Summer Recap

OK are you ready for this? One really long post with lots of pictures to recap our summer. I was going to do all separate posts but realized that would be even longer. So here goes, these first pictures are from the dinosaur park. Me and some friends got a membership to the Tracy Aviary and included in the pass is the dinosaur park. The kids just love to be able to run around and see all there is to see.

Lauren started taking tumbling classes again this summer and is really enjoying herself and does rather well. I really enjoy it myself going and watching her. It is so fun seeing all that they learn and the excitement they feel when the master a new trick. Lauren is currently working on her
one handed cartwheels.

Up next we have some cute pictures of Lauren before and after with her curlers. She is such a poser as you will learn looking at all of her pictures.

This year for the Fourth of July we took a trip to Wyoming. Me and the kids left a few days early and went to see our good friends the Stubbs who live a couple hours away from Tyler's parents. We had a great time seeing them. They have a daughter Hailey who is Lauren's age and a son Ethan who is Logan's age so the kids have a blast. We went and played at a nearby lake while we were there and had a great time.

After we left the Stubbs house we met Tyler down at his parents house for the 4th. We have made it our tradition to go to their place for the 4th every year now. For one it is Tyler's dad's birthday and second they live in a small town and have a great little fair for the kids to attend. There are not the huge crowds you get here and the kids can just run and play without you worring about where they are. They have a golf cart parade, horse rides, games with prizes, bounce houses, cotton candy, face painting and more. The kids also love spending time with all their cousins, who are usually all there as well.

We also took a trip to Montana this summer as we usually do. This year it was my dad's 60th birthday so my whole family planned a big party for him. My parents played a trick on the kids at easter time and snuck up on them with silly string so this time it was the kids turn to get them back. We had grandpa sit on a chair and close his eyes while the kids all got in place to attack. They thought it was pretty cool getting grandpa. We also roasted a pig in the ground and had a big dinner with a lot of his friends as well. Over all the party was great and I think he really enjoyed it. We had a great time with family and the kids had a blast with their cousins. They were able to go on horse rides with grandpa and four wheeler rides with anyone they could get to take them. Tyler even got in a day of fishing which he always really enjoys and doesn't get to do enough of.

We had many water days with friends this summer as well. Wether in our backyard or at friends houses or at the squirt park, there was never enough water to cool us down. We consumed many a popsicle and had a lot of great fun with friends.

One of our latest outings was to the airplane museum near our house. It is a great place to take the kids, A. because it is free but also because they have a new kids play area where they can try on uniforms, sit in cockpits, play computer games, do puzzles, build with blocks and much much more.

Well I think that is enough for one day. This blogging stuff is a lot of work and takes some time getting used to, but I think I am going to like it.