Trip to Utah...Part 1

It was so nice to be able to go to Utah and visit with our Family and friends finally. Before this summer it had been 2 years since we were able to make it back. Hopefully it won't be another 2 years before we make it back again!
While we were there we got to have a lot of fun. For the first two weeks Jake was there with us. We spent most of that time in St. George. We got to go camping up at Pine Valley, I have wanted to go up there since we've been married so I finally got a chance. It was a lot of fun. We went up with Grandpa, Grammy, Josh, Lauren, Berlyn, Dresden, Angie, Tye, and West (the dog). the kids had fun, even though they were fighting over the camp chairs. They got to play with Grandpa & Grammy. And they even went to bed pretty good. Whit loves camping, he can't wait to go again!

Taylor loved snuggling with Grammy by the fire.

The kids all had so much fun playing by the river and throwing rocks in for West to fetch.

Sharing a Room

Where do I begin... Wow, I really wish my kids didn't have to share a room!! It would make bed time & nap time so much easier, but unfortunately I don't have a choice. Most nights I try and put Taylor to bed about 45 mins before Whit but a lot of nights I don't want to wait that long. Sometimes I just put him to bed in my room, but then he wants me stay in here with him and then I don't get anything I need to do done. If Taylor isn't asleep by the time I take Whit in to bed then I have to just forget about them going to sleep. Usually we try to get Taylor to bed around 7:30 but if they stay up playing they won't get to bed for atleast 2 hours.
One night I went in to check on them and Whit was doing Cannon Balls into Taylor's crib! Luckily he didn't land on her, she was just sitting there laughing at him (of course, because she loves everything he does and she wants to do it too). They can't just lay in their own beds and talk. Whit will always take a bunch of toys and books and climb in Tay's crib and they read and play forever.
I get so frustrated over it, but when I go back and read this it helps me laugh about it a little.
Finally they give up and I am so happy when they are asleep.

King's Dominion

We got passes to King's Dominion and it has been so much fun to go all summer long. The kids love it.

Whit loved jumping the waves in the wave pool.
Taylor didn't like the waves very much unless she was being held, but she loved the water fountains. She would play in them the whole time.
Their was a fun splash park too that the kids loved, with this Giant bucket that filled up with water...Whit thought it was awesome to get dumped on!

The kids had tons of fun going on the rides. I didn't think Taylor would like them but she did. Whit loved it, especially when his friends came too.

Mom's Day Off

I got to take the day off and go with some friends to visit Montpelier and Monticello. We took a bus there together, we got to eat at Mitchie Tavern, walk the beautiful grounds and learn a little History. It was so much fun. Thanks for the great time Girls!