Annual June Boys Cabin Trip

The boys went on their annual cabin trip with Grandpa Tom.  There was a small group this time with lots of rainy days but they said they still enjoyed their time at the cabin.  What a fun tradition for all of them to get away and enjoy the great outdoors!

Girls Weekend in Idaho

Boys Away and Girls at Play... And that is just what we did!  

Ashlynn and I took a road trip to Idaho while the boys were at the cabin.  We first stopped to have dinner with Grandpa Rod and then spent the night with Grandma Frankie and Tracy in Boise.  

Then, the next day we spent with day with Ashlynn's cousins and my SIL Laura.  We played most of the day.  I have to say the arcade was a huge highlight of our adventure along with the movie.

Then, we spent the night with Grandma Bobbi, met up with my friend since high school to shop and have lunch.  As the weekend was winding down we went to a birthday party at my friend's Valerie house.  Her daughter and Ashlynn were born within in a month of each other and then we moved to Utah when the girls were 2 years old.  They have seen each other a couple of times since we moved and still have fun together when they meet up.  It was so fun to visit with all of them again!  It was slightly difficult to break up the girls fun time together. 

The girls being there crazy self's!

We enjoyed our time away and all our visits we squeezed in.

Glass Candy

Ashlynn has been obsessed with watching cooking shows and she has a particular one called Nerdy Nummies that she watches every day.  She watched an episode on how to make Glass Candy so she invited a friend over, gathered all the supplies she needed and went to work. I love her motivation!

Here are her supplies...

Notice the hammer and paint brush...not usually the tools we use to cook with, but sounds fun.

 After boiling the sugar ingredients and adding the peppermint flavor they had the perfect set up for their candy.

 Then after waiting about 30 minutes for it to dry..then came the fun part...

 Smashing it with a hammer...fun!

 The hammer made cool designs in the candy.

 The girls were smart and put waxed paper on top so that the yucky hammer wouldn't touch the candy.  Good team work!

 The finished candy after hammering it to pieces.

 Way to go girl!

 The girls had fun making their glass candy and it even tasted yummy too.  I can't believe how much it does look like broken glass.

Overnight Scout Camp

 Carter has had 2 scout camp outs. The first camp out in April had terrible weather with pouring rain and the boys came home wet and cold.  It was still raining in the morning that they didn't do their planned hike and even skipped cooking breakfast and picked up donuts on the way home.  

This time the weather was perfect!  They were able to do all their fun activities and enjoy their time together.  All the scout's dads went on the camp out so it was well spent time with their dads. 

Cooking mummy dogs over the fire...

The boys decided to hike up the huge mountain after breakfast.  It was so high that you can barely see them in the picture at the top.

Our Summer Hiking/Walking Challenge

We decided that it would be fun to explore our area this summer and hit the hiking trails. We are going to try to walk a new trail/hike each week and walk other trails a couple times a week.  The kids were super excited for the challenge!

 Our first walk was an easy stroll through Kays Creek.  Carter decided to roller blade the trail since it was paved all the way.  He biffed it in the middle of our 4 mile walk and did not appreciate the blood dripping from his knee.  The blood dried up and he was set for the rest of the trail.

Our neighbor Joslyn was all for the hiking/walking challenge too!

 Our next new trail for the week was Jensen Park.  The trail wraps around a beautiful pond and there were ducks everywhere!  They were super friendly.

 It was so gorgeous here! This trail was also paved so the boys that went with us brought along their scooters and raced around the pond.  A few scooter wipe outs happened, but no blood this time.  So Fun!  We will definitely come back to this one!

Tumbling Performance

Ashlynn had her end of the year Tumbling Performance.  She is such a good sport when it comes to supporting Carter with all his games.  This was her time to shine and it was so fun to see her show off her tumbling skills she has learned this past year.

She is such a beautiful girl and she is loosing her little girl look..sniff, sniff...

 Her nervous before shot...

 Waiting for her Que...

 Ashlynn and her friend Joslyn being silly.

 It has been so fun for Ashlynn to have one of her good friends in her tumbling class.  They can get a little goofy together...

And of course we love it when Aunt Gail comes to support her. She always brings beautiful flowers and yummy treats for both Ashlynn and Carter.  Since moving to Utah I don't think she has missed a single performance of hers.

The Astros...

The Astros' regular season has come to a end.  We ended up 3rd in our division and we had a lot to be proud of. Carter really stepped it up and became our team's strongest and most consistent pitcher.

 

These are the photos that Matt created for the team.  He did a Great job!

 He was very serious with his concentration...

 Ashlynn capturing photos at the games.  I was giving her a wink...

 Another fun photo by Ashlynn. Carter waiting to bat.

 Here is the team.  What a great bunch of boys!

 One last cheer after our last game of the season (which we did win). GO ASTROS!

 End of season pool party! Ashlynn taking a swimming rest.

 Here are the two coaches.  Parents were very pleased with what they did with this team.  Way to go Matt and Stephen!!  This photo makes me smile because Carter is always standing next to his dad at the games by the dugout and here he is again at the end of year party right next to him again. Love these boys!

At the pool party we had each player sign a ball and we handed out a clear display box to show it off.

We are now preparing for the All Star game on the 4th of July.  Carter had the most parent votes to be selected for the All Star team. Way to go!  This will be his 3rd All Star game. He is One and One..will they get the win this year...we will see.