hApPy 4tH!

Well, here are a few pictures from the 4th! We had a blast! { apart from the fact that I was sick, but I pushed through for the sake of the holiday:) Both Baylee and I threw up} There is no other city like Kaysville in their celebration of the 4th! No matter where we live, we will always celebrate there. We went to the breakfast at the DATC first in the morning {which my Dad puts on I might add} before the parade, and then we made it down to Main Street to watch the festivities unfold:) All of our family sits in the same spot every year. . .

Hunter loved it this year! {Even though he doesn't look like it in the pictures:) } He seriously is such a stink when it comes to pictures! He knows when I'm taking them. He will be all smiles and then as soon as I point.... smile, gone.

Me and Bri!

The kids would sit down a lot to take a break from all the running back and forth to get the candy!

More Candy Grabbin'. . .

More sittin' and eatin'. . .

My little dude! I love him:)

Hunter got a frisbee and Tyler put his nerds on it so he could eat them better, but of course this became a hot item for the cousins:) So here Ty is trying to teach Hunter that he needs to share his treats with his buds... Hunter was a little resistant to that :)

He caught on and they all enjoyed!

You could have glued Bay's hands to this bottle and she wouldn't have cared or probably noticed! She loved that thing! Very worthwhile $0.99 purchase Jen;)

Will was crackin me up! He found the bucket of water halfway through the parade and just started splashing away! You can see that Char was standing close and it got her! Oh hilarious! I love her face:)

Taco Time threw red, white, and blue necklasses! They were a hit!

More treats for his frisbee:)

Here's Emilee, Derek and Suz! {Emilee is Derek's new girlfriend whom we love!}

Uncle Ryan gave Hunter a basketball as he went by for his dad's company... It was awesome! Hunter loves it! Thanks RY:) He also gave Bay this princess kit, which you can tell was also a hit!

Hunter seriously scored at the parade! It was amazing... people would just come over and hand him stuff! {it's got to be the red hair!} He got the basketball, a bouncy ball, 2 frisbees, the necklasses, a rubber gel ball, a tie, a heart shaped fuzzy pillow, pens, and tons of candy of course!

We then went over to Ty's parents house cause Hunter crashed! Ty followed suit, and so we ate & played bocce ball til they woke up:) Look at that form!

After Hunter woke up, he wanted to play all by himself! It's my favorite to watch... everytime he picks one up he goes "eavy, eavy" {which means "heavy, heavy"} and he grunts like it's so hard! Oh, he makes me laugh!

Look at that cute little bum!

Hunter and I also got in the hot tub cause he wanted to play in the water. He loves water! {Okay, really the better word is obsessed with water!} It did feel really good on my upset stomach though;)

We then moved the party to my parents house!

Hunter loves to swing on Nana & Papa's swing set! Especially with them:)

We also played badmitton. Emilee and I decided we could take Suz and my Aunt Louise, but holy smokes did they show us up! My sweet Aunt Louise is one of the most humble, soft-spoken ladies you will ever meet, but boy does she have an athletic/competitive side;) I couldn't stop laughing! So, they killed us needless to say!

We then went to the fireworks at DHS. This was Hunter's first time seeing them cause last year he was so little we were afraid they'd scare him. Which we were probably right;) Baby Caroline did not like them one little bit! Hunter loved them! He couldn't stop moving though... he'd go from Mommy, to Nana, to Papa, to Bompa, to Daddy, to Momma, to Grandpa Wright, to Uncle Joe-Joe, to Aunt Jenn, to Uncle Derek & Auntie Em, back to Mommy and then do it all over again! Wow! He's non-stop;) We then finished up with our own little fireworks at my parents again, just for Hunter:) They are his favorites!

Oooooooohhh........

Aaaaaaaahhh.........

And that was our 4th! Happy day America! We love you:)

Fireworks @ Home Before the 4th!

On the night before the 4th, we did some little fireworks with Hunter in front of our house and he loved it!
This one was super bright! And here is Hunter's reaction to it.... Cracked me up! :) {Excuse the quality; remember no flash and it was 10pm}

Oh I love my boy! He is the cutest!

The Zoo!

This weekend we had Baylee and Boston stay with us again, and so we took the opportunity to go to the ZOO! The kids had a blast! Ty suprised me with a new wagon! Hunter absolutely loves it!! He wants to ride in it everywhere now:)

The boys especially loved the monkeys! They kept saying 'monkey' and 'ah, ah, ah, ah' {that's their monkey sound}

Bayles is too cute!!

She thought it was so cool to see how big a gorillas' hand was.... I told her Uncle Joe-Joe's hands were just as big! :)

There's the entourage! Bay was such a good helper! The boys just chilled:)

Ty packed our lunch, and made us sandwiches when we got there. He's the best!

Daaaa Bears!

Hunter wanted to ride on Daddy's shoulders, so Bay could take her turn in the wagon:)

The kids thought the giraffe's were the coolest! Probably just because they are so big;) I think they are the coolest too!

Brother and Sister!

Elephant time!

Hunter crashed in Daddy's too comfortable arms! It had been a long day:)

Bos was too concerned about the cotton candy we were taking home, and Hunter was a goner;) ha, ha. All in a day of fun!!

Thanks sweetie for putting it all together!!

11 Year Old Scout Camp!

Last Saturday we had our Stake 11 year old Scout Day Camp! It turned out so great! It was really awesome to be able to be with Ty since he is the 11 year old scout leader in our ward. He is so fun to watch with the boys! They learned how to make air rockets & launched them, found plants they could eat & ate them, learned various first aid methods, knots, compass usage, and wood cutting. We also had a great lunch and tournament with the boys. We were very blessed to not get rained out. On our way home it started pouring. The Lord held out just for us;)

Happy Birthday Mom!

Happy 59th mom! Wow! I can't hardly believe it:)Thank you for being such a fantastic mom, for always giving of yourself, and your endless love! You are so patient, kind, loving, selfless, energetic, and enthusiastic! You give more to everyone than anyone I know. You have a love of life and the gospel of Jesus Christ that is unmatched. You can find beauty in anything and everything! You have every reason to complain about the hand that's been dealt to you, but you make the choice not to be. You never complain. You choose to see the best of everyday, and are thankful that you are able to live that day. You have taught me so many things. Your example has always magnified your words. I hope to live a life as full and wonderful as you do! Thank you for giving me life, and teaching me how to live it! Thank you for your friendship and the never-ending memories! Thank you for being such a great Nana to our little Hunter. He loves you more than I think we know! He talks about you all the time;) We all love you so much!!