Grace's First Fieldtrip

We're doing a preschool for Grace with some mom's in the neighborhood and we decided to kick things off with a Fieldtrip. We'll be combining with another group every month for a new adventure! This first one was to Macey's the Grocery Store. As far as field trips go this one was AWESOME! They took the kids pictures when we got there.

Then we headed over to the deli where everyone got an icecream cone. After they were finished we went to the Bakery where they gave everyone a cookie for later.
Then off to Produce and the floral dept. All the kids got to sniff a flower.
Then to the meat dept where they became the "Daily Special" with a sticker. Then we all became popsicles in the freezer. On our way past the Pharmacy everyone became airplanes! The kids were all so cute soaring down the aisle!

We got to go up the stairs and look down on the store.

We ended up back at the photo dept. where they had developed the picture they took and gave everyone a copy! The lady that led the tour was great and this was so fun!

Harper Family Reunion

After our Adventure we met up with Kirt and Karene and drove up to Malad, Idaho and stayed at a cabin there for a few days.

We had lots of yummy food, played lots of Games,

and played on the tire swing!

A Lot! We had to do a photo of the three babies that were there.

Garett had a fun time swinging, but Grace exhausted her options daily of who was willing to push her. We also had some fun s'mores & roasted starbursts, played a good game of Kick-ball. Explored downtown Malad and probably visited every shop the little town has, and stayed up late talking and laughing. We had such a great time! Thanks Kirt and Karene for organizing it this year!

Going On An Adventure!

On August 20th we packed up our bags and headed out for an adventure! We were really heading up to a Harper Family Reunion in Idaho, but we decided to leave early and have some fun. Our first stop was to pick Grandma Harper up and then off to the Golden Spike National Monument. This was so fun. We got there just in time to see the train demonstration.

Both trains backed up honked their horns a few time and then moved back to their spot. I know there was more to it, but it was hard to hear the Guide while the trains were being so loud.

The horns were really loud!

We tried to squish a dime under the train wheel, but couldn't find it afterwards. It was fun to look through the shop and watch a movie that they had in the visitors center. I can't imagine how difficult it would have been to build those tracks. The engines were shiny and beautiful and well worth the trip!

Our next stop was just past the Golden Spike Park. I actually had seen an article about this in the Newspaper the Sunday before our trip. I thought it looked so cool we just had to go. So we visited the Spiral Jetty.......

This is an art masterpiece created by some guy in 1970. Made of Basalt Rock and sticking 1500 feet into the lake. It was actually under water for like 30 years, but is now visible since the lake has receded. We walked right out to the center of it on Salt.

It was so fun to explore!

Ben did taste the salt, but couldn't really handle this much.

Some of the pools at the edge of the lake were this pretty pink color. I thought it looked like icebergs sticking up out of the water.

This was a gorgeous place and worth the 4 wheel drive out to it. Really Do Not drive this all the way without a high clearance car. We almost got stuck in our Pilot. It was a very bumpy drive but oh so much fun!

Garett Chasing an Ant

Garett has great eye sight and often spots things and points at things I don't think he would notice. Well several times over the summer he spotted an ant running around G&G Harper's kitchen floor. This entertained him while we played games.

Grace- 3 years and Sassy!

Garett- 10 Months

L-O-V-E = Family

Family Pictures July 2009

My good friend Natalie took our pictures at the end of June. She did an AMAZING job!!!!! I love all of them so I'm posting most of what she did. Go check her out http://wrightportraits.blogspot.com/

The Salt Lake County Fair

Ben's Mom was in charge of the Art Exhibit at the SL County Fair so we decided to go check it out. They had lots of fun projects for the kids. Grace decorated this pot,

while Garett snacked.
Here she is with the final product. This flower is actually still alive which she is proud of.

We walked through all the vendor booths, looked at the animals, watched the Kangaroo Show, and tried the Petting Zoo. Grace hated that part. She used to LOVE the animals, but Ben's Uncle's Goose charged her and pecked her stomach, thus the ended the love for animals. On our way out I made Ben's mom stand by her Scrapbook Page entries so I could take her picture. By her head is a page she did of Garett's birth. She won several Blue Ribbons! Go Mom!

Delicious!

Garett enjoying some Spaghetti!

So excited about making such a mess!
Why are some of my children's favorite foods the messiest?