An afternoon at the Zoo

One nice afternoon Sheila and I decided to take the kids and Addy to the zoo! We hadn't been in a while and it was a lot of fun! I wanted to get a classic picture of Melia drinking from the Lion water fountain but of course she thought this was a much better picture... The new dinosaurs at the zoo are pretty awesome. Addy was so cute every time we got by one we'd hear her say, "No, no no." Cooper was fine with most of them besides this huge rex, and Melia, well she is always in for a photo op!
Of course Grandma Sheila, being the wonderful Grandma she is always gets the kids a flavorburst ice cream cone!
Oh and rides... I love this picture of Cooper Looper!
While waiting for the Elephant show the kids got in on the music scene.

>Cooper had so much fun he threw a nice 5 minute fit over is ice cream cone flavor and fell asleep screaming in the wagon.(Sorry if you happened to be sitting next to us!)
Grandma Sheila and her cute Grandkids!
Thanks for the fun day!!

UP

One of my new favorite things to do in the summer is watching movies outside! We were invited to go watch the movie "UP" outside in front of the new "UP" house in Herriman with all of Paul's family and it was a lot of fun! The kids kept busy while waiting for it to get dark enough for the movie to start with Dave's bubble gun, Grandpa Marks blanket rides and Daddy tossing them in the air. They must have looked like they were having a lot of fun because other kids were trying to line up for a ride in the blanket too! Of course the cotton candy, popcorn and treats were plenty of fun too! I really loved this house, they put every detail into it and it's super cute! The kids fell asleep about a third of the way through but we held out to the end anyway.

Fishing

Every year when Grandpa Clyde comes to visit we take a trip to the hatchery in ogden and let the kids fish for our dinner! I love this tradition because I remember going fishing there when I was little with my Dad and Grandpa Baker. This year was so fun because both our kids were interested in fishing. We got Cooper a Spiderman fishing pole and he and Melia spent the afternoon practicing in our front yard. All the practice paid off for Melia who caught 4 fish all on her own! She was so cute telling us on the way home, "It's a good thing I caught all those fish or we wouldn't have anything to eat for dinner!" It was a lot of fun. Cooper had help catching one, but mainly loved following Holly around the Hatchery and finding snacks and drinks. Aunt Julie always has something cute for the kids and got them all sunglasses to fish in style! We cooked up the fish and wondered if the kids would like it. Melia tried one piece and wasn't too impressed with the taste, but we gave Cooper his what we called "nuggets" and he gobbled them right up. Tastes like chicken right? Well all in all it was another fun fishing trip to the Hatchery!