Catching up!

Wow! Do we have some catching up to do! Unfortunately, we are not always the best at remembering our camera for all our family events. We have had lots of trips to St. George this summer, and sadly don't have any photos from any of them. Oh, dear... We did have lots of fun with Grandmas and Grandpas playing in the splash pads, going on carousels, seeing fireworks, floating the virgin river, playing with dogs, hiking, and eating yummy food together. Thanks to our awesome moms and dads for spoiling us and Jacob this summer!

And now for the catching up-

On April 30th, we saw three dear friends off on their new journey to Pennsylvania. Norman, Kristie and Daniel have been good buddies for us, and we miss them. We are excited for Norman to be in PA school, though.

In May, we took a family trip to the Bountiful temple. Jacob loved the water fountain area. We will be attending the Bountiful temple while the Ogden is under construction for the next 3 years.

We had a joint Family Home Evening with our friends, the Bellistons. We made ice cream sculptures. :) When no one was paying attention, Jacob made a sprinkle sculpture and turned into the sprinkle monster!

Brian ended the school year with a really fun pops concert. Everyone loved it and said it was their favorite concert of the year. Highlights of the show included music from "The Incredibles" "Pink Panther" "Thriller" "How to Train Your Dragon" and "Spiderman." This was Brian's first year starting a Jazz Band. I was going to post the video, but it is pretty long and takes forever, so just use your imaginations.

Jacob has a new favorite food: corn on the cob. the video explains it all...

Our friend and neighbor, Melanie Porter, comes over often to play games and she recently brought a surprise for Jake when she came: pop rocks! He loved them!

Jake loves his daddy. I'm sure he wants to grow up to be just like him someday... :)

Our good friends, the Evans family, invited us to Lagoon with them early this summer. Jacob had so much fun on all the rides. I wasn't sure what reaction I would get when I put him in the rides all alone. He looked a little nervous, but he is a good follower of other children and could see that they all thought it was okay. As soon as the first ride started, he looked completely stunned. After the initial shock, he settled in and had a blast. It was so much fun!

We got adventurous one day and bought a slip 'n slide. It was a blast. Jake loved the slide, playing with the hose, and running through the sprinklers that day.

We offered to watch our friends 6 children so they could have a date night a few weeks ago. Jacob loved the company. We had a lot of fun with them, perhaps the best part was the ice cream party.

After all the craziness, our little guy cleans up pretty nice. Here is our adorable little man:

Sadly, as I mentioned before, we don't have any pictures of the 4th of July, but we sure did have lots of fun! We love visiting our grandmas and grandpas in St. George. Can't wait to see them again soon!