Father's Day 2014

We had a great Father's Day this year.  I decided to take the kids and do a little superhero photo shoot for Montana's present.  It was lots of fun and turned out great.  The quote in the middle says, "Daddy, you are as smart as Ironman, as strong as Hulk, as fast as Superman, as brave as Batman.  You are my favorite superhero".  I also made him a Dr. Pepper cake since that is currently his beverage of choice.  And then Father's Day wouldn't be complete without breakfast in bed!

Braces

Mason is getting ready for braces!  They needed to take a mold of his teeth so that the expander could be made right.  They have a new machine that scans your teeth and then that is sent to the lab.

Now he is all ready for braces in two weeks!

Bean Museum

The Bean Museum at BYU has been under renovations for awhile now.  It has finally reopened and we decided it would be fine to stop by since we are on summer break!  It is quite a bit larger and there is lots to see.

The elevator is so big that the kids were able to lay down inside!

The Zoo!

Every year there is a Dream Night at the Zoo.  It is an opportunity for the zoo to open their 'doors' to organizations that help medically challenged children.  We were able to go with HopeKids.  They fed us Chick-Fil-A for dinner and then we were able to wander the zoo at our own convenience.  The zoo was closed to the public and we felt like we were the only ones there.  Every once in a while we would run into another family but not very often.  It was fun to be able to see and experience things that we normally don't do because of the crowds.  They invited some characters and Tanner loved Batman.  The kids loved it and we got to also see the new Savanna Exhibit!

Provo Temple

We had a primary activity day at the temple so we had to get a picture of the boys.  How did we get so lucky to have such handsome boys!

Last Day of School!

It is the last day of school for now.  Mason has finished third grade and Peyton has finished first grade.  This also means that Mason has finished his time at Timpanogos Elementary for now.  He will be doing CAS (Center for Accelerated Studies) next year at Provo Peaks Elementary.  We are so excited to begin summer break!

Memorial Day Weekend

This past weekend was Memorial Day.  Montana decided to take Monster Burger to the Scandinavian Festival in Ephraim.  He left on Thursday night so be ready to go on Friday.  I brought the boys and Riley Jensen down on Friday after school.

Riley needed another campout for scouts so he came and pitched his tent for him and Mason to sleep in.  We camped at our favorite spot in Manti - Temple Hill Resort.  We spent the early evening setting up our tent and getting ready to cook dinner.  Montana came over after the festival and we hung around the campfire.  Saturday morning Montana had to be back at the festival for the rest of the day.  I got the kids breakfast and then we headed to the parade.  They threw lots of candy and Tanner even got a shirt!

We dropped Riley off to his family, wandered the festival, ate good food, and let the kids play.  We decided to stay through the rest of the holiday weekend so I headed to the store for more food.  We packed up the Monster Burger stuff and headed back to camp.  It rained quite a bit on Friday and Saturday but we stayed dry.  We spent quality time together as a family on Sunday and enjoyed one another's company.  We hiked around the campground, played football, and relaxed.  Monday we packed up and headed home.  It was such a relaxing weekend and a much needed family break!