Game Time

Football season is here again! Last night we went to the first of many great games. The boys were so excited to go. Alex didn't have a Utah shirt so earlier in the day we went and found him one. As the time grew near we couldn't wait to go to the stadium.

We drove up to the stadium. DJ slept the whole way because he refused to take a nap.

Our usual parking lot was full so we had to find a new place to park. We had a bit of a walk, but it was fun. We love our seats! We are in the north endzone.The boys saw the field and couldn't take their eyes off of it for quite some time.

It started to rain a little so the boys got in my jacket together. We were surprised at how they just sat their sharing the jacket. It soon stopped raining and they both wanted out immediately!

We bought some popcorn to share. Little did we know how great of a purchase it was. .

We ate it, used it for a drum,

and wore it as a hat.

As we were leaving we saw Swoop and got to take a picture with him. DJ was excited, but Alex was scared.Then we made our journey back to the car.

It was a great night, and we are looking forward to many more games!

Walk

We went on a walk along the parkway again, but this time we were joined by our good friends. We love spending time with them!

Of course we had to stop at the park on the way back and play for a while.

We love it when our friends join us in our fun!

Fruit

We went over to Grandma Alice's house to pick her peaches and grapes. The boys love helping and running around her backyard. I got to take many of the peaches home. I am going to try my hand at canning.

August Family Dinner

We had our monthly family dinner this past Sunday and we had a blast! Grandma Sue decided to have us bring some games to play. Kurt and Shai brought a guessing game. Janica won the jar.There was a lot of football that was played. Grandpa E totally schooled Brayden in the top picture.

The food was delicious like always!

These boys are obsessed with baseball.

We also played two other games. One was the clothes pin drop and the other was a tossing game.
It was fun to have our dinner a little different with some games and prizes, and of course the food and family!

BUGS

Daddy found a grasshopper the other day and the boys were intrigued. The grasshopper got scared at one point and jumped, it landed on DJ's head. He screamed like a little girl!

After DJ had the grasshopper on his head, he wouldn't get close to it again. Alex wanted to hold it until it got too close to getting on him.Boys love bugs!

The boys LOVE their daddy!

Really!?!

You know you're tired when. . .

Hogle Zoo

We went to the zoo today. The boys love seeing all of the animals!

DJ and Alex watching the Ring-Tailed Lemurs.

The boys measuring up to the orangutangs.

DJ and Grandma Sue in front of the elephants.

Mommy and the boys with the elephants.

The boys were excited because we rode the train.

We got one ice cream cone to share. The boys really got into sharing it!

We had a great day at the zoo with Grandma Sue.

Memory Grove

Last night we went up to Memory Grove as a family. We have 2 little boys that love to hike! We took some food up and ate first.

The boys on a bench. Yea, we even took the dog.

Further up the path is more wooded. The boys loved being in the 'mountains'.While walking up the path Jason told the boys to fly like airplanes. Alex totally got into it!

A boy with a snake was walking by. DJ has been obsessed with snakes lately. He has been making up all sorts of stories about snakes lately. Now the stories are going to become more frequent and more fantastic because he touched a huge snake.The boys loved going down to the river to throw rocks, play with sticks, and just be boys.

The boys LOVED being with their daddy!

We had so much fun and had some much needed family time.

I am so blessed to have such wonderful boys in my life.

Hill Air Force Base

We had a super fun adventure today! We went to Hill Air Force Base. Yesterday I asked DJ where he wanted to go and he said that he wanted to see the airplanes. I thought that was a great idea so we loaded up and headed out. Right before we were to get on the freeway I noticed that both boys were practically asleep, so we turned around and went to a park instead. He was bummed, so I promised him that we would go the next day. So we loaded up in the car early today and headed up north.

The boys were excited to see all of the planes. We went to a airplane museum in Ohio so they knew what they were in store for. I guess I was feeling adventurous because I decided to take the single stroller and trade off who was riding. They did really good staying with me, they must be growing up! DJ would get really excited and run ahead of us sometimes, but every time I asked him to stop or come back he did.
They both enjoyed pushing each other.

We loved all of the different types of planes.

Both boys enjoyed all of the miniature planes too.

Many planes had faces painted on them. We saw a neat motorcycle and a lot of flags.

DJ really enjoyed the planes that were opened. He loved looking inside of them. He also found a pretend dog that he couldn't get enough of.

Alex loved the motorcycle and seeing the different types of planes.

DJ has gotten into space and astronauts lately, so when he saw this picture he loved it.

Both boys tried on fighter helmets.

Then we went out and made our own rockets. DJ thought it was so cool that they actually gave him scissors to use. Alex did really well building his rocket!

After we made our rockets, we went outside to launch them. They were excited and waited very patiently for their turns. We counted down and then they got to push the button to launch them into the air. (No picture of Alex's launching because he wouldn't do it without me right by him. Too close to take a picture.)

They had so much fun at the museum. We are going to go back soon and take a picnic lunch and eat under the giant planes they have sitting outside.