Camping at Left Fork

We decided to go camping overnight somewhere close by to just get away. We went to Left Fork in Liberty. We walked along this path close to Pineview Dam. They started throwing rocks into the creek.

It was super rainy the whole time, but Brandon and Will started a fire anyway to cook hot dogs for lunch. We took a Sunday nap, and headed home after that. The heavy rain made for a muddy trip, so not much we could do outside the trailer. But it was nice to have a little time... just me and the boys.

May 29, 2011

Mom's Flip Flops

He found my flip flops in my bedroom and came walking down the hall into the kitchen with them on. I'm surprised he put them both between the right toes!

May 27, 2011

Katie's Birthday

Katie & Riley... and her yummy homemade cake from Shannon.

Her birthday is really tomorrow, but we went to dinner today at the Pizzaria. Brandon promised to make her cupcakes, so after dinner he had to stop at the store to buy everything for them. Now let's see how long it takes him to get around to it! Haha... I know Katie won't let him forget. :)

A week went by... and she said to him, "Where the H*LL are my cupcakes!?"

May 26, 2011

Kalyssa's Field Trip

Kalyssa's last field trip in 1st grade. They went to Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake. Me and William could go with her, so I followed the school bus there. It was so cute, Kalyssa made the 3 of us special name tags the day before at school. All the students and parents entered at the South Gate, so first we saw Llamas, Ostrich, Wolves, and Tigers.

We walked through the Small Animal Building and saw little cute monkeys, crocodiles, and snakes.

These huge turtles were in there too, and lots of colorful birds, and a sloth.

They rode the Conservation Carousel...

This is Willie's 1st time on a carousel.

We checked out the elephants. The only way to describe them to Will was to say, " Look, Dumbo!" lol... he's been watching that movie a lot lately.

They sat on these tree-carved horses, but I couldn't get both of them to look at me at the same time. :)

This dinosaur was popular with the kids. It spits water at you about every minute.

I packed us a lunch. All the teachers and students met at the American Express Pavilion to eat. It's basically a huge tent with tables inside, but we ate on the grass nearby.

All aboard the Zoofari Express!

This was probably Will's 1st train ride too! We had to wait in line while the train took a couple trips around. He was not happy when it kept leaving without him! He was pretty excited when it was our turn.

This giant elephant makes noises right before it blows air out of its nose. Will has his fingers in the holes before he knew what was coming. It shot air out and he jumped so high and ran towards me. It was hilarious.

The two of them played at the playground in Discovery Land. The snake slide seemed to be their favorite.

She is such a great helper with Will. :)

We looked at the Gorillas and Orangutans. Looks like Kalyssa is just a little taller than an adult female gorilla.

By this time, it's 3 o'clock and Will took a nap. Kalyssa was getting sad cause most of the students had left already. She was excited to find her friend, Hailee. They rode the Carousel together.

We missed the giraffes on the way in the zoo, so we visited them out on our way out. I can't believe how tall they are... they're super cool animals.

We also passed the Bighorn Sheep, and Kalyssa stopped for a drink at this Lion drinking fountain. It's 4 o'clock and sooo time to go! The zoo was closing soon, and we were there all day. I forgot that the zoo is all steep hills everywhere you go. I had enough hiking for one day. :)

May 26, 2011

No Ice Cream For You!

I ran to Country Corner to get some milk, and bought an ice cream cone for the 3 of us to share. It was a blackberry and vanilla swirl... he just took over!

 Kalyssa would tease him and try to get a taste, he'd hold it to one side so she couldn't reach it, then she'd move, and he'd hurry the cone to the opposite side of her again. He thought that was pretty funny. He let us have some every once and awhile, but he was definitely in charge.

May 25, 2011

Quality Time

Kalyssa and I both look forward to Wednesday afternoons. She gets out of school early, and William is taking his long nap. Baylee and Abbee will be gone until Sunday, so its the only time during the week that the two of us have for some quality time together.

I bought some glitter recently and she is so excited to have GLITTER TOES!

I did her toes with hot pink glitter the Wednesday before, but she had them all picked off by the next day. So I did the gel as thin as possible this time, and she promises to take care of them. Either way, it was time well spent with my Baby Girl. :)

May 25, 2011