Another Adventure

Last week Karen and I decided that we would make the trip down to Salt Lake to take the kids to the zoo for their weekly adventure. We knew that the zoo only takes a couple of hours to see (especially with small children) so we decided to check out the "This is the Place State Park" too. Neither of us had ever been there so it was an adventure for all of us! The kids were really good and they had fun. The park is a little like a miniature Nauvoo. They have all sorts of old cabins and stores that you can go in. Some of them have crafts for the kids to do and others have people talking about how they printed newspapers, blacksmithed, etc. in the olden days. The kids knew what they wanted to do...they rode a horse, loved the petting farm, played on the playground, and we rode the train. They weren't really interested in the historical stuff. It was fun. Then we headed to the zoo. It was a hot day but it wasn't very crowded, which was good. The zoo also has quite a bit of shade and water misters so we didn't cook. The kids had fun and Karen and I were happy because we got lunch for free! (We went to a Red Robin that we didn't realize wasn't open to the public yet, but they let us come in and eat for free so they could practice on us!)

Allie's Bad Week

Poor little Allie bug! She had really bad luck last week. On Sunday afternoon we were leaving my parents' house and when we put her in the car seat it was super hot. We put a blanket down so that her legs wouldn't get burned, but when we pulled the buckle up the metal part touched her side and burned her tummy! I knew that it was hot but I didn't realize that it had burned her so we took her home and put her down for a nap. She was sadder than usual but I didn't think much of it. But when she woke up I felt awful because she had a second degree burn on her side! It was all blistered up and red. I almost cried. I took this picture a few days later after it had scabbed up.


On Friday evening Allie and Claire were outside playing on Grandpa's hammock. Allie crawled around by the base and there was a big wasp nest on the foot of the hammock. I was in the kitchen and I heard Allie scream. I ran out and Claire said, "Mommy there was a bee on Allie's face!" I took her inside and she had 3 wasp stings, 2 on her face and 1 on her hand. I ran to check the internet for what to do. We washed it, put ice on it, gave her Tylenol, and rubbed Benadryl cream on them. Her face was red and puffy for a few hours, and the next morning it looked like she had a black eye, but over all she was okay! Talk about a bad week! I'm sure I won't win any mommy awards for this week! Luckily she is too young to remember it all!

Bear Lake and a Birthday

This weekend we went to Bear Lake with my family for a little 3 day vacation. It was really fun. It was Allie's first time swimming. She didn't love it at first but she got used to it. The water was still a little cold. Plus she looked so darn cute! Claire on the other hand loved every minute of it and she didn't want to come home! She didn't care if we were swimming at the lake or the pool, she wanted to be in the water. She got really excited when she saw the wave runners and immediately said, "Where's the kids' life jacket?" I only took a few pictures but my sister took lots more and I'll post them when I get them from her.

It was Allie's first birthday on Thursday - Happy Birthday Bugga! She is growing up so fast and we are so glad she joined our little family. She loved playing in the cake and actually ate most of it. We got her a little walk and ride toy to help get her motivated to be up on her feet, but she didn't fall for it! Her favorite present was a little Magna Doodle, just like her big sister's. We also did fireworks out on my mom's driveway but my camera died so those pictures are on my mom's camera. I'll try to get better at taking pictures!!!

Weekly Update and Cute Pics

I just thought that I would post a few cute, but random pictures of the girls.

I'm sure you would have to agree that these are 2 of the cutest kids in the world!

To keep cool this summer Claire has been playing a lot in the sprinklers and her pool.

Claire made her name out of play dough. She was so proud, she wanted me to take a picture. I was pretty proud of her myself!

Allie and mommy playing at the park. (This is for Michelle who says I don't post pictures of myself!)

Allie is learning so much now, it seems like every day she learns something new! She says about 10 words and pulls herself up on anything that will hold still. This was her first time playing in the sprinklers at my mom's house.

This is one of her favorite games, playing catch with Claire.

In other news, I haven't been taking pictures of our last couple Tuesday adventures since they have mostly consisted of keeping cool! Last week we had a picnic at the park and then went swimming. This week we went birthday shopping for Allie and let the kids play at the toy store and at the mall. I also finished my second summer class on Friday, only one more to go! Yea! One last funny story. Karen bought the kids little squirt guns at the toy store yesterday and when we got home Claire and Payton went out back to have a little water fight. Nate got in on the action with his super soaker and they all ended up soaking wet, but laughing and squealing. He is such a great dad/uncle. Unfortunately Payton had to ride home dripping wet, but they had fun!