Where did my August go?

August has flown by for us. We have done so many fun things this month. And now it is over and I haven't even blogged about them.
We went bowling for a family fun night which I was told by Etta, "Bowling always includes wings after". I love watching my kids bowl without using the ramp. Both Grandma's would be very proud. The excitement they get from bowling is so fun. I also love watching them give each other high five every time after they bowl.
We met up with some good friends and enjoyed the Davis County Fair. We love fairs and this one was perfect. Small yet full of fun stuff. We hit up their kids zone, pony rides and animals which were all free. That fair is going on the calendar to attend next year for sure.
Last but not least we had to make it to the last Radio Disney event. It was based around insects and creepy crawlers. We made fun crafts, hung out with dad at the water slide, then danced to some music. Great friends and great fun always!

Happiest 7 years of my life!

It all started with a Charlie Daniels karaoke song, basketball, and braids. Add in a wonderful first date with Adam...uh i mean Andy! He had planned on us going bowling but then realizing he had no money. We watched part of a basketball game because it was march madness, then we headed up to walk around Temple Square. With a first kiss on the corner of State St and North Temple to keep me warm was the first of many more to come! We ended the wonderful night watching Office Space, which we would have to re-watch another time to see the whole thing :)

Mix in Catalina Island, 15 plus vehicles, the Avenues, Disneyland, Bees Baseball and many other sporting events. More fun trips; river rafting, New York, New Orleans, Costa Rica and about 50 trips to California. Plus 2 dogs, 2 kids and 4 chickens and you have made these the best 7 years of my life. I am married to a man I am madly in love with every minute of every day!

2002 : I love the chacos you got made especially for me

2003: You introduced me to great movies

2004: You have made all my days brighter

2005: We are always doing something fun together

2006: I enjoy all sports with you

2007: You have made a mother Twice :)

2008: You have helped me enjoy great food

2009: We're on a Boat!

Here are 7 wonderful songs that remind me of my love!

(I wish I had better versions of 2 of them)

It IS you BABE!

Daddy Dates

(all pics taken with Andy's phone)
Andy takes the kids on Tuesday and Thursday nights out on just "Daddy Dates". They go to the park and then go get gelato or a mini cupcake or they head off to go bowling and chicken wings. The other night they went to the Utah county fair. We all love the State Fair so this was a fun little pre-fair for them to go and play with just daddy.
They were farmers for the day, rode real ponies, played on 4 wheelers and then rode the carousel. That night Utah had some crazy wind so they didn't ride to many other rides. Gibson came home with a cool monster truck picture Daddy won for him and Etta had a beautiful fairy tattoo.

Showing Daddy their eggs, just like the eggs from our chickens

Watch out here comes Etta with Gibby just enjoying the "vroom vroom car"

Etta loves to hold on to the ponies hair

Great little pony rider

I love this one, he is getting to be such a big boy

What a happy little princess on her horse

Another fun Daddy Date they headed to the Mayan. Andy said they have a fun atmosphere but very very bad food. The kids loved the divers and told me all about how they jumped into the deep water. When ever I asked Gibby about it he would tell me they "jump in water" and then he would jump.

Happy Etta, Gibby looking a little on the drunk side or mad face

She is just beautiful

Again a great fun picture of Etta and Gibson looking not to happy

Playing on the ruins

I got to go on a Daddy Date. We headed to a Real Salt Lake game. We hadn't been to a game in about 3 years. It was fun and I do like their new stadium. Just perfect for soccer.
We had amazing seats. Center field and about 10 rows up, best seats in the house I would say. As we were sitting there a worker from the concession stand comes over and brings us two ice cream bars. I am thinking we are so important. Andy had it set up where he just texts them and pays for it all online. It was fun getting treats right at our seats so we had to get some nachos and drinks, and at the end of the game another set of ice cream bars.
It was a fun game but I had more fun just being with Andy. What a great night and Real won too!

Sweet seats, you could enjoy the whole field

cute couple

Monster mommy attacking the field

Happy Ending

Daddy takes us to "Farmers" Market Street for Sunday Breakfast most Sundays. These our one of our many family Daddy Dates we love. My Etta always has to wear her beautiful red dress. Here she is being silly, she grabbed my glasses and asked Daddy to take her picture. I just love my little princess!

Outing with friends

The first Monday of the month Utah History Museum is free. A few friends and us rallied together and headed over to the Museum this last Monday. Yes, it was very busy but fun too. Etta hasn't seen her friend Anni since the first of June and the minute they saw each other they didn't leave each others side. It was darling watching them hold hands and pull each other to different exhibits. I felt a little sad that they didn't include Salote and Sammie, but they are three and it is hard to explain how they need to include everyone, especially since they haven't seen each other for a long time. Sammie and Salote had a good time at first at the frog exhibit together and I hope they will still be Etta's friend. Gibson loved all the frogs, rocks, stuffed animals and dinosaurs. He followed Etta and Anni around so they were easy to keep track off. Sorry to those thats kids were a little harder to keep track of.

Etta and Anni holding hands. Sammie heading off to look at more frogs

Cute Salote poseing for the picture, Etta hoping the frog would turn into a prince and also hoping she didn't turn in to a frog. Little Anni still holding on to Etta's hand

Silly Salote and Sammie in the frogs house

Gibby watching a frog very intently

I think the frogs were a big hit

All the kiddos posing for the moms

Etta watched this bear for a few minutes waiting for it to move

Once the bear didn't move she told Anni and Gibson it was ok to come up close

Anni loved this wolf, Etta is so cute in the back

All the kiddos playing in the cave

My little princess posing on her favorite rock

We all said enough was enough around the dinosaur exhibit and headed over to the park for some free lunch for the kids. We chatted and relaxed a bit from the craziness. Thanks for all those who came out. We will hopefully hit up some more activities, the less busy ones, before preschool starts for our little girls.

Random Fun

We have been enjoying the Next Foodnetwork Star plus all the other great programs from the Foodnetwork. I have been making some pretty great meals lately. Thanks Foodnetwork for helping me make Andy happier while eating.

Steak and tomatoes with a Chimichurri sauce and a basil wheat salad topped with shrimp

Etta loves my cooking too

We made are way to the Tooele county Demolition Derby. Thanks to some great friends that saved us a spot and put tickets at will call for us.The line was extremely long and we would have missed the whole thing. Gibson was in heaven and watched every car heat. The Jazz Bear drove in a heat and that was a crowd favorite. It was great but a little to much down time in between races.
We headed over to my friend Jill's house after for so good food, good company and a great new fun game called washers. Thanks again Jill and Richard we had a blast!

My silly little girl

My beautiful little girl

Gibby drank this whole water bottle in about 5 min, it was very hot

Making daddy laugh wearing his hat

Gibby couldn't keep his eyes off the cars when they were in the ring

We are having so much fun

Andy a little board during heats, tweeting on his blackberry

Etta has started to love singing but she needs her microphone. Here she is singing "you are my sunshine".

We were headed off to the dog park and Etta thought she was going to try and carry Gibby in the back pack. Good thing Gibby wasn't in the pack yet.

First step getting the arms in and keeping it on your back

Don't try to bend over when you have a pack on your back

She did it, maybe we will just put Snow White or Tinkerbell doll in the pack instead of Gibby