Old McDonald

We sure love $2 Tuesday at Thanksgiving Point. We decided to go to the Farm Country. Will and Gabby had such a good time! Will rode the "cow", the tractor,
we got to ride in the wagon this horse pulled and even pet it,

spent some time in jail,

and ride a sheep!

Oh the adventures the farm country bring!

Pioneer Day

To celebrate Pioneer Day, we decided to go to This is the Place Heritage Park. Will had a ball! He got to play in the houses, pretend to be a conductor,
ride a pony,

pet the animals,

and ride the train.

Gabby had a good time just looking around! We had a chance to see the finished project of the Heber C. Kimball home, which I got to help build! We all had a great time and had an opportunity to reflect on our roots and have more gratitude for the legacy we have!

My Little Sunshine turned 1

I can't beleive she is already 1 year old but we celebrated Gabby's birthday on the 7th. I was able to somewhat pull off making a Minnie Mouse cake for her. After family arrived and we sang Happy Birthday, she got to dig into one of the ears. Here's the before...

And the messy but adorable after!

She absolutely loved all her gifts. She was spoiled by her grandparents! We love you Gabby! Thanks for being our sunshine!

Memorial Day

Our Memorial Day was jam-packed this year. We had a bbq lunch at my sister, Corey's. We ate yummy food and the kids played to their heart's content!

Then, we went to Grandma and Grandpa Russell's. Will sure loves that trampoline!

And presenting...the master chef, Karen. Benj's mom is theee ultimate cook! Yum!

Gabby sure enjoys her cousins!

Chelsea and Chris brought their tee-ball gear and Will got to swing a few with dad!

We definitely had our meat intake by the end of the day! Thanks Russells and Marsiglis for a great Memorial Day!

Yeeehaw!

The Saturday of Memorial Weekend, we went to the first annual Pony Express Rodeo. We had a great time and it was done so well. The kids loved it! Gabby kept holding her arms out and just making all sorts of noise! It was hilarious!
You can't really see it but there's a guy wrestling that steer!

My 2 good-lookin' cowboys!

Zoo-rific!

Our neighbors, the Bartletts, invited us to the Zoo and we had a blast! Will got to go on the carousel!
I love these ones. Seeing it from their perspective, eh?

Oh dear! (Believe it or not, this was Benj's first visit to Hogle Zoo! You wouldn't think he grew up in Salt Lake!)

Our ape neighbors!

Needless to say, it was a nice visit!

Tutu Cute!

My friend Dayna, is a photographer. She wanted to have pics of these tutus so she can sell them. She took all of these adorable pictures of Gabby! If you wanna check out her photography blog to see more of her stuff, it is dayzyphotography.blogspot.com

Will wanted to join in too!

Dayna had balloons for the pictures. Will was the designated balloon holder!

I'm so glad they turned out so well and to have my chunky little princess!