24th of July

We were able to spend the 24th with BBVD's side of the family. It was really fun because we don't see them very often. 3 of his siblings only live about 90 miles away, but we only see them twice a year! This get together was even more exciting because his sister-in-law from Arizona came up with her 4 boys so we got to get reaquainted with them too. We have the only girl cousins so it was 5 boys and my 2 girls. We had yummy dutch oven dinner and then we did a few little fireworks. DD1 loved having cousins to jump with her on the trampoline and she did sparklers even though she didn't really enjoy them.

Birthday party

We celebrated DD2's birthday at my parent's house on Sunday the 5th. It was fun to party with Grandpa and Grandma Buchanan, Grandpa and Grandma, Jim and Karen, and the kids. The day was great except for when her Dora birthday balloon floated away into the sky. She remembered it for days. My parents gave her a new toddler bed with Tinkerbell sheets for her birthday. Karen gave her a Dora dvd, and we gave her a Tag Jr. and a doll. She loved it all!

Fun Fourth

DD1 and my cousin watching fireworks.

DD2 enjoying some soup during the fireworks!

DD2, grandpa, and cousin looking for birds.

Posing for an official 4th of July picture before heading off to grandma's.

We celebrated the 4th with a family bbq at my parent's house. It is always fun to get together, eat, and play games with the family!

Family 'Staycation'

We decided to go on a little mini-vacation with the family last week. We just went down to SL and stayed over.
First we went to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple open house. DD1 thought it was cool to be able to go inside a temple. DD2 mostly just loved climbing all the stairs and the water in the font! When we came out it was pouring rain so we had to make a run for the car!
Later we went to the Living Planet Aquarium. This is one of our favorite places to go. It isn't too big but they have lots of different animals. They had a new area with animals from South America like snakes, spiders, frogs, and piranhas! Then we had dinner at the Cheesecake Factory! Yummy!
When we got back to the hotel we went swimming in the pool. Both girls love the water and wanted to stay there all night! The next morning we played at the park that was by our old house. It was fun to reminisce- then we headed to the zoo! It was 'free military day' so it was super crowded, but we had a blast anyway! It was a fun little family 'stay-cation'!