Both boys had a lot of fun playing soccer this fall. It was Zach's first time and it took a little coaxing but overall he had a lot of fun. Last year when Josh played his very first game ever we were a little nervous about the whole thing, wondering what he would do because he had never even had a practice before the first game. But he got out there and went right after the ball! We were so proud! About 15 minutes later he stopped in the middle of the field, threw his hand down, and then stomped over to where we were sitting. "I don't want to play soccer anymore," he said. "Why not?" we replied. "Because the other team keeps trying to take the ball!" he exclaimed.
We had a lot of family come from out of state this summer and even though our schedules were a little out of control with all of the running around, we loved every minute of it! Thanksgiving Point was a great meeting place for both sides of the family.
Cabin 2008
We had a wonderful time at the cabin this year, especially because Karen and Doug were in town. The cabin is located on 160 acres of pure beauty with a perfect stream running through. The kids have no trouble finding the next adventure to conquer. We roasted hot dogs and had s'mores much to the kids' delight. Doug talked us into sleeping over at the last minute so we gathered whatever blankets we could find and tried to go to sleep. Zach, our night owl was the last child to give in but then Sophia decided at one in the morning that things were much too peaceful and she had to shake things up a bit. I am guessing she is teething, so mine and everyone else's sleepless night was for a good cause.
Amy, Missy, Brooke, Heather, and I had a nice evening out away from the kids! Thank goodness Missy comes in town every so often so that we actually schedule a girls' night out!
4th of July
We had a great time on the 4th of July. We went to Sara and Timo's for lunch and homemade ice cream (made with the ice cream maker I got Joey for father's day.) The kids had a blast on the Brimhall's huge water slide and play set. We then went to Dave and Jolene's for their neighborhood party and fireworks. Josh, who is not fond of loud noises, actually lasted a bit longer than last year before he found refuge in cousin Sammy's house. Zach loved the sparklers and snaps and Sophia mostly just looked bewildered by the whole event!
Ouch!
I love this picture! This was taken after a Hacking lunch at Los Hermanos. This grassy area by the parking lot became a tackling field for the cousins.
Eagle Mountain Carnival
We had a great time at the Eagle Mountain Carnival. Since we live in the middle of nowhere it was great... there were no lines for the kids to wait in. I went with the kids on the ferris wheel and discovered that I was a little afraid of heights. We sat at the top for quite a while and every time the kids leaned forward, rocking the car, I just about had a heart attack. Josh wanted to climb the rock wall and we were very impressed that he made it all the way to the top and rang the bell. He is much higher than it looks in the picture because I zoomed the camera in for a closer shot.
Carpenter Cousins
This is such a great picture of the local Carpenter Cousins playing at Lone Peak Park. Zach was sporting his surfer hair which I later buzzed for summer. Unfortunately this fun day ended with Zach falling off of the playset and us taking him to visit Grandpa to make sure there was no permanent damage!!
Joey's Summer Project
Joey has spent the majority of his summer picking rocks out of our backyard (with our help), putting in a sprinkler system (with Dad Hacking's help), picking out more rocks and hauling them away (with our help), hauling a gajillion loads of top soil to the backyard (with the help of some neighbors and Will), laying sod (with the help of our now very long-suffering neighbors), and then hauling more top soil to the back yard (all by his little old self.) The yard is far from being done but we are ecstatic about having grass!! YEAH!!!! Now if we could just get our back fence in...
Lydia and Sophia's Blessing Day
Look at how cute these two cousins are! They were blessed at Aunt Sara's house and were two beauties in white. It was a really special day.
