Summer Fun!...

 

The kids rode their bikes in the Annabella town bike parade for the 4th of July.

We went to the parade in Richfield on the 4th.

Casey liked the pageant girls.

Heston liked the race cars.
Whit liked the treats.
Grandpa & Grandma Nielson rented a gigantic water slide for their birthday party.  The kids couldn't get enough!  Dad even gave it a try!

We inherited a new toy from our friends who just moved to Virginia.

So...we decided to give it a try at Maple Grove campground.
Mom caught a small fish.
Heston & Levi caught lots of small fish....

and some big ones too!

Casey was the best at releasing them back into the stream.
Whit liked hanging out in the trailer.
Casey & Levi have been working hard in their pumpkin patch!
Grandpa, Grandma, Leslie & Erin came for a visit so we explored the Big Rock Candy Mountain bike trail.  We had a blast!

Grandma helped us give Charlie another haircut.

This time he is not white underneath.  Levi is training him to not buck.
Camping at Maple Grove was so fun so we decided to give Fishlake a try.  
The kids had fun swimming and fishing in the Lake.
We didn't catch one single fish though.  I wonder why????

Levi can officially say that he has done a backflip off the diving board now.  He can also say that he has a hard time hitting the water.

We found an awesome park in Salina.  I am going to try to talk Grandpa Nielson into building one of these cool swings in his yard for the grandkids.

Summer Time

Chris and Whit are keeping our yard nice and green.  They are doing a good job fixing sprinklers when they need adjusting.

Whit decided he didn't like eating dirt in the garden while we were removing weeds.

This is our first broccoli harvest of the summer. The kids are mighty proud. We put up 7 

quart freezer bags with this big 

bowl of Broccoli!

Whit loves his new ride!  We have already put quite a few miles on this beauty.

Levi practicing his new trick.  

Dinosaur Park in Ogden & Oquirrh Mountain Temple Open House

Gardens and Reading

Family Garden

The kids want their own garden every year that they can have complete control of.  So.....we till a spot, make them a border and hand over the box of seeds.  They are in charge of planting, weeding and watering.  This year Casey planted her seeds in nice neat rows and Heston did everything random.  They are so fun to watch!

Heston's Garden

Casey's Garden

Today for silent reading the kids wanted to read together.  Whit didn't want to miss out on the fun.  He kept trying to climb on the couch.

Hail on Sunday!

Ants, Rainbows & Playing Catch!

This morning Levi, Casey & Heston ran in the house with funny looks on their faces.  They looked like they wanted to cry but didn't dare.  I asked them what was wrong.  Levi & Heston had been bit by red ants once and Casey had been bit six times.  I asked them what they were doing playing in the ant bed.  They responded that they were collecting ants for Levi's new ant farm.  While I got the ice out to put on their bites I explained to them that if they were going to capture ants they at least needed to wear shoes and long pants.  Heston responded by saying that they were not city kids anymore and that now that they lived in the country they were tough!    

The picture above is of Levi hammering air holes in the jar lid so his ants can breath.  I bet he has at least 200 ants in there!

Rainy Day

Heston taught Whit how to play catch.  They played for a good 15 minutes.  Whit was giggling and laughing the whole time.  It was so fun to watch.