Happy Birthday McClain!!

McClain's birthday was last week and she turned the big "2"! We celebrated by taking her to Jumpin' Jacks. We've never been there before and we had a ball. McClain was running as fast as she could from slide to slide and wanted to do everything by herself. Even Steven and I had a good time. Then, we went to the park to have cake and ice cream with family and friends. She had fun playing with her cousins and friends and she was incredibly spoiled! After her party we fed the ducks. There were tons of them, and they were not shy. I thought for sure someone was going to get a finger bitten off. We had such a good time and want to thank our wonderful family and friends for making her day so special. We love you all!!

County fair and Camping!

Recently, we took McClain to the county fair. She had fun playing with Taylee and going on rides. We've also been camping. Mac was in heaven!! She loved playing in the dirt all day and sleeping in the trailer. It was right up her alley. We've been trying to fit in all we can before summer ends!

New York, New York!!

Last weekend my friend Shay and I went to New York. It was awesome. We went out there to see the Yankee/Red Sox game. Shay landed some great seats, 15 rows behind the 1st base line. She is a major Yanks fan, and it was her dream come true!! While we were there, we went to see Wicked. That was amazing!! I loved it. We also spent a lot of time shopping on Canal Street and shopping in Times Square. They have an M&M Factory and a Hershey Store that smells divine. We took a bus tour around the City and that was fun. You get to see a lot more that way. We went to Ground Zero, which was cool, but I was a litte disappointed, as it was under construction. We went to a church directly across the street. It's called St. Paul's and it served as an emergency room/headquarters for the volunteers searching for victims of 9/11. It has a cool little back story. Every window in every building within 2 blocks of the WTC was shattered when the towers collapsed, except the windows in St. Paul's Church, and not one of those windows broke. Pretty amazing. We had so much fun and I would LOVE to go back. That was my first time flying and I really liked it. I just may become a world traveler. Yeah right. But, it was such a blast. Thanks to Shay for taking me on her dream vacation, and thanks to Steven for taking care of Mac and holding down our fort. I couldn't wait to see my family!! Sadly though, Mac was more excited to see the teddy bear from the M&M Factory than she was to see me. True story.

10K and Fishing!!

This weekend I did my first 10K. My mom asked if I would do it with her about 2 months ago. It was the 10K at 10K in Fairview canyon. It was really fun and very rewarding. We only walked, and we were far from winning, but it was such a beautiful view up there and it felt good to complete it. Maybe one day I will run one. While we were walking, Steven and my dad took McClain fishing at Huntington Reservoir and wait for the race to end. They didn't catch anything, but I think we all had a pretty fun day! Mom and I before the race.
Mac with her fishing pole.

Mac and "Boppa." He's such a cute grandpa!

She loves to be part of the crowd!!

Fiesta Days!!

This week was Fiesta Days in Spanish Fork and we had a ball! We started out at the Rodeo on Wednesday, just Steven and I. Then, on Thursday we went to the rodeo with his family. McClain loved it. She clapped along and danced to the music and loved seeing the horses. The next day was the parade, she also loved dancing to the music there. We took her to the carnival for a while. She and Steven went down the big slide and she laughed the whole way down. That night was the fireworks. She didn't like them, so her and I stayed inside and had a rootbeer float. On Saturday, we went back down the carnival and let her ride the big slide again. The guy there got such a kick out of her that he let her go down about 4 more times without tickets. Then, she rode the boats and the Merry-go-Round with her friend Taylee. Later that night we had tickets that Steven's dad had given us, so we went back to the rodeo. She didn't like it so much this time. They were really close to the chutes and I think it was just a little too much and she had already has a long day. So, Mac and I spent most the rodeo watching from under the bleachers!! It was fun though, and we're sad to see Fiesta Days go, but they'll be back next year and we'll be ready!!

Grandma's Party and the 4th of July!!

Recently we had a birthday party for my grandma who turned 80. We ate at the Maddox Lodge in Brigham City. It was fun to have everybody get together in honor of my grandma. I think she had fun seeing most of her family gathered together. It's been far too long. And, then for the 4th, we spent the day in Goshen at my parents house. My brother was up from St. George with his cute little family and my sister came with her family. The kids had fun running through the sprinklers and lighting sparklers. After dinner, we roasted marshmellows in my parents fire pit.

My giant family took up an entire room, and we weren't even all there!!
My mom's siblings and their spouses, and my grandma. Aren't my parents cute? (Lower left)
My grandma sticking her finger in the frosting.

Mac, Sophie and Grey, running through the sprinklers.

My nephew Braylon. Isn't he a doll?

My dad and his granddaughters. He's the cutest grandpa!

Sitting around the fire pit.

Roasting 'mellows.

S'mores!

This week we went up the canyon, where Steven's grandparents were camping. There, McClain had her first s'more. She loved it. We also had hot dogs and hamburgers. It was delicious, and we've all come to the conclusion everything tastes better in the canyon. Steven and Mac at the top of the hill she had to climb.
Mac enjoying the crap out of her s'more!!

Eating ice cream. Is she spoiled or what?

Roasting marshmellows!