Vacation part 2

One day of our vacation we decided to visit Las Vegas. We did as many kid friendly things as you can do in Vegas. We went to the M & M factory and paid way too much money for Canyon to pick out his favorite colors of M&M's.





We also went to the MGM Grand and saw the lions. They had a baby lions too. We visited the Rain Forest Cafe, coke factory, some cool candy store, and paid way too much money at Wendy's for lunch. Oakley's favorite part of Vegas was the fans on the street that mist you with water. Those were so nice because it was 112 degrees outside.

We also went to the Bellagio and watched the water show and took a tour of sun room.

We left Las Vegas in the late afternoon before it got too sleazy.
For the rest of our vacation we went out to eat at our favorite restaurant, relaxed, watched movies, ate Nelson's frozen custard, swam, and did a little shopping.


My favorite memory of the trip: Canyon and Oakley shared a room on our trip which they don't do at home. One of our first days down there Canyon and Oakley went down for a nap. I told Canyon to sing Oakley a song so he wouldn't be sad. About 40 minutes later I went upstairs to check on the kids and Canyon was in Oakley's crib with him singing him songs. They were both laughing and having the time of their lives :)

Summer Vaca-Part 1

For our summer vacation this year we spent some time in St. George catching up on some much needed R and R. We enjoyed relaxing at the condo, swimming, and having a few adventures along the way. Our first adventure was crossing the border into Arizona to explore some petroglyphs.


And of course the boys had to climb rocks...

and chase lizards.



We also enjoyed swimming which was a great way to escape the heat. Canyon LOVES swimming and has no fear of water whatsoever. Oakley on the other hand is a little more reserved in the water.


Here some action shots of Canyon jumping into the water.

His favorite thing to do is to jump in while holding Daniel's hand.

to be continued....

Summer

I love summer and every year it seems to fly by even faster than the last. So here are some random things we did this summer.
Daniel and I enjoyed our 5 year anniversary on the first day of summer-June 21st.

We also enjoyed some date nights on the Harley.

One of my favorite things to do in the summer is getting snow cones from Summer Sno. Oakley starting recognizing the parking lot and would get very excited when we drove up to get, as Oakley called them, yummies!

We enjoyed the festivities of Orem Summer Fest and Pleasant Grove Strawberry days. Carnivals, fireworks, parades, and fresh strawberries and cream. What could be better?







The kids did a lot of just playing around and being crazy for mommy...

and then taking naps with daddy...


several times. (Of course they will never snuggle with me like that!)
Canyon took swimming lessons and absolutely loved them. But he loves the water and always has. I am pretty convinced he is half mer-man.

We also played in sprinklers. Which Oakley did not enjoy but Canyon loved.


We also enjoyed bike rides, bbqs, playing at splash pads, Daniel having time off from school, trips to the zoo, and the list goes on and on...