Summer fun

Merlin Olsen Park has been our sanctuary this last week. The boys don't love splash pads, but it's so hot outside lately that just heading to the park sounds awful. So we found the shallow river and the boys have loved it! I enjoy it as well because there's tons of shade and the cold water adds some coolness to the air.

Some friends of ours were there one day and let the boys borrow this cool floatie.

Tyler's favorite thing about the Farmer's Market is definitely the raspberries. He can basically eat a whole carton of them by himself.

These boys still adore their baby sister. :)

Summer wears us out.

Got to go celebrate these two amazing people! So good to see them, as well as some other college friends that I haven't seen in ages.

 Sometimes we all end up laying in my bed in the morning. I don't love mornings.
Other times, Tyler sleeps in until 10:00. Just kidding, that only happened once.

We took the boys to see incredibles 2. They enjoyed it. Tyler wanted to go home after 30 minutes.
But we made it through. Sam did a great job. Now they always talk about Jack Jack

and run around trying to be as fast as Dash.
We also love the mall--it's a cool place to go in the afternoons to get out of the heat.

Sam had my phone for a bit. Here's my favorites. He also took some nice videos.

And this is how I learned he DID actually get the gene where he can roll his tongue.

Got to meet my brother's baby boy and take some photos. So crazy how fast they grow! Amelia was once that little even though it was less than 4 months ago, I can still hardly believe it.

And I really like how Tyler mimics the fire truck...

The week of the 4th

We spent most of the last week with my family. It was a little long, but so much fun.
The boys got to play with their cousins for days, we ate tons of food, played games, watched

fireworks, had BBQ's, tried not to overheat, squeezed in a couple photo sessions

for Stacey and ate more food.

We generally stay in Logan on the 3rd, but I had a photo session down south that night, so we just went straight to my parent's afterwards. The boys enjoyed the smaller fireworks. Amelia even calmed down once they started. 

We had the annual breakfast and water fight with my dad's family. Fewer of us there this year, so it didn't last quite as long, but it sure felt nice.

 Fireworks at the Riverton park.

We headed to the cabin the next day and spent a couple of nights there.
Not much cooler there unless you headed up the canyon.
The boys LOVED the 4 wheelers, but mostly the side by side.
Tyler fell asleep on several of the rides.

Grandma brought water activities for the kids.

Quick ride out to the reservoir.

It's good to be back in our air conditioned home, with our own beds, but it was a good week. :)

Shopping for family photo clothes...They're so cute.

Last sunday we took a trip up a couple of nearby canyons and found a spot near

the river to play for a bit.