Such a great family holiday.
On July 3rd we went to the hot air balloons, and they actually took off this year, yay! The kids were enthralled by the 20 huge colorful mountains around them, even though you can't tell from this picture lol.
Then I took the kids running on the Provo River Trail (I run, they ride scooters or ride in the stroller) while Eric shopped for Scout Camp supplies. It was funny, becasuse on the way to the trail Whitney wouldn't stop complaining, but after we had been going for about 3 minutes she turned around and said "never mind Mom, this is really fun!!" Oh my. She and Owen each ran with me for a few minutes, and surprisingly even Katelyn ran a little! We've done this 4 or 5 times this summer at different points on different trails, and it's been really fun.
Then we met Eric at the new Springville Reservoir, it was fun. Maris was in heaven even though the water was COLD!
Then on the 4th we met the MacKays, the Cravens (who were in town!), Karl, Melissa and Jonathan to hike Bridal Veil falls.
Yes Mom, I used temporary hair dye on all us girls, it was fun! :)
The cousins were adorable together!
Then we went to a park to play games. Owen fell and gashed his cheek, so by the time we decided not to get stitches, the smallest kids all didn't want to play anymore. We ended up with 5 teams:
We started out,
then Caleb fell and Natalie and Karl's cloth came untied,
and Jonathan and Whitney surged ahead to the lead! They ended up winning!
Katelyn and I continued on slow and steady,
Natalie and Karl got passed by Katrina and Lydia (the youngest to compete, woohoo!)
Karl and Eric taking it very seriously! I love to see Eric run haha.
We tried to take a sibling picture and got interrupted by a runaway baby! I love her face, and Allison and Jonathan's. She even tried to get Allison with her chocolate hands.
It was a fun morning, and then I got this picture of us all before we headed up to Fruit Heights!
We have only celebrated the 4th of July with the Murrays like once before, so it was fun to spend some time with them! We swam at Oakridge...
and then came back later for dinner, fun activities, and fireworks! Maris LOVES playing with balls, kicking them, picking them up and throw/dropping them and then chasing them. We have high hopes!
the kids playing/fighting with Cleo haha.
Grandma waited in line so the kids could get their faces painted! the girls chose butterflies, and Owen picked his favorite superhero BATMAN! It looked awesome, especially with his huge bandage on his cheek. :)
Whitney and ERic waited in line for a golf cart ride, and whitney drove, apparently laughing hysterically the whole time!
watch out world when she turns 16 lol.
By the time the fireworks started the kids were exhausted, and the music was way too loud, but it was still a fun time with family. And Owen and Maris weren't scared this year.
God bless America!
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