Camping

Last weekend we went camping.  We went to a park called Burke Lake Park.  It was such a fun place to go.  There is a huge lake to fish in, campgrounds, playgrounds,  a train that goes through the park, and  a Merry-go-round.  The kids loved it.  The highlight of the trip for Wyatt was soon after we got there, he caught a frog.  Nothing could make him happier.   The kids all slept well, and we had a great time.    We hope to go many more times this summer.

Memories

I swore that I would never do a tag again, but I thought that this one would be fun to look back on memories.  Here are the rules:

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you.

Nana

Jimmy's grandma (nana) came to town for Jeffy's reception, and all his cousins came to visit.   It was so much fun having her here. She is so much fun to be around, and is knowledgable about everything. Nana is one of those people that is nice to everybody that she meets. She is good at everything that she does, and she is so stylish and fun. It is fun to listen to all of her experiences. She was telling us about how much life has changed in her lifetime. She has lived from horse and buggy times up until now. We really take so much for granted and have it easy compared to what people used to have to do. Talking to her made me really miss my own grandparents. One of my favorite things used to be visiting with them and listening to thier stories from when they were growing up. It is so neat to have such wonderful people to look up to and learn from. I wish that I could have a tape recorder and record all of their experiences to have them forever.

Chelsie and Jeff's Reception

Jimmy's Brother Jeff just got married on June 26 out in Utah.  They had a reception out here this last weekend.  It was so much fun to have everybody get together.  They are the cutest couple, and we are so happy that they found each other.  Chelsie is such a great girl, and we are very excited to have her in our family.  

Their reception was a ton of fun.  It was out at Jimmy's parents farm.  They have been hard at work trying to get the place looking nice, and it looked beautiful when they were done.  They decorated the big barn and it looked like a different place.  

There was tons of yummy food,  good company, and fun dancing.  Wyatt got to dance his first dance with a girl (besides mom).  It was such a hot and humid day, that even with the air conditioning we were all sweating.  McKartnee had the perfect solution.  At the end of the night, she decided to jump in the ice bin.  It was a fun night for all of us.

4th of July Pancake Breakfast

On the 4th of July, our ward has an anual pancake breakfast that we went to. It was a fun day. It started out with breakfast, and then all of the primary kids brought their decorated bikes and paraded around the park. After that there was a softball game that Jimmy and all his brothers played in while the rest of us just visited.
That afternoon we had a fun picnic at a friends house, and then did fireworks that night. Overall it was a great day.

Build-a-Bear

McKartnee has been doing such a good job with potty training. We have a sticker chart that she gets to put a sticker on every time that she goes. We told her that when she gets the chart full, she would get a special surprise. We decided to take her to build-a-bear, because she loves stuffed animals so much. She was in heaven. She knew right what she wanted the second she saw the pink leopard, and thought it was so cool that she got to put the heart inside all by herself. She took alot of time giving it a bath to make sure she was all nice and clean. Now she carries it around with her everywhere. Lucy leopard is her new best friend

Nationals Game

Last Monday night Jimmy's brother Jordan watched the kids while Jimmy and I went to the Nationals game. We had so much fun. It was raining super hard when we left, so we thought that the game might get canceled, but we decided to go anyways. When we got there the game was delayed for an hour, so we just walked around the new stadium and looked around for a while. When we got to the opposite side of the stadium from where we were sitting, there was one of the most beautiful double rainbows I have ever seen. This cell phone picture does not do it justice. It was so bright and vibrant, and you could see the entire arch of both rainbows. This shot was cool though because it looked like it was going right into the nationals logo on the score board. The nationals ended up loosing the game, but it was still fun to be there.

Back at home, Wyatt was misbehaving so Jordan made him sleep in the closet. J/K . Jordan had put Wyatt and McKartnee down to bed first, and Walker was having a tough time, so he kept him up for a little bit until he was more tired. When he went to put Walker in his crib, he couldn't find Wyatt anywhere. He wasn't in his bed. While Jordan was looking for him, he heard a rustling coming from our room, and he found Wyatt asleep in our closet. I asked Wyatt the next morning why he was in the closet, and he said that he wanted to see us when we got home and went in our room. Funny boy. Thanks Jo for watching the kids, you are the greatest!