July 11, 2009

Happy 34th Birthday Chad!

Lucky Chad, his birthday was on a Saturday this year! He had the day off and for his birthday, he wanted to drive up to Vivian Park and ride our bikes all the way from Vivian Park to our house. It was a great day and we all had a fun time. The only negative was that Carson had a crash but he was a real trooper and was very brave about it.

Later that night, we went to my Dad and Ginny's for a birthday dinner and birthday apple pie. I had made Chad a wacky chocolate cake the day before, so Tina made him an apple pie.

It was a great day. Best Wishes to Chad for a great year ahead!

July 10, 2009

Benjamin and Alex Myles-Mills came over to play today. Carson, Ben and Alex have been friends since they went to R-Kids pre-school/daycare together. Although Ben and Alex go to a different school than Carson, they have gone to the summer school program at Franklin Elementary the last two years, so they have remained friends. It was so much fun to have them over. They swam, ate otter pops, played inside, climbed into the treehouse and played with Chevy.

July 9, 2009

Carson is so talented artistically. He really enjoys drawing and making things with clay. He made this dragon, complete with fire breath!

July 7, 2009

Typical scene at our house on Sunday afternoons!

July 6, 2009

We went up to Sundance with my Dad and Ginny. For Father's Day, we told my Dad we would take him and Ginny on the Full Moon Lift Ride at Sundance. Chad and I have gone before and it is so cool! So, we headed up to Sundance and had sodas and nachos at the Owl Bar. We hadn't seen my Dad and Ginny in over a week because they had been at Mt. Rushmore so we had a lot of fun catching up and being silly.

July 5, 2009

We took a bike ride down to Utah Lake on a Sunday morning. It was so nice to get out and enjoy nature as well as each other's company. The scenery on the Provo Parkway Trail is so nice, especially down close the lake. There are lots of trees that make a canopy effect over the trail.

July 4, 2009

At the last minute, we got together with our neighbors and friends, the Thurmans. They had been planning on getting together with family, but decided not to because their daughter Alyssa wasn't feeling very well. So, we got together and did all of our fireworks together. It was really fun and the kids all had a great time. The best part was the illegal things Chad and David were doing to the fireworks to make a better show for us! The kids liked the sparklers, pop-its and smoke bombs.

July 3, 2009

Provo Freedom Festival - Provo has an annual festival called the Freedom Festival. There are lots of events associated with that. We like to go to the booths and rides that they set up downtown. There are lots of local vendors that set up booths to sell their stuff, which is fun to browse through. Carson likes to ride the festival rides. We had a good time walking around and spending time together. It wasn't as hot as it usually is, which was nice.

July 3, 2009

Chad and I got new bikes on July 3, 2009. We both had sold our bikes since moving to Provo and it was time to get new ones. Carson has his Redline BMX bike that he really enjoys riding and we wanted to be able to go riding as a family. So, we were both off on the 3rd and we paid a visit to Taylor's Bike Shop in Provo. Chad has been looking at this bike for months. It's called a Giant STP. It's a single speed bike, basically a BMX bike for adults. I had been wanting a cruiser and after looking at every Wal-Mart, Target and K-Mart on the Wasatch Front, decided to bite the bullet and just spend a little extra money for a nice bike. Chad had been encouraging me in that direction anyway so he was pleased when I made that decision. I got a Giant Simple Seven. It has seven gears and it definitely is simple. I love it. It is so comfortable to ride!