4th of July 2011

Is it really over already? I feel like summer has just begun, but I'm already thinking about fall and my work busy season :-(. Anyway, we had a great weekend full of family, friends, fun and fireworks. On Friday the kids and I had a water playdate at our house with my besties and their kiddos. It was so nice to just sit in the warm backyard and let the kids play around while we caught up with eachother. On Saturday we headed up to Todd's sis' house in Logan where I co-hosted a babyshower for my sis-in-law and cousin. It was really chaotic for those of us hosting (a lot of which had to do with the fact that we both had 2 kids to watch cause the Dad's went to the carshow), but everyone had a great time and the girls got some really cute stuff. That night we went to the car parade in Logan to see all the awesome old cars, have a shake and enjoy the weather. Once it was over we went up to our bro-in-laws farm in Idaho and spent the night there. McKayla was having the best time up there and she couldn't get enough of her cousins (they stayed up til 11pm!). In the morning we went out to see some of the animals (horses, cows, kittens, rats...ya know). McKayla had asked for elephants and giraffes, but oddly enough we couldn't find any ;-). We went on a hike up Logan canyon with the fam after that and a BBQ at Todd's aunts house before heading home to yet another BBQ in SLC at our friends house (where McKayla proceeded to get down to her skivies with her friend and spray each other with the hose while Bodie flirted with his little 7 month girlfriend). We went home after that and put Bodie to bed, but let McKayla stay up to see the fireworks and play with some glow bracelets I got her (thank you to Utah for legalizing the arials...now we get lots of free shows from our front yard). Monday morning we were supposed to go to a parade with friends, but little miss slept in and we got there right as it ended (not that we were complaining). They did have games and a bounce house there so McKayla got to enjoy that. We went to lunch with Todd's parents after that before they left for the airport and then went swimming with a bunch of friends. Monday night we watch the big Sugarhouse firework show from our friends house and had a great summer night. We are all quite tired from all the activities and I think McKayla lost her glasses (those suckers were $400 so it's a huge bummer), but we had so much fun spending time together and the 4th will always be one of my favorite holidays!! ***UPDATE: found the glasses in our friends driveway...had been run over a few times...BUMMER!

Bodie and his buddies

McKayla and her cousins

Dont think he was loving the car parade

Farm Babies

Howdy