More Summer-time Fun

We have such a great time during the summer, I just wanted to post some pictures of our many activities: Fishing at Jensen Park, picking out grandpa's new machine, swimming at grandma and grandpa's, and just hanging out. I just love my kids and can't imagine my life without them! I love to expose them to new things and fall in love with summer all over again through their eyes.

I LOVE Yard Sales!

I've decided yard sales are a great American pastime. I love to go out on Saturday mornings and see what kind of junk, or treasure, people are trying to sell. This year my family decided to clear out the basement and have a gargantuan yard sale. The kids and I got up at the crack of dawn and headed out to help. We had SO MUCH to unload it was insane! The kids were so good and Maisy cooperated even better than I thought she would, until it started to get really hot and then she had a total meltdown. A lot of people stopped by and my parents got rid of a lot of stuff, so I think it was a success!

Luminaries

During this year's Syracuse Heritage Days we came across a booth that was recruiting for the Relay for Life that is put together for the American Cancer Society. Unfortunately there was only a week until the deadline to have teams together to actually participate which was definitely not enough time to get one together, so we settled for luminaries this year. These luminaries raise money for cancer research and are also a way to honor those who have fought cancer. One is for my dad who has beat muscle cancer, and one is for my father-in-law who passed away in 2004 from brain cancer. Next year my sister and I are getting a team together, and we can't wait!

Our Big Birthday Girl!

We had an All-American Girl party for Maisy's first birthday. We went to the park and had burgers, homemade root beer, potato salad (thanks Cody and Erin!), and lots of fun. My sister/party planner was a HUGE help - she made these fantastic little cupcakes I really wanted that were red, white, and blue inside and were frosted with her yummy buttercream frosting and decorated with sprinkles and foam stars(non-edible of course). She also made the most amazing birthday banner that had pictures of Maisy throughout the year and said "Happy Birthday Maisy!" She really is the best aunt ever! I made Maisy a tutu to match her onesie and Aimee and I made red bows which she REFUSED to leave in so she ended up with mad scientist hair for the remainder of the day.
Joey was the activity coordinator for the day :) He brought a basketball for the guys and filled up water balloons for almost the entire afternoon so that the kids could have a blast for about 30 seconds! He pulled the Jeep up and put on some tunes and made the BBQ complete.
Maisy really enjoyed her little red, white, and blue cake once she knew what to do with it. At first she just sat there, which is exactly what Duffy did with his first cake, but then she really dug in. She enjoyed it so much that she even had it in her hair. Actually, she enjoyed it too much because later that night she woke with a killer tummy ache and I had to make an emergency trip to Smith's to grab some gripe water.
Thanks to everyone who came: Grandma and Grandpa Great, Grandma and Papa B, Grandma O, Cody & Erin and the kids: Derek, Cheyenne, Connor, and Rylee(I spell her name wrong I think!), Jeromy, Shari and Shae, and of course our big brother Duffy. I think that's it, hope I didn't miss anyone!

It's Parade Season

Not much to say about this other than we LOVE LOVE LOVE to go to parades and city, county, and state fairs. Especially my sister and I, we go to any one we can find! These are just some pics from Syracuse Heritage Days and Layton Liberty Days, I'm sure there will be more to come, in fact Clinton Days is this weekend, see ya there!

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Last week my mom was lucky enough to get some free front row seats for a couple of the Raptor's games. They went on Thursday and we got to go on Sunday. The Sunday games start at 4 so it was HOT, HOT, HOT!!! Maisy stayed home because we knew there was no way she would be happy for that long but Duffy got to come with us. He fell asleep on the way there so when the game started he was super grumpy but gradually warmed up to some big smiles. We sat right next to the Raptor's dugout so he thought it was really cool to see all the players walking right past us. Duffy got a little restless halfway into the game so Joey took him back to the playground they have there in the park and when they were back there Joey got a foul ball. Joey got a bunch of the players to sign it after the game and Duffy thinks it's the most amazing thing he's ever had, he constantly wants to know where it is.
I love being at the ball park, it's one of my favorite summer activities, and now it's even better with Duffy being old enough to start enjoying it.

We LOVE East Canyon Resort!

My parents are members at East Canyon Resort which means you can usually find us up there nearly every weekend from Mother's Day until almost the deer hunt! I could stay up there all summer if it was up to me. There are a couple of pools, mini golf, shuffle board, a cute little store, a playground, and lots of grass and trees to enjoy. I've decided Maisy gets the BEST camping hair I've ever seen (proof in these pics!). Both kids, and even the adults love to swing at the playground, Duffy gets to fish with the guys, throw rocks off the bridge, and we've even had movie night using my dad's projector on the side of the Easy-Up.