On the 4
th we went to the
Riverdale parade. The kids got a bunch of candy so they were excited. Then we met up with Kaitlin and Jordan at the West Point park so Ethan could see some snakes...
Coulter was ecstatic! Later that day we went over to my parents to swim and have a
barbecue. It was fun to play with everyone and pig out. Then we took Matthew with us and headed to the fireworks in
Riverdale. It was a pretty good show and the kids enjoyed it. We finally got home and put the sugared-up kids to bed around 11...it was a long day but it was fun...
The kids watching some people put on a
pre-fireworks show...
Rylie and Ethan waiting for the parade to start...
Ethan checking out the snakes...
On the 3rd we went to Lagoon...We have wanted to take the kids and we were both off of work on Friday so we went. The news was threatening rain but the weather ended up being really nice and it wasn't really that busy. The kids had a great time. Ethan was about an inch too short to go on all of the fast rides so he was pretty bummed but he went on everything he could go on. Rylie enjoyed herself too...
We met up with our friend's, the
Topiks, so we hung out with them for awhile and the kids went on the rides together...
On the 30th my friend Janelle and I took the kids down to Discovery Gateway. We rode down on the frontrunner (which they loved) and then went to the Discovery Gateway. The kids loved it! Ethan and Rylie have never been so they had fun playing with everything. I think my kids could have stayed there all day if I would have let them...After that we went to get ice cream, Ethan had a pretty big melt down over a bug (good times) and then we let the kids play in the fountain. The ride back on the frontrunner was pretty interesting. Ethan was being a pill ...I almost left him in Salt Lake...we finally got home though. Kaitlin came over shortly after that to babysit:) so Coulter could take me out for my birthday. It was a great kid free night. Coulter took me to my favorite mexican restaurant and then we went to see a movie. Thanks Coulter and Kaitlin!
Coulter got me this sweet ride for my birthday. It was even a surprise...thanks! My dad laughed when he saw it because he says that Lloyd women don't ride bikes...I was slighty offended but there are a few bad stories involving bikes...
Last Sunday my family came over to celebrate my birthday. This is the only picture we got before the camera died...
Rylie was helping me open presents. Thanks everyone for coming over and spoiling me!
But I settled for these instead...I'm excited I promise...girl clothes are just more fun...
On Thursday we headed up to Island Park, ID (just outside of West Yellowstone) with my family. Every year my parents go with family friends and the past 2 years we have come along as well...It was good to see everyone and go to Yellowstone. It was so cold this year and it rained a few times. We still had a good time but it was nice to come home and sleep in our nice warm beds...
The Lloyds and Creagers...don't Matthew and Ethan look so happy?
Rylie with her new BFF's, Kiersten and Kelsey. Rylie followed them around the whole weekend. I can't believe I used to babysit these girls...
Kelsey made Rylie a "pretty crown" and taught her a bunch of new phrases...some appreciated some not so appreciated...
Poor Rylie...
We didn't see very many animals this year like the year before. This was the only animal the kids got to see close up. Aunt Kaitlin let Ethan and Rylie know that it was a moose...she was later corrected...
Meet our new pet: Fluffy. Daddy caught this for Ethan the last day we were up there. Ethan was ecstatic as you could imagine and he is still alive!
I took the kids bowling with my friend Janelle and her kids last week. Ethan and Rylie have never been but they had a lot of fun. For the most part Ethan, Rylie and Shaylee just did their own thing while we watched. It was nice...
Ethan thought the ball return was pretty much the coolest thing ever...
Rylie ended up winning...
The kids started swim lessons again...This time at Layton Surf n Swim so we could embarrass Aunt Kaitlin. The kids are having fun and Rylie is actually listening so I don't have to get in the pool with her this time:)
Rylie laying out after a hard 30 minutes of preschool swim lessons...
On the 24th we went to my parents to go swimming, barbecue and do fireworks. Rylie enjoyed the pool...
The Creagers put on quite an exciting fireworks show...The Lloyds could hardly contain themselves...
Can you tell how excited they are? (you missed out Robby...)
Last night we went to the Bees game in Salt Lake. My company hooked us up with cheap tickets and fed us too. I invited my family to come along as well. It was pretty fun...the kids were a little bored at times (thank goodness for cotton candy) but the rest of us had fun.
We rode the frontrunner/trax there and back...the kids were pretty sugared up on the way home...it was a late but fun night.
