Cannon Ball

Zander and Mason both love going to the lake and playing on the boat and in the water. They especially like jumping off the tube. This is a video of them doing Cannon Balls. We always have lots of fun together out there and just wanted to share this little video.

2 Boys + Water = Major FUN!

June 9, 2010

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1st Boat Trip 2010

May 29, 2010

Zander was really excited to get out on the boat and ride. He loves it!

Mason fell right to sleep. He was a bit tired and the boat always seems to make the boys sleepy.

Look at them, they are so cute in their little life vests. They were pretty anxious to get in the water. Zander did not want to sit still for this photo.

Zander found this rock on the shore. It broke apart and we found this fossil inside. Pretty cool, huh!

Cooling Off

My boys havin' fun outside in the water. Zander loves to go play in the water. Mason, on the other hand, was not very sure of it. He did have fun once he got in, though.

Sweet Snacks

My silly little Zander doesn't like ice cream. I know that sounds crazy, but he says it's too cold and usually will not eat it. A couple of weeks ago, while we were grocery shopping, he saw some Super Hero Popsicles and said he wanted them. I decided I would get them and let him try, but I didn't really think he would like them. But, to my surprise he really does! Yesterday after doing some yard work, he asked for one. So, we all had a sweet little treat out on the back porch.

Fun & Exciting Lake Adventures

Since we've fixed the boat, we've spent several of our weekends at the lake this summer. They have all been fun and well spent family time together. When we go to the lake, we always find a spot on the shore to stop and jump in the lake to swim. This is Zander's favorite part every time we get out on the boat. He loves the water! Mason has learned to enjoy it as well. He loves to splash in his baby float. Sometimes he gets to excited for my liking and tries to flip himself out. Luckily, he has not succeed in that stunt, yet! To make the boat more fun, we've bought a tube and some skis. Jason has skied since he was a teenager, but I, on the other hand, have never even tried. Well, until now. Here is a peek at our adventures at the lake this weekend......

Fun family shot of everyone (minus Taylor, she took the picture) swimming in the lake.

Zander on the shore while Mommy attempts to ski.

Here I am, getting all set to try the skis out, again.

Here goes nothing.

Oh, WOW!! I got it!! (It only took me 3 weeks and a few hundred, well maybe just about 50, tries.)

Look at me!! I was SOO excited & had a blast. I can't wait to go do it again.

Unfortunantly, the boat was injured the past weekend and we have to fix it before going out again. Hopefully we can get it fixed so we can go out for Labor Day weekend.

Improvising

Our city finally got a spary park and we were excited to go try it out! So, we got our suits and sunscreen on and loaded the bags with snacks and towels and headed out the door. We arrived at the park, which is only 5 minutes from the house (yippie for that!), ready for some water fun! I got the boys and all our stuff out of the car and noticed the water was not on and other people were getting back in thier cars. Our brand new spray park was not working and wouldn't be fixed until MAYBE later that afternoon :(


So, we settled for playing in the sun at the playground across the street. I didn't really want to return home after loading up to play outside. We ended up having a pretty good time in the sun, although there was no water to run in.


Of course we had some friends join us. I got this really great shot of all the kids. I'm very happy with it, if you have kids, you know how hard it is to get a good group photo. Don't we have some cute kids!??!



Mason sitting in the shade, having a great time!

The kids found a giant stick, so of course they had to play with it.

Zander on the playground before our friends arrived.

Outdoor Fun

Just some pictures of Zander & his friend, Diego, playing outside with his sand and water pit.

Splish Splash Fun

More pictures in the water. Last Friday, we went to the splash park to play. Zander didn't want to go, it seems lately he doesn't want to go anywhere. He had a blast when we got there, which I knew he would, and didn't want to leave. Mason, too, had some fun. He loves water and got really excited when he saw it. I let him sit by the water sprayer and he had a good time waving his hands in it and splashing his face. Be sure to click on the picture so you can see the boys faces.

23 fo 52 - Our New Water Park

Friday, I took the boys to check out our new water park. We all had a pretty good time playing in the water. There's nothing better to do outside in this heat!!

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Conference Center Tour

More vacation..Tuesday July 21

We went to Temple Square and took a tour of the Conference Center. We planned on doing more there, but ran out of time. None the less we enjoyed our tour. We had the best tour guide and got to be in a tour all by ourselves. I guess when you bring kids they let you do that :) They (the kids) were really well behaved though.

The Conference Center....

Just a pretty chandelier and fountain, Zander liked this.

Zander looking at the Salt Lake City Temple from the windows at the conference center.

All of us on top of the conference center.

A picture of the Salt Lake City Temple from on top of the Conference Center. There are different plants on top that represent the different directions of the world, i.e. North, South, East, West. The plant in this picture would be the ones that grow in Texas, that is why I took this picture.