family of three!

(this is only a couple of their friends they play with, they literally play with about 10 kids at a time, it is insane how many kids live on this road)

The kids have been having a blast, just playing with all the neighbor kids every day, all day! They just run back and forth from our house to the neighbors, playing in the water, slip and sliding, swinging, jumping, riding bikes... They are literally exhausted by nightime.

Aty wants to be oustide with the kids every second as well. When she is not out playing, she is following her mommy around, and getting into mischief. She got a hold of the sharpie the other day, If you look close you can see it on her arm and leg. I can't leave her alone for one second. She is such a terror! Oh my goodness, if she wasn't so dang cute....

I finally convinced Jayson to take a little break from his work, and take us to the zoo the other day. The baby elephant was our favorite. Aty loved running all over, and well, her stroller pretty much just held the diaper bag. The best attraction there though, was the big marble ball that spins in water. My kids sat and played with that longer then they looked at any of the animals. Figures!

Tregan got to mow the lawn for the first time. Which he loved! It brought back memories of when Jayson used to put him on the riding lawn mower with him, when he was just tiny. he would just hang out on his lap the whole time he mowed. it was so adorable. AWW! And now here he is 9 years old, and mowing the lawn on his own. (sniff sniff)

We made the long treck to Idaho, bright and early this Saturday morning, to see my neice be baptized. Aty was Not happy to be woken up so early. So she threw a fit when I put her in the car, and was very grumpy the whole day! We rode with my sister and two of her kids. And I felt so bad because they had to listen to Aty cry the whole way home!

While we were gone, Jayson built us a garden box, and stained our deck. Tregan and Dax both have these seeds they started at school and they are growing in a pot, they are a sunflower and pumpkins. And well, obviously pumpkins are not going to grow in a pot. So we promised them we would plant a garden. We are just crossing our fingers that they grow after we tranplant them to the garden.

Later that night, we went over to my sister's house and had a bbq, and went to the Kaysville fireworks. A first for us! May I say, they were really good! The long treck back to our car was not so fun though, especially since I was carrying Aty. Having little ones sure is a workout everyday. In more ways then one. They are worth it though!

And that is what we have been up to...