Well I bet you cannot believe that I am already updating my blog again, well either can I. So August so far has been fun, a little chilly, but fun. August 1st I had Ethan's friend party, it was a lot of work but it was really fun. He had all of his neighborhood friends and his cousin Sammy over for a Pirate party. They had a treasure hunt and played pin the eye patch on the pirate and ate pizza and cake and ice cream. All of the kids seemed to have had fun and I was ready for a nap when it was all done, but it was worth it. Ethan had a blast and still talks about it. Thanks to my big sis Courtney who stayed and helped out, I don't know what I would have done without her.
Later that same day we headed up to Park City to my uncle (cousin) Jeff's house for his annual back yard concert. It was fabulous the music was wonderful and the kids had a blast jumping on the tramp and dancing to the music. It is always a fun time when he does the concert. We look forward to it every summer.
On August 5 I took the kids to the Zoo with my mom and Sister Courtney and her family and some of the Bird family as well. It was one of the weekly Bird summer activities. It was a lot of fun. It was a little hot that day, but not too bad. We saw the new baby giraffe that was only 6 days old. It was so cute. The kids had a really fun time but were tired by the end of the day for sure.
Then on August 7 we headed up to Bear Lake to have a fun weekend with Papa and Grandma Michelle and her kids. Unfortunately the weather was not too great on Saturday. It was cold and rainy so we decided to go bowling but when we got to the bowling alley it was closed for the summer. So we went out to eat in Garden City instead. Then later in the day we walked down to the lake and Shaun took both kids on a four wheeler ride and Ethan drove the tractor with Don. So as we were playing on the beach Sophie who is our little collector, was picking up sea shells and walking into the water to clean off the shells. Well she kept loosing her balance, but I was able to catch her the first two times she stumbled. But the third time Shaun wasn't quite fast enough and she went down face first into the lake. And it was COLD but she didn't even cried just shivered and sighed it was too cute. We couldn't help but laugh, so we put her back on the four wheeler and headed back up to the cabin to give her a warm bath.
Later Michelle was kind enough to watch the kids while Don took Shaun and I on a four wheeler ride on some of the trails. It was a blast I got a little freaked out on a few of the washed out trails that were pretty uneven but still did it and had fun! I was glad I went, what a view at the top of the hill the lake was Beautiful the bumpy ride was definitely worth it.
Sunday the weather was a lot better so we were able to get some sun and play in the lake a little. The water was still pretty cold, but not too bad. Shaun was able to go water skiing and the kids played in the lake for a minute until they realized how cold it really was. So all in all it was a great weekend getaway with great family and fun. Thanks again to Don and Michelle for inviting us up.
So August has been a fun filled month so far and we still have more fun things planned. We feel very blessed to be able to do so many fun things as a family and to have so much extended family to have fun with as well.
