A week at the Cabin!

We just got back from a week at the cabin. I was really excited that we were going for a longer period of time, but it turns out that it still wasn't enough time there! We had so much fun and Raylee was in seventh heaven up there being with her cousins and being able to play outside all day long.

There were lots of little teeny tiny frogs up there. I thought Raylee would be terrified of them, but she even held a couple of them and loved to watch them hop around.

Raylee and Ashlyn were buddies on this trip and you could often here Ashlyn saying Come on Laylee. They loved that there were some cows so close to the cabin and kept saying moo, moo.

Ashlyn was nice enough to share the highchair with Raylee. Unfortunately it was too tight of a fit so they didn't get to eat this way.

There was a little ramp on the stairs and the kids spent hours every day using it as a slide. I was sure someone would get a sliver in their bum or legs, but no one ever did.

The guys all had lots of fun playing together. They went on ATV rides, played badminton watched movies, shot guns, played paint ball, and a whole bunch of other stuff.

We went on some paddleboat rides out on Leo's Lake.

Grandpa took the kids on some wagon rides on the back of the ATV.

Raylee loved going on little ATV rides with anyone that would take her, but especially her daddy.

There is a little wishing well in the back of the cabin and Raylee and Ashlyn loved playing out there.

Grandma brought some visors up for all the kids to decorate, and then they all had fun wearing them around.

The traditional picture by the bear.

The countdown is on until the next time we can head up to the cabin again!

Five

We celebrated our five year anniversary on July 15, and decided to go to Las Vegas for a couple days. My mom was nice enough to watch Raylee for us, so we dropped her off and started the long drive. When we got to Santaquin we started having car problems and ended up turning back around, driving all the way back to Ogden and switched vehicles with Coreys mom so that his dad could fix it for us while we were gone. We then started the drive all over again. We left at nine in the morning and didn't get there until seven that night. Talk about a long drive! It was lots of fun to spend time with just Corey since we usually have Raylee with us and I can't believe it's already been five years!

Bird Family Reunion

We had our annual Bird Family Reunion in the beginning of July, and this year we stayed in some condos above Powder Mountain for a week. We were literally on the top of a mountain and the views were incredible! We went on some walks, did lots of swimming, and spent lots of time chatting with the fam.

Baby Bailey

My sister had her baby girl on June 26th and my sister and I and all our kids went to the hospital to see this little cutie. She is so adorable and Raylee absolutely loved her and wanted to keep holding her.

A picture of Hailey, Raylee, and Bailey

Splash Pad

After we had a family baby shower for my sister Emily, we all decided to try out the new splash pad park that is by my moms house. Raylee wasn't too sure about all the water squirting out of the ground and would only stick her hand in it, but she still had lots of fun playing with her cousins.

Hailey, Ashlyn, Raylee, and Mickell

All my cousins kids that were there.

Disney Train

When the Disney Train made its stop in Ogden to promote their new movie The Christmas Carol, a bunch of my moms family decided to go. It ended up being quite the wait, but it was fun to see. Raylee got to go on a ride on a little train.

And we also looked around at all the trains that were at the Train Station.

Once we actually got inside the train it just kind of showed how they make the movie as well as some of the costumes that were used in the movie. At the end it let you morph a picture of yourself into one of the characters on the movie. The picture below is just a few of us that were there.

We also saw a clip of the movie in 3D. Raylee loved to wear the glasses, although they were a little big on her!

St. George

In June, we went on our yearly St. George trip with Corey's family. We stayed in some really nice condo's just outside of St. George that had an awesome swimming pool, although it was a little cool for my taste. Raylee wasn't too sure about swimming. She never really wanted to get in, and mostly just played on the side of the pool. We also did some shopping, and the guys were able to go golfing everyday. It was so much fun to just spend a few days swimming, shopping, eating, and relaxing!

I finally remembered this time to try and get a 4 generation picture with, but unfortunately none of them really worked out and this was the best I could get.

Digging For Gold

Yesterday Raylee was sitting on Coreys lap watching a cartoon and I turned to look at her and saw that she had fallen asleep like this:

Easter

WARNING: PICTURE OVERLOAD

This year Easter was a lot of fun, and we were able to make it to both families which meant Raylee was lucky enough to do two easter egg hunts. We started the day off at church where Raylee got to wear her Easter Dress.

I love this next pose, the picture is really blury, but I still had to post it.

We went to my families house where all the grandkids got to go on an Easter egg hunt in the backyard. This was Raylee's first Easter egg hunt and I didn't think she would do very good, but she loved looking for the eggs and putting them in her basket.

Everyone watching the kids get some of the eggs that were in the garden.

All the grandkids and their loot.

Raylee and Ashlynn were just sitting on the grass looking at their eggs (by this time Corey had shown Raylee that their was candy inside).

Then all the sudden Raylee noticed that Ashlyn had some eggs, so she decided to help herself to them. Ashlyn was not very appreciative.

After the egg hunt we had a yummy Easter dinner with ham and potatoes and monkey bread and lots of salad and fruits. Mmmm! After dinner the kids dyed Easter eggs. Raylee didn't really understand what was going on and kept trying to drink the dye.

After that we had an egg cracking competition where all the adults took an egg and hit it against someone elses and only one of the eggs cracks. I ended up being the champ! This is really the only type of competition that I will ever win, so I will probably be bragging about it for awhile.

We left after the competition to go to Coreys family where we arrived just in time for another Easter egg hunt. Raylee was a pro by now!

But she needed a little help with the one up in the tree. She just wasn't quite tall enough.

Raylee and her cousins that were there for the Easter egg hunt.

It turned out to be a perfect day filled with lots of family and fun!