Chad had his official 20 year reunion in June, but the festivities continue. We had a group of about 6 families over again in August, and it was fun to catch up. The men loved talking high school/BYU antics while the women talked of everything else. We have also had the Porras family come stay with us a couple of days and a former mission companion and his family over for the evening. It has really been a summer of reconnecting.
Crazy day trips - you said it.We went to Odgen to the Children's Treehouse Museum. This was awesome! We played most of the day. We would still be there, except Grandma promised Audrey something on our way home! We have loved bringing friends along on our adventures, and it has been fun to share the places with them. We also went to Price, UT to visit the Dinosaur Museum and check out the Cleveland Lloyd Quarry. The kids have been begging for 3 years to make the trip, and it was very interesting to see.
The Iverson Campout at Bear Lake - WOW! What a fun time with so many fun people. And, we were almost constantly doing a fun activity. There were four wheelers to ride, beaches to play at, marshmallow shooting, crafts, and a family triathlon. Good times, ya'll.
For the last two years, Audrey's birthday has been depressingly cold (September 3 shouldn't be cold!). Audrey decided that she wanted a summer birthday party, so we celebrated the last week before school starts. We planned a pool party and fun. Unfortunately, August 18th turned stormy, windy, rainy, lightning-y, and cold just as we were gathering for the party. With a quick change of plans, we partied at In-n-out Burger until the storm blew over and the pool reopened. Audrey was flexible and it all turned out okay. It is crazy that she is now 9 years old! Chad keeps worrying that half of her first 18 years are already over! 
The Crazy Rain storm. This was crazy. We were out for a peaceful bike ride at the Jordan River Trail, as you can see on the right. We saw the black storm coming and started packing up. By the time I finished getting the bikes on, buckets were falling on me. Since our bike ride was shortened, we decided to drive around and watch the rain. I should have taken pictures, because this was a once-in-a lifetime rain. The streets turned into white water rivers roaring down the hill, the storm water collecting parks had fountains of water shooting out 10 feet high, lakes were formed in yards, streets, everywhere. I guess Draper broke the state record for the most rainfall in 10 minutes and then 15 minutes. I think the heavy rain continued for about 40 minutes followed by slightly less heavy rain. We had such a blast! The best part was playing in the Cranberry Hill Park "Lake" 10 hours later and seeing all the park wood chips 50 yards away from the playground, where they had floated during the worst of the storm. Cool!
Our cute Graham is now 6 months old! How has a full half year passed by already. We are so blessed to have him. He just got two teeth, and he is so social, he doesn't want the party to stop. He is having a harder time falling asleep and doesn't ever want to be put down. His smiles are so worth any effort he requires, though.
3 comments:
Must be a fourth-child thing -- my Austin is the same way -- totally smiley and never cries. Such a blessing! So good to catch up on your family. I forget to check your blog since it doesn't update automatically on my sidebar. :) You guys look like you're having lots of fun as usual. Love from SF. :)
Looks like you guys had a great summer! Thanks so much for the pictures of the kids along with my birthday card--I hung them on the fridge and Holly asks to be picked up all the time so she can look at them. Hopefully she will recognize her cousins when they finally meet! They are all getting so grown-up.
Graham is so cute. And Audrey is 9? Amazing. I agree with Chad, 9 years is a big milestone, halfway through raising a child.
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