Summertime 2

In July we went to Lagoon. We got tickets for $10 thanks to Mitchel working there. Every once in awhile they get family deals and we decided to take Lincoln. The first ride we went on was the Puff the Dragon roller coaster. He loved it! Then we went to another dragon one that went really fast. He didn't like that one. So after that it took some convincing to get on the rides. There weren't many he could go on and the ones he could we couldn't go with him. It will be better when he has someone to ride with. Next time we will have to go with cousins!

favorite ride

walking around

on the ferris wheel

We went swimming at my Aunt Carole Ann's house. Last summer we went a few times, but this summer we only made it once. I liked this picture of Lincoln. I didn't get any while we were in the pool. Alyssa, Natalie, me and kids were there.

On the 24th we went to a BBQ at Natalie's house. It was also to celebrate Maren and Corbin's birthdays. The kids had a great time playing outside. Lincoln finally started liking the trampoline!


In August Lincoln was running around outside and tripped on the pavement. This was the lovely result. He also fell into a chair last week (Oct 24) and bruised his cheek pretty bad. Can we say accident prone?

In August we went to Bear Lake with Jefferson's family. Lincoln and I went up on Thursday and Jefferson made it up Friday night. We left Saturday evening. It was short but fun. We spent the mornings at the beach playing in the sand and water and went back to the condo for lunch and naps. In the afternoon we went back tot he beach and hung out. I only took one picture. Lincoln loved digging in the sand and filling up the trucks. Good thing we had buckets and shovels for all the kids! We all had a lot of fun.

Summertime

I finally pulled some pictures off my camera. We will start with a summer catch-up.

When I came home from YW one night in early June, I came home to a little boy with a band-aid on his head. Jefferson wasn't exactly sure what happened, but thinks Lincoln fell into the corner of the entertainment cabinet. It was a pretty big cut, but all we did was neosporin and band-aids. And then some scar medicine. He does has a small scar :)


I went with the youth to Logan to do baptisms.


4th of July (on the 3rd). This year the 4th was on a Sunday which meant a weekend full of celebrating. On Saturday Kaysville city had their big celebration so we started the day at the Porters for breakfast and then went to the parade. Mitchel was doing all the sound for the carnival/Kaysville Idol/fireworks for his Eagle Project so his family was there early and had some good spots for the parade. Lincoln had a good time walking around with his sunglasses on! He like the fire trucks and police motorcycles. We got lots of candy and toys. The Kaysville parade is definitely a crazy parade.



That night was fireworks at Eaglewood Golf Course with my family. July 3 is Taryn's birthday and it's become the family tradition to do fireworks that night. Jefferson had to help Mitchel with the sound for the Kaysville fireworks so Lincoln and I went by ourselves. Grandpa was a trooper and ran around the golf course with Lincoln before the fireworks started. Lincoln liked the fireworks and still calls them boom's.

Me, Lincoln & Jordan

Samantha, Josh & Ashton

Taryn *in the middle* and her friends

Grandma & Grandpa

Monday was the Layton city celebration. We went to the parade which wasn't nearly as long or as crazy as Kaysville's. We got decent seats for just showing up and saved spots for the Ganges and Grandma Porter. We had a good time just sitting and watching the parade (instead of running in the streets for candy and prizes).

Lincoln ready to watch with his breakfast of cold cereal in a bag

Motorcycle

So I will just have to admit I am not a good blogger! I love to read them, not so good at keeping them updated. Oh well. I will still post when I can.

Jefferson had to fix the light on his motorcycle so Lincoln got used to seeing it in the garage. He was so scared of it at first. He wouldn't go near it even when it was turned off. Over time and some help from me, he got on and even when for a ride. Now it seems he is always asking for a ride -- although he says "car". I guess motorcycle is too hard and it was always parked where the car goes and it goes vroom vroom :)

Here is a little 9 second video of them going down the road from my camera.