monday, june 25th...

We spent the morning with John's family at Thanksgiving Point. They have a ton of fun activities for kids, including the children's gardens, which we decided to do. Inside the gardens, they have a giant Noah's Ark statue with animals that spout water. Unfortunately, the wind made the outdoor temperature feel cooler, thus making the cold water - not very appealing. The kids enjoyed themselves though, and especially loved drenching themselves in the fountains, and then running over and "bear hugging" the adults from behind...ha ha ha, very funny kids! We then enjoyed a nice stroll around the gardens, which led us to the bear cave...


from left to right: George, Aunt Julie, Brienna, Ruby, Grandma Judy, Christopher, Davin, Allison, and Bryce
not pictured: Charlie, Davis, Jayce, Matthew


George took a liking to John...and Ruby took a liking to all the snacks that Aunt Amy brought...She also exhibited extreme jealousy while Grandma Judy was holding cousin Charlie.

Afterwards, we all met up at Zuppa's for lunch. There, I managed to snap a few funny, (and a few cute) shots of Ruby...










From Zuppa's, we went straight up to Layton, to visit Elizabeth (my step sister) and her husband Rowland. They recently bought a new home, which was really nice, and we were also privileged to see (and hold) little Madison, their 4 day old baby. She is so sweet...



...Then, we had to rush back home so that we wouldn't be late for our family night activity...The Bee's Game!
It was a blast! I didn't really watch the game at all, but it was fun to be there with my wonderful family!


Dad, Lynell, and Matt...holding Lincoln, Ruby, and Simon.


Ruby eating her first ball park dog...


The gals...


Our little family...




Simon's 1st baseball game...




Ruby sportin' her daddy's ball cap...