Water Party

During the month of July, I had each of the kids invite a couple friends over so we could have a water party.

I saw some fun ideas for a water party on Pintrest and wanted to try them out.


We played a few different types of water relays.

We also played a water balloon catch contest. After each complete catch, the kids had to take another step away from each other.

Another game we played was Sponge Ball (dodge ball).  I made these cool sponge balls by cutting up sponges and tying them together.  If you were hit by a sponge ball, you were out.

We also played the game Dribble, Dribble, Drench (just like Duck, Duck, Goose, ) which surprisingly was a lot of the kids favorite. 

Of course we had to have a water fight with balloons too! 

To finish the day, the kids ran through the sprinkler and slid on the water blob that Brandon and I made.  The boys seemed to really enjoy it, the girls weren't so sure. 

Besides playing games, we had lunch for our guest. We feed them Pigs in a Blanket, Watermelon, Popsicles and had kool-aid for the drink. 

Overall, it was a great day to celebrate the beauty of summer. 

Pionner Days 2015 - Part 3

Our third day of Pioneer celebrations started out early with the kids and I running the Manassa 5K.

Everyone tried their best and had a great time.

Emmy took third in her age group.

Ben took second in his age group.

I took fourth in my age group.  Hyrum finished strong and ran the race the best he could.
After the 5K was finished, we found a spot on main street to watch the parade again.

Next, we spent the whole day at the carnival having a marvelous time. We found a nice shady spot on the lawn to enjoy our day.  We brought a cooler full of things for lunch and treats through out the day.  However, we did enjoy a delicious famous Pioneer Day burger.

We rode many rides together laughing and having fun. Of course many of the pictures are of Lucy since I stayed with her most of the day and had the camera. The big kids were happy to go and have fun with Brandon and their friends.

We went home after the firework show ended, completely exhausted, but so happy and content with the day that we spent together as a family.

Friday Fishing

One Friday in July we went fishing!  We were bought pizza for dinner and headed up to the beautiful mountains to spend some quality time together.

Emmy's favorite part of the day was all the beautiful flowers she found. One of her talents is seeing creative beauty in the things around her.

\The kids loved being close to the water and going fishing.

Brandon spent most of the night fixing the poles for the kids. However, he was able to get a few moments of fishing by himself in.

Although we didn't catch anything, it was still a great night to spend as a family.