Go Utes!

Tonight we went to this season's first coaches show. It's a radio broadcast where the coach comes and answers questions and there are a couple players who are on for a little bit also. It's a lot of fun to hear what the coach has to say about the team and the upcoming game. It was especially fun to go to the first show, it was an exciting kick-off for the season. The first game is Thursday and I cannot wait!! Sugar and her cousin Samantha were having lots of fun running around. Everyone thought they were twins, and I don't blame them. They are matching and are the same age. But they were very funny to watch. Coach Whittingham is always so friendly and was kind enough to take some pics with the babies. He was trying to not make them cry so he's talking in one picture and Sugar is crying in the other but oh well! It makes for funny pics right? :-)

Sugar

Samantha

The boys will be going to the game while us girls watch it at home. (Much easier with the toddlers)

Uncle Nic is thrilled :-)

Routine

There's nothing really new to report going on at our house lately. Everyday is basically the same. I decided to post some pictures of Sugar doing what she does during the day. Ignore the mess in the house.
We wake up just in time for Mickey Mouse Clubhouse so she watches that during breakfast.

Reading and sitting at her own little "desk"
Sugar's favorite thing to play with is keys. She can't play with ours or she'll set off the alarm. So we took old real keys and made her her own set. She'll put them in the door jam and pretend she is unlocking the door. It is so funny!
Anything with a handle, she'll put on her arm. Then she grabs her keys and walks toward the door waving until you tell her goodbye. :-) She is getting so smart and comprehending so much more everyday.

Summer Fun

Yay! Ash is home and we are so excited! The babies love ice cream on hot days. And I don't really mind the mess actually.

For the 24th weekend we went to Ty's hometown. It was really hot so Ty's brother got a swimming pool for Sugar and her cousin. We just had them in swim diapers and they loved it. Sugar loves splashing in the water. We also went up to the family cabin and had some great bbq food. It was nice to spend time with extended family and relax away from home.

Pretty view up the canyon on our way to the cabin

Sugar with her Uncle Troy and cousin, Bradyn.

Sugar with her cousin Natalie, look at their pretty blue eyes together!

Sugar and Desmond loved jamming out to the music there. Desmond really wanted to be running around with Sugar on his own.

Rodeo

Each summer we go to the same rodeo down south. This was our fourth year going and it is so much fun to have our own little family reunion. We were lucky enough to have my sister, Wendy and brother, David come with us. Sadly afterwards I realized I have no pics of David. Sorry! Anyway, it was lots of fun. We went bowling beforehand and then ate at a local diner down there. The rodeo was way fun. The clown wasn't as good as last year, but they had professional motocross racers and they did some awesome tricks!

I know the cowboy and horse are kinda small in this picture, but I love the cowboy hat flying in the picture! You gotta love the saddle broncs

Every year they have a the American Flag brought in by a sky diver. This year the parachute was an army one and I think I captured it pretty well in this picture:

We couldn't get a babysitter because MIL was out of town and other family was busy so we took Sugar with us. She got tired of sitting and needless to say, we wont be taking her again until she is much older!

We wanted to get a picture of Sugar on the horse with the rodeo queen, but of course she was being stubborn and didn't want to get any closer to the horse.

We had a great trip down!

Cowgirl Sugar

Indpendence Day!

We had a great bbq at my parent's house today. We celebrated with fireworks in their circle. It was lots of fun to spend time with the family that's here.

Fireworks in the circle.

David lighting the Grand Finale
Sugar eating a watch

Jen's awesome dessert at the bbq today

Yesterday we went to the parade in my almsot hometown. We go every year and it's not the 4th of July if we don't go there. My nephew was in it and so that was fun to see him. I feel like my love of our wonderful country grows as I get older and I enjoy this holiday more every year. I'm so grateful for the freedoms that I have and for those who have worked so hard for us to have them. Anyway, enjoy the pics from our fun day!

Sugar waving to the people in the parade

Hanging out at the parade

Dad feeding Sugar bugles

The best pic of the babies from the whole day. They don't usually sit still. Sugar kinda looks like a boy but oh well. haha

There was a dog across the street and Rosebud kept trying to call it over lol. It was so funny

Our 4th of July family :-)