Aspen Grove 2

 

Aspen Grove 1

Water Frolics! So fun. Especially as I got to watch Conner play with his cousins and I stood on the side lines talking to my aunt Patty enjoying NOT getting wet. There are dozens of games you play with your family or your group...most include freezing cold water but some dont. Did our team win? I don't know but it was fun.

 

Granite Vaults with Monson Family

We had the honor of visiting the Granite Vaults with my Monson side of the family a few weeks ago. I have never been there before and it was a real treat. It was especially fun to be around all of my family since we are never all around at the same time these days. I am proud that Conner lasted quite well in an environment where he had to be on his best behavior.

Summer

Tommy's Birthday...

Conner and Juleen in our backyard...Summer nights...how I am going to miss those.

Ash and the kids stopped by to wish Tommy a happy birthday, Tommy and Ash are buddies too because long, long ago I worked at an Early Intervention Company DDI Vantage, and then I got Tommy to go work there, and then as I was about to quit I told Ash to go apply and she worked there with Tommy for a while!

Love this picture

SWIMMING LESSONS AT THE SPORTS MALL.

If I had ato rate our Summer activities from 1-10 I would say that Conner's swimming lessons were the number 1 funnest thing we did all summer.

A day out with our friend's the Pollocks. We started by taking the kids to the water fountains at Temple Square.

We then went to IHOP for breakfast and then to see "Despicable Me" (Fantastic movie...)

Here is my hero Ash, entertaining the kids while we waited for the show to start. I think she was teaching them a song.

A new tradition, after a movie the kids all go down to the front and dance during the music playing during credits. They loved it.

And then after the movie we went to a little BBQ with the Rohdes. Here is Princess Mylee lounging in the pool.

So this was so funny, Parker (aka BOBO as the kids all call him) and Larvin got into one of those who can throw the other into the pool fights.

Conner lurrrvs Larv

Fireworks at our house at the end...

Lighting the fireworks

Here is Linny, Ashley's sister and her boyfriend Dustin.

T-ball

Summer So Far

Oh my word this has to be the best Summer EVER. I'm pretty sure life doesn't get much better than this. Here are some pictures of our Summer so far.

Here is Conner with his cousins (well technically they are MY cousins) Paul and Sally. Their Springer Spaniel, Maggie had puppies not to long ago and Conner and I decided to take a field trip to Provo to see them and spend the day with them. We also went swimming and got some lunch. It was such a fun time.

Paul is somewhat of a child prodigy tennis player. We try to go to his matches when they are in Salt Lake. Here are Conner and Paul after Paul won a looong and difficult match. We are so proud of him.

Corey thought it would be so fun to take Conner to The Gateway and let him play in the fountains. It was indeed soooo fun. We need to do that again before the end of Summer.

Here I am with my dear friend Shauna Smith, I used to baby sit for her when I was little and we still talk and hang out often. She made my day when she called and asked if I would want to go with her if she got opening night (midnight) tickets to Eclipse. I said are you kidding?

OF COURSE. Here we are sitting on the floor waiting in line.

Jace, Mylee and Conner at Murray Pool.

We had such a treat, Cindy, Corey's little sister came to stay with us for a few days from because there was a Kunz family reunion going on here in Salt Lake. It was pure delight to have her here, she came bearing gifts from Spokane, the favorite of which was this Buzz Light Year pajama outfit. We have currently hidden it away because he is so obsessed with it that he won't wear ANYTHING else. Not only that but when he wears it you have to watch him like hawk otherwise he is likely to jump off something attempting to fly, "To Infinity, and BEYOND." (Oh and I'm not exaggerating, he literally will fly off stuff. He jumped off our stair case from five stairs up and hit so hard I thought he broke his leg.)
Me and Ash at the poooool.
Cindy taking care of Conner. Such a good Aunt.
First night of the family reunion. Christopher, Cindy, and Corey. I love this picture.

Corey looks like he has pink eye but he doesn't I promise.
Conner had somewhat of a crush on Jessie. He was her shadow during the reunion. (Jessie is Corey's cousin.)

A fabulous idea. Making rockets for the kids to blast off. The kids filled their bottle with water and this guy, I am sorry I don't know his name...embarassing...preasurized it with an air compressor and after you pulled the rope it flew. VERY cool.
Gold Fish Racing.

Here we are on the 4th of July. We went to dinner and then to the Sugarhouse Park fireworks with Ashley and her family. Here you see Corey and Conner, Parker and Jace and Larvin and Mylee.

Larvin, Mylee, Dad Gary, Kami, Parker, Jace, Mama Cheryl, Me Conner, Corey and Cindy. I think Ash must have been taking the picture.

Mylee, Ash, Kami, Parker, Cindy, Me

While some of Corey's extended family was still in town we did fire works with them.

Conner has started swimming lessons at the Sports Mall and he is pretty much the raddest swimmer EVER. He is three and already full on SWIMS! I still instinctively plug my nose with my fingers when I go under water, and some how he just knows how to hold his breath. The swim teacher said to him "You're Crazy!" I thought, "you have that right!" She is the best teacher ever, he just adores her. These swim lessons have been worth every cent, best decision I have ever made for him.

Conner and Jace are in a little t-ball class. The truth is, any kind of organized sport is 99% ridiculous for a bunch of three year olds, BUT so what, its fun! They run around the field like chickens with their heads cut off but maybe they will get something out of it by the end. If nothing else it gives us another reason to cheer for our sons and that's worth it!

Batting is Conner's favorite part.

Juleen organized a surprise birthday party for Tommy. It turned out so fun.

Conner hiding in Juleen and Tommy's drier.

Do you like my stunner eye? Note to self, glitter eye shadow might not look flattering in photos.

So we were all waiting for Tommy to arrive so we could surprise him...we heard the garage door opening and we all got in our place. I then said, where is Conner? Then someone in the back said, Where are the balloons? Then from down stairs we all hear my mom say, "OH NO!" We look out the window and Conner is clear down the street about five houses running in the middle of the road with a balloon bouquet. Meanwhile the surprise is slightly ruined because Tommy walked into their house from the garage and saw the front door open and thought their was a burglar inside until he saw my mom outside chasing Conner. OH MY WORD this child keeps us on our toes. It's hard to get mad at him because he never really means to do anything wrong. He even told us he was thinking about the movie "UP" when he was running with the balloons. I have to smile and shake my head just thinking of it. None the less Tommy seemed surprised when he walked all the way upstairs and saw all his family and friends. It was a fun party.

At the lake, our new favorite Saturday activity.
~my kind of heaven~



The Free Spirit. Oh how we adore him.

Connerisms: Got home from the Bee's game and Conner wanted his chocolate milk and toast. He kept saying, "Mom, I want my chocolate milk!" I took some to him and five minutes later, "Mom, I want my chocolate milk." I said, "I already got it for you its on the table." He then says, "No...it isn't!" Then we hear Corey, "Conner I am sooo sorry I thought that was old chocolate milk and I put it in the sink. I am soo sorry buddy." SILENCE.

Then, in a mature voice we hear, "Well"...pause..."I think you learned your lesson for today."

COREY AND I LOOKED AT EACH OTHER AND LAUGED FOR AN HOUR. IT WAS THE MOST HILARIOUS THING EVER. He said it with all the intonations of a parent scolding their child. Oh he is just the greatest.