Memorial Day Weekend

We had a fun filled busy weekend. We decided to forgo yard work on Saturday and do fun stuff instead. We started out the day yard saleing in Sandy. Our best find was a little picnic bench for the kids for $3. While we were driving around Sandy we noticed the Rocky Mouth trail head set right in the middle of this fancy neighborhood. Later in the day we decided to go hiking with Jason and Erika. Randy looked up some information on the trail and it said that it is a short hike up to a waterfall, and good for children. So we decided to try it out. It was short, and it was beautiful, but when they said it was good for children, they didn't mean 3 year olds. We struggled a bit with Nathan and Alayna. It was just really rocky and steep. But still it was fun, and we went out for ice cream after which made it even better.

In front of the waterfall, I think I look way more pregnant than I really am

On Sunday afternoon we went down to Gunnison, UT to visit Randy's favorite mission compainon Cody and his family. He and his wife Nona have three kids about the same ages as our kids. They had so much fun together. I love how kids can make friends instantly. We had a fun little trip experiencing small town life. While we were there we did several things you would never do in Salt Lake. We took a drive in the mountains near their home. This is something that we do frequently, but the difference was all 10 of us rode in their Subruban and no one wore seat belts, apparantly they are optional in Gunnison. I usually feel guilty driving in my own neighborhood with my kids unbuckled. It made me nervous, but it was still a fun drive. Apparantly obeying traffic laws are optional as well. I guess when you rarely meet another car it is okay. We saw first hand that when you live in a small town you have to find different ways to amuse youself. Cody is currently waging war against the towns gopher population, which appears to be larger than the human population. He enjoys driving around with his shot gun, stopping by the side of the road, aiming out his window, and shoting gophers. He has a pretty good aim, we witnessed him shoot at least 10 gophers. His 6 year old son also enjoys this past time, but he uses a pelet gun. We also got to visit Cody's family's dairy farm. They have about 600 cows that they milk. We got to play with some week old calfs, although my kids were terrified of them. I had a hard time getting them to even get close enough to take a picture. We got to see some cows being milked. But my kids favorite part was riding on the 4 wheelers and tractors. It was just a short overnight trip, but we had a lot of fun.

Don't they look scared, like the cows are going to break free and get them

As soon as we got home we had to get ready to host a Memorial Day/3rd Birthday Party for Nathan at our house. Our party was a lot of fun. Even with just our brothers and sisters families it was a lot of people. Luckily the weather was nice and the kids were able to play and eat outside. Nathan was so excited. I made him a "Gummy Wormy" cake, which he loved, and he got some nice presents from his cousins. The favorite present was a pack of water balloons from Uncle Jason that were quickly opened and filled. The kids had a great time with those, but they really got soaked when Randy turned the sprinklers on them :)