A Trip to Tony Grove

So a couple of days ago we took a trip to Tony Grove.  We've known that it's existed ever since we've moved to Logan, but we have yet to get to it.  Finally, 5 years later, it happened! Oh my gosh it's so cute there! A cute little reservoir and hiking trails and tons of wildflowers... and moose!!! We saw a moose and I pretty much loved him.  I wish I could've gotten a picture.  The little kids were too little to care, but the older kids thought he was fantastic!

I love these flowers... or seeds... or whatever they are.  They look like they belong in a Dr. Seuss book!

Owen saw me taking a picture of these red flowers and knew I liked them, so he was so happy to pick one for me!

Jaxton brought his toy explorer binoculars that he got years ago.  They actually worked surprisingly well!

 I swear this kid wasn't satisfied until he jumped off of every rock he saw...

I loved seeing these two have the friendliest of chit-chats as they walked along.  They must've been talking about something good, because they were in their own little world for so long.

So I'm pretty sure this HAS to be the last bit of snow left. We have had an unusually hot summer, so I can't believe it's July and there is still snow lingering!!!

Happy 4th of July!

The 4th of July was spent, as usual, at Grandma Marilou and Grandpa James' house.  This year was a bit different, though, because Jenna watched the fireworks from the car without freaking out.  She actually opened her eyes and looked at them at the same time as hearing the loud boom.  You have NO IDEA what wonderful progress this is!!!  Jenna is terrified of fireworks... like panic attack terrified.  Just one short year ago, she was hiding in my chest... in the car... shaking and crying... refusing to even look at them... and the radio couldn't go loud enough to drown out the "boom" of them.  This year she still stayed in the car but at least watched them with her ears uncovered.... and no tears or shaking... AMAZING difference!!!  We had a great 4th.  We started with a neighborhood breakfast, where the kids ate way too much and played games until it was too hot to be outside anymore.  They played in Grandma's little pool and helped make a fun 4th of July dessert. They had otter-pops in these super cute little light saber holders that Grandma made. We had a delicious barbecue and then fireworks. It was a good day. And to top it off, Kayla looked so darn cute in the 4th of July dress that I made her!  I'm learning to sew, so it was quite an accomplishment.

Jaxton is getting so tall! Before I know it, he'll be taller than me!

Owen is obsessed with American Flags. He was beside himself that he was so close to one that he could ACTUALLY touch it!  I wish I could have recorded his excited little voice when he walked out the door and saw it.

Kayla helping Great Grandpa John walk to the neighborhood breakfast. These two are such cute buddies.

Haha! Grandpa John is eyeing her food... he's gonna try to take it in a minute and she knows it.

Owen is really hoping to win that fish!

I love how hard Kayla is focusing on throwing that Pop-It! If THAT didn't give her a satisfactory "pop", I really don't know what would have!

 Grandma and Owen made this delicious cake!

Waiting for the parachute men to come out of the fireworks... Who's gonna get it first???

Well they both got their parachute men.  I love how content they are to just sit and chitchat.

It doesn't matter if you're young or old... Fireworks are pretty spectacular.