One Last Hurrah!

With school starting Monday (Aug 23rd) I was beginning to feel the urge to squeeze in one last fun adventure before it was back to the grind! We only had a small window of time to work with so we decided a "staycation" was the perfect idea. I booked our family a suite out at Lake Las Vegas and surprised the kids with the news of our mini vacation.

The hotel is surrounded by gorgeous scenery and has two pools, a water slide and a beach. The boys (and Mom and Dad) had so much fun playing on the beach and building sandcastles and taking multiple runs down the water slide.

It was the perfect way to end our summer vacation!

Carson Can Swim!

Remember this picture from earlier this summer? The one where Carson refused to go to swimming lessons...


Well look at him now!

A Rainy Sunday Afternoon

What do two little boys do on a rainy Sunday afternoon?

They strip down and run outside to float sticks and leaves down the gutter and jump in as many puddles as they can find!

Of course in true Las Vegas fashion, our fun summer rainstorm lasted about 10 minutes, but the boys made the most of it and had a blast!

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Flooded

The boys left the hose on all night long and we woke up to find our sandbox completely submerged. Carson thought it was great, like having a second swimming pool. What a muddy mess! There is never a dull moment around our house.

Legoland

Last week we surprised the boys with a trip to Legoland! We left on Wednesday morning, the boys were so excited, they are totally obsessed with Legos, so this was definitely going to be fun for them. I got them matching Lego shirts to wear, had them pose for a quick picture and then we hopped in the car for the 5 hour drive.

(The photos are in no particular order because blogger makes me c-r-a-z-y!!!)

The main gate...

Riding the duplo train...

Cole and his hero: George Washington...

No more photos...

Mommy and Cole by the wishing well...

Carson and his "delicious ice cream"...

This ride was for 4 yrs old and up so we told a white lie so Carson could ride..

Carson inside a shark...

Carson at driving school...

Inside the fire truck...

Cole posing by the mini Las Vegas...

Waiting for the 4D movie...

Oh no! Cole is being swallowed by a lion...

Now Carson...

***(More photos on facebook)***

Take A Hike

Saturday I had the opportunity to go on a fun 6 mile hike with the Young Women in our ward. We met bright and early and headed up to Lee Canyon to hike the Bristlecone trail.

Our group right before starting the hike...

Cute beehives in a tree...

That would be me...

Hooray! We made it all the way to the end!

It was a really gorgeous day, the views were incredible and the girls all had great attitudes. What a fun way to spend a Saturday morning.

Seven!

Today this boy is 7!

Seven?

Already?

It's gone by fast!

He celebrated with a party a couple of weeks ago at Chuck E Cheese and today he opened presents from the family, will have lunch at Buffalo Wild Wings and enjoy a night out on the town without his little brother bugging him.

We are grateful this little man joined our family 7 years ago today!

Field Day

At Merryhill Field Day is always on the second to last day of school. The kids love it! There are lots of Get Wet types of games/relays and their Spanish teacher walks around spraying everyone down with the hose so no kid escapes dry no matter what! Carson and I went to watch and Carson really wanted to get out there and play with the kids, it was torture for him to stand on the sidelines. Fortunately he was able to participate in the popsicle eating afterwards.

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A Couple Carson Funnies

Carson calls sneezes "bless you's". The other day he sneezed about 6 times in a row and then looked at me and said, "Mom, can the Dr fix my bless you's"?

Of course my boys are potty-training challenged so Cars is still in diapers and he thinks its funny to tell me when he is peeing on me if I am holding him. Gross! It's time to start getting serious with the training I think!

Bubble Wonder

Carson and I spent the afternoon playing bubbles in the backyard today. No housework got done and it was worth it. He was in total heaven popping bubbles to his heart's content.

PURE JOY!

I can't think of a better way to spend a warm afternoon day...