When Daddy Comes Home.....

Dave has been working out of town quite a bit for 2-7 days at a time.  It's definitely our least favorite part of summer, but he gets an awesome welcome when he gets home.  When the girls hear daddy's truck pull up, Milan runs out of the house screaming his name while Eden stands at the door jumping up and down and yelling, "daddy!"  Then, daddy gets attacked by these cute little ones!  

Birthday Parties

Milan absolutely LOVES birthday parties!  She loves getting the invitation, anticipating the theme of the party, picking out the present (and just visiting the toy section in general), wrapping the present, and then of course playing with friends while eating tons of junk food.  LOVES them!  She's been lucky to go to several parties this summer, but of course I'm usually too busy chatting to take any pictures.  Last week we went to Dayton's party and had a good time!  

Here's Milan and the birthday boy!

 Milan's favorite part was the pinata!

 Eden is always happy to tag along wherever there will be cake and treats!

Red Desert Round-Up

Saturday, Rock Springs kicked off the Red Desert Round-Up so we joined in the festivities.  Renee, Cammie, and I started off the morning with a 5K race.  It's always fun to do races with friends!  After we finished, I raced across town to grab my kids and made it back just in time for the parade.  We found the perfect spot to watch the parade, eat way too much candy, and suck down a couple cans of Pepsi (once Eden had some in her sippy cup, she couldn't be stopped!)

Before we started the race....stole this picture from my friend Cammie.

Parks with Dad

We got to spend Thursday together as a family so we decided to hit up a couple of parks.  We splashed around a bit at the Washington Park Wading Pool then decided to meet some friends at Century Park. 

Century Park was super fun!  We talked Milan into doing the big pool slide and she had fun even though she HATES water in her face.  She liked it best when Dave lifted her completely out of the water during the splash.  I thought I had Eden talked into trying the slide, but she just wanted to go up the stairs, wait in line until it was her turn, and then go back down the stairs.  

And it was slip n' slide day so we were set! 

Milan smoked us on the race down the slip n' slide then decided she was ready to go!  (I totally thought I could beat her due to weight, but she's an agile little thing and got a fast start.)

Fishing

This evening we went fishing at the golf course with some friends and had a great time (mostly playing but we did catch a couple of fish and several creepy Crawdads!)

Flaming Gorge

This morning we headed out to Flaming Gorge and it was wonderful!  We visited with friends, played in the water, ate lunch, and of course busted out the sand toys!  

Slip N Slide

We did our normal park thing today and then when we were getting ready to leave, Milan told me she wanted to try the gigantic slip and slide.  She hated it last year, but LOVED it this year.  She slipped and slid all afternoon.  

Eden ran up and down the hill all afternoon!

Have I mentioned that I absolutely love summer?  Because I do!