July 4th

Can I just say I am so glad we decided to celebrate the 4th of July on the 3rd...The 4th did not turn out as planned!! We started the night off with going to the Riverton parade. Avery loved all of floats, but her favorite was seeing the royalty girls..she wanted to be right up there with them. She of course loved all the candy that was being thrown her way..

We then went to the carnival at the park. Avery was in HEAVEN! She loved all the rides and even was daring enough to ride the rollercoaster. She asked us to go on it a million times, but we were hesitant because she gets scared on the dragon one at Lagoon. But we gave in, and she seemed terrified at first, but she loved it! 

She about went on every ride and could of gone of each one 10 times, but we ran out of tokens.. We ended our night with corn dogs and funnel cake..so yummy! What a fun family day. We didn't get to see any fireworks, but we had our own fireworks join us on the 4th..Owen and Olivia! 

Baking with mommy

Last month Avery got hand, foot and mouth, so we had to be stuck in the house for a week. It  was such a long week, but we found things to do around the house. We had a fun afternoon making banana bread. Avery loves to help me bake and she is such a good little helper.

A day at the splash park

We were so happy to spend the day at the splash park with Kaden and Maylee.. Now that we moved away from Layton we don't see them much, so it was fun to spend the day with them. Avery and Kaden play so good together..always laughing and being silly. It was such a hot day, so it was nice to spend it in the water. We hope to see them again soon!

Days at the pool

We have loved having a pool in our community.. Avery is getting so good at swimming. We gave her goggles and she loves putting her face underwater and is not afraid of anything. She still asks to go swimming daily and her new wardrobe is wearing swimsuits all day! We are loving summer days at the pool.

Hiking

A few days ago we decided to get out and enjoy the outdoors. We went to a hike up by the Draper temple. The last time we took Avery hiking she was in a hiking backpack, so I wasn't sure how she would like walking. She loved exploring and her walking stick that daddy found for her. She especially loved little hill that she could run up and down on.

It was nice because lots of the hike was shaded. We want to go back and maybe even explore new hikes. We had to do a little photo shoot with daddy. They were being so cute together..she sure loves her dad.

I haven't taken any pictures of me pregnant, so here is some for those that have been asking.

St. George

We decided to take a little trip to St. George over memorial weekend. We left Friday night to make the trek. Avery did so good  this time..getting older does have its benefits. We got to his grandparents about 10 we were all the so tired, but stayed up for a little bit catching up with Grandma and Grandpa.

The next day was a gloomy day...windy and not too warm, so that ruined our plans for being outside. Avery didn't sleep too well the night before, so we made sure she got a nap. While she was napping I went to get a pedicure..it was amazing and nice to have some alone time.

After I got home we decided to take Avery to the new indoor pool in Washington city. Right when we walked in I saw my cousin Tyler and then just a few minutes after that his whole family came flooding in. I knew they were staying in Hurricane, but I never thought we would run into them. It was so fun to catch up with everyone.

Avery had a blast swimming with her daddy. She was everywhere and loved the blue slide. Grandma, Grandpa and I watched on the side lines. It was such a fun pool, so much to do..Avery was in heaven. After swimming for a few hours we headed back to their house for hamburgers.

She is getting so good and plugging her nose and dunking her head in the water. Daddy is such a good little swimming teacher!

My aunt and uncle invited us to the place they were staying in for dinner. It was such an amazing place..40 acres and right in the middle the most beautiful house. Avery was in heaven with all the kids to play with. She loved riding scooters with the big girls. It was so nice to let them ride forever without worrying about busy roads. The adults played a soccer game and my hubby who doesn't play much did amazing. We had so much fun catching up with them they are such a fun family. I am so glad we ran into them.

Yeah for Monday it was finally nice enough to be outside! We started the day off at the splash park. It is the best splash park we have been to by far. It has the fountains, but the best part is the river surrounded by red rock. Avery loved going back and forth to both. The boys left to get some golfing in, so Grandma and I  stayed and watched Avery play to her hearts content. They also have a carousel, so I took Avery there for a couple of rides..she loved it.

After spending awhile there we headed off to get some lunch. We went back to Grandma's and Avery and I spent the rest of the afternoon at the pool. I didn't get any pictures of that, but she loved it! It was so nice to spend the day in the water and get some sunshine. We left to head home around 4. We had such a great weekend and its always nice to see his grandparents.