Family Picture

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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Seattle in August!

On August 22nd, we decided to head to Seattle to see the Indians play the Mariners.  It was so much fun!  We love watching baseball games together as a family and eating the yummy garlic fries that are so famous at Safeco field.   This is one of our favorite summer traditions.  I love that we live close enough to a major league team, so we can go see a game every summer.  Baseball is one of Pete's all time loves and I have really caught the fever as have our kids.  The game wasn't super exciting and Cleveland lost, but we still had a great time!


The baseball field


Safeco Field

The Seattle skyline

Enjoying the game

Me and my man


Pete enjoying the games with his girls!



Seattle Space needle

Seattle Space needle behind the International Fountain

In front of the fountain and needle

My girl drinkin her soda

Seriously cute!

Cute!

Putting on daddy's hat

Finally got it on my head


Gorgeous Maycee

This was one cold little girl






Cutie Pie!



One cold little boy



Shaylee in front of the Space needle



Beautiful!
Handsome boy!
Another handsome boy!



Fountain and the Needle!



After going to the game, we decided to head to the International fountain in downtown Seattle.  We had been to Seattle countless times, but I had never heard of this fountain.  My sister went to Seattle with her family earlier in the summer and told me about it.  She also suggested we bring our swimsuits since the kids would get super wet.  The fountain is choreographed with music and it is really beautiful.    The kids had a great time, but were a little bit cold.  It was kind of a cool game, which was great for the game, but not so great for playing in the fountain.  This is something we will be doing again.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Kenyon turns ten

My Kenyon turned ten on August 15th, we went to Bullwinkles Family Fun Center for his family celebration.  It was a lot of fun.  They had  and arcade, go carts, bumper boats, kids climbing area, a sky trail, and a lazer tag.  There is also miniature golf, but we didn't play that.  We had a great time, it was a really fun play center for the kids.  Kenyon had doughnuts instead of a cake!  YUMMY!

On Kenyon's tenth birthday, I am going to say ten things I love about Kenyon:

1) Kenyon is fun!  He is just a fun kid with a great sense of humor.
2) Kenyon is very caring.  He has a sensitive side that most people don't see.
3) Kenyon is a great big brother.  He plays Lego with Jaron all the time.
4) Kenyon is smart.  He works hard at school.
5) Kenyon is very creative.  He is always coming up with very interesting Lego contraptions.
6) Kenyon has become a great reader.  I love reading and I love seeing my kids pick up that great habit.
7) Kenyon has an awesome smile.
8) Kenyon is my little cook.  He is always willing to try to cook something for dinner.  He is a great Mac and Cheese maker.
9) Kenyon is goofy and silly and I love that he doesn't take life to seriously.
10) Kenyon has the most gorgeous red hair.  I wish it was mine.

I love this boy so much!  He has been so much fun for me to raise.  I adore his silliness, and his complete joy of life.


His birthday doughnut with ten candles

blowing them out

In the jungle gym

Shaylee playing in the jungle gym

There's my Maycee

Excited about his army knife from Grandma and Grandpa

Reading his card

His Mickey Mouse watch

Brandon being silly!

Can you tell he was excited for this gift?

A Cultural Night

On August 11, we had a cultural night at our chapel.  Pete and his fellow ward missionaries, put together this amazing night.  There was food from all over the world and everyone in the community was invited.  I made chicken curry and naan from India and then put some of my Indian keepsakes out.  It really was so much fun and the food was fantastic.

Thailand


China

Japan

India

Some of my fun Indian keepsakes

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Trains and Founders Day

On our last day in Utah, August 4, we decided to go on the Front Runner, the commuter train that runs from Salt Lake to Ogden.  We took it from Layton to Ogden and went to the Union Pacific railroad museum they have in Ogden.  It used to be the Ogden train station, but has been turned into a train, gun, and classic car museum.  We had a great time looking at all the fun things that they had there.  The kids loved the trains.  They also enjoyed riding the train there and back. 

Daddy and Maycee on the Frontrunner

Mom and Jaron on the frontrunner

Jilly and Brandon on the frontrunner

Shaylee and Annika on the Frontrunner

Kenyon wanted to sit by himsle

Maycee

Grandpa, Jilly and Brandon

Grandma and Jaron (he switched seating partners)

Close up of Maycee

She was excited to keep Kenyon company
 



The Golden Spike

This is a replica

The Browning gun museum

Classic cars



Union Station

Brandon on the front of a train

Brandon and Kenyon

Kenyon





 We went to the Fruit Heights Founders day.  It was a carnival type thing with games and food and prizes.  The kids had a great time.  They had cotton candy, popsicles, candy, they played fishing games, rode on trains, climbed rock walls, and more.  It was a very fun time.  It was HOT, but it was fun.  The kids had a great time. 

The little train

Shaylee and Jaron

Cotton candy

Cotton Candy

Brandon Rock Climbing