Happy 24th of July

We spent the 24th at the Peterson's. We took Noah's bike down so he could ride somewhere that wasn't a straight hill up or down. Tommy took his training wheels off finally and Noah did a great job! He's so proud of himself that he can ride without training wheels. Now we just have to teach him how to safely ride down the hill at our house. After the bike riding we had some yummy dinner and then let the boys have some fun with sparklers (that was until Cooper burned his foot, poor kid). Then it was time for the adults to have some fun. We decided we had to break our last years record of lighting off 150 fireworks all at the same time, so we went for 200 ground bloom flowers. This all started with my friends in High School and each year it gets bigger. It was so much fun watching 200 fireworks spin all over the place, it's a wonderful 30 seconds of fun. We're already planning next years... bigger and better! You can see from the pictures below how we did it.


Before we set them off. It took 5 of us to light them this year. (and only 1 burned finger)
The aftermath... I really is alot of fun to watch and with a push broom clean up is easy!

Tin foil dinners up the canyon

We went up the canyon with our friends Kendee and Emerson for tin foil dinners. It's always so much fun to get out and just enjoy the beautiful place we live in. The boys (Noah, Cooper, and Cy) had so much fun collecting wood, running around in circles in the dirt, and roasting marshmallows. Everyone loves a good smore!

We finally have a trampoline!

Oh what a wait it has been for this. We finally got the trampoline in, even though we still have some more dirt to move (I have shoveled more dirt the last 5 months then I ever want to again). It's been worth it because the boys absolutely love jumping on it, especially on hot days when they can put their swimsuits on and put the sprinkler on it. It was well worth the wait and the work. You can see from the pictures below that we had a guy come out and dig the hole, but his backhoe wouldn't reach the empty lot next to us, so then we had to shovel all the dirt off our grass.

The Children's Garden

To get the boys out of the house we went to the Children's Garden with our Friends. Noah and Miles are so much alike it fun to watch them play together and see what their smart little minds will come up with. Then you have Cooper and Evan that are just alike, rough and tough! It was nice to get out and let the boys play.
Cooper, Miles, Noah, and Evan splashing in the water.
Noah and Miles picked a beautiful flower that they wanted to keep. But they knew it needed water to stay alive... so why not just put it in the drinking fountain! I tell ya they are pretty creative and funny.

Boating on Deer Creek

We had a great trip up to Deer Creek. Grandpa Phil took me, the boys, and Kiara out. Later on Jarom, Betsy, and Lily joined us. Luckily the water was smooth enough to water ski a few times, then it got a little choppy, so we pulled out the tube. Noah, Cooper, and Kiara all love taking a ride on the tube!
Cooper, Noah, and Kiara getting ready to take a swim. They liked to warm up before they got out on the tube.
Kiara and Cooper going for a ride. Cooper is all smiles when he's tubing with his Aunt Rara.
Betsy and Lily getting ready to go for a ride. Lily also loved riding in the tube!
Jarom showing off! He actually tried to do a 360 on it (we use to be able to do that on our old tube) but he just got dragged upside down for a min and had to let go. He's way tougher than me!