Trying to go to Work in the Summer

During the school year McKay takes the kids to school and then goes straight to his office. In the summer it is a little harder to get out the door.

Mormon NIght at Dodger Stadium

It was another great year at Mormon Night at Dodger Stadium. We sat in the all-you-can-eat section. Love it. I only ate two hot dogs and so much of the other stuff I lost count. The kids love it and look forward to it each year. Elder Cook threw out the opening pitch.

Brad got a little restless but overall was really.

TJ and Jared got to come with us this year too. The Dodgers are not very good this year so we weren't super packed in our sections. That made it so nice for the kids to be able to move around a little.

Crazy kids!

We love going with our friends the Stirlings!

Crazy hair!

The best is on Friday nights you get to go on the field after the game and watch fireworks. It was a really good fireworks show! The grass feels like you are walking on carpet.

Can't wait till next year!

Photo Shoot

Lori and Bryn were visiting one Sunday and the girls decided to have a photo shoot. They love the cardigan look so they found one for everyone. I took the group pictures but the girls took the rest.

They did a modeling show and everything. I was loving it because I remember doing the same thing when I was a little girl! They are super beautiful girls... inside and out.

Swimming in the Summer

There just isn't anything better than swimming in the summer, especially if you have cousins to join you. We spent A LOT of hours in the pool this summer. Anna was even on the Pleasant Valley Swim Team. Both girls took swim lessons and are becoming great swimmers. Their biggest accomplishment this summer was learning how to dive. We brought the hula hoops to the pool for FHE one night and they both did great! The boys (and Mom) still prefer their life jackets but Mac started jumping in and swimming everywhere. Brad (and Mom) prefer the steps and the hot tub. I managed to get my hair wet a few times this summer.

Anna and Ty.

Mac.

Carly.

Anna.

Carly, Lori and Anna.

Pizza at the pool turns a great day into an awesome day!

Bubba.

Not quite sure how I would fill our summer time without the pool!

Happy Birthday Mac!

Big Mac turned 4! He is such a cute boy and we are so lucky to have him in our family. He had a party in Utah with family there and one here in California. He got some new Lightning McQueen Cars 2 cars and some new Cars 2 PJs.

He is super into bugs! We made some bug cupcakes and invited a few friends to the park to celebrate his birthday. Luckily everyone was nice enough to give all the bugs back to him because he plays with them constantly.

I had to include the picture of me telling Brad that it was not his birthday so he didn't get to blow out the candles. You can tell how well that went over!

Stoping for a picture!

Opening a few presents. He had such a fun birthday! We love our Mac Man!

Camarillo Street Fair

We love the Camarillo Street Fair! It is on the smaller side as far as fairs are concerned and it is free to get in. They still want you to pay $4,000 to ride the caruosel but the free entry is nice. We decided to go at night instead of during the heat of the day. The change was really nice!

The boys chose to ride the horses and the girls chose to do the trampoline jump things.

We got to go with Garrett and Leanne and Grandma and Grandpa Barlow. It was a fun night!

More Fourth Fun

After quite an eventful day we had more fun later that night at my aunt JoDee's house for a BBQ. She has this amazing porch swing and the kids were finding anyone and everyone to push them. Kate and Melinda came to spend the day with us and they even got to swinging. After the BBQ we went to the Fishers and watched fireworks and even set off a bunch of our own. Ariels are now legal in Utah so it made for quite and eventful night. Brad and Mac loved the motorcycle that kept riding up and down the street with a sparkler on its tail.

Happy Fourth of July!

Small Town Fourth of July

Two years ago when we were in Utah for the Fourth Anna was in the hospital having surgery on her broken elbow. She was soooo disappointed that she missed the parade. She wanted to come back another year to be in the parade and throw out candy. So she had been looking forward to this for years! She said it was as fun as she imagined. The parade is only about 7 minutes long but it was a fun 7 minutes. Next year the kids said they might just watch the parade and collect the candy people are throwing.

Somehow I got nominated to be the adult in the truck.

There was a lot of strategizing going on in the truck to make sure their candy lasted until the end of the parade. Brad was very hesitant to throw any of his out. He thought it was great to just sit in the truck and eat his candy! He eventually threw a couple of pieces out but that was all he could handle. He is a smart kid! We had such a fun fourth of July. Before the parade we ate a pancake breakfast at the park. After the parade we played at the carnival at the park. Then we ate lunch at the park. Small towns are the best place to celebrate the Fourth. Everyone is very patriotic and in the mood to party! Anna and Carly both commented how they wish we could be in Utah every year for the Fourth of July.