Austin's 2nd Birthday Party

We celebrated Austin's 2nd birthday today. He had a race car party! It was so much fun. Adam did a great job putting together a little race track, which ended up being more for show, but it was still really fun and cute. Each of the cousins have a race car.  Austin just got his car for his birthday and is already a natural hot rod. He even demonstrated his skills in maneuvering through the tire obstacles without hands while eating an ice cream cone. It was so much fun getting all the kids out there and watching them all drive together!  

Part of the track.

Elaina's car

 Austin's car

Anthony's car

Rocky & Colton's car

Fuel Station

Austin trying to drive off with his new toys.

4th of July

What a fun day! Adam finally had a day off, so we packed it full of fun. We started the day off by going with cousins to Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake. The kids loved it! They loved all the animals! Elaina’s favorite was the giraffe and Austin’s favorite was the sea lion. The kids also got to ride the carousel and then the choo-choo train. It was a fun trip. After the zoo we all went to Red Robin's for lunch. Even with a 1:1 kid/parent ratio, taking little kids out to eat is always an adventure.

Next on the schedule was the Johnson Family get together at Uncle Keith's house. Keith and Joel both had great back yards with lot of fun stuff for the kids to do. Elaina kicked off the treasure hunt a little early when she started collecting the colored rocks that she found around the yard. Austin also collected rocks, but didn't know that they were suppose to be colored. The kids loved playing with their extended cousins.

Next, we went to a BBQ at Grandpa D'Agostini's house, where there were lots of cousins and fireworks. It was so nice to have kids around to play tag with Elaina in Grandpa D's big backyard. Mom just does doesn't cut it anymore in our small apartment with my growing waste line.

Lastly, we went with Jared and family to a great lookout at Camp Williams to watch all the different firework shows throughout the whole valley. It's amazing how many people do the aerials. We really got quite a show.  Also in view was the glow of the Alpine Fire on the mountain. It made quite the backdrop for the fireworks. 

All in all, it was an amazing day and so much fun! 

Waiting for the choo-choo.

Waiting for the fireworks.

The fireworks were so exciting!

Elaina, the Photographer

Today Elaina told me she wanted to be a photographer. So, I let her use my camera for a little bit. These are some of her results. She never fails to amaze me.

Fun in the Sun

It was a really hot day and the kids and I were feeling trapped in the house while Adam was at work, so, we packed a picnic and went to a splash pad near by. It was a lot of fun. It was a cute little stream with a waterfall supplying the water. They also had the typical water squirting from the sidewalk but that water was kind of strong and the kids didn't dare get too close to it. It was a fun little park that we will revisit several times this summer, I am sure.

Car Wash!

My car was well over due for a car wash. Thank goodness Austin and Elaina are such good car washers. I think, in total, they rewashed my car probably 4 times. A car can never be too clean.

Picnic with Anthony

We went on a picnic with Brooke and Anthony today. The park was a lot of fun, but man... it was HOT! I swear, kids don't feel temperature because they sure didn't seem effected by it. It was a cool park, though, with lots of unusual play stuff.

This was at the park. It was amazing!

Sickies

My little kidlets have had the stomach flu or something like it today. This has been the scene at our house pretty much all day. Poor little mites.