Jump time!

Mom and Dad put a trampoline in their back yard-what a blast!! The kids all loved it... ok, I'll admit I loved a good jump now and then too! :) At first Gabe wouldn't get near it - that thing looked way too crazy for my safety-loving guy! But Grandma soon got him jumping away and since then Gabe would often tell me "I wanna jump on the tramp now" - ok, bud, have at it!I love how Mom is clapping in the back ground -that always made Gabe so happy! What a sweet Grandma!Some of the best nights were spent together outside relaxing on the lawn or throwing a ball while the kids jumped on the tramp and played around.

I think those are Jack's feet on the edge of the picture... is he airborne?? Looks like he is taking a header on the grass, poor guy! I'm sure he was up and running again almost immediately though! :)

Amy taught the rest of us how to get big air with the kids in tow! They loved it!

Wheeler Farm

A fun day at the farm with Eric's parents. That tractor was a hit with Gabe!! He wasn't too sure about the geese though... those are big guys and very loud!

Discovery Gateway

The Gateway mall in SLC has an awesome children's museum. We could have spent all day there! Eric and I came with the kids, Mindy and Jack were there, Erin and her kids were there, and Amy came with the boys too. What a fun time with cousins!

A few of Gabe's favorite spots...

Water exploration area - all the kids loved this contraption... Lifeflight helicopter Even mommy thought this was super cool! The Farm Who knew stacking hay would be so fun?!!Ride 'em Wes!Construction Zone Please note that Gabe is in the left of the picture... yes, that bum sticking out of the tool box belongs to him! hee hee!

summer time!

We spent 3 weeks of summer in Utah and the heat was sublime! I never thought I would say that but I really miss the hot days and the beating sun of summer. It felt great to put on shorts, sandals, and tons of sunscreen and play out in the sun every day! It was extra fun because Erin was there too with her kids so I got to spend time with everyone but Mel. (Luckily we are visiting them in TN in a few weeks.) We had a blast at the splash pad, the pool, Thanksgiving Point children's water gardens, the Great Salt Lake, Wheeler Farm, Timpanogas Caves, riding the horses in the mountains, jumping on the tramp at Mom and Dad's and just running around... whew!! We also had a great time at the Discovery Museum and the Dinosaur Museum... wow, it was a jam-packed vacation full of fun activities! Then every night Dad would pop his humongous bowl of popcorn and we would all play games or watch movies! It was seriously such a FUN time!! I had a hard time coming home and returning to my "real" life - haha! I took so many great pictures, I'm going to have to post them in batches!

Highland splash pad... boy, do I wish they had had this while we lived here!

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ICECREAM!!!

A cool, sweet, deliciously sticky treat for a hot summer day! So sticky, in fact, that Gabe ended up finishing his icecream in his skivvies! But look at that grin... I don't think the indignity of it matters one little bit to that happy boy! :)Oh Nyah wants a lick soooooo badly!!