Wednesday, September 2, 2009

trip to Rexburg


In August, we finally took a little road trip to visit Will and Kellie and the gang.  Dave was called in to help construct a play-set mansion which was in desperate need of a work crew.  Of course Dave also called in our friend Roger and those boys did a wonderful job building a masterpiece.  So, where is the picture to document this amazing task?  Well, somehow I never took one, but trust me, it was a lot of work and I am sure the kids will love it.

While the boys were building, Sam loved running around with the big boys.  He couldn't be happier than playing with Hunter, Tanner, and Spencer.  He couldn't believe he was so lucky to have 2 sleepovers with his cousins.  Luke had fun playing with the twins.  I think his busy-ness made Kellie glad that the twins aren't quite running around yet.  It was quite a scene to have 3 one-year olds around.

Finally, I think one of the highlights of the trip was our visit to this splash park.  The water was freezing, but it felt good on such a hot August day.  Of course Sam was fearless and I think luke loved laying on the warm wet cement after chasing water fountains the most.

We had a great trip.  Thanks for letting us come play.  We can't wait to do it again!



Isn't he a hunk with his wavy blonde hair and muscle shirt?


Tuesday, September 1, 2009

MONSTER MASHIN' -(in August)


Dave and I took Sam to his first ever MONSTER TRUCK event.  It was an outside show at the Rocky Mountain Speedway, which I thought would give Sam a better chance of leaving with some of his hearing.  It was a beautiful night, and we had a blast.  I didn't think Sam would want to stay for the whole thing, but we had to drag him out after we had been there for about 2.5 hours.

Sam's favorite truck was snake eyes, and he was sure that his Dad could drive him if he would just call him.  The next morning, Sam kept getting the phone begging Dave to just call Snake Eyes so that he could come down and Dave and Sam could go for a drive.













In between the Monster Truck races, there were other types of car races that were lots of fun to watch too.  Of course Sam always wanted the green ones to win.
We really had a great time, and we even made it home in time to watch the Salem Days Fireworks from our back desk.  What an end to a perfect day!