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SuMmErTiMe!!!

Wow, I cannot believe summer is over! The kids start back to school on Monday and I don't know where the summer went. Since I haven't been good at posting this summer, I thought I would tell a little about some of our summer fun. Greg and I have worked a lot this summer, so thanks to Grandparents and friends the kids have done a few things that they wouldn't have been able to.

Grandma and Grandpa Wilson took each child overnight to Lava Hot Springs this summer. They had a great time riding four wheelers and fishing. It's so fun having special time on their own. Greg and Grandpa Scott also took the boys fishing a few times and caught lots of fish!

Grandma and Grandpa Oborn took Kate to Lagoon and joined up with Allie and Ryan. Kate had so much fun riding with her cousins!! She kept telling me that she is Dylan's "buddy" so they had to ride together! Grandma and Grandpa Oborn and Allie also took all the cousins down to the Gateway for the annual "running through the water". We wondered if the boys would be to old for it now, but I guess the older kids had the most fun!!

Ty and Dalton went overnight with Grandpa Mont and Grandma Debbie in their new RV. They camped up to Willard and even went on the wave runner. They think the RV is awesome!

Dalton was invited on a vacation with the Douglas' this summer (his other family). They went to St. George for five days and stayed at Entrada where High School Musical was filmed! Dalton had a great time and was totally impressed with the "high class" place they stayed! They didn't ever want to come home!

We did go swimming a few times, Bear Lake, Park City, night games, doorbell ditching?! (without permission), and lots of sleep overs! To say the least, the boys do not want summer to end! The past two weeks I have tried to fit in a few more things that the kids wanted to do, so below is the run down on those activities.

Ty said he would like to see how they make taffy, so I took the kids to the Sweet Candy Factory for a tour. They really liked it! They give out samples and see how all different types of candies are made. During the tour, the guide asked what our favorite candy is. Dalton loudly announced "Hershey's Chocolate"! Yikes! That is his favorite, but the guide laughed and asked for his favorite "Sweets" brand candy. Unfortunately, they were not making taffy that day but the kids had a great time and left with lots of candy.

The same day, we traveled to the Kennecot Copper Mine. I have told the boys about the man made hole you can see from space and they thought it was worth the trip. Also, their Grandpa Mont worked there when I was born so that is cool too! The most amazing part of the Mine was the large equipment that is used. They had a tire on display from one of the hundreds of dump trucks they operate. They boys were amazed at the size of the tire and the dump trucks that were as big as a house!

We went to the Hogle Zoo last week with Grandma Debbie and Grandpa Mont. Kate had not been there in two years, so it was all new to her! She said she liked the monkeys the best! They have a great bird show that is always fun for the kids.


Last, we spent the day at Sparetime Fun Center in Syracuse on Thursday. We had so much fun! (Thanks to Monty Vorwaller) We played laser tag, mini-golf, arcade games and bowling! Kate wanted to "shoot guns" so I put the laser tag pack on and Kate ran in front of me with the gun. She loved it and wanted to do it again and again! She had to Mom a rest in between games because I could barely keep up with her! I hope the kids had a fun summer and came away with some great memories!