So last
Sunday evening, we got invited out to visit and hang with
Grandma and Grandpa J! Always a
great time out there in Mendon. Lots of
laughs, food and fun! We were excited to be the first to try out their
NEW air hockey table. It was great!

The
boys already had a good feel for it and they never had even played before.

Tate was a super
GOOD player...stepping on his
tippy toes that is. (he loves those
tippies!!)

We were out saying our goodbyes in their driveway when the Mendon
community fire alarms started going off.
LOUD!! We noticed just around the corner was this
HUGE house in flames.
LIKE really HUGE flames. Pictures don't do it justice. We watched it for about a half hour. It was very intense! I have seen house fires before, but
WOW...this was a
BAD one. None of the firemen or anyone had gotten there yet. It was a lost cause from the get go for sure.
So super sad! The good thing was, it was only 2 weeks out from being finished...and so nobody lived there yet.
SO sad for them, but glad nobody got hurt. You could see it clear across the valley, and it ended up being on the news and all over the papers!

Monday night we had a
GREAT ~FHE~ fishing/BBQ with the
EQ dudes and families. We did this last year you might remember at
NEWTON DAM. It was so fun, we thought it would be a great tradition and do it again. The days are getting so short, we didn't have much time in the light. It was SOOO beautiful with the sun setting though...it made it worth it. BBQ's taste better in the dark too. Right? HA!
It was AWESOME....there was even a rope
SWING we swung on. Super high and scary..but
AWESOME! Who needs Lagoon??? (should have been over water though...)

It really was a sight!

The kids played on the
beach and got super dirty! Of course!!!

Aaron was the
lucky winner of getting the
first, and
biggest for the night! (Small compared to last years.)
He was excited and so were we!!

LOVE this picture! Don't they look similar!? Haa Haa

The guys get into it sooo much! They are such a great team! So funny and cute that they all jump up and help bring each others fish in, even with burgers in hand!

Davin is
chillin' and taking it all in....

The kids playing together so cute in the dark. Talking
gibberish of course!

The ladies chattin' away about
each others kids.

The dudes chattin about what????
FISH!!!

Time for a bit more DARK swingin'!

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee....Fun times!

Tuesday was a
BIG day for our family!!!
TATE turned the BIG
~4~ years old!!!!!!! Holy cow, can he really be that
BIG already?? Was it really
4 years ago that I was over due with a nearly 9 pound baby...and this is him now???
CRAZY!
We LOVE him
soo much!
Stats at his ~4~ year well check appointment.
Weight
34 1/2# (40 %)
Height
3' 4.2" (50%)
*The doctor even measured his
arm muscles! He said those were far better than average!! ;)

Mommy had to work, so
PIZZA was in the works for dinner. Tate didn't mind. YUM!

A very simple party with some cousins at the park was the plan. Tate was in
HEAVEN and all was
GOLDEN!! We started out with
~4~ VERY simple clues for the kids to run around and get a candy bar prize. After which though, they had to do a simple
TASK and/or
true and false question at each spot! They all had a great time.
Silly clues to the
DUCK POND, BATTING CAGES, SWINGS, and
SLIDE!
The candy bar
prizes coordinated with the
TASKS or
true and false questions.
CHEESY? YES!
At the
slide!!!

At the
ducks!

At the
batting cages!

At the
swings!

After they ran around and got all of their wiggles out...it was
CAKE TIME! Planes were the theme this year you see. Tate
LOVES planes!! (Don't judge me for the quick and simple cake! I worked really hard on it. ;))
PLANES!!!!

Singing to the
BIRTHDAY BOY!!

Presents are always
FUN!

Coooool TATE! He now is getting into
ACTION figures!

Then it was time to
EAT the cake and ice cream....

Then play around the park for a bit! (I love this action picture. He has some
AIR!)

WHAT a
NUT!! Always playing along side the kids. Love that about him!! HA HA!

Then we watched the daddies bat in the batting cages for a bit!

Super cute Davin watches daddy with his plane!

Then on the way home we stopped by to see all the flags that they were setting up for a memorial. These represented all the P.O.W.'S lost in war since Vietnam. Very neat to see..and emotional. Made me more grateful that my dad made it home safe and sound from Vietnam. It was a neat way to end the day.

Tate also had a
WONDERFUL and rare opportunity. He was brought to lunch by his
GREAT grandpa Mc ~age 96~
WOW to
ARCTIC CIRCLE!! He had a great time eating, but waiting for the ice cream
SHAKE to come was the
BIG deal of the date!! My mom took him another day just him and her too. (No pictures were taken...but he was so happy and spoiled on his
BIRTHDAY week!! He deserves it. What a
great kid!!)

These will be pictures we will cherish in years to come. :)

The park of the week was
LUNDSTRUM!! Always a fun one. Lots to play on..great pals to hang with...and of course great times!! A picnic there made it just that much better!

Such
CUTE and
GREAT pals! They always play so well together.


And this is how come we take home
GERMS!! UGH!!!

One evening we headed up to
1st Dam to feed the ducks. So lovely this time of year!!!
TONS of
geese/ducks/birds....whatever you want to call them. The boys had a great time.

Yes, even this
boy...

This is one reason why we
love Cache Valley. So close to the mountains and always breathtaking.

1 comment:
Happy Birthday to Tate! Love the pics, makes us miss you guys and a beautiful place. I should take a picture of our area, it will make you love Logan even more:)
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