Cousin Party

The Hall cousins came out for a party before we all start school. We packed lunches and snacks and went to the splashpad for some water fun.

Camping

Jeff's birthday was Friday and he wanted to go up to the new cabin property in Christopher Creek. It was the perfect weekend to go. It was rainy and cool. There was a ton of mud and Cooper & Lindsay were in heaven. We now have "cabin" shoes and clothes thanks to all the mud up there.

Jeff's parents bought the perfect spot for a new cabin. I cannot wait! It is absolutely beautiful up there.

Daisy loves cards/games as much as I do so there was alot of card playing.

We brought the table outside so we could play games and enjoy the beautiful weather.

We shot bb guns, went on hikes, fished, explored, ate, lounged, played in the mud, and enjoyed the mountains.

Willow Springs is close by, and everybody else decided to go that day too. We didn't catch anything, but the kids had fun.

Grandpa Ben stopped by on his way up to Heber.

We kept saying, whoever gets the dirtiest had the most fun. Who do you think it was? (Check out his shoes. They have like and inch of mud on the bottom.)

Cooper is 4!

My baby is 4 today! He was so excited for this day. As soon as he woke up he wanted to get dressed so he could open his presents.

Dad called from work to sing to Cooper. He thought is was so funny.

We decided to go to McDonalds for a little breakfast since we were all up so early. Cooper loves their pancakes. And of course a chocolate milk to wash it down!

Then we came back home to get ready for his birthday party. Grandma Shellee, Toree, Corri, Avery and Davis made the trip out for a fun day. We played at our splashpad and had a picnic, played at the park, then came back to our house for lots more fun.

Cooper got more presents and loved it all. Avery loved them all too. Those 2 boys had so much fun. They played and played and played.

It's so fun to see these two play together. They do pretty good for the most part. Cooper needs to learn to share toys better, but Cooper was so excited that Avery was going to come to his house.

My mom made this cutest zoo play mat! She gave Cooper animals to go with it, and he already got some from his cousins, so he had 2 sets of each. Seriously, this is the cutest thing ever.

I would say that Cooper had a great birthday. When everybody left, Avery cried and then Cooper cried when I left to YW's, but he was so tired he crashed early. Happy birthday buddy!

OcEaNsiDe, CaLiForNiA

The kids and I just got back from a week long trip to the beach. We had so much fun. We stayed at the beach house with our cousins, played, ate, beach, shopping, eating, beach, beach and more beach! My kids did so good on the drive there and back and for the most part were really nice. Only a couple of meltdowns. From the kids, not me.We always stop at the outlets in CA for lunch. They have this splashpad and Cooper had to go play so we stripped him down. He was loving it!

The kids had fun playing toys at the beach house.

Tickle train.

Sunday is always the hardest day. The kids want to go play in the ocean so bad. So they sit on the rocks and watch the waves.

Eating in Old Town, San Diego. We eat outside at this yummy mexican food place, then go shopping at the outlets in Carlsbad. As much as we love the beach, it's a good little break.

Keeping the kids entertained while shopping.