The kids can't go to Ogden without making a visit to The Treehouse. They have tons of fun playing with all the different things. They spent over an hour with the knights and castle. Carson is going through a phase where he loves wrapping things around his neck. Fun for him; way scary for me. He walked around the entire time with this toy measuring tape wrapped around his neck. He was in heaven.
We spent a fun-filled day at Hogle Zoo. We had quite the group. I think there were 17 of us all together. All three of my boys loved the zoo. Carson was so excited to see every animal. He barked at all of them. 
Of course you can't go to the zoo without a train ride.
Cole and Indy playing in the lion's mouth.
Carson loved watching the giraffe eat leaves with his long black tongue.
It was such a hot day the boys loved getting a little wet from the elephant.
The boys love to visit Dinosaur Park every time we go to Grandma's. They were even more excited to have our friends, the Mertlich's, go with us. We started with a picnic and then explored the park. They liked digging in the sand for dinosaur bones the best! I think the playground was a close second.
Grandpa got us tickets to go to a Raptors baseball game. Payton and Cole were thrilled to go to the game! Grandpa picked a great game for us. The Raptors unveiled their new score board and won the game. The boys loved the entire experience... hot dogs, popcorn, nachos, sodas, new hats and all the fun music.
After the game we walked around downtown Ogden and admired all the painted horses.
The boys and I decided to take a road trip while Brian went to Girls Camp & Scout Camp. Our three week adventure started in Ogden with Grandma and Grandpa Scott and ended in Twin Falls with Grandma & Grandpa Hardy. While in Ogden we did tons of fun things. The boys loved seeing all the trains at Union Station. They climbed on and off the trains about a million times. After seeing everything outside we went to the museums inside. Payton thought all the old fashion cars were "so awesome".
Happy 4th of July! This year we spent the afternoon at a friends home swimming and BBQing. The kids had a blast swimming and playing with lots of friends. After the swim party, we came home relaxed for a little and we were off to watch fireworks. We went to a neighbors home for the show. Payton loved the noise, lights, sparklers... Cole & Carson... not so much.
At first Carson was terrified of the noises made by the fireworks.
Carson decided the fireworks weren't too scary and started clapping towards the end.
Cole was either covering his ears or biting his nails during the entire show. Poor kiddo.
We had a great day with our little family and friends!
Carson turned one in June. At first he wasn't too sure about his cake. Then he took a little taste. After that he was totally into it. He ate almost the entire cake (minus the parts he threw at the wall and smeared on his face). He cried when I took the plate away. 
