Where a Kid Can Be a Kid!

For the last 9 or so years, Ryan's family has come up from Arizona to join us for the 4th of July. I can't remember what we did the couple of years before the tradition started! This year was strange because they didn't come up for the holiday. (We just had a vacation together, so it's totally understandable that they couldn't get away again so soon!)

Luckily for us, Amy's family came up for the week after the 4th so that Bradley and Bryson could do soccer camp at BYU. And Scott and Cheryl came up for a few days that week, too, since he had the time off of work.

Hyrum's birthday was on the 5th, so we all got together at Chuck E Cheese's to celebrate. It was a fun evening together!

Birthday Boy Hyrum

Skeeball has always been my favorite game. I enjoyed seeing the kids getting into it!

Nathan with Uncle Scott behind him

Joshua

Elizabeth & Benjamin

This was Elizabeth's first time in a booster seat. I was happy that she didn't try climbing out.

I tried to get Elizabeth to go on all of the "rides", like the dragon Hyrum was riding or the jeep or the rocket. This blue car was the only one she would try. And it ended up being where she spent most of the evening -- she LOVED it!

Elizabeth also enjoyed this "swing". She was all smiles!


Later in the week, Amy's family checked out of their hotel and spent their last night at our house. They were our first house guests to stay in the basement! We were glad to have the space for them, and that they were good sports about sleeping in sleeping bags and on air mattresses! The kids all had a lot of fun together!