Utah State Fair

The other night we went to the Utah State Fair. It was rainy at the beginning of the day so we wondered if we were going to need to bring umbrellas...but the skies cleared and we were even lucky enough to see a gorgeous rainbow! I wish Brooks would have been awake for that, but Mr. Sleepyhead fell dozed off on the way there, so he was in dreamland the first half. Which meant that Ava only had to share her corn dog with Mom and Dad. ;) On our walk to the animals, Adam stopped to show his animal strength and do 20 pull-ups to get a shirt from the Marines. Ava and I had fun cheering for Daddy! Brooks woke up just in time to see the goats, and goodness he LOVED them! The goats were his favorite, and the chickens were Ava's favorite. Adam and I would crack up when she'd say, "Bock! Bock!" at the roosters and hens. We grabbed some fresh lemonade and cinnamon pecans on the way out...the latter of which we put on top of vanilla ice cream when we got home. YUM. We ended the night by on the giant "Fun Slide"...what a hoot! You can watch a little video of Ava and I on the giant slide here. Even though he face didn't show it, she loved it and wanted to go again. :) Sadly Brooks wasn't a fan...that boy is pretty fickle when it comes to "thrill" rides. ;) All in all, such a fun night and a good way to bid summer farewell!

Tulip Festival

Early this month we were lucky enough to enjoy a gorgeous evening at Thanksgiving Point's Tulip Festival. We went two years ago, when Brooks was Ava's age. It was so fun taking a toddling little one year-old again, and a rambunctious three year old who couldn't get enough of it all up! Brooks would point out different colored "fowers and too-wips" and loved "frowing woks so high into da wadoo!" Ava loved exploring and being thrown high into the sky by her sweet Daddy. And I just loved being there with said sweet Daddy, and our two littles. A lovely pre-Mother's Day outing indeed!

Felt so, so blessed.

^^ CHEESE. ;) ^^

^^ Love my girl. ^^

^^ Stopping to smell the tulips. ^^

^^ Happy Brooks! ^^

^^ We may or may not have bribed him with the gum he has in his mouth to smile. Yea, that didn't work. haha ^^

^^ There were concessions and OH those little, feshly made donuts were SO GOOD. ^^

^^ Love him. Forever and ever. ^^

A Good Day at Liberty Park

It was sunny out, but still cool enough for jackets and holding hands extra tight.

We fed bread (and some Sonic french fries) to nice ducks, and feisty geese.

We cheered on Ava as she toddled around on her sweet little legs.

We chased Brooks around the playground and made a little family band.

We had a good day at Liberty Park. A very good day. :)

And that maxi skirt was perfect for the day out. :) My incredible seamstress cousin made it! Kristen sews them, custom to your shape and size, for only $15-30 (depending on the design--solid, stripes, chevron or diagonal striped). If you're interested, let me know and I can give you her contact info. :)