Silver Creek Adventures

Again...while in Snowflake:)  We took a little day trip to Silver Creek with Jayden and Jolie.  They had fun for the most part.  Jolie was a little frightened of the bugs and grass, but she warmed up  near the end.  And as long as she was comfortable in a chair she was great. 

This is a picture of Emily before we left, with a leaf but she found.

They enjoyed "fishing" with their cat tail fishing poles.  Derek was constantly searching for crawdads.  There was a man fishing here and Derek could hardly keep from "helping."

The beautiful 4 year old cousins.  LOVE Sarah's hair!

Lemonade! Lemonade! Get Your Lemonade!

We were in Snowflake for the July 24th celebrations this year.  Gary and Sarah did a float with Lemonade.  With the help of family, they distributed lemonade to the older population of parade viewers.  

The kids enjoyed riding on the float, although this is one of the very few instances that Emily actually waved at the crowd...she was too shy most of the time.

It was hot on this day with mostly clear skies, but believe it or not, near the end of the parade the sky filled with dark clouds and poured.  We were nice and soaked...it was great!

Lemonade Cousins

Reunion with Friends

While in Tucson this past June, I also got to meet up with a friend from college, Katy, and her kids.  We met at a park.  She brought water, bucket, sponges, and spray bottles which cooled the kids off.

It was so much fun meeting up with Katy and I so appreciated her bringing the entertainment. 

Visiting Cousins

The Leonard cousins were staying with Darrell's parents while some renovations were being completed at their house.  We went up for a couple nights to spend time with them.  We don't often get to see them because they live out of state.

We read a "Little House on the Prairie" book in which Laura gets her hair curled with rags for a visit to town.  Emily really wanted me to tie up her hair.  I had already done it once before this Snowflake visit, but she loves curly hair and wanted it done again.  I did Emma's hair also.  They were so cute with their cute hairdos.

One of my kids' favorite activities in Snowflake is swinging, especially if Grandpa is swinging.  He swings them very high.  Apparently I'm not very good.  They tell me I just have to practice and when I get old I will do it better:)

Emily and Emma had a blast together on this trip.  They swung a couple times in the same swing.

My goofy little Sarah.

The kids also loved playing "monster" with Uncle James.  This consisted of James hiding while the kids counted.  They then found him and shot him with their play guns.

Sweet Friends

The three older cousins had a great time together.  They even went to work with Grandpa Brimhall one day and had a great time.  They were filthy dirty.  I'm so glad we got to spend some time with cousins.

Another Zoo Trip...with Cousins

The kids have been begging me constantly to go again to the zoo.  The weather has been nice so we set the date.  My sister and brother's families came, so we had a nice time with cousins.  There was a baby zebra, and the kids loved watching it run around.

One of my favorite exhibits at the zoo is the orangutan enclosure.  This orangutan was funny.  It was sitting in the sun, holding a palm leave over it's head to be in the shade.

All the older girl cousins enjoying lunch in the shade watching ducks on the pond.

These are my two cute and adorable nieces, Kaitlin and Ella.

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