Visiting the Golden Spike

Our summer adventure for the day took us out to the middle of nowhere to visit the historical site of the Golden Spike. We joined my family and traveled up to Promontory Point in very northern Utah.

Our diva princess ready for her day out!

We had a lot of fun seeing the trains! The actual Golden Spike is at the Smithsonian. It was fun to learn about what an event this was back in 1896.

Sitting on the "golden wood".

The kids had fun playing on the train tracks.

See, purse and crown everywhere we go.

Tessa loved talking to the birds.

Tessa and Ma

Tessa liked the red train, because red is her favorite color.

Ares and Tessa

Ma and Pa

Adam had fun watching a train robbery movie with Aunt Katy.

Uncle Ben got a lot out of the movie too.

Showing off their new train penny's.

On our way back home we stopped at ATK to see some rockets. We were being eaten alive by mosquitoes, so we didn't stay very long.

Adam and a rocket booster

Uncle Ben helped Tessa find her echo inside the giant rocket.

Adam and Uncle Matt

It was a fun day and another fun summer adventure!

Zucchini Jungle!

We have a small garden this year, but it is growing so well! Adam loves hunting for zucchini in our "zucchini jungle". He was so proud of our huge zucchini he got to pick last week!

Tessa's 3rd Birthday!

On Tuesday Tessa turned 3 years old! We had quite the day with lots of celebrating. She has been talking about her birthday for months and so we have been planning for months! She requested a "Princess Birthday" and we did our best to make that happen.

We started the day off with her favorite breakfast-pink pancakes! Tessa is our very picky eater. She loves pancakes, but only with butter.

While I was cleaning up breakfast, she gave me a hug and said, "Mommy, thank you for singing my birthday!" Too cute!

After breakfast we headed to the doctor's office for her check-up. She has been so excited to see the doctor since Adam got to go in May for his birthday. She was so quiet and was so still! Not a side of Tess we see very often. After I answered a few questions for the doctor, she declared Tessa a strong willed, but healthy little girl!

She was thrilled to get her popsicle stick and a sucker from the doctor. (Her new favorite thing to do is wear her crown and carry her purse everywhere we go.)

After seeing the doctor, we met Daddy for a birthday lunch at Wendy's. Then we rushed home so Mommy could finish her Princess Castle cake. (It only took me 4 hours to make...but it was yummy!)

Last week we were shopping and Tessa saw this dress and started calling it her "party dress". So we had to get it. She has been so excited to wear it!

Princess Tessa all ready for her party!

We all enjoyed a yummy dinner of sloppy joe's, salads, and fruit. Tessa's birthday dinner consisted of a hamburger bun without the sesame seeds. Sadly that's a very normal Tessa dinner.

She got lots of fun presents!

She got all 3 candles!

Like any normal 3 year old, she enjoyed her ice cream and frosting.

Testing out her new roller skates with her new purse, necklace, and mirror.

Playing with her kitty's before bed.

She was wiped out by the time she got into bed. Her kitty's slept right beside her. When I put her to bed she said, "I am so happy everyone came to my Princess Party!"

She had fun playing with all of her new toys the next day. Happy Birthday Princess Tessa!

We love you!!

Father and Son Overnighter

Two weekends ago, Eric and Adam went camping with the other boys and dad's from church. Adam loves going camping with Eric and woke us up at 7:00am on the Friday they were going to leave, to ask if it was time to pack up the car.

Adam spent hours playing with the other boys at the campsite. Eric said they stayed occupied by throwing rocks into the river. As long as they could find rocks, they were happy campers!

On their way out of town, they stopped at the store to get some treats. Adam loved his rock candy and loved that his mouth turned blue!

Happy Birthday Tessa!

Yesterday our Princess Tessa turned 3 years old!

We love you so much Tessa Boo!!

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Thursday Fun

Today was another busy day! We had lots to do, but managed to squeak in some fun. We went to our last Story Time of the summer. The kids love going to Story Time at the library and all summer long they have been learning about different countries. Today they learned about China and got to make dragon masks.

It was a big day for the Bug-a-Boo. He got his very first library card! He can't wait to go buy a wallet to keep it in.

In the afternoon the kids and I headed down south for an ice cream treat. We have been wanting to go to the "big red barn" for a while and today seemed like just as good as any.....until the storm rolled in.

We had just ordered our treats and went outside to enjoy them and the scenery when a huge storm blew in. By the time we got back inside, poor Tess had more ice cream in her hair than in her cone.

She managed to find every last drop of ice cream in that cone. Some of it made it to her tummy, but her hair and face got the majority! I love watching kids eat ice cream cones!

Adam was thrilled with his choice of Strawberry Cheesecake ice cream. I think he has a new favorite flavor!

Family Night at the Bean Museum

Last night for Family Home Evening we went to the Bean Museum to check out their new African Safari exhibit. They had a lot of fun activities for the kids to do and even though it was super crowded, we had a good time!

Tessa being a pill. We have to document those moments!

They had a coloring activity for the kids as well as a scavenger hunt.

When they completed the scavenger hunt they got to pick out a prize.

We watched part of an animal show and at the end the kids got to touch a tortoise shell, a snake, and a crocodile head.

Both Adam and Tessa love watching the Road Runner cartoons. At the museum they have a Road Runner and the kids love looking at him.

We ended our fun evening with Little Miss Tessa throwing a royal fit over not getting the exact piece of brownie she wanted. Gotta love the terrible 2's and 3's. We decided she is a very normal child and we were spoiled with Adam who hardly ever acted like this. Despite the fits, she is still cute and we love her to pieces!