fine, I'll update the blog: part two, june

And now June.

The big kids were playing under the blanket and Gray would squeal with delight when he lifted the blanket and found them. He really does love him a game of peek-a-boo. He also loves flopping down and giving the blankets some love.

There was a free admission day to This is the Place Park in SLC one day at the beginning of the month. My mom and I braved the throngs of people and took the kids up. It was hot, crowded, and super fun. This is the Place had really changed from when I went there as a kid.

We started the day off by watching the Native American dancers and eating snacks.

The costumes were amazing.

I can't remember for sure what her dance was called, but it was something along the lines of the Fancy Fringe Shawl Dance.

There was a section of the park that had miniature houses/cabins. The kids liked looking around, but not so much going inside.

The favorite part of the day—free ice cream cone!

Gray went to town on mine/his.

Riding the mini-train.

Best group picture I could get on the train.

We had a lot of fun at the park. We listened to some stories from the descendants of early pioneers, played, and rode all the different trains/cars/strollers/etc.

My kids love to play Mowgli. Some days it's difficult to keep them clothed.

All the kids love Seth. They are in heaven having him unemployed and living in the basement. And while Seth loves playing with them, I know he wants a job. Let us all pray for Seth.

Aww, Sweet Kate.

Going on a walk one day. We do that a lot. And all 3 kids think they need to ride on the stroller. I shouldn't complain, because it's pretty much the only exercise I get pushing them around. Gray has to be tied down tight to keep him from escaping and trying to leap from the stroller. Yes, Kate is wearing pajamas.

I hope this doesn't offend anyone. It's just Gray sporting a (clean) nursing pad as a yarmulke. It's cute, right? Anyway, it made me laugh.

Colin and Kate get in to the strangest outfits. They both love to dress up so much.

Kate isn't wearing anything under that apron. Silly.

This is their favorite way to watch shows.

And now to Colin's birthday. His birthday is the 29th, and we celebrated on the 30th so a few Iowa cousins could be there with us. Also in attendance, uncles, aunts, grandparents, and his best friend Tracy (and her husband Jeff). Colin loves superheroes, and when I asked him what kind of cake he wanted for his birthday he said, "Superhero." He wouldn't (couldn't) be more specific than that, so we had a generic superhero birthday. I made felt masks and rounded up some capes for everyone to wear. Tracy and Jeff were awesome and dressed up, but I couldn't find my camera for the first half of the party. We also had Tootsie Pops with capes and masks, a Superman cake, and ice cream cones. (Ice cream cones are a big deal in this house.)

Here's Cousin Mason all decked out in his superhero finest. I threw together a game for the kids to play that consisted of using squirt guns to fight their way through a group of ninja balloons where they then had to squirt water on Batman and Wonder Woman to free them from blocks of ice.

Also, if any family members have pictures of this party, I would love to get a copy of those.

Gray chillin' with Granny and Papa.

Yay food!

"A Clayton gun!" That was his dream present. He's been waiting like 4 months to get a cool big gun (like the kind the bad guy, Clayton, uses in Tarzan).

Giving hugs after opening presents.

And that does it for June. Thanks for playing.