Horse back Riding

Thanks Holli and Kellen for taking us horse back riding. We all enjoyed ourselves. It really was a rare little treat that my kids really enjoyed. These kind of things are priceless. We'll for sure have to do it again next time we come. And we'll have to go earlier in the day to have more time since the kids weren't ready to finish. Oh, and Cole was a huge help with all of us too.  Thank you for inviting us and taking us out with your horses!

Nate loved riding the horse with Uncle Kellen

Josh was not a huge fan of riding the horses. But he was one of the first brave ones to ride them.

Colton really started warming up to riding them but of course only wanted Aunt Hotdog.

Aunt Holli and Audrey. That girl absolutely loved the horses and enjoyed being up there.

I'm actually up there. I'm just a shorty and the stir up was pretty high up to get my foot into.

Of course Sofie enjoyed every minute of her time on the horses.

Wiatt had to have a turn too. I'm not sure what he thought of it though.

Grandpa even gave it a go on them.

Mom wasn't too eager or willing. But with pop by her side and Cole leading the way she went for  stroll.

Nate really warmed up to Cole and preferred riding with him.

A close up of Uncle Kellen and Audrey. I never thought Kellen would be a regular on a horse!

This Wiatt-boy is such a grandpa's boy!

Cowgirl Sofie is looking so big.

Josh on grandpa's shoulders. .

Cutest dang cowgirl and cowboy EVER!

He loved wearing that hat that grandpa lent him. Thanks Grandpa!

They actually wouldn't do to bad living on a farm.

I really liked this one of Audrey and Tilisa. I thought they both looked so pretty.

Yes, Audrey is literally grabbing and squeezing Wiatt. He really didn't know what was going on. And she kept doing it to him. She just wanted to give him lots of lovin

The next 2 pictures were on a completely different day

This was the night before I left. Great Grandma and Grandpa Moore are with most of the great grandkids, minus Ruby and Wiatt.

I just had to take this picture of Nate and his Grandpa. I find it to be so precious and honestly priceless. It was our last night there and we had been on the go all day getting things together to leave. It was late by the time were rounding things up and packing the suburban so the kids were still up. And by the time we were saying our good byes it was even later. But Nate loves to be around people so he had to stay up as long as I was up. He and pop went to lay down while mom and I were sewing some squares for a blanket. We take a look at the 2 of them and they had conked out together. I just loved it! Poor Nate would have given anything to just be able to stay there in bed next to grandpa too if we'd let him. But I had him go to bed so that grandma had a place to sleep.

Well, now I'm done with my Utah trip! Finally! Now I'll be able to put some more things up. But honestly I don't really have any pictures besides recent picture of the temple. So, look for that post soon. Other than that we've been kind of boring around here. Just trying to survive the last full week of summer break. I'm rather thrilled for them  to get back into school, it's hard to entertain them all day long.

Lagoon



Nate and Josh getting ready for bumber cars.

Colton is also ready to ram someone but he couldn't figure it out.

I love the determined look in Sofie's eye. She's ready to ram someone.

If you look close behind Nate and Josh, you'll find Sofie in a purple car. She is just spinning in a cirlce and I just had to laugh at her. Then there is Colton just stuck in one place. The ride operater did have mercy on him and let him go again with Nate's help.

First ride of the day and I got all 4 of them looking at the same time-success!

Aunt Erica and Sofie riding together. We couldn't have done it without Erica's help. We're glad she came because we needed an extra adult for all our kids.

Grandma and Grandpa leading the way. It was a nice day to be at Lagoon.

I'm not even sure what was down the well.

I think if I remember right, there was 9 of us in the raft. And most of us got soaked. The kids were not expecting to get wet-they were shocked.

She was so tuckered out. But she really was having a blast.

We know how to wear them out. Sweet Wiatt is snoozing good.

Josh having fun in the bumble bee.

Colton was really getting into the spirit of the rides.

Nate took Audrey on a lot of rides but this one was not one of her favorites.

Baby girl loved the carousel.

Oh, these 2! They sure are cute together but they can cause some trouble

Josh and Audrey enjoyed the boats.

We loved Lagoon. I was nervous about spending that amount of money but it was worth it. We got our money's worth and the kids didn't want to leave. They had so much fun that I'm actually considering buying some season passes at Worlds of Fun next summer. Just have to convince Danny of this.

Dinosaur Park with Cousins

We packed our lunches and headed out for the Dinosaur Park in Ogden. It was fun hanging out with Tilisa, Helen, Erica, Wiatt and Sofie all afternoon. If I remember right, I think all my kids fell asleep in the car after playing. We love fun days like these spent with our family. We definetly miss these kind of days.

Just missing our little Ruby. But still a fun picture.

I had to add this one of Colton holding on for dear life.

I like this boy!

She really is getting to be such a big girl.

Nate went back in time with the Flintstones. That was a run cartoon.

Nate, Sofie and Colton in front of T-Rex.

Aunt Erica was Colton's little buddy. He held her hand all day and never left her side. It was pretty cute.

Park

While we were in Utah, Tilisa took us to a fun park. I think it was in Fruit Heights, it had a theme of Castles and dungeons. The kids really enjoyed themselves, they did not want to leave. The time really flew by while we were there.

Look at Joshy's grin, it says it all-he's happy.

Sofie enjoying herself in the swing.

TEAMWORK! I liked how Colton is helping his big brother climb the wall.

The next 2 pictures crack me up. Colton literally carried Audrey up the stairs and to the slide. While still holding her, he'd sit down and hold her down the slide.

Getting ready for the ride. But not quite sure what to think of it yet.

She looks happier now that their on their way down.

They were loving the sand! This was literally their favorite part of the park.

Just capturing the fun Audrey was having in the sand.

And just another cute photo of Mr. Wiatt enjoying the sand.