A Day at the Circus

Last weekend Grammy took my boys and two of their cousins to the circus. They even got to ride the school train (Trax) into Salt Lake, which they always love. I sent the camera with Hayden and he took a few pictures, they are a little blurry, but I love them. When they got back in the car with me at the end of the day they talked and talked about the things they saw. They told me about the elephants, tigers, tightrope walkers, clowns and the human cannon ball. I am a big believer that life is more about the experiences you have than the tangible things you own. I am glad they got to experience this with their Grammy.

The Peach Pie Party

My Grandma makes the best peach pie in the world! Early in the fall every year we have a party just to eat pie. She has a special recipe that she has developed over the years and it is fabulous. I look forward to it just like Christmas.

Welcome Home Robby

Last week my youngest brother Robby came home from his mission and we went to the airport meet him. He had been serving in Tuscan, Arizona. The boys made signs, I helped them with the spelling, but they designed the rest. It was fun to have all my siblings together again. We went to Mimi's for lunch then headed back to my parents house for while. At one point during the day both my brothers, my sister, my mom, my kids and me went to the mall to find Robby new clothes. I'm sure we were quite a sight at Express Mens. It's good to have him home.

High fiving my grandma.

We found this fun little donut shop in Draper called Beyond Glazed that sells gourmet donuts. My sister had been wanting to try all twenty four flavors, so she brought two dozen donuts to my parents house and we spent the day cutting off bite size pieces. Yum.

Tracy Aviary

We really packed a lot into the last few weeks of our summer. It had been years since I had been to Tracy Aviary and was looking forward to seeing it again. We ended up going on one of the hottest days of the year, but the boys still enjoyed themselves (most of the time). Laura braved the heat and came with us. We saw a fun bird show and wandered around looking at the birds. The feather colors amaze me, bright reds, greens and blues.


Hayden in front of the flamingos. They were on the look out to find these birds.

Following the path in a shady spot.

Stacking rocks in the art garden.

Tyson sitting in the shade watching a peacock.

They are good sports...

Silver Lake

These next few pictures were taken at Silver Lake by Brighton ski resort. I like to take the boys here at least once a year, it's an easy short hike (walk) around the lake. They look for fish and ducks and climb up the hills just off the trail. I feel comfortable bringing my kids here by myself, we are never very far from the car and there are always other people around if we needed to rely on the kindness of strangers.

Summer 2009

Summer 2008

Summer 2007 It really is a beautiful place.

Hayden's Baptism

Hayden's baptism day was a pretty special day for us. It was hard to believe it had been eight years since his rough beginning. It was amazing to have so much support from family and friends. Our house was overflowing with people we care so much about. I am grateful that Chad was able to baptize and confirm Hayden. He was a little nervous about being dunked under water - he absolutely hates putting his face under, but he did great.

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