June Trip to Utah

On Friday, June 10th, we picked Doug up from work around 3:30 pm and headed out to Utah. With Nathan being 4 months and never had a bottle, we weren't sure how this trip was going to go. We were thrilled with how well he did. I tried to give him a bottle, but he wouldn't have anything to do with it. It was okay though because whenever we stopped for gas, I would pull him out and feed him. By the time Doug had filled up the van and took the boys in to the bathroom, I was close if not done feeding Nate.

We made it to Doug's parents house in 21 hours. We thought this was really good time considering the extra feeding stops.

Most of Dougs family came over Saturday night for a bbq while we were there. The boys had so much fun with their cousins.

Everyone also enjoyed seeing baby Nate for the first time.

I think Nathan just enjoyed being out of his car seat!

The boys love that there is always someone to play with at Grandma and Grandpa's house.

Emily and Danny had a great time pretending to fish off of Grandma's porch.

The boys always love getting to sleep togther in their sleeping bags.

On Sunday morning we drove down to Salt Lake and dropped Doug off at the airport so he could fly home and work the following week. I continued on down to Cedar City to spend the week with my parents.

The boys had a great time driving the remote control cars and eating lots of popsicles while they were outside.

Crystal came over most days with her cute kids. Kenney was SO funny! He had a truck in each had and an apricot in his mouth. He didn't know what to do because he couldn't put down one of the trucks, but the apricot was starting to fall out of his mouth. He is a cute, BUSY little boy!

Madalyn wanted to hold baby Nate every time she came over. She was a good little helper.

One day we drove down to St. George and went to a Rosenbruch World Wildlife Museum. It has over 200 species of wildlife from around the world. They gave the kids binoculars to see the animals as they walked through. The kids all LOVED that part.

Me with my 4 adorable boys!

We also went up to 3 peaks just west of Cedar and roasted hot dogs. Mom made potato salad. We had smores for dessert. It was delicious!

There were swings at the camp site and each of the kids had plenty of time on the swings.

Lance brought up the 4-wheeler and took everyone on rides. The boys thought this was GREAT!

Grandpa helped everyone get the perfect marshmellow for their smore.

Grandpa also took Andrew, Jacob and Danny out to the golf course 2 evening to hit a bucket of balls. The last night we were there Grandpa took Andrew and Jacob to a rodeo. They had a great time watching all the events. The best part was that Grandpa bought them nachos and each a drink.

We had a wonderful week in Cedar, but were ready to pick Dad up at the Airport when Saturday came.

Durning the week in Logan at Grandma and Grandpa's house the boys loved playing with their cousins all week.

One day we got the pool out and let the kids play in the water. One of these years we might have to get a little bigger pool with all the grandkids getting so big.

Jacob,Danny, James, & Emily in the pool. Andrew, Kylie, Dallin, & Katey

Another day Grandma asked the neighbor across the street if he would give all the grand kids rids on his horses. At first they were all a little nervious, but soon had a great time.

Emily, Jacob & Danny

Emily & Danny

One evening we went to a park and Jason did dutch oven chicken and potatoes. It was DELICOUS! The kids played baseball and played on the playground. It was a fun evening spent with Doug's brother and sisters.

Leslie was so great at getting Nate to fall asleep!

Jacob could always be found at Austin's side.

The reason we were in Logan was for Doug's best friend, Brandon's wedding. We had a great time spending as much time as we could with the family and also spending lots of time with Doug's high school friends. It was a WONDERFUL vacation!

Family Fun

 Nathan 2 months old

12 lbs. 6 oz

24 " long

I can't believe how fast time is going by. Nathan is just growing too fast!

 For Mothers Day Doug and the boys dipped strawberries in chocolate for the family. The were DELICIOUS!

 My boys looked so handsome for church I just had to get a picture of it because by the time they get home we don't look quite so put together.

 Sunday naps for everyone. I love that almost every Sunday this is how you will find Doug, holding the baby sleeping like a baby.

For Andrew's first grade field trip they went to the Children's Museum in St. Paul and also the Como Zoo. Doug was also able to go along for the fun day.

 Our favorite thing to do is find different trails not to far from our house and go for long walks on Sunday. This day we went up to Lake Rebecca up by Delano. This is my new favorite Sunday walk.

 We love the trails here because they are paved so the boys just run and walk and have a great time.

Here, little Nathan is 3 months old and so happy. His little smile makes me so happy!

Too smart for his own good:)

Yesterday was Andrew’s first track and field day. I took the three boys and we went and watched Andrew. It was really fun to see him interact with his friends at school.
After track and field, I told him we could go to the grocery store and get some ice cream bars. He was excited to get to choose whatever he wanted. Once we got to the store, I showed him what he could choose. He stood there for awhile trying to decide what ones he wanted. I started to get impatient and told him to HURRY! He finally chose and said he wanted the fudge bars that had 20 in the package. I told him he could have the same thing, just in the package that came with 6. He said he didn’t want those. I tried to explain that they were the SAME, just one package had more. Then he started to cry and said he didn’t want the box with only 6 because everyone would only get one, except for Dad who would get 2. I had a hard time not laughing. I let him choose something else that had 12 in the box and all was well.

Easter weekend

The Easter Bunny came to visit us on Saturday. The boys got up early and were excited to find where the Easter Bunny had hid their baskets in the house. Andrew's was hidden in the bottom of the garbage. Jacob's was hidden in the curtains and Danny's was hidden under the table.

The boys were disappointed that there weren't any eggs hidden outside, so I took the boys upstairs in my room and read some Easter stories so the Easter Bunny could come and hide the eggs outside. When they came downstairs to eat breakfast, they were thrilled that the Easter Bunny had come again and hid eggs outside.

After we ate breakfast, we drove into Edina and went to The Works Museum. It is a science museum. At first the boys weren't too excited, but then they found this table where you build a ramp to put a marble down. They LOVED this part!

Sunday after church and a good Sunday nap, we drove to the Carver County Reserve and had our dinner. After we ate we went for a nice walk around the Reserve. It was a beautiful day for a nice long walk! What a wonderful Easter weekend!

I also have to add this CUTE picture of Danny. He is reading a book to his moose and Uniqua.