Summer Travels

more to come of Park city . . .

CEDAR CITY
My Dad's extended family got together in Cedar city so my immediate family kind of piggy backed off that reunion and had our own. We got to stay in a nice cabin together and I was so happy to get all the little ones together. Fun times. We missed Traci and Scott and Vaughn and Tammy, but BRAND NEW babies take precedence over us . . . I guess.--j/k!!

Here's all the kids listening to Great Grandma Peterson tell some pretty awesome stories.

Some Baseball playing.

We did some hiking around . . .

LOTS AND LOTS of playing in the stream . . .

Standing at the stream looking at the back of the cabin we stayed in.

Standing on the porch of the cabin looking towards the stream

Heidi climbed the stairs any time she got a chance

Tire swings added to the fun

Mom, Addy, Megan and Olivia

More Smores of course

Somewhere in the middle of Arizona (only five miles into nothingness off the main road) lived the Dinosaurs. We hopped out of our air conditioned Swagger wagon, into the 106 degree heat (thankfully there was a wind--not really a cool one, but a wind) to see the dinosaur fossils, and tracks. We saw dilophosaurus tracks, pterodactyl tracks (don't check the spelling on those) some bones fossilized into the ground, eggs, claws, dinosaur feces--yep it fossilizes too, and a T-rex track. I was pretty convinced. It was all free too . . . except for the indian jewelry we had to buy for the tour. Who knew dinosaurs lived on the Res?

Two days after getting home from Utah with the kids, Heidi and I caught a flight to Idaho Falls for my little sister Traci's first baby blessing. It just so happened my extended family was having a reunion that weekend and I got to see lots of Aunts, Uncles, cousins, and my grandma Nielsen.

Here is the adorable little family!!

I also got to see Aric and Sally and girls again!!!

Here's sweet little Enoch.

more pictures

I posted some catch up pictures for the Grandparents down below the fourth of July pictures.

Early Celebrations

We did most of our Independence Day Celebrations on Saturday this year. Ward breakfast, bike parade, a BBQ and small fireworks at our house that evening. I still can't believe that ALBQ doesn't have any kind of parade. They do have a race, but it falls on Sunday this year. Maybe next year!

Curt fulfilling his Elder quorumly duties--flipping pancakes

Fireworks and Friends!

This is what Heidi thinks of the Fireworks

Just wanted to add this bug to our bug collection (just a picture collection)

Heidi modeling on the newly (almost finished tile) Curt just finished the stair edges, now all that is left is the grout.

How Heidi takes revenge on her brothers

If I Have Time . . . Maybe some catch up pictures

BASEBALL SEASON

Isaac got the award on his T-ball team for youngest switch hitter. He seems more natural hitting left handed, but we've been working with him right handed too. Probably didn't throw off the t-ball pitcher much. :)

He made it to first!

Isaac running home--Curt base coaching

Avid Fans. They came home three times as dirty as the softball player!

At bat . . . this was one of the first games of the season . . . don't worry we worked on her batting stance. She did really great. First time playing softball--fast pitch no less--they were swinging at 35 mph pitches from a machine. I was impressed at all the little girls. It's interesting as a parent to watch your child do something you love. You want them SO much to succeed at it, and enjoy it, but in the end, it's all up to them. With those 35 mph pitches there were times Nicole wasn't sure if she wanted to play next year. I guess we'll find out next year what she decides!!

Grounding a ball.

Playing third base

Love the tongue.

Heidi LOVES playing the piano. If she is ever upset Nicole totes her on over to the piano and she's just fine.

Heidi tastes her first baby food.

Brownie points for mom. We babysat Nicole's class Guinea pig Oreo during spring break. Nicole's teacher told us that the guinea pig is a little messy in that in all it's rummaging around in it's cage it knocks out a lot of its wood chips etc. and that we might want to keep it in the garage. Curt said that I should have told her that the garage is where our nicer cement floor is. Ha ha. We will have tile soon I hope!!

Can you tell Heidi has a doting older sister? Teaching her how to dress up at age 6 months!

Woke up to this one morning.

Nicole's Baptism--Lots of family! Aunt Tori and baby Bailey, Grandma and Grandpa Salisbury, Uncle Royce, Brynne and Maren, and lot of friends came to support as well. It was a beautiful day!