Day at the Park...

Mother Nature has been playing mean games lately but we finally had a pretty nice day on Wednesday. We were excited so the kids and I decided to pack a picnic and head to the park. We invited my sister Stacy (and kids) to come along and we had a really fun time. The Easter Bunny gave Maddy this super cheap kite that we never used last year and he's been dying to try it out so we brought it along with us. He tried really hard but never got it up very high (the picture above was probably the highest he got it-you have to look close, the kite kind of blends with the sky.)

He sure had fun trying though!

We also brought some bubbles...

As you can see Avery hasn't quite figured it out yet. Maddy fared much better...

The kids can't ever get enough of the slides!

The kids absolutely loved feeding grass to the horses and were laughing so much at the noises the horses were making.

Dirty fingers!

Stacy & I being goofy :)

Wednesday 3/23/11

Evening at the Park...

Monday was a really nice day and I knew there were storms coming the rest of the week so I wanted to get out and enjoy the weather while we could. I grabbed a pizza and took the kids to this park close to our house. We were the only ones there the entire time and we had a fun time. I think they had more fun "building mountains with the wood chips", watching the horses and looking at the pretty purple flowers than actually playing on the playground equipment.

Taking a pizza break... this picture cracks me up!

Maddy thought it was pretty funny watching the horse go pee.

Day at the Park...

On Friday my sister Jamie and I packed a picnic and took the kids to a Park in Provo. It was such a nice day (finally some Spring weather) and we had lots of fun. In the picture above the kids were showing me the sticks they found.

Maddy pointed out this huge tree to me and said he wished he had a tree that big.

There is this cool boardwalk at the park so we took a little walk... mostly I tried to keep up with the kids and keep them from climbing off the boardwalk into the swampy water.

The kids loved pushing Lola in the swing and she would giggle so much-it was too cute! They also all loved being pushed in the swings (at the same time) and I think I got an arm workout.

Every once in a while it would get a bit chilly (because of the wind), luckily we were prepared with jackets. While we were at Ikea on Wednesday we picked up some little portable potties, it's a good thing because the bathrooms were still locked and they came in handy...

I usually edit my pictures with Picasa because it's fast and easy. I decided to edit the pictures for this post in Photoshop Lightroom. I had lots of fun and I liked how the tree picture turned out in a bunch of the settings so I made a little collage with a few of them. They are kind of spooky looking and it makes me excited for Halloween... I know it's only April but I already know what we are going to be and have started looking for costumes. I'm excited!

The kids racing back to the car. I love how Maddy is always looking out for Avery and holding her hand. They still hold hands all the time while we are driving. After we left the park we went through the McDonald's drive through and got some ice cream cones and then went back to Jamie's house for a while.

Thanks Jamie for a fun time! Stacy we miss you!

Perfect Park Day...

Friday the weather was so beautiful! I think it was the perfect Fall day. Stacy called me while she was out running errands and we decided it was too beautiful to not be out enjoying it so we headed to the park. The kids of course had a great time! I love the picture of Avery above. It is the first time I haven't adjusted the lighting on a picture in a long time... it was already perfect! When we left it was dinner time so we decided to grab something to eat and then head to my house to hang out. We decided to try something different so we got some chicken and beef fajitas at Maria Bonita's Mexican Grill in Orem. It was really yummy, I would highly recommend it!

Whatever Wednesday: Another Play Date...

On Monday we had another play date at my sister Stacy's house. She had a friend visiting from out of town so we packed a picnic and went to the park.

My nephew Jace.

After playing at the park we came back to Stacy's and had ice cream cones(with gummy bears on them.)

Jamie brought her swimming pool so the kids had some fun swimming.

Wasn't long before a good old water fight broke out. :)

Can you tell Maddy LOVES the water gun!

My favorite picture!