Liberty Park

Liberty Park in Salt Lake is one of our favorite summer spots so we were very excited as we made the 1 hour trek to the city one Tuesday morning in June. But we were disappointed to find out that our favorite part of the park, The Seven Canyons Replica, is closed Tuesdays for maintenance :( We stopped at this little slimy pond to eat our lunch on our walk over to the playground.

The playground is fun...
with big slides,


a splash pad and cute little boys with big hairdos that AJ couldn't stop staring at,

and girls in bikinis.
It also has plenty of shade for the grown-ups to sit under.

But next time we go to Liberty Park we will be sure it is NOT on a Tuesday!!!!!

Team Awards and Dinner

After the last game of the season Emma's T-ball League has an awards ceremony and family dinner. During the season each participant has a buddy who helps them play ball. This year Emma had two wonderful buddies. Abbey was Emma's buddy last year and she requested to be with Emma again. But when her own softball schedule conflicted with Emma's we got a different buddy. Emily was an amazing youth that volunteered with a group doing an eagle scout project. Emma with her two best buddies!


Emma receiving her trophy and picture from her coach.
This is one of the best parts of the season for Emma. She loves having a trophy to look at anytime she wants.

More summer fun

I can't remember why we didn't wear swimsuits to North Park on this particular day, it may have been because Mommy was feeling too lazy to put them on. But of course the kids could not resist getting wet in the fountains.













AJ LOVES WATER!!!

Emma didn't really want to get wet with her clothes on. She kept trying to take them off, but eventually she was okay with it, kind of.

Julia in Action

Jules did so good this year in softball. She improved a lot since last year and started getting at least one hit every game. It was really fun to watch her play. She usually played 1st or 3rd base and sometimes had a chance to pitch!

This is what AJ does during Julia's softball games. He raids peoples purses. Usually they are people he knows like his grandmas and aunts, but he digs through them until he finds something interesting. Gum is the first thing he seeks and then 'lip' he calls anything that you put on your lips. You have to watch him though because once he gets a hold of your stuff you never know where it could end up, but it's usually on the field via the ball drop.

Our loved ones started leaving their purses at home when they would come to watch Julia's games :)




It was also fun to be on a winning team! Go Cougars!

Summer Smiles

More slip and sliding fun in the sun. This time at Jeanna's house.


Kids getting creative with a floatie.

Cute cut

Notice how long Emma's hair is in this picture, and that is even in ponytails. Well... We chopped it off! Actually, Allison chopped it, but I love it! I think it is sooooo cute!

Soccer Camp

My niece, Josie, made an accelerated soccer team, the Salem Shooters. One of their fundraisers was a soccer camp for little kickers!
I signed Emma and Andrew up for the camp.
Emma's favorite part of the camp - being carted around by all the big girls.

Andrew did pretty good and played hard even though it was so stinkin hot. And that was at 10:00 am.
They also loved the treats at the end of camp each day!