Sunday, September 21, 2008

Summer Fun

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.

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Lance being retarded as usual!

Lance being retarded as usual!

I love this picture of Grace!

I love this picture of Grace!

The Hacking crew on what had to be the hottest day of the whole summer!

The Hacking crew on what had to be the hottest day of the whole summer!

Zacharoo

Zacharoo

Josh riding a horse in Farm Country

Josh riding a horse in Farm Country

Mommy and Sophie

Mommy and Sophie

Zach at the Cabin

Zach at the Cabin

Buff Josh in the Stream

Buff Josh in the Stream

Nature Girl Cousin Ellie

Nature Girl Cousin Ellie

Sophia

Sophia

Sophia and Daddy

Sophia and Daddy

Karen and Neilson

Karen and Neilson

Gramma Ducks and Josh

Gramma Ducks and Josh

Gateway to Heaven

Gateway to Heaven

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.

Josh and Zach at Sundance

Josh and Zach at Sundance

Girls' night out

Girls' night out
Girls' night out
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!

Sophia on the 4th of July

Sophia on the 4th of July

Sophia on the 4th of July

Sophia on the 4th of July

Josh, Micah, and Savannah on the water slide

Josh, Micah, and Savannah on the water slide

Cousin Gracie Carpenter

Cousin Gracie Carpenter
Cousin Gracie...soooooo cute

Zach 4th of July

Zach 4th of July
Zach on the 4th of July

Josh makes a basket

Josh makes a basket
Josh makes a basket!

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!

Cousins at Los Hermanos

Cousins at Los Hermanos

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.

Zacharoo at the carnival

Zacharoo at the carnival

Carnival

Carnival
He reached the top!

Carnival

Carnival
Josh climbing

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

Carpenter Cousins
Carpenter Cousins

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's Summer Project
Joey's Summer Project

Hauling Top Soil

Hauling Top Soil

Zach Was Such a Good Helper

Zach Was Such a Good Helper

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

Lydia and Sophia's Blessing Day
Lydia and Sophia's Blessing Day

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.