Galoon

Ok, so let me start by saying I did the unthinkable... I forgot my camera! I ALWAYS take my camera and I was rushing out the door and forgot it. My mom and sister in law took pictures for me at Lagoon, but I don't know if I will ever get them posted on my blog. So here goes a post with no pictures....

Rory is away to the POST training academy for 10 weeks, so last week I decided to pack myself and the kids up and head to Salt Lake to stay with my grandma (my grandpa was in Colorado). Friday we met my friend Heather and her 2 boys at the park and then went school clothes shopping. I think I had more fun than my kids. I bought Kadee's dance clothes and had a blast picking them out. I really hope she likes dance, because her mama is going to be sad if she doesn't! We came home from shopping and she put her dance clothes on and wouldn't take them off, she even wore them to dinner at the Olive Garden. Connor is such a shrimp. I bought him size 5 clothes and they are so big on him. He was pumped because he found Transformers boxers, thats right folks, those things are hard to come by. He has Transformers underwear, but he LOVES boxers and we have never been able to find boxers with animation on them, it was his lucky day.

Friday we took the kids to G-Force and then went back to grandma's to play. The kids were playing outside and we heard Kadee screaming bloody murder. Rory ran out there to see what was wrong and their was a snail on the porch. I guess my kids have never seen snails before. Once Rory picked it up and showed Kadee what it was they had a hay day. They collected snails and put them in a bucket on the back porch. Every 5 minutes or so Connor had to go "check" on his snails. Kadee said she wanted to find a stick to poke them. Silly kids!

Saturday we met my family at Lagoon. For our birthdays this year my mom and step dad bought all of us Lagoon tickets and dinner at Chili's (yum!). "Galoon" as Kadee calls it, was so much fun. The kids loved the rides and I got to ride the Rocket! It was so great to be together as a family and I realized that we don't do stuff together nearly enough. I know people get busy with their own lives, but it so nice to be around family. Connor's favorite ride was the egg drop and Kadee's favorite ride was the "crashing in things" (bumper cars). She was so funny on those things. The lady kept telling the kids to turn their wheels, so Kadee just went in circles for the first few minutes till she got the hang of it. That night after dinner we stayed in a hotel, which my kids always look forward to. They were able to go swimming and play in the pool for awhile.

We finally made it home and I am missing my hubby! It is so hard to be here by myself and to be the mom and dad to the kids. I am so grateful we have one week down and only nine more to go!

Huntington Lake... aka Crawdad Heaven

This weekend we had the pleasure of going to Huntington Lake with Kyle & Candee, Travis & Sandy, and Ryan & Shauntel. Unfortunately Ryan & Shauntel had to leave early Saturday morning because JR got a really bad ear infection.

So, we got there Friday night and decided to go over to the Emery County Fair. My mom and Gary were there so we ate with them. Rory, Gary, & my mom enjoyed the Lamb while I had Panda Express. My mom bought the kids some toys and while Connor was playing with his a little boy took the flying part. Connor came to me just crying so I went over to find the little boy and couldn't see him anywhere. The lady sitting at the booth saw it happen so she pointed me in the right direction and off I went. I chased the little boy down to the parking lot and politely asked him for the toy back. With that crisis avoided we spent the rest of the fair visiting with old friends and family. I saw a girl I went to college with whom I haven't seen for about 8 years. It was a lot of fun. We also went to visit some friends, Robby and Brandie, that live in Orangeville. It was so nice to see them and visit for awhile. We then headed back to the lake and roasted marshmallows with everyone. The kids didn't go to bed until almost 11, so I swear Kadee was asleep before her head hit the pillow.

Saturday we ate a hearty breakfast and headed out on the boat. Rory, Connor, Logan, and Kella jumped in the water and it was so cold! Their lips were just a chattering. We drove the boat around for awhile, but the wind was SO bad that we headed back to the dock. The kids spent the rest of the time crawdad fishing. They had a blast! They were catching them left and right with their raw chicken on fishing lines. At one point Kella went to throw her line in and Connor was standing right behind her, she hit him right smack in the mouth with the raw chicken! I was so scared he was going to get sick! So far he acts fine, but he was not pleased with the taste of raw chicken.



























It was so fun and I look forward to a few more fun trips before summer is over!