Back in Action!

We recently got back from a two week vacation in Utah. We had lots of fun being with family, seeing old friends, eating at our favorite food joints, and just relaxing. After five minutes of being in the car on our way back home, Collin said that he wanted to go see Grandma. I told him it will be awhile since we just left. The day after we got home he asked me if we could go to Cami's and Cohen's (aunt and cousin) house as if we hadn't just been there. Here's the recap. . .

We decided to drive to Utah instead of fly because we have so many kids now and we wanted to have a vehicle while we were there. We made it to Reno the first day and stayed at an old-school Holiday Inn. The highlight of the stay was the boys getting to ride the luggage carrier out to the van the next morning.

FATHER'S DAY

We went to Logan's sister's house for a Father's Day BBQ. His two other sisters and their families were there also. All the cousins had a great time playing together. Collin especially likes playing with Riley and they get along incredibly well (I wish I could bring her home). We attempted to get a picture of all the kids and well, you can see how that went. As a side note, I want to mention how great of a dad Logan is. He works extremely long and stressful hours for our family and when he gets home he immediately starts throwing the boys around. They love it and I appreciate the break. I love him, the boys love him, and we are very grateful for him!

STRAWBERRY DAYS!

Need I say more?! I love this small town celebration. I'm so glad Logan had to meet with people in Utah during this same week so I could go to the rodeo, carnival, parade, and eat all the strawberries and cream I wanted.

We started the week off with a BBQ at the Warner's (they live right behind my mom). I always try to meet up with Aimee and friends each time I visit and the BBQ was perfect. Everyone brought their kids and they had that huge blow-up waterslide set up from Costco. Thanks for inviting us!

RODEO

Everyone loved the rodeo! Collin wanted to do the 'mutton-bustin' really, really bad so we tried to see if he could do it, but they already had too many people signed up. Maybe next year. The boys, even Hunter, did really well. For the 'half-time' entertainment the rodeo had motorcross bikers doing flips and stunts in the air which Carter especially enjoyed. Oh and did I mention strawberries and cream? I wanted to eat more, but I couldn't stuff anymore in.

PARADE!

We had to watch the parade before we took off for home. We had great, shaded seats thanks to Cami's friend and had a fun time. The boys got lots of candy and Collin scored a couple of cold drinks. Nothing beats a hometown parade and did I mention strawberries and cream? Yes, I ate more.

CARNIVAL

Last stop before road trip time was the carnival! We promised the boys a couple of rides before taking off. It is so fun watching them. They loved the rides (it gets me excited for Disneyland).