The Aquarium

Okay...last post from vacation. Our last activity in Utah was taking the Christiansen kids to the Aquarium. Can you tell that I love the penguins? Then on Thursday, July 14, we flew back to Texas and made an attempt at normalcy...or peaceful...or boring, whatever you want to call our life- lol.

Bubbles and Other Cute Pics

Almost done with vacation posts...only one more after this one. Here are some random...cute pics.

An ART Party!

Our BIG group project for the first week of July, was a birthday party for Hailey. Ashley had been trying to decide what to do for a party, and she decided that she really wanted to have a party while the "whole gang" was still in Utah. So between, Ashley, Annie, Alison, and me, it was paarrrty time :)
It was also a "surprise" party and we managed to pull that off too. Al and I worked on games, and some of the decor. Annie worked on the cake. Ashley worked on an assortment of decorations and painting supplies. In order for it to be a surprise, Daniel brought Hailey and Mason to AF with him- actually meeting some of us at a park for pizza dinner. While Ashley, Annie, and Alison got everything set up at the house. Everybody had fun...we had activities (most of them MESSY activities) for all ages :) Everything from painting, water paint balloons, side walk chalk paint, ice block treasures, tie dyed shirts, and balloon tennis. And of course, cake, cup cakes, and snacks. The weather was perfect for out doors.  The pics pretty much tell the whole story- lol.

Steel Days Carnival

Alison had promised to take the kids to the carnival. Steel Days events were going on there in American Fork the week after the fourth of July. We took the kids to the carnival for a couple of hours on Thursday. We also went to several events on Saturday- which included breakfast, races, a parade, and park activities with fireworks on Saturday. Here are a few pics from the carnival. Can you tell who loved to look at the camera and smile?