Abby being herself...
Lucas inside the cave- he did great- Abby was so scared that I had to carry her the whole way through- my arms were sore pretty much the rest of the week, but, then again, I carried her a lot more the whole week, too (I don't know what I am going to do if and when we have another one and I need to carry that baby around, Abby is almost 5 and she still asks to be carried all of the time!!!)
Drew is such a great uncle to them- he walked the whole way down holding both of their hands because he is who they wanted to walk with!!!
The next day we went to Lagoon- here we are at the beginning of the day- I am smiling because it is before I got motion sickness and threw up...
Here we are, my final smile before this particular ride made me feel sick...the kids did great, though, went on tons of rides and were total troopers!!!
Here is Abby riding with Cory and Sherri on the sky ride that takes you across the park- Abby was too short (and a little too scared) to go on most of the big rides, so we took turns with her- Lucas, on the other hand, was not only big enough to ride everything, but he did ride everything- he was amazing! We watched his face while he rode and he looked totally terrified, but then we would get done and he would give us this huge smile and say that it was the best thing ever!!! He is getting so big!!!
Abby, Me and Sherri riding a spinning ride- funny that Sherri and I got stuck with Abby when she wanted to ride this particular one, we are the two who get motionsickness...but thanks to the patches, it wasn't too bad...
Alex and Zoey rode on the sling shot (a ride that you pay extra for and you sit in this ball and it launches you WAY high into the air and you bouce around for a while)- apparently it was totally awesome- Shawn and I were too chicken to ride it!
Then, of course, Cory and Drew had to do it also- they have a camera on them while they ride- Cory's face was HILARIOUS to watch!!!
On Wednesday we went Lazer tagging and Bowling...
I love watching Shawn bowl...he really gets into it...
Lucas is working on his approach...
I just had to get this picture in- Yes, this is Abby sitting on the toilet playing the DS...
On Thursday we went to the Dunes, it wasn't the best trip there ever, one of the ATV's lost it's seat on the freeway (Cory miraculously found it a few days later by chance driving down the freeway)- but Lucas and Abby didn't care- they love ATVing- especially Lucas, you can't go fast enough for that boy...
On friday we went to seven peaks water park- it is hard to get a lot of photos when you are walking around in swimsuits and riding on water slides- but once again Lucas was super brave- he even wanted to go on rides that scared me!!!
All in all, we had a ton of fun on this vacation. We are so grateful to have such a close and fun family- thanks again Cory and Sherri for having it and funding it!!! It was fun to spend the time with Alex and Zoey also, we don't get to see them often enough! I am still shocked at Lucas, the fact that he rode on big roller coasters without a second thought, and big water slides...I think he is going to be our dare devil- which is shocking, since he was the four year old who was afraid of the McDonald's playland... I guess times can change! Abby was more timid and required a lot of holding and snuggling, but that is okay with me, I love snuggling that sweet little girl!!!
It was a chilly morning despite it being mid-august, Abby was so excited to see her brother get on the school bus and Lucas was too excited to ride the bus to have us take him to school... I couldn't take it, though, so I went to the school and got there early to see him off of the bus and safely to his classroom...
He was so brave- no worries at all- I am so proud of him!!!
Abby being herself...
Lucas inside the cave- he did great- Abby was so scared that I had to carry her the whole way through- my arms were sore pretty much the rest of the week, but, then again, I carried her a lot more the whole week, too (I don't know what I am going to do if and when we have another one and I need to carry that baby around, Abby is almost 5 and she still asks to be carried all of the time!!!)
Drew is such a great uncle to them- he walked the whole way down holding both of their hands because he is who they wanted to walk with!!!
The next day we went to Lagoon- here we are at the beginning of the day- I am smiling because it is before I got motion sickness and threw up...
Here we are, my final smile before this particular ride made me feel sick...the kids did great, though, went on tons of rides and were total troopers!!!
Here is Abby riding with Cory and Sherri on the sky ride that takes you across the park- Abby was too short (and a little too scared) to go on most of the big rides, so we took turns with her- Lucas, on the other hand, was not only big enough to ride everything, but he did ride everything- he was amazing! We watched his face while he rode and he looked totally terrified, but then we would get done and he would give us this huge smile and say that it was the best thing ever!!! He is getting so big!!!
Abby, Me and Sherri riding a spinning ride- funny that Sherri and I got stuck with Abby when she wanted to ride this particular one, we are the two who get motionsickness...but thanks to the patches, it wasn't too bad...
Alex and Zoey rode on the sling shot (a ride that you pay extra for and you sit in this ball and it launches you WAY high into the air and you bouce around for a while)- apparently it was totally awesome- Shawn and I were too chicken to ride it!
Then, of course, Cory and Drew had to do it also- they have a camera on them while they ride- Cory's face was HILARIOUS to watch!!!
On Wednesday we went Lazer tagging and Bowling...
I love watching Shawn bowl...he really gets into it...
Lucas is working on his approach...
I just had to get this picture in- Yes, this is Abby sitting on the toilet playing the DS...
On Thursday we went to the Dunes, it wasn't the best trip there ever, one of the ATV's lost it's seat on the freeway (Cory miraculously found it a few days later by chance driving down the freeway)- but Lucas and Abby didn't care- they love ATVing- especially Lucas, you can't go fast enough for that boy...
On friday we went to seven peaks water park- it is hard to get a lot of photos when you are walking around in swimsuits and riding on water slides- but once again Lucas was super brave- he even wanted to go on rides that scared me!!!
All in all, we had a ton of fun on this vacation. We are so grateful to have such a close and fun family- thanks again Cory and Sherri for having it and funding it!!! It was fun to spend the time with Alex and Zoey also, we don't get to see them often enough! I am still shocked at Lucas, the fact that he rode on big roller coasters without a second thought, and big water slides...I think he is going to be our dare devil- which is shocking, since he was the four year old who was afraid of the McDonald's playland... I guess times can change! Abby was more timid and required a lot of holding and snuggling, but that is okay with me, I love snuggling that sweet little girl!!!
Here is Lucas holding his little cousin, Ella's, hand to help her walk to a race they were about to do, so sweet!!!
Abby really liked her cupcake!!!
It turned out pretty cool looking, although it was nothing to the one we were trying to copy, but I think it turned out pretty good for our amateur efforts!
We had a ton of the Payson neighborhood kids over- we wanted it to be not just a birthday party, but also a farewell party and we wanted lots of kids to come; I think we wound up with about 12-15 kids, which was great- it was a lot of fun for both Lucas and Abby!!!
We had two blow up pools set up and the slip and slide- lots of fun for all!!!
This was taken on Lucas's actual birthday- we did a simple party at Cory and Sherri's house...
We made a second cake for his family birthday party the day after his birthday- we had all of Shawn's extended family over, it was kind of a new house party/Lucas's birthday party. Shawn wanted to make another cake, this time Speed Racer, turned out really good for only taking us an hour...
All in all, Lucas had a great 7th birthday- 3 parties and 10 Bakugan!!! What kid could ask for anything more?!?!
Shawn and I make a pretty good kayaking team- we still haven't perfected it, but that is when I just stop paddling and let him take over!!!
Lucas went to his first day of First Grade on Thursday- I barely slept the night before worry about the fact that he was taking the bus for the first time and worry about him making it home safely... also, the general worry about him making friends and doing well in school...
So, this year instead of going somewhere else for a vacation, the Boyles family decided to do a "stay-cation"- Alex and Zoey came out and we all had a total blast- we did so many activities that we were exhausted, but it was a lot of fun! The first day we went on a hike up to Timp Cave...
Every first Sunday in August we have a family reunion for Grandma Fullmer (Shawn's Dad's Mom's) side of the family. I love this photo of Emma and Abby- Emma is such a great Aunt!!!
So, as is our new tradition, we made our own fondant for Lucas's birthday cake. His new favorite thing in the world is Bakugan, so we did out best to make him a "Drago" Bakugan cake.
So, last week we went up to American Fork Canyon with Shawn's family to try out the new inflatable Kayaks that Cory recently purchased. We had a ton of fun! I had forgotten Abby's swimsuit, so she had to borrow one of Emma's bikini tops and we had to tie it up so it would fit- If I have my way, this will be the only time she wears one of these- but she looks so cute in it, don't you think?!