Indoor Activities

Yes, it is July so the title of this post should probably be outdoor activities, but it's not :)  We've spending quite a bit of time indoor doing some fun things.  Couple reasons for our time inside- well, as I have said before it's really windy in Spanish Fork until like 10 or so in the morning and also with all the fires we've had south of here it's been really smokey outside to the point where I don't even want to go out!

Hadley LOVED playing with shaving cream- she was a little hesitant at first but then got way into it!

 We made necklaces out of things I had lying around the house... I thought I was taking a picture but apparently not... whoops!

Hadley's favorite was making bird feeders out of toilet paper rolls.  She probably asks at least once a day to make more bird feeders!

 Another favorite activity is marble races down the staris with water noodles!! 

The fires are gone and the air is clear so we're basically back outside now!!

Fourth of July

We had a fabulous July 4th... seriously one of my very favorite holidays!!

We started the day by spending a few hours up playing in the river!  This time we brought a 'picnic' lunch and stayed for a bit longer.  The kids also seriously enjoyed the innertube that Steve decided to bring, everyone got to take lots of turned it was so fun to watch them!

After naps for everyone, we headed to the traditional (well, traditional to Becca and her kids, we just went along for the food) dinner of KFC.

It was still too hot and too early to do many fireworks so we killed some time with a movie party!!  The kids call all set up with blankets, pillows, sleeping bags, and lots of yummy treats!!

Needless to say, 4 kids don't make through an entire movie with a break so we did a few poppers and sparklers and then headed to the backyard to play!

While in the backyard we had rootbeer floats and roasted marshmallows over the fire pit!

We played outside forever and then finished the last 30 minutes of the movie.  By that time it wasn't quite dark enough to watch any fireworks so we killed some more time with hide and go seek around the house in the dark- big hit!!  We then went outside for the fireworks- our neighborhood was doing some really big ones so we got to see a lot!  Hadley finally turned in around 10:30 and was very wound up!!  But what a great day and she keeps talking about it!!

** Sorry for the million pictures- I really like my new camera!!

Like Father, Like Daughter

Sometimes I wish Hadley was more like her Dad... you know, relaxed, laid back, pretty low maintenance, patient!  But she definitely has her mom's personality... you know, kinda uptight, high maintenance, stubborn, independent... Isn't Steve so lucky to live with us?!! :)

But she is absolutely is obsessed with anything involving water, just like her dad!!  She be play in water all day, well some days we pretty much do!!

We've certainly been enjoying our Seven Peaks passes...  Hadley literally screams when we have to go home...

 We play outside with her water table and in her little pool at least once a day, everyday...

 And of course the splash pad, this week we got to go with Dex and Ily!!

 So I do sometimes wish Hadley had Steve's personality, but I wouldn't change her love of water for anything!  Of course, I wouldn't change anything about her for anything!!

Summertime Fun!!

 We have certainly been enjoying our summer thus far!!  It's been so nice to not really have a care in the world aside from my tutoring.  Oh yea, I got a tutoring job in April and am currently tutoring 3 hours a week.  Other that those 3 hours each week, Steve, Hadley, and I have been living up this hot Utah summer!! 

How have we been spending our time?  With...

... trips to play/swim in the river...

 ...baths with Max after playing the ashes of our patio fireplace (whoops, guess we should have checked on them more often!!)...

 ...play time with gak and fingerpainting on those windy mornings...

...lots of playing with cousins...

...Hadley's definite favorite, anything outside and with water (and bugs, she is showing me her rolly pollies that she found!!)...

...eating pizza in the backyard with her favorite 3 little people...

 ...evenings at the splash pad playing with daddy...

...and lunchtime tea parties in the backyard, including jelly sandwiches, mandarin oranges, raisins, crackers and cookies...

Isn't life just grand when you have a 2 year old and lots of free time????????!!!!!!!!!!!