Sacrament compared with Costco

Today at church while the sacrament was being passed around Parker tried to take a hand full of bread and Amy says to her brother, "Parker it is like a Costco snack, you can only take one!" Very funny! I think we must go to Costco way too often.

Parker going down the slide

Parker loves to go down this big slide at Roaring Springs. We bought season passes again this year. We have a lot of fun going in the evenings after dinner. Parker is no even close to the 42" height requirement for this slide, but they don't enforce it on this one. He has no fear, he would go down this again and again. When we get to the bottom he said "again" and if we put away the mat he goes and pulls another one out. He has to climb 3 flights of stairs to get to the top. A long way up for a 2 year old with short legs. We finally convinced Amy to go down once this year, but she does not like it at all.

It is kinda hard to tell because I couldn't zoom, but Parker is the 2nd one on the right. David is on the far right and he comes screaming past Parker. There was a lot of people there when I took this video, so wasn't able to record him clear to the end. Normal his dad pulls him to the complete end of the slide.

Playing golf

After we went camping we came home and took quick showers. Amy had a birthday party to go to. While she was at the birthday party we took Parker to go putt at First Tee. We had a fun time.

Daddy gives Parker a little tutorial.

Parker figured out an easier way to get the ball in the hole. This is very cute.

Camping

We went to our ward camp out this year. We had not been camping since Amy was 8 months old. The kids had so much fun. It took Parker only a couple of minutes to get dirty. They both had fun finding pine cones and sticks. We are planning on going again, since we had such a great time. The kids loved it. It was a new experience for both of them. Amy didn't even now what a fire was.
Amy wouldn't listen to us when we were camping and would not wear her tennis shoes. She ended wearing her pink glitter shoes. She was getting frustrated that she was getting dirt in them all the time. I think next time she will listen.

Parker loved the tent poles. He was helping us take down the tent.

Amy took a great picture of David and I.

Amy's new skirt

Grandma Gower and her friend Carrie made Amy a new skirt. She loves it and had to wear it right away. We were going camping that day so she was only able to wear it for a couple of hours before we left. Amy loves skirts and wears them almost everyday. The more it twirls the better. Thanks Grandma and Carrie!

Playing at Settler's Park

Last week was very busy for us. Here are the pictures of the kids playing at the park for play group. We love to go to this park because it has great play equipment, a splash park and instruments.

The was the only shot I was able to get of Parker without a ton of kids around him. He had to be in on the action.

Amy likes to stop the water with her feet.

Parker playing the xylophone.
Amy playing beautiful music.

Here is a picture of both of them.

Sharing, a beautiful sight. :)


Amy wanting me to listen.

Parker playing on the playground all wet.

Pirate Amy, Arrgh!

Playing

This is the first summer that Amy has been able to climb into the indoor play structures at restaurants. She wasn't quite tall enough to climb up, but she really had no desire either. I think she was a little bit scared to go that high. She was never really a climber. Parker on the other had has been trying to get up into them since he could walk. He learned at one placed that if he walked up the slide he could get to the top. That isn't the best way either because some kids could slide down and knock you off your feet and then your back to square one. The other day when we went we show Amy that she could help Parker. Parker was in heaven and they had so much fun together. Parker just followed Amy wherever she went. These aren't the greatest pictures though the netting, but I had to take pictures.

Two monkeys briefly posing for the picture.

Parker getting hoisted up by his sister. It is a good thing she is strong.

4th of July

We had a fun filled 4th of July this year. I was glad the kids were able to keep up so well. I took the kids to the Melba parade with grandma in the morning. After the parade we went to Roaring Springs for a barbecue lunch and a little play time in the water. We then took them home for a short nap. Amy of course didn't sleep, but Parker was more than happy to take a little nap. After naps we headed over to our friend's house. We had so much fun at their house and really enjoyed visiting with everyone. After dinner we all headed over to Melba to watch the fireworks. My parents joined us for the fireworks. The kids were up until about 11:30 that night and we had to get up for church in the morning. Amy told us it was the best day ever. She was so happy it was America's birthday.

I tried to get a group picture with the kids before the parade started, but my timing was a bit off. They could see the parade coming around the corner and they wouldn't look at Grandma for anything.

Parker and Amy playing at the Blackburn's house. They had fun jumping into the pool. Parker was the only one that would stop and look at the camera.

Amy getting ready to jump.

Parker loved to eat the ice while we were waiting for the fireworks. The only bad part about ice is that it is slippery. He kept dropping it and trying to pick it up out of the dirt. Yuk!

Amy with her friend McKenzie waiting for the fireworks. They loved this little chair. David likes to call McKenzie, Amy's birth sister because they were born the same day in the same hospital.