Fireworks and Birthdays
This is a massive post...
July 12th
We celebrated Adam's Birthday with Grandma, Grandpa, Jimmy and Christy. We had a wonderful meal... grilled teriyaki chicken and grilled vegetable kabobs, with rice and a pasta salad. Then we sang to Adam. I made him a cute bannana/monkey cake. He wouldn't blow out the candles this time. He sort of blew the candles and then would get shy and just stare at everyone. Eventually I helped him and he blew the candles out. The cake was yummy and I think Adam really liked it, especially when he asked for more! Adam was excited to open his presents, I think he liked that Grandma wrapped them in Spongebob wrapping paper. He got a cool car ramp set and extra cars to play with it! All the kids were crowded around trying to play with it. We had a great time and love when they come to visit us!
July 8th
Adam's Birthday!! We started the day off by driving Cory into work. Right across from where he works is the theatre. We watched "Igor" for free! After the movie got out we picked Cory up and went to Red Robins for lunch. They sang to Adam and gave him a free ice cream sunday! After lunch we dropped Cory back off at work and we headed home to let Adam and Ethan take naps. Later we picked Cory up from the train station and came home to have Hawaiian Haystacks for dinner. After dinner we let Adam open his presents. Cory spent some time putting his new bike together. He was very happy to get his bike and couldn't wait for Daddy to finish putting it together! Then we sang Happy Birthday to Adam. Part way through the song he blew out his candles! So we re-lit them and finished singing to him. I made, from a box, Oreo pie!
July 2nd - July 6th
On July 2nd we packed up our van and drove to Utah. First we dropped off Lucy in Modesto at the C&R Ranch Pet-o-tel. I was a little sad to have to say goodbye and leave her with complete strangers. The drive to Utah was much more pleasant than I had imagined. We had the dvd player hooked up, with two screens: one for Jonny and Adam and one in the back for Megan and Ethan. So we pretty much had that playing the entire trip. I thought I was clever this trip when I packed ziplock baggies to pass snacks out. I could zip it shut and just through the bag all the way to Megan in the back row! I also packed plenty of water bottles and froze half of them and used them as ice in the cooler. One of our favorite snacks, when going on a road trip, is crackers with sliced cheese, salami, and pickles... so yummy!! Cory had planned out our entire driving portion of the trip, where we would stop for gas, where we would eat and how long each activity would take us. Of course we didn't follow it exactly but it did help us stay close to our schedule. We got to Shawn's house late and ordered the world's best PIZZA!! Pizza Pie is so filling you could be done after your first slice, but who wants to stop there when it tastes so awesome?!!
On Friday we eventually made it to Thanksgiving Point and went to the Dinosaur Museum, but not until after we made a quick visit to Cabella's sporting outfitters store. We met my sister Rhianna there and toured the store admiring all the cool animals that were stuffed.
Later in the evening Rhianna and Brad came over and, as tradition is held, the boys drove to Wyoming to buy some big fireworks! Unfortunately I did not get a picture with our camera of their loot but Shawn and Jimmy did. I will get a copy someday.
On Saturday we went to the Floyd and Fanny Patten family reunion. I only knew a few people there, but it was cool to see so many people who are related to each other. Lunch was yummy but the cinnamon roll I had for dessert was even better (Sorry I'm always talking about food, it's the pregnancy talking)! After awhile we headed out toward home and stopped by Bridal Falls. The water was quite cold but it felt so nice in the hot sun.
After the falls, we went to Grandpa Patten's house to have a BBQ with the aunts, uncles, and cousins. It was funny cause it was very much like when we came 3 years ago except my sister Rhianna and her Fiance came instead of Jada and her husband. After dinner they brought out a yummy cake and we all sang Happy Birthday to Shawn. When night fell the boys began to light off their many fireworks. It was a little more of a challenge this time since the backyard was flooded for their irrigation day. Also many of the trees in the backyard had grown since we had last been there and were more in the way. This fireworks display seemed a little more dangerous but just as beautiful. Neither Shawn nor Cory came close to even lighting half their own stashes of fireworks!
On Sunday we went over to Kim's parents house for lunch. It was nice to meet Kim's parents, they were very nice and lunch was very delicious. Kim had made a cake for Shawn and put sparklers in it as candles. Apparently some of the ashes from the sparklers fell onto the cake and a few people said the frosting tasted like gun powder! The kids had fun playing on the huge playground they had in their backyard. Adam was twirling on the swing on his stomach and then his pants started falling down! Cute diaper butt! Not so cute the night before when his leaky diaper got Grandma again. Sorry Grandma! Later that night Cory, Shawn and Jimmy lit a few fireworks while I sat a couple yards back watching. There were a few duds mixed in with the good ones but the craziest was when Cory went to light one of those strobing ones and it didn't quite do what it was supposed to. Almost instantly after he lit it, it exploded with an extremely loud bang!! Chunks of it went flying in every which direction including a giant flaming piece that whizzed right past where I was sitting! A few neighbors heard the explosion and came out to see if everything was alright, luckily everyone was. I think we were pretty much done after that one!
On Monday morning we packed up and headed back home. I was ready to sleep in my own bed again! The kids were well behaved except a little crying from Adam who was just trying to get comfortable enough to fall asleep and take a nap. Home again, home again, jiggety-jig!
July 12th
We celebrated Adam's Birthday with Grandma, Grandpa, Jimmy and Christy. We had a wonderful meal... grilled teriyaki chicken and grilled vegetable kabobs, with rice and a pasta salad. Then we sang to Adam. I made him a cute bannana/monkey cake. He wouldn't blow out the candles this time. He sort of blew the candles and then would get shy and just stare at everyone. Eventually I helped him and he blew the candles out. The cake was yummy and I think Adam really liked it, especially when he asked for more! Adam was excited to open his presents, I think he liked that Grandma wrapped them in Spongebob wrapping paper. He got a cool car ramp set and extra cars to play with it! All the kids were crowded around trying to play with it. We had a great time and love when they come to visit us!
July 8th
Adam's Birthday!! We started the day off by driving Cory into work. Right across from where he works is the theatre. We watched "Igor" for free! After the movie got out we picked Cory up and went to Red Robins for lunch. They sang to Adam and gave him a free ice cream sunday! After lunch we dropped Cory back off at work and we headed home to let Adam and Ethan take naps. Later we picked Cory up from the train station and came home to have Hawaiian Haystacks for dinner. After dinner we let Adam open his presents. Cory spent some time putting his new bike together. He was very happy to get his bike and couldn't wait for Daddy to finish putting it together! Then we sang Happy Birthday to Adam. Part way through the song he blew out his candles! So we re-lit them and finished singing to him. I made, from a box, Oreo pie!
July 2nd - July 6th
On July 2nd we packed up our van and drove to Utah. First we dropped off Lucy in Modesto at the C&R Ranch Pet-o-tel. I was a little sad to have to say goodbye and leave her with complete strangers. The drive to Utah was much more pleasant than I had imagined. We had the dvd player hooked up, with two screens: one for Jonny and Adam and one in the back for Megan and Ethan. So we pretty much had that playing the entire trip. I thought I was clever this trip when I packed ziplock baggies to pass snacks out. I could zip it shut and just through the bag all the way to Megan in the back row! I also packed plenty of water bottles and froze half of them and used them as ice in the cooler. One of our favorite snacks, when going on a road trip, is crackers with sliced cheese, salami, and pickles... so yummy!! Cory had planned out our entire driving portion of the trip, where we would stop for gas, where we would eat and how long each activity would take us. Of course we didn't follow it exactly but it did help us stay close to our schedule. We got to Shawn's house late and ordered the world's best PIZZA!! Pizza Pie is so filling you could be done after your first slice, but who wants to stop there when it tastes so awesome?!!
On Friday we eventually made it to Thanksgiving Point and went to the Dinosaur Museum, but not until after we made a quick visit to Cabella's sporting outfitters store. We met my sister Rhianna there and toured the store admiring all the cool animals that were stuffed.
Later in the evening Rhianna and Brad came over and, as tradition is held, the boys drove to Wyoming to buy some big fireworks! Unfortunately I did not get a picture with our camera of their loot but Shawn and Jimmy did. I will get a copy someday.
On Saturday we went to the Floyd and Fanny Patten family reunion. I only knew a few people there, but it was cool to see so many people who are related to each other. Lunch was yummy but the cinnamon roll I had for dessert was even better (Sorry I'm always talking about food, it's the pregnancy talking)! After awhile we headed out toward home and stopped by Bridal Falls. The water was quite cold but it felt so nice in the hot sun.
After the falls, we went to Grandpa Patten's house to have a BBQ with the aunts, uncles, and cousins. It was funny cause it was very much like when we came 3 years ago except my sister Rhianna and her Fiance came instead of Jada and her husband. After dinner they brought out a yummy cake and we all sang Happy Birthday to Shawn. When night fell the boys began to light off their many fireworks. It was a little more of a challenge this time since the backyard was flooded for their irrigation day. Also many of the trees in the backyard had grown since we had last been there and were more in the way. This fireworks display seemed a little more dangerous but just as beautiful. Neither Shawn nor Cory came close to even lighting half their own stashes of fireworks!
On Sunday we went over to Kim's parents house for lunch. It was nice to meet Kim's parents, they were very nice and lunch was very delicious. Kim had made a cake for Shawn and put sparklers in it as candles. Apparently some of the ashes from the sparklers fell onto the cake and a few people said the frosting tasted like gun powder! The kids had fun playing on the huge playground they had in their backyard. Adam was twirling on the swing on his stomach and then his pants started falling down! Cute diaper butt! Not so cute the night before when his leaky diaper got Grandma again. Sorry Grandma! Later that night Cory, Shawn and Jimmy lit a few fireworks while I sat a couple yards back watching. There were a few duds mixed in with the good ones but the craziest was when Cory went to light one of those strobing ones and it didn't quite do what it was supposed to. Almost instantly after he lit it, it exploded with an extremely loud bang!! Chunks of it went flying in every which direction including a giant flaming piece that whizzed right past where I was sitting! A few neighbors heard the explosion and came out to see if everything was alright, luckily everyone was. I think we were pretty much done after that one!
On Monday morning we packed up and headed back home. I was ready to sleep in my own bed again! The kids were well behaved except a little crying from Adam who was just trying to get comfortable enough to fall asleep and take a nap. Home again, home again, jiggety-jig!
posted by Kristal | 10:38 AM
3 Comments:
Fun Blog! All the fun times! It is going to be a great summer of many fun times yet to be had!
It's about time you posted something new! See .. if you updated more frequently, it wouldn't have to be so long. =o) Glad you guys have been having a wonderful summer!
What fun! It's been so long since we've made it to Utah. Can't wait to see all you guys in August!
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