Hot Summer Dayz!

Summer is definitely here in Utah and after going up to Seattle, it feels even hotter! We're pretty much in the 90's every day and I just realized we really kind of live in a desert, no wonder my flowers are burning up and not to mention, parts of the lawn. But, it does allow for a lot of water fun so I've been trying to get the pool and slip and slide out whenever possible. If I can get the pool out and filled up in the morning, the water is usually just right in the late afternoon. Here's some pictures of our pool fun.

Jackson loves having his little shovel and throwing the water at me.

You probably can't see it but his sucker has a funny looking mouth on the other side so when he sucks it, he looks like he's got hillbilly teeth but I couldn't get a good shot of him with it in his mouth.

Rain, Rain Go Away...Wait! Come Back!

Well, as any of you out there know (at least those of you that still check our blog), it's been quite a while since I posted. I'm not going to blame it on anything other than pure laziness. But, hopefully this new post will catch up for the last couple of months. I think my last post was just after Mother's day. Just after Memorial Day weekend, we took a family trip and went back up to the Emerald City (Seattle for those of you that don't know) and we had a surprisingly great time. I really don't get too excited about traveling with small children so I was really not looking forward to the trip with Jackson, especially since he really doesn't sleep anywhere but his crib. But, we forged ahead...pack n' play, car seats, diaper bag, bags, and all. Even though we lived there, we did the tourist thing and stayed in Seattle for a couple of days and then spent the rest of our time up there with Ray's family. Kaden was so easy to travel with and had a great time. Despite my hesitations and expectations, Jackson was great...just as long as we got him his naps! Anyway, enjoy the pictures!

Jackson's idea of "helping" mom pack for the boys.

Mom and Kaden in front of the fountain on our way back from the Seattle Aquarium

"Catch of the Day"

Our little jellyfish

Kaden enjoying the rides at the Seattle Center

Captain Ivar's junior diver

At the Seattle Aquarium sitting on the ancient otter

Two of my favorite boys

Family picture at grandma & grandpa's house on Lake Morton

The fish grandma & grandpa caught that morning in the lake

Grandma & Grandpa Balls

So that was our trip in a nutshell. Ray and Kaden are going back up in August for a family reunion at his parent's house on Lake Morton but Jackson and I will stay home and maybe hit the family reunion next year. I'm a little (okay a lot) nervous to let them go without me but I'm sure they will be fine and travel safely. Kaden is so excited to go back up and swim in the lake and go down the slide on grandma & grandpa's floating dock.