Summer Review

Here is a review of what we did as summer dwindled away and the weather was still nice and warm...

1. Kennecott Copper Mine- We live so close yet we never took Dawson so we figured it was time to visit the Copper Mine (did you know you can see it from space?)...especially since they were doing a special where it was free to go...score! Dawson loved seeing the HUGE trucks, tires, rocks, and tools. Emerson sat back and chilled in her stroller. Chris and I laughed at Lisa's fear of looking down. Good times.


2. Fishin' with the Boys- Chris took Dawson fishing with his Dad and brother in law Jeremy. Words could not describe the excitement on Dawson's face getting to go fishing with his new Cars fishing pole. The kid had a ball and couldn't stop talking about it. Note- We still have two fish in my freezer that Chris and Dawson are "still" gonna eat one day. Can I just say I hate seeing them look at me?



3. Playing Around- Some days we just hung out and played around the house.




4. Cowabunga Bay- Jen and Jeremy found buy one get one free passes to Cowabunga Bay so we decided to give it a whirl. We decided it was somewhat fun, but not our favorite and not worth the price. Dawson, Emerson, Jen, Kohen, Lisa, and I loved the lazy river and pool with kiddie area cause it was so warm and fun for the wee ones. We weren't a huge fan of the slides because the water was so cold and there were tons of water guns and sprayers that people could nail you with so it felt like I was CONSTANTLY getting pelted by some punk kids. But Jer and Chris enjoyed it and it was entertaining while we were there.


5. Camping- Chris, Lisa, Dawson, Emerson, and I decided to take an overnight camping trip to Jordanelle. It definitly is a pretty place and the lake was beautiful, but we had a rough start for sure! You have to carry in ALL your stuff and they are suppose to have these carts to put your stuff in and pull. Well, they had one cart that had a flat tire that someone else was using. So here we are half laughing half crying carrying kids and camping gear a ways in. It was terrible!! Luckily we found the cart and the second half of carrying our gear in wasn't bad. We had a slow start setting up and getting dinner going but after a couple hours things settled and we relaxed around the fire. The kiddos did great and loved playing in the dirt. A highlight for Dawson? Peeing on trees. No joke. In fact, he loved it so much he sometimes now opens our sliding glass door and pees off the porch into the grass. We are working on that one. (Boys are a joy, right?)



6. Shaved Heads- Chris has begged me to let him shave his head forever but I kept saying no. I'm not a fan of the shaved head. I like his hair. Yet somehow this summer he convinced me to let him shave his and Dawson's heads. My little boys hair was all gone and I was sad. So was Dawson. He did not let Chris live it down. If you asked him he said he was bald and that his dad cut off all his hair and that is was really mean of him. Luckily both of their hair grows fast and they are back to normal now.