Fun on Grandpa’s Ranch

Taylor’s Dad was able to finish building a ranch house in West Corrine. We were able to go up and enjoy it for a couple of days. The kids loved the pond and rope swing to jump into the pond with. We also had a hotdog and marshmallow roast. It was fun hanging out with Grandpa and Grandma Dayna. We hope we can enjoy the ranch again soon. Thank you!!!

Hill Aerospace Museum

I decided to take Kassidi and the kids to the Hill Aerospace Museum since I had never been there before. The planes were incredible and it was interesting to learn about when they were used and how fast each could go.

Antelope Island

It’s sad that I have lived in Utah all of my life, but have never been to Antelope island. We went with Noelle, my mom, Kassidi and kids to tour the island. We went swimming and the kids caught a few Brine shrimp. The only downfall was all of the little bugs flying near and on the water. But, that would never stop kids from having a great time. We then went to the other side of the island to find out about the history and learn to lasso a bull. We were able to spot a buffalo and even a few antelope.

Bee’s Game

We didn’t get to celebrate the 4th of July since we were in Mexico, so we were excited to see the fireworks and celebrate the 24th. We went with Shauna, Kyle, my mom and dad, kids and cousins to the Bees game. It started to rain a little during the game, but cleared up in time for a great fireworks show. It was a great game. We Won!!!

Softball & Kick Ball

One of our favorite summer traditions is playing and watching softball. This year with me being “large with child” we did all the watching. Noelle was even in a kickball tournament that went until 1 a.m. Skyler and Lacee were troopers. The rest of the kids went home with Grandma and Grandpa Pikus.

Stewart Falls

We decided to hike Stewart Falls with my mom and Noelle with all of the kids. They were troopers and hiked the whole way. Unfortunately, with it being such a cool, wet summer, the snow level was extremely low and prevented us from continuing on to the falls. We had a great hike anyway and were able to have a little picnic and snowball fight.

7 PEAKS

We had season passes to 7 peaks. We had a great time and the kids ages made it a little easier this year. The first time there, the kids were excited and anxious to ride the tube slide. Unfortunately, after waiting for about 40 minutes and being 2 people away from going down, it started to pour rain and lightening. They closed the slide and eventually the park. Luckily, with our season passes, they were able to go down the slides plenty of times!

DAY 7 MEXICO

We relaxed on the beach for the last day and soaked up the rays. We were sad to have to say goodbye, but happy to get back to the United States. The kids wanted to stop by Hoover Damn on the way home so we took a little break from driving. It was incredible and a little overwhelming to be up so high from the canyon below.

DAY 6

We took another excursion on a boat to a small island called Bird Island. There were hundreds of sea lions around. We were able to go snorkeling where we saw star fish, conch shells and sea urchins.