Fishing in September

Travis loves to go fishing and in the last year or so he's gotten into it a lot more. We go with friends and family a lot. This was one of our last fishing trips of the year, well for me and the kids anyway. Travis likes to go to new places to fish but one of our favorites is American Fork Canyon. We went up in the afternoon and Travis got the boys' poles set up and in the water. He is great at making sure they are ready first. After the boys are set he gets his own stuff ready. On this particular fishing trip Austin wasn't too into fishing. He found a little peninsula full of mud and decided he need to go there. He didn't think the water was too deep but I made him roll his pants up to his thighs anyway. He made it over there fine. He had fun making mud pies and squishing his toes around. When it was time to leave he started coming back over. He was cold and wanted to get out of the water so he tried to run the rest of the way.
He didn't make it. He was a little more than half way across when he fell and got soaked. I took him to the car and made him take off all his wet muddy clothes and he had to wear Trav's sweatshirt on the way home. I guess that's what you get when you have little boys. I usually have clothes in the back of my car. I've found you never know when someone will need something, and they've come in handy several times.

Labor Day Weekend

This year was a little different for us. Usually over Labor Day we are in Wyoming having a grand ol' time at the Carpenter Family Reunion. This year we had too much going on to go up. Krissi and Brady were blessing their little girl and Travis couldn't get enough time off of work. We started a new tradition last year, with the Gray's, to spend Labor Day at Lagoon. This has been a hit both years so I think we'll be doing this for a long time. My kids love it even when we are coming straight down from the mountain. This year, we were well rested and ready to have some fun. The kids ran from one ride to another as fast as we would let them. The first thing they wanted to do though was the bumper cars.
Why is that so fun for kids? We had lunch in the park and then went on some more rides. We took Keira on her first roller coaster ride. It was the little dragon one. She was not very fond of it. The picture isn't the greatest but she was shaking, crying, and well not very happy. Before we left we had to go on the tubes and the boys wanted to ride the log ride. It was not very warm this year so we skipped Lagoona Beach all together. These, of course, the kids couldn't miss. After a long but fun day at the park we went to Firehouse Pizza. I think this has become a tradition as well. We got there and had to wait forever to be seated and then our food took forever. They didn't have enough people their to help everyone. Last year they were a little slow too. I know people love this place, but so far I haven't been impressed. Maybe I should try it some time other than Labor day. The kids were so exhausted they fell asleep on the way home. Mom and Dad enjoyed some much needed quiet after a long day.

Austin's First Day of 2nd Grade

Austin was so excited for 2nd grade. He couldn't wait to find out who his teacher was. I had to work on Back to School night so Travis took the kids over to the school so Austin could meet his teacher. I can't believe next year we have Austin and Alex in school! He came home and told me all about it. He already loved his teacher. We did some school shopping and he got to choose the first day of school clothes. No surprise he went with his bikes and motorcycle shirt. It's still one of his favorites. His classroom is right down the hall from his 1st grade teacher and he can't pass her without giving her a hug. Austin is excited to learn more about science and math. He wants to be a scientist when he grows up.

Tim McGraw

I think of myself as pretty lucky. Not just because of my amazing hubby and kids but really lucky. Somehow I've won a trip to Hawaii, a car, camera, several concert tickets, movie tickets, ect. Well, this time Travis was the lucky one. He won tickets to Tim McGraw! We got a sitter for the night and went on a date. We were rushing to get their but when we did we found a pretty good spot on the grass and settled in. We thought we were in a pretty good spot when he finally came out we couldn't even see him. Travis decided he was going to see if he could get any closer. He came back a little while later and said we could stand right behind the chairs and take pictures as long as we didn't stay too long. So, we left our blanket and went down a little farther. They wouldn't let us bring in our large lens so this was the best we could get. We had such a great night out and Travis definitely enjoyed dressing up all cowboy.

Our Second try at Grandkid pictures

Our second try went much better than our first. All the kids were really happy and had fun playing at the park. They were great even when we kept saying, "we just need a few more". These are just some of the group pics and of my family. My sisters have their kids photos and for some reason I didn't save them. After going all over the park and taking tons of pictures the kids were rewarded with capri suns and then lunch at arctic circle. The perfect way to end a busy morning, at least that's what they thought.

More grandkid pictures

Here are a few more pictures from our second try at getting all the grandkids

24th of July

Trav's family went to Bryson's cabin for the 24th. We've been there a few times and I really like it. It's nice to just kick back and not have to do anything. Travis went fishing a lot over the weekend and only caught a little tiny fish. It was so little I didn't even see it in his hand. One day we went down to Provo River falls and let the kids play in the water. The water was not that warm so the kids would go in and out. Austin decided he was going to try and get to the other side like his older cousins and about half way across he lost one of his flip flops. Travis tried to grab it before it went over the waterfall, he just wasn't fast enough. Austin was so upset that we even looked for it on the other side, we never found it though. I'm really glad I packed more than one pair of shoes for him or he would have been shoeless for the rest of the time. On the way home Travis informed me he wanted to live in Kamas. I told him that was fine but I wouldn't work and I wouldn't drive at all during the winter. I think that made him reconsider a little.