Last Days of Summer Fun

Well our summer has come to an end. We ended with a bang! On Friday, August 15th, our patio was poured! YEAH!!!! We've waited a few weeks for this and are glad it's done. The kids thought it was the best thing to sit and watch. Can you tell we don't have TV at our house!?!?!

On Saturday we headed off to Lagoon for the Stampin' Up! Employee party. We had a great time. The weather was nice, but not too hot. We started with the water rides, the Log Flume, Rattlesnake Rapids, and Lagoona Beach.

The rest of the day was spent having fun on the rides!

On the train!

The babies loved the Merry-go-Round!

Jacob was a bit unhappy because he didn't get to sit on the spinning thing!

This is my favorite ride, the Paratroopers. It takes forever to get it started, but lots of fun when it does!!

Fun pictures

I took these fun pictures of the boys! I just love their cheesy grins!

Summer

Well, it seems that the summer is nearly over and it has been forever since I've posted. We've been busy, busy, busy! Here are some of the things we have been doing the past month or so!

Father's Day

We love our dad!

Grandpa Perkins' Birthday I love Hannah's face in this picture! We had a great visit with all our cousins and of course, Grandma and Grandpa!

We love Grandma and Grandpa's yard! So much space for the kids to run and have fun. Here's Alex on the rocks! He is getting SOOOO big!

Logan playing in the front yard at the party.

I thought that this picture was great. Granted, Rich's eyes are closed, but I love how Alex has his hat just like him!


Fourth of July


I tried to take pictures of all the kids and then all of them together. This year, it didn't work out so well. So, here they are!

Alex

Logan
Logan again!
Jacob
Hannah and mom
Here are the kids together! Hee Hee--not happy to be there!


Mom and the kids! My look says it all!


We went to my mom and dad's for barbeque and fireworks.

Hannah got a new bike on the 4th. Her old bike lost it's chain and was very small. She's had it since she was four. I guess it was about time! She loves it!
Here she is riding at Grandma Lillie and Grandpa Cory's house on the holiday!


Logan and Grandpa!Jacob and Hannah having fun in the water.

Aunt Lindsay and Calvin

The little boys in the pool. Calvin was a bit apprehensive, but Alex and Logan wouldn't get out!

His face tells it all!!!

Alex loves to lounge!

The boys' 1 year pictures

It only took me 4 months AFTER the boys turned 1 to get their year pictures. Unfortunately, they did not cooperate. They didn't smile and would not sit still. But, I got the disk and still think they are so cute!! Here a few of them and a few others I took myself. They are getting so big and funny. They love to play together and are constantly laughing! They also are such kind boys, especially Logan. He is constantly giving hugs and kisses to everyone.

Logan


Alex

Pioneer Day --- 24th of July

We went with our friends to the Thanksgiving Point Children's Garden. The kids had a great time playing in the water.

The boys have a favorite thing now---climbing into and onto everything!

We got a new trampoline for the kids. They love it! Here's Emily, Kelsey, and Hannah having a great time!

Here's Calvin playing with the boys before he moved to Arizona. They had such a great time! We will miss him and also Aunt Lindsay and Uncle Russell. However, we are very excited for Uncle Russell to start learning to become a doctor. He'll be a great one! Good luck and we love you!!

Well, school starts in 2 weeks! The kids are way excited--mom too! Our summer has flown by, but it has been a great one! Hoped everyone liked the update!!! I know, the next one will come sooner!!!(I hope :) )

May

We had an eventful May, which is probably why it went by so quickly. School is now over and it's time for summer to begin. Here are a few things that we did this past month. (I'm going to attempt to add some videos...I hope it works!) Also, this is quite long, so SORRY!

Mother's Day

I had a great day. Here's a picture of all my kids. The babies look really big in this picture. They are growing up way too fast.

It was a nice day...Richard had to speak in church and did a wonderful job. I got a couple of games and nice Spa/Lunch day with my mom and sisters the day before.

Here's a picture of Hannah and Jacob playing Ladderball...one of the games I got from Hannah! It is quite fun.

Hannah's Gymnastics Meet

Hannah had a gymnastics meet. Each girl rotated to all four events---beam, vault, bars, and floor. She did a great job. Here's a picture of her on the bars and I also tried putting a video of her on the bars as well. I think that it is her best event!

Jacob's Preschool Graduation

The next day, Jacob graduated from preschool. Here he is in his cap and gown. They had quite a program.

For the progam, each student read a book and sang a solo. Jacob's book was Happy Birthday Clifford, and he sang Penelope Pig. Here's the video of it!

Later that evening, Hannah had her 2nd grade Patriotic Program. She did a great job. Here's a picture of her as a firefighter in the song, Forty Hours a Week. She said it was awfully heavy!!

Memorial Day (Weekend)

On Saturday, we headed up to Bountiful for a great lunch at El Matador and a visit to Grandma and Grandpa Martineau's graves.

Here's a picture of Alex at the Bountiful Cemetary. He looks so cute with all that hair waving in the breeze!

On Sunday, we headed down to Pleasant Grove to visit Great Grandma and Grandpa Thayne's graves.


We couldn't resist taking a picture in front of Grandma and Grandpa Thayne's new headstone. It was kind of hard to explain since the kids thought they were in England on a mission! HEHEHE!!! Someone even left some artificial flowers on top. They must have felt bad that nothing else was there.

On Monday, we went over to Grandpa Cory's and Grandma Lillie's for a BBQ. The weather was not too good, but we barbequed anyways!

Last, but certainly not least, I must have some fun baby pictures. Here's Alex. He and Logan LOVE the pan cupboard. We found him sitting in this small round one the other day.

And finally, one more video...Logan and Alex having fun together. (Please disregard my voice!!)