Minnesota Trip 1

 We took a trip to MN to visit Kasey and Adam and kids.  The car ride took us 3 day!

 We made several stops with the kids to let them play around.

 Here we are at Independence Rock.  Asher and Emmet were excited to climb.

 Vaden and Kelen stayed behind, but found their own fun.

We also stopped at Mt. Rushmore!

 The kids thought it was really cool, but have a lot of history to learn:)

 Vaden was a good big sister and stayed with Emmet the whole time.

 Everyone had a great time, well almost everyone.

 The loved exploring and seeing new things.

Minnesota!

 We finally made it to MN to see our cousins!

 Our first adventure was to take the kids out on the boat.

 Everyone was excited to have finally made it and to play with cousins.

Happy Birthday Emmet!

 It was also Emmet's birthday!  He turned 3!

 He loved having a special day just for him.  His siblings loved it too and had a great time helping him open all his presents.

 Emmet's favorite toys are cars, so he got lots of cars with a new car holder.

He loves to play in the sandbox and will spend hours there, so he also got a new sand truck with shovel.  We love our special boy and seeing him grow.

Happy 5th Birthday Vaden!

 Vaden is growing up and is now 5!

 She wanted to have a Trolls birthday party, so we put together some decorations and invited lots of friends.

 We used lots of colors!

 We had a bit sign on the door so the guests would all know that it was going to be the biggest, the loudest, the craziest birthday party ever!

 We had fun with the details too.

 Making signs.

 Center peices.

 And using all of Vaden's new troll dolls.

We even had a special Birthday chair for her.

 We had lots of carnival games for the kids.  Pencil Pull, Bingo...

 Skee Ball, Water races, and the prize wheel.

 Here's the birthday girl with all her friends:

 Courtney, Sara, Vaden, Tyler, Sammy, Asher, Isla,

Megan, Lyndee, Demi, Kara, Lila, Ainsely.

 Mom and Dad had fun making her birthday such a special day.

 We even had a pinata!

 The kids's favorite!

 And now Vaden has a new collection of Trolls:)

More Summer Fun!

 One of Vaden's favorite things to do is to have 'Girl Time'!  I love it too!

 Leslie is still living with us for a few more months and has decided to get a dog.  So the kids get to play with this cute little puppy!

 Play places and parks are the kids all time favorite.

I like that they get tired out a little bit:)

 It has been a hot summer so dipping in the pool helps cool things down.  And it's always more fun with friends.

 We have gone to Morgan several times.  Here the kids are at the 4th of July kid run.

 Vaden did awesome.

 Emmet didn't really get it, but always wants to be included.

 Swinging is more fun anyway:)

 And of course the parade is a favorite because they get candy.

Clark Family Reunion

 We love family time.  This year the Clark Family Reunion was in Morgan.

 We toured the dry farm and the dairy farm.  Got to ride in the wagon too.

 It's not that exciting for me since I grew up working here, but I think the kids had a fun time and a new experience.

 We even saw a calf being born.  Couldn't have timed it better.

 We tubed down the river and the kids got to play on a waterslide!

 Dad likes to be a big kid.

 Vaden found a new friend in her cousin Scout.

 Kelen didn't really like the water slide but he loved the pool.

 They had the rope swing right about the waterslide so  you could use it to really propel yourself down the slide.

 The older kids had a blast.

Art Class

 Asher and Vaden also got to do an art class during the summer.  They loved it and had so much fun.