Lagoon- It's what fun is!!!

On Friday Aug. 19th we had a family fun day at Lagoon! The kids had been wanting to go all summer, but we had just gone to Six Flags Magic Mountain in June of this year, so it took this long for Rick and I to feel ready to tackle another amusement park. It was a great day! One of the highlights of the day was having all five kids wearing underwear and not diapers! It was great not having to deal with diapers in the bathrooms at Lagoon!!!

The first ride we got on was Bulgy the Whale. Jesse was a great help to Kevin. He helped him get on all the rides and was a great companion for him this day. This worked out great for Jesse too since he is scared to ride many of the "older kids rides". This will be Jesse's last year of helping Kevin though, because he was measured for almost every ride he got on. The limit was 54 inches, and he measured 53. He will definately grow at least an inch this next year- most likely by Christmas.

One of our family favorites is Rattlesnake Rapids. It felt great to get wet on a hot summer day. Everyone but Kevin loved it. Kevin cried the whole ride.

One of the scariest rides to me is the sky ride. I'm always worried about those cables the ride hangs from. They just don't look at that secure. I try to tell myself that millions of people ride this ride without the cables ever breaking, but it still scares when when I'm up there. I rode with Daniel, Rick held on to Kevin tightly, Braden was on his own, and Gabriela and Jesse were in the first one together.

Looking down at the water fountain.

Rick and Gabriela were the only ones brave enough to ride the Rocket. Braden normally will do this ride, but felt sick after just getting of rock-o-plane.

We brought our own lunch, but by mid-afternoon we were ready for a snack.

Next, there was the train ride. Today they had two trains running, so this decreased the wait time which was nice.

Gabriela had to ride one her favorites- The Tilt-O-Whirl. I used to love this one too, but now it makes me sick. I must be old.

I even stayed off the carousel this year. The round and round motion makes me ill now too.

We had a fun day, and went home with some good memories!

It Wouldn't Be Summer Without Camping

I'll admit I haven't been camping for about 8 years, but my boys go camping every summer. This year, Rick and the boys talked me into going for one night. Grandma and Grandpa Wardle had not been camping for a few years too, so they decided to join us. Jason and his three kids also joined us in the evening.

The preparation time for getting ready to go is pretty intense. Several days before leaving we began shopping, locating items in the garage, and arranging for pet care for the time we would be gone. Gabriela was on pioneer trek this week, and wasn't the least bit sad that she was going to miss the event. I missed having her with us though.

After all the preparation, we set out for Mill Hollow- a campground in the Uintah Mountains. Rick loves the Uintahs. He was happy about this trip. Braden was happy too since he got to fish alot. He and Uncle Jason and Isaac spent catching fish and throwing them back in.

Jesse, Grandma, and I had fun playing Uno. I actually had time to read a book. It was a little weird. I'm so used to the constant hustle and bustle at home, that I had to adjust to having a few spare hours to just relax. The mountain air was cool and fresh and smelled great. The bugs were out in full force. Braden came home with about 60 mosquito bites, but didn't seem to mind. We had tin foil dinners and roasted marshmellows and made Smores. Can you believe I had never had a Smore before? I'd have to say it wasn't impressive. Definately wasn't worth the" Weight Watcher Points". Oh well, it was good to try one. Braden roasted Starburst candy, saying this is what the boys do at his boy scout camps he goes to. These were actually pretty good. That is why he is holding his stick up in the air, to let the starburst candy cool. We all slept good except for Grandpa who said he got too cold. In the morning it was time to work again and take down camp and pack everything back up again. It took us the rest of the day to bring everything home and get it all put away again and do the laundry involved. Overall I would say it was a lot of work, and somewhat fun. I think Rick and the boys enjoyed it more than I did, but that's ok too.