Random Pictures

We love the farm at Thanksgiving Point. Tate is trying to lift a bucket of cow feed. Obviously it is a bit heavy!
Tate? Tate? Where are you? It's raining! Oh....there you are! (you've got to love the umbrella he's using for a door.)

I finished my first half marathon--yea!

Chad's mom likes to have pictures of the grandkids when they are 2 years old in old overalls. I think Max's turned out pretty cute!

We went on a bike ride up to Bridal Veil Falls. We took Gracie along thinking she would enjoy a nice run--didn't realize it was 10 miles total! She slept for a day!

This is so Max. I love it!

Vacation to California

We had a great time traveling in California from August 1-8. Each year, Chad's sister Tanja and her family get a beautiful condo in Oceanside that is less than a block from the ocean. We were able to stay with them, and we had a wonderful time! Here are some of the highlights...

It's not spelled the same, but we still thought it was pretty cool that our condo was on Tait street!

Chad surfing

The awesome "sand tub"!

Lindsey, Jaxon, Max and Tate

Ryan, Tanja, Lindsey, Jaxon, Max, Chad, Lindsay--Tate in front

Sand Angels!

Beach Feet

Tate on the rocks
Max

Beach Bums!

Sand anyone?

Playing in the tent together

Digging in the sand

Tate getting Boogie Board lessons from cousin Lindsey

Tate after a long day at the beach

The boys by the whale tank

We got to "Dine With Shamu" while we were there. 5 killer whales swam next to us while we ate lunch. We talked to the trainers and learned a bunch.

Lindsay and Tate

Max and Tate (two cool dudes!)

Tate, Daddy and Max

Max is 2!

Our cute little Moosie's turned 2 on July 12th. He had a great birthday. We celebrated by having family over for dinner and cake and ice cream. It is hard to believe 2 years have gone by--what a whirlwind it has been! We love having Max in our family. His grin lights up our mornings every day and his sweet little giggle is infectious! Max absolutely loves any and all sports. He wakes up each morning, and the first thing he say's is "gawf baw" (Translation: golf ball.) We have to convince him to eat his breakfast before heading out the back door to hit a few! He is fun to watch because of his focus and determination. The night of his birthday party, he received a little basketball. He sat and spent several minutes trying over and over to get it into the hoop. Boy was he proud when he did!


Then...



and Now...

If at first you don't succeed....


Try....

Try...
Again!!

Max's new red wagon--he insisted that he pull Tate and not the other way around!

Oh What Do You Do In The Summertime?

Is it just me, or is summer whooshing past in a blur? Well, at least I can say it has been a wonderful blur! Here are some fun pictures to show what we've been up to.

Fishing at Mirror Lake

100 degree heat? No problem!!

Hanging out waiting for the Draper Day's parade to start

Tate and Max with their bud Ashlyn. Draper does a children's parade a few days before the Draper Day's parade. They provide lots of decorating stuff, and allow the kids to decorate their bikes, wagons, etc. The kids walk about one block to the park. This year they had a magic show and free ice cream. It was a hit!

One of our favorite things to do is hang out at Great-Grandma and Great-Grandpa's house (and eat all the cookies!!)

Having fun at the park one day

Fishing with the butterfly net

Thanksgiving Point is one of our favorite places to go. They have wonderful gardens, and a great children's garden. The children's garden has a very fun Noah's ark surrounded in a little bit of water for the kids to play in.

Loving the sandbox. A few months ago we hauled 7 massive boxes home from Costco. In each box was about a million small parts and pieces that when assembled became a swingset with a sandbox. My Dad and Chad knocked it out in one weekend. We are loving the results--Thanks guys! We love you! (Quick side note: the picture below is of Tate playing with all of the farm animals. What you don't see is the lone cow just out of the picture on the picnic table. When asked, Tate said that the cow was in time-out. --(poor cow!)
The sandbox again. Chad made the boys each a sandcastle. They would count to three and then jump and land sitting on the sand castles.