Utah Trip Part 2

Eli with his cousins Ben, Crew, and Ollie

 There were so may things that we didn't break our camera out for.  We did however get a few pics of the boys at Bridal veil with my two sisters' boys.  They have these massive trout at the bottom and food that you could feed them with.  The boys LOVED it.  I think we spent all of a dollar fifty on fish food and the boys were entertained for at least an hour. Well worth it.

Just a darn cute picture of my boy!

 Shiloh has been asking for months to go fishing.  We don't even have a pole.  My dad, Pop Pop, is an avid Fly fisherman.  He also had his days of cast reel fishing too.  Shiloh asked Pop Pop to take him fishing.  I think they were both as excited as the other to go.  There is this little place in Payson, UT called Spring Lake Trout Farm.  My dad used to take me and my siblings here to fish as kids. We looked it up, and it was still there.  Basically you go and fish in a small, ultra stocked pond.  They provide poles and bait.  They also clean and filet the fish.  They do this by a reasonable by the pound fee.  Really quite wonderful for little people.

Shiloh Caught EIGHT fish in an hour!!! Amazing!  He is so independent that he thought he wanted to do everything by himself.  Kenny and Pop Pop convinced him that they should help him cast out, but that little guy pulled most of  them in himself.  Kenny said that you could tell it was a struggle, but if there is one thing that Shiloh has, it is perseverance.  Eli was less excited about fishing, but I guess he had a blast playing with a puppy that was there.  I guess that makes it a win win.  E did end up pulling in two.  All of the boys enjoyed themselves, young and old.

Shiloh spotted this chair across the pond and walked over there to fish "by himself" I love all of his funny little ideas and plans.

Toward the end, Pop Pop convinced Eli to fish. The minute he could see it coming he would run away though.

Shi reeling one in

One of the fishies Shi caught

They came home and we grilled up the fish. Shiloh loves fish so it was good!  Thanks Pop Pop for teaching Shiloh the ropes of fishing... or reels rather.

Utah Trip Part 1

I have a weird affinity for goofy pictures.  I almost always choose them over traditionally posed ones.

During the middle of June we visited Utah.  I have to admit,  I was a bit nervous.  I was feeling sick, I had a 2 and a 3 year old who were going sit in the car for 2 and a half hours, then go through airport security, and then be on a plane for 2 hours.  I knew once we actually got to Utah things would be great, but I was pretty skeptical about the actual getting there part.  We had a miraculous voyage out.  The boys didn't cry once the whole time.  Did you get that? No crying the. whole. time.  It was amazing.

Now on to more exciting things.  We got there on a Friday night, fairly late.  We crashed at my parents house.  The next day, we saw most of Kenny's family.  First we went over to his sister Rachael's house.  She was, unfortunately going to be at girls camp for most of the week while were there, so we wanted to make sure and see her family.  Then we headed over to Grandma and Grandpa Jensen's house for dinner.  

One of Ken's sister's families couldn't make it this trip. So sad, but we got all of the cousins that could make it in a group picture.  I just loved the funny faces in the picture above so I had to put it.

Maya and Camille with E

Spencer and Shiloh playing a game.

The two peas in a pod, E and Becca

Shi eating ice cream with the cousins

The boys had soooooo much fun with their cousins.  I have always said that Shiloh thinks he should have been the youngest of seven so that he could have a bunch of older people constantly paying attention to him.  Needless to say he was in heaven.  There was never a lack of older girl cousin attention to be paid to him.  Eli had a lot of fun too. He and Becca hit it off!  They had each other giggling and giggling.  They would hide under tables, play cars, and throw balls at each other.  They seemed to be quite well matched.  It never ceases to amaze me how kids can just become best friends in 5 minutes.  I love it.

I just loved this pic of me and my SIL, Janelle

E eating his cupcake

 

 

 

Spencer blowing out his birthday candles

I actually didn't get many pictures of the rest of the people that were there. I am horrible at wanting to stop having fun so that I can take a picture of the fun.  I really need to get better at that, because I always regret not having more pictures of our events and the people we saw.  We had such a fun time, and the fun was just beginning.

Back Track to th End of May: Eli's Birthday

 So I failed to document a very important mile stone in Eli's life.  He turned 2!  For the past 4 months, I have been in nauseous, Morning Sick oblivion, so blogging hasn't necessarily been a high priority.  Eli had a very low key Birthday, for the above stated reason.  We opened presents in the morning, and then for dinner, Kenny brought home a Papa Murphy's pizza (in which Eli ate half of a large all to himself!) and Ken also had the goodness to buy some of their cookie dough and a #2 candle so that we could still have a treat and I didn't have to worry about making anything.  That is one good man! Luckily for us, Eli is young enough and easy going enough, that he didn't notice how low key everything was.

Eli opening some gifts.

Nanna and Pop Pop got him a sand set

Eating the cookies before he blows out the candle.  I love toddlers!

 Eli is a wonderful little boy.  He definitely lets you know what he wants, but he really is a happy kid most of the time. He loves pizza. He loves cookies. He loves cheese.  That might be it.  Getting him to eat is one of our largest frustrations with him.  He loves to do anything that Shiloh is doing, much to the chagrin of his older brother.  They are starting to play well now that Eli talks so well.  Eli has the amazing ability to play with one or two things, by himself, for an hour or so.  It is quite nice.  He is very good at keeping himself entertained.  He loves to get into things.  He loves animals. He loves trains and tractors and pretty much anything that moves.  I think his favorite thing in the whole world though is to go play in the sand box.  We love you E! We are glad that you are in our family!

Garden Colors

The garden has come to life and we are tasting it's fruits...and vegetables.  We have been eating green beans, summer squash, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, onions, kale, peppers tomatoes, tomatillos, and peas.  Here are a few highlights of the colorful garden.

Painted Acorn squash.  Tastes good and looks good

Purple cauliflower, which is more like purple broccoli.  Shiloh picked out this plant and planted it himself.  He was proud of his purple cauliflower.

Cushaw Squash.  These baby's get huge ad they are producing like crazy!

Spaghetti Squash

Pumpkins are starting to turn yellow

Patty Pans, our favorite summer squash.

White Pumpkins

Awww how cute, the three melons are all cuddly.  We actually have some large watermelons this year.  That's a first for us.

We are tasting new heirloom tomato varieties every day.  Shiloh is our big tomato eater.  He will go out to the garden pick a tomato and bite right in. 

This one is an evergreen tomato.  Huge, green, and ripe