Noah's 6th Birthday

Happy Birthday Noah! His birthday just so happened to be while we were down in Zions. Grandma Roma told the Zion's shuttle bus driver it was his birthday, so when we stopped at the visitors center the driver had the whole bus sing Happy Birthday to Noah. It was so much fun for him. Then that night we did a pinata with his cousins and had smores for desert. He had a great b-day!
Noah cheesing it up holding the pinata just moments before it was beaten by a bat.
Present time. Noah's always so much fun when it comes to presents because he loves everything. It's so much fun to watch him open them up, he's always so excited. And from the mouth on Noah, "It's just what I always wanted!"
Showing off his new bike gloves. Let's be honest, he just got a new bike, new helmet, and new gloves and he really doesn't even know how to ride a bike. I guess that's what happens when you grow up in a Condo and then your parents buy a house on a hill. I guess he'll just have to learn how to use those breaks.

Zions

We just spent the weekend down in Zions with the Petersons. As you will see from the pictures below this annual trip was more about playing and less about hiking (and no camping this year!). Tommy's sister reserved some Cowboy Cabins at Zions Ponderosa Ranch for us. It was such a fun place to stay. They have an awesome swimming pool, a big barn with lots of activities (ping pong, pool, baseball, and a kids play area). A great place to eat and just alot of fun for the kids. We really had a great time.
Are we there yet? Noah actually hiked the whole time, but he was having a hard time getting going after we stopped at the bottom to wait for everyone.
Enjoying Ice Cream Cones after the one and only long hike. We usually go on several hikes, but we were all to excited and wanted to get to the Ranch. Riley, Noah, Cooper, and Ethan.
This is Cooper at the Cowboy Cabin. I think he's afraid someone is going to take one of his bats or baseballs... he's just not willing to let anything go! He did however really enjoying playing redrover with his cousins.
This is an accident waiting to happen, but when the boys do something the girls have to follow. Shelly, Emily, Kristine, and Amy.
Yes, they started it! Did you expect anything different?! Nate, Aaron, Tommy, and Matt.
Cooper enjoying the pool. He was actually a little bit afraid of the water this trip, but he sure had a fun time running around.
The all important Baseball game! Now that we have Isaac (Cooper's cousin) and Cooper who are die hard baseball fans we just have to play. We used our flip flops for the bases and divided the adults and kids up and had a great game. This is my favorite picture because Cooper has his eyes closed and Uncle Aaron's going in for the big hit.

The joys of being homeowners!

We finally bought a much needed lawn mower. Our grass in the front was approaching the foot tall mark. It was to tall to stand up any more. I figure since we were the only ones on the street with actual grass growing it wasn't such a big deal to just let it go :)

Timp Cave

Back in June we took a trip up to Timp Caves with the Peterson Family . It was such a fun trip the only bummer was that Tommy was working, so he missed out on the fun, and his younger brother and Dad had to pick up the slack and help me get the boys to the top. It's a long hike , but well worth it when you get to go through the Caves. All 9 kids did such a great job! I can't wait for our next adventure up Timp.
Noah taking a break with his cousins. They really didn't take many of these, they were troopers!
Uncle Nate doesn't fit as well as Cooper does. He sure thought the cave was cool though.
Say Cheese! Notice there are alot more children than there are adults (the two on the right were not part of our family, just part of the tour group)
Timp Cave formation.
Me and the boys. Cooper doesn't like to smile for pictures can you tell?!