Tale as Old as Time...

We went to the Scera Shell Outdoor Theater with our friends to see their production of Beauty & the Beast. Our girls dressed up in their prettiest princess dresses for the show. Everyone commented on how cute they were.

This was after trying to take too many pictures :)

The show didn't end until 10:30pm, and we had to walk about a half mile back to the car, so the girls were exhausted.

This is how they were when we arrived at home:


It was so fun, and since the show, both girls have wanted to watch Beauty and the Beast every. single. day.

The Living Planet Aquarium

I don't know if you remember our last outing to the local Aquarium. I do, and it wasn't pleasant.

So I was a little hesitant to take Hailey back, but we went with our friends Ava and Lynsey. Well this trip was much better than the last, and we actually ended up purchasing a year pass.

They have expanded their exhibits and I really enjoyed the outing. Lynsey and I had a great time visiting, and the girls LOVED spending time together. Its so nice for her to have little girl friends.

I snagged the first two photos from Lynsey's blog.

Look at those cute bums!!

LOVE this photo. They both look so annoyed at having Lynsey take another picture. They are both so sassy!

Cute girls!!

We {heart} dutch oven!

Especially when Marc is the chef!

We went up American Fork canyon last week with our good friends, the Knudsen's and the Sucher's for a dutch oven dinner. Marc is such a fantastic dutch oven chef! We had chicken, cheesy potatoes and strawberry cobbler...it was soooooo delicious!! (my mouth is watering right now just thinking about it!)

We had a lot of fun taking pictures (warning there are quite a few), eating good food and chatting until it was pitch black.

Don't they look guilty?

Teagen smiling!

Brooke & I with the kiddies!

The boys

The girls

The Knudsen's

The Sorenson's

Marc & Carrie
(don't they photograph well?)

Ryan & Aubrey

Brooke & Sean

This is the Place & Heritage Park

I thought that the only thing up at the This is the Place park was the big Church History monument. I had NO idea that Heritage Park was even up there. Our friends Megan and Claire used to have a pass, and had asked us to join us up there before. We finally decided to join them after a bit of research...

Hailey and Claire had a GREAT time together! It was super hot, but the girls really enjoyed themselves, so it was worth it.

Hailey and Claire on the big train (which was their shuttle from each attraction)

churning butter in the Brigham Young Farmhouse

Hailey and Claire on the mini train

Dancing queens!

Pushing the handcarts

We had a great time with Megan and Claire! This ended up being the last time we were able to get together with them before they moved to Nashville. We wish them luck and can't wait until they move back - in 2 years!!

Story Time and the Children's Discovery Garden

We have the GREATEST neighbors!! Heidi planned a great outing to Story time at the Point Meadows Branch of the library and then to the Children's Discovery Gardens and Thanksgiving Point and invited us to join. We had a great time! Hailey just LOVED story time and anytime she gets to play in water, she is a happy girl! At Noah's ark they have this elephant that sprays water out. Hailey was pretty good about keeping away from it, since it scared her....Until this ONE time. Her and Jackson were walking hand in hand, when it sprayed, right by where she was standing. She tried to run away, but was ankle deep in water and so she fell and scraped her knee. She was pretty traumatized for a bit. She talks about it all the time. Next time you see her, ask her to tell you the story about the elephant at Noah's ark....its pretty hysterical!

Hailey with two random kids at Story Time

Hailey dancing

Hailey and Jackson

Hailey playing in the water at Noah's Ark

Teagen, Lindsay, Maddie, Hailey & Jackson

Wheeler Farm

And I thought the Thanksgiving Point animal farm was cool...

We joined some neighbor friends and took the kids up to the Wheeler Farm and it was so much fun! It was super hot, but the kids had a really good time. The best part is, admission is FREE!! They do have some activities that you can pay for (wagon ride, pony ride, etc). Hailey had the best time and she wanted to ride all the animals. Every time I would show her an animal she would say "I want to ride it." When we saw the ducks at the pond, they were a little too aggressive for my liking. There was this one that kept coming after the kids. Every time one of the kids would get near it it would HISS! Whoever heard of a hissing duck...maybe it was a goose, who knows. At any rate it was aggressive and I think Hailey was a little traumatized after her encounter with it.

Anyway, enjoy our pictures! (Check out our friend, Jennica's blog to see some more cute pictures of the kids.)

Poor Hailey and that darn aggressive duck (goose?)

Riley and the chickens

"see me duck!"

Tate - the cheesy grin

best friends!

chillin' on the tractor...

mommy and Hailey

Hailey and Jackson - Loves!

Teagen and Hailey waiting for the wagon ride!

Hailey riding the pony.
She saw the horses and immediately wanted to ride them. Since she is two, she thinks she can do everything by herself. In this picture, she is telling me to move my arm so she can ride by herself.

Hailey petting the sheep!

Sheep are one of her favorites, and she was so excited that she could get so close to these ones at Wheeler Farm. You can't get so close to the ones at Thanksgiving Point.

A Day at the Pool!!!

Its been so bloody hot lately, that we decided to get out the ol' pool and let the kiddos play outside in the water. Brooke brought water balloons, which they LOVED, Amber brought her sisters (so us mom's could bask in the shade and chat), and I brought the pool! It was such a great time and the kids had a GREAT time!

the hat is a little too big, but she's so cute in it!

dunking her head in the water

COLD!

Jackson

Hailey doesn't quite get how to understand how to shoot a gun...

Hailey & Teagen (he's coppin' a feel!!)

Jackson, Hailey & Teagen
(we tried to get Jackson to put his arm around Hailey, and this was the result)

Yes, we do have HOT WINGS!

Last weekend, some girlfriends and I decided to have a fancy slumber party in Park City. We stayed at the Best Western Landmark Inn, shopped at the Outlet mall, had dinner, bought delicious caramel apples at Rocky Mtn. Chocolate Factory, played games and laughed and laughed and laughed! We had such a great time! We learned many new things, and by we, I mean Brooke :) I haven't laughed that much in a long time...my cheeks and mouth hurt by the time we finally crashed. I'm so glad that we were able to get away and spend some quality time together :) Lets do it again sometime soon...









Some great quotes from the night:

"I'm the most fun in bed!" -Brooke

"My pink skirt isn't really pink..." -Brooke

"Yes, we have hot wings..." -Some random guy on the phone