Utah Trip & 4th of July

Me and the kids flew to Utah for a short visit at the end of June. We were there for the  4th of July, and we were able to spend time with a lot of the family. Tanner got to hang out with his cousins, Anna, Nate, and Charlie. Nate was the ring leader of the three boys. They all had so much fun together. And little Brooklynn loved her Grandparents. Here are a few pictures from our awesome trip. 

 The Gang

 Brooklynn loved to use Grandma's sink as a bath tub.

 Tanner learned how to pedal a tricycle at Grandma and Grandpa's house.

 Little mischievous Brooklynn pulled a bunch of Kleenex's out of the box and thought she was pretty cool.

New Things for Tanner

Saturday was like Christmas for Tanner. First of all, he got new bunk beds from a family in our ward who is moving away. We were so happy they offered them to us! Now Tanner doesn't have to sleep on the floor anymore. And he loves climbing to the top bunk. And second of all, it was Springfield's community yard sale day, so there were tons of yard sales going on. I drove around and stopped at several of them, and I found some great toys for Tanner. He got a cool new tool set (complete with a workshop table), a little tricycle/scooter, a train chair for his table, and one of those wooden bead toy things (like what you see at doctor's offices). It was an exciting day for him!

Some Wild Photos

 Brooklynn after a bath.

 Tanner wearing his Daddy's belt like a big boy.

Tanner eating ice cream.

Tanner splashing Brooklynn (it makes her laugh hysterically). 

Our Grenada Friends

Our friends, the Whitney family, who were our neighbors in Grenada, got placed in New Jersey for rotations. They moved  here a couple months ago. They live in Springfield, too, pretty close to us, and we've been hanging out with them a lot. I have some pictures here of the kids' water activity and movie night. Tanner loves to play with them. It's so nice to have our old friends back!

Brooklynn's Blowout

While blowouts were a common occurrence during Tanner's early life, they are rare for Brooklynn. So this was quite the surprise. The amount of poop that went up her back, onto her car seat, and onto my shirt was unbelievable (it may not look like much from these pictures, but that's because most of it was on her car seat, which we refrained from taking a picture of). Josh couldn't stop laughing as he took these pictures.