Lagoon Day!

Davids job has a big party at Lagoon every summer, everyone gets in free and they feed us till we explode, its hot and lines are long. All around great time. But our kids love it, and this is what parents do right? Especially when its all free! So, I forgot that blogger loads the photos backward, so you will see our day backwards, from end to beginning. At the entrance/exit they have this great fountain that just beckons children & adults at times to play. It had been a pretty hot day, and we had already got wet on the log schute, so why not?

I don't do big roller coasters and rides that take me in circles very well. in fact, if i turn my head to quick it makes me wanna puke. But what i love and can do over & over are the water rides. this was fun!

My sweet boys were very patient cause we did a lot of this today. Waiting in a hot line with very little shade, is pretty hard for little kids, but they were great!

Ben did a good job too, we brought his leash, so he did some walking, but was pretty happy riding around in his wagon. What a good sport.

Sam & Tom surprised us this day. Their normal personalities are

Tom: shy, safe, reserved

Sam: wild, adventerous, no fear

But this day, quite the role reversal, this little whale was more of sams pace, but tom was ready to ride the biggest fastest ones around. He was still too short of course, but he thought he was ready. He did get to go on some of the bigger rides with David while Sam and I kept our feet firmly planted on the ground.

Like I said earlier, this was toward the beginning of the day. The tilt-a-whirl used to be a pretty safe ride for me, i had fun while we were spinning, we were all laughing, but when i tried to stand and walk, the world kept moving for some reason!

This was the first ride they got on for the day. David and Tom loved it Sam, not so much, boy after my own heart!

House of Joy

Our home has truly been a house of joy this month. We have been so blessed with visits from extended family, reliving old memories and making new memories. As we speak David and his brother Paul are heading out for their hike up Kings Peak. David has been looking forward to this for so long, i'm glad its finaly here. We had nice BBQ with his parents last night before the mountain men headed off into the wild.

Sam celebrated his 4th birthday this month as well. Thomas hung the decorations and we all enjoyed the spiderman cupcakes. Nana & Papa are such goood sports wearing their birthday hats.

Grandma & Grandpa came for a visit as well. All you have to do is look at this picture to see the joy they bring to my children and home when they come.

Uncle Loren & Aunt Teresa came as well. Their beautiful children are growing so quickly. My boys were in 7th heaven having their cousins here. Friends sleeping over and being here three days straight, they didn't know what to do with themselves. They had such a good time.

Beauty All Around

We had rain storm come through and i couldn't help but marvel at the beauty that was left behind. of course this picture does no justice to it's beauty, but what a gift from our Father in Heaven.