Fathers & Sons

Jonah and I went on his very first Fathers & Sons campout this weekend.  Treven had baseball and Wyatt is still to little, so it was just my Jonah Bear and me.  We had a lot of fun.  We left in the early evening and stopped at the Train Station in Heber for dinner heading up to the Heber Valley Camp.  We spotted many deer up there and even had three different moose sightings.  Overall, he had a great time, but every once in a while, he would ask, “We go home now?”  He did not seem to understand that we would be sleeping over, and I am sure he missed his Mommy and little brother.  We had a great time, though we did not sleep much (does anyone at these things).  It was fun to spend some one on one time with my little buddy.

Tulip Festival

This afternoon we went to the Thanksgiving Point Tulip Festival with Grandma & Grandpa Haberle and Aunt Alicia.  The tulips and grounds of Thanksgiving Point were beautiful as always.  We had a great time walking around and talking, and watching Jonah explore everything.  The boys were happy and had a great time.  Afterwards, our little family made our way to the Thanksgiving Point cafe for dinner.  The food was great, and since we were all good little eaters, we decided we could all share one of Thanksgiving Point’s famous banana splits.  It is a little slice of heaven, and enormous.  Surprisingly all of the food actually cost less than the entrance fee to the tulip festival for just Ashley and me…which is probably why we don’t make it down there every year.

Two Twins Turn Ten

 

I can’t believe it, but my once tiny twins have hit double digits.  It is hard to believe that these healthy big kids were a 3 pound girl and a 4 pound boy on ventilators in the NICU ten years ago.  I have enjoyed every stage and every age of their lives.  Treven is such a great example to his little brothers.  He is always willing to help and he is smart and funny.  Ady is a sweet big sister who is constantly ready to help others.  She does sweet little things and constantly gives gifts to others.  I am so proud of these great kids and all that they have become and the ways they learn and grow each day. 

For their birthday, we went to dinner at Noodles & Co., bowling at Fat Cats, and then we got ice cream at the BYU Creamery.  Ady had the game of her life and scored 140.  Treven also broke 100, and Jonah got a couple of strikes and spares.  Let’s just say that my old high school injury was acting up and I got beat by 3 of my 4 children that night.  The fourth one did not play.  As I stood in line at the Creamery, looking at the different flavors (haven’t been there in years) I kept focusing my eyes to make sure I was reading one flavor correctly.  I kept thinking that it could not be correct, but the font of the board was a little tricky.  Finally I asked out loud, “What on earth is in the Bishop’s Bush?”  A guy in line quickly corrected me and told me that the flavor was actually the Bishop’s BASH!  We all started to laugh and I actually felt relieved that someone was not that careless in naming the flavors at the BYU Creamery.  All in all, I think we had a lot of fun and the kids seemed to have a great birthday.  We love them so much and are so grateful to be parents to these great kids.

Ice Castles

Today we went with some friends to the Ice Castles in Midway.  We had a great time.  We explored all over the Ice Castles and even ate at our favorite Train themed restaurant in Heber.  Jonah is really into trains right now and he was loving life.  We even got a picture with Olaf the Snowman from the recent Disney movie “Frozen”. 

Wildflower Festival

As a family we decided that we should all drive to the very top of Little Cottonwood Canyon to check out the wildflower festival.  The mass fields of wildflowers will probably take a couple more weeks due to the very cold, wet year we have had.  Despite this, there were some beautiful, colorful flowers that will probably only exist for a short time.  It was also amazing to see all the snow within feet of us on July 30th!