July 2012 Pt 3

I had to sneak this picture of Mara. It looks like she's going to fall off her bed!  Kids sleep so funny!

We headed to the splash park, only this time with swimsuits!!!

Mana got out her vintage Barbies and showed them to Mara.

Oh ya! At the beginning of July I was called to be Primary President of our ward!  I was not prepared for that, but have been loving it! For the 24th of July, Spanish Fork does a Children's Parade and our ward participated by decorating a trailer.  It was fun and a lot of work for our first month, but it was great!

Jaina got new sunglasses!

The annual kids picture with Karri on her birthday!  I can't believe how big they are all getting!

What pretty girls!

Dancing on the lawn!

Happy Birthday Karri!

We did more fireworks and Xander got to jump over them this time!

Pat even did a Triple Jump!

On the 28th we went up to Capitol Theater with our good friends Scott & Stefanie Shoell to see WICKED!!  We went to dinner and The Cheesecake Factory before hand.  It was such a fun night and a great musical. Thanks for going with us!

My cousin Jennifer & family came to visit so we took a family picture when she was here!

She's my only cousin on my dad's side. 

This is almost all the Ramey's (but missing Uncle Rand & Aunt Camille)

Adults

The Whole Family

Mara and Conli! They just love each other.

July 2012 Lagoon Day

This was the first time in YEARS that we have been able to go to Lagoon. Pat has always had to work on days that were planned with the family, but not this year!

We went up with Morri & Liza & kids on July 5th.  

It was so much fun, even if it rained the WHOLE DAY!  Jaina did great too.

Mara did 1 roller coaster, The Bombora, and HATED IT! So the rest of the day was spinney rides.

The boys on the Bombora

Mara and I on the LadyBug Drop. Don't let that smile fool you. The moment our feet were off the ground she was crying so hard. And me being a good mom, was laughing and laughing.

She was even nervous about the swings!

But loved the carousel.

Even Liza and I had fun on it.

The boys on the Colossus!

The new ride, can't think of the name.  I watched from a distance!

Morri's family on it.

Alex and Xander

Mara and Dad on the bumper cars.

Uncle Morri was so nice to ride the Scrambler with the girls.

In line for the Haunted House!

I even got to spend time with my boy!

The brothers on the Rocket!

On the train.

Alex, Xander & Carter on the Skyway.

Me and my love on the Colossus!

When it started to dry up, Jaina found a few bugs and tried to play with them.

It was SO much fun! Thanks for the invite :)

July 2012 Independence Day

When Pat was out doing yard work, he found a baby bird jumping around, so the bird lover that he is, he brought it inside for the kids to see.

They all had a chance to touch it.

Jaina was a little nervous about it.

But the big kids LOVED it.

On Independence Day (July 4th) we got up at the crack of dawn (3 am) for our traditional Balloon Fest Ramey family day.  The past 3 years it has been too windy for take off and sometimes even blowing them up. But this year was PERFECT!!!

After the balloons, we went to breakfast with my family.  I wish I had a picture of all of us at the balloons or getting food, but I don't :(

Another tradition of the 4th of July is going to the Provo Temple grounds to watch the fireworks from the Stadium of Fire. But with living in Spanish Fork now, and Jaina being cranky if she doesn't go to bed on time, we opted to hang out at home.  Morri's family came to hang out too.  We had sparklers, glow sticks, and a small array of street fireworks.

Pat was making a heart! 

Pat and his traditional Jumping of the Fireworks.

It was fun being at home and seeing the whole neighborhood set off aerial fireworks too. Definitely one to remember!