Bowling at Fat Cat's

I found free bowling for kids online at Fat Cat's so we went Wed. afternoon. It was a fun way to spend a hot afternoon.

Natalie and Ally came with us, and they are terrific bowlers, they almost beat Taylor and Emily!

Emily was happy to use this little ramp, she got so happy when the pins would fall down.

Isaac wasn't really interested in bowling, he played with the button, and ate lots of snacks (as usual).

The cool bowling shoes.

Who knows, maybe we'll join a bowling league if we get really good.

Weekend of Fun!

We had a fun Friday night last weekend. We went downtown to go to cousin Joanna's and Jack's wedding reception at the Lion House. It was a beautiful garden reception, along with a little rain storm, which brought this rainbow over the city.

We decided to take Trax to get downtown. Taylor and Emily LOVE taking Trax, it is a highlight for them. We had a fun evening seeing family.
On Saturday we headed back up to Millcreek canyon to go on a hike. We had fun exploring around the trails and enjoying the beautiful canyon.

Isaac even liked riding in his backpack, if he had enough snacks to keep him occupied.

Danny and Taylor were adventurous and crossed the river by walking on this fallen log. Taylor thought he was so brave by doing this by himself. We also waded in the river, and even saw a snake.

First Haircut

Isaac got a haircut! I finally broke down and got Isaac a haircut. His hair was so cute, but it was getting pretty long and he was looking a little ragged. I was hesitant to cut it, because I knew it would make him look so grown up. He is no longer my baby, but a cute toddler.
I had to hold him while the lady at Great Clips gave him a cut, so I have no pictures. It took a sucker and a lot of entertaining from Taylor and Emily to keep him still.

Isaac is still not walking, he can walk, but he chooses not to. Instead he holds onto anything in sight and crawls to get around.

We had a fun water day in the front yard. The kids cooled off in the wading pool and then laid on the warm cement to get dry.

Isaac loved the cold water. He just climbed in the little pool and sat in it for almost two hours.

We are having such a fantastic summer!

We met all the Shields cousins, aunts, etc.. at Libery Park on Monday for a June Birthday celebration! The kids had so much fun playing with their cousins, and getting wet in the canyons. Emily was being a stinker and wouldn't smile, so I made her!

Emily loves to help take care of her cousin Becca. She is a good helper.

All the boys were laying out on the hot cement to get warm and dry (sorry it's the wrong way).

Who needs towel? Just lay on the warm cement!

All these little girls had fun splashing each other and playing in the cold water.

Isaac with one of his favorite aunts1

On Sunday we had a good Father's day. Taylor and Emily made these cute ties for Danny in Primary. He wore them proudly through the rest of the day.

We went to Spingville to celebrate Father's Day with Grandma and Grandpa Wall, unfortunately I didn't take any pictures. But we had a fun evening visiting them and seeing Aunt Jennifer.

Hope all the dad's had a fabulous Father's Day!

Swimming Lessons, and cousin visits

Taylor and Emily started swimming lessons this week.

They are taking at a local pool and it's still cold weather, so it's taking so coaxing to get them in the pool at 10am. Today it was raining during their lessons!
Emily is not comfortable in the water at all! I really want her to like swimming and be more brave. So far she's only stayed in the pool one class. Yesterday she had a male substitute and she freaked out (she is terrified of men she doesn't know). Today she got splashed accidentally and she started bawling. Hopefully the rest of the lessons will go better.

Taylor loves to swim and is a great swimmer. He is learning to dive and working on the different strokes. He was freezing in the pool today, and was quivering the whole time.

The kids have had so much fun with Aunt Natalie this summer. She is the best, more responsible babysitter ever! We love having her babysit and play with the kids everyday!

Taylor and Emily have had tons of fun with their cousins from Texas;Dalton, Dillon and David are in Utah for the week. They stayed the night last weekend, and Emily got really attached to Dillon. They are such nice boys, and really patient and sweet with the kids. Isaac's favorite was Dalton, he was carried around by him all day Sunday. Taylor was a constant shadow for poor David. He followed him everywhere he went and was really nice to Taylor. We wish you would visit more often Forsythe's!

We took a trip to Idaho last weekend to close on our house!!! We sold our house in Eagle, ID with mixed feelings. We loved living in Idaho and miss a lot of things about our life in Eagle. But we are so happy to live in Utah close to family and friends.
We already moved most of our stuff, but had a few remaining things like our shed etc.. We borrowed this trailer from Grandpa Shields and took Taylor on a weekend trip to Boise.

Taylor was completely spoiled by Grandma and Grandpa Deppe, Aunt Katie and Uncle Adam. He was able to go to the movies, eat out at restuarants, see his best friends Sam and Caleb, go swimming in Grandma's pool and go to church and see his friends from our old ward. He had a great visit!

Taylor loved getting lots of attention from Danny and I and having us all to himself.

Taylor loves to bug Katie and Adam. They are so nice to him and put up with all his games and goofy stuff!

This has been a fabulous house for us for the past 3 1/2 years. We loved the house, our fun neighbors, the big yard, the neighborhood, and the community parks. Both Emily and Isaac were born while we lived here and we have many wonderful memories from our time on Courtland Dr.

The highlight of the trip was eating at our FAVORITE restaurant "Tony's"! This is the best pizza in Boise, (and better than anywhere we've eaten in SLC) Danny and I started eating here a few years ago, and almost everytime we had visitors we would go to Tony's, and everyone likes it! We will definately miss eating that delicious pizza and homemade Blue Cheese salad dressing-yummy!

Normally we would always get a babysitter and Danny and I would eat there during our date nights, so Taylor was thrilled to be eating out with us.
We will always have a special place in our hearts for Boise, Idaho.

Emily has been in heaven this whole week! Aunt Mono made her and Becca these adorable "tu-tu's". The girls looks so cute in them.
Emily likes to twirl and spin around. The only problem is trying to get her to take the "tu-tu" off! She wanted to sleep in it the first night.

THANKS Aunt Mono for being so creative and crafty!

We went to "This is the Place Monument, Heritage Park" for a visit.
We had tons of fun seeing all the Pioneer houses, animals etc.. The highlight was the free ice cream cone, and getting pulled by me in a handcart.

Isaac enjoyed several crackers while riding in his stroller. He is not walking yet and gets frustrated sitting in his stroller for along time, so I bribe him with endless snacks. He really liked seeing the goats, lambs, ducks, pigs and bunnies at the petting area. He loves all animals!

We were able to ride 2 trains while visiting the park. The kids love trains, so they were excited.

Taylor was able to sit up front with the conductor on one of the trains. He thought that was really cool! Taylor has loved trains since he was one. He has a train table and tons of trains (that he used to play with for hours). It's always been one of his favorite things to play with, along with lego's.

Earlier in the week Taylor graduated from Kindergarted. His class performed a play "The Coyote Who Stole Summer". It was a cute play with lots of singing. Taylor was lucky enough to be a coyote, and did a great job in the play. I didn't get many good pics., but it was a great day. we can't believe he's graduated from Kindergarten. He had a good year at Galileo and Uintah. We were proud of him for transitioning to a new school, new friends, etc.. in the middle of the year.

We love you Taylor-stop growing up so fast!