The Kents

Girls' Weekend!

This past weekend was our 2nd annual girls' weekend in Park City! MiaJolie was such trooper during this interruption in her routine- she had to sit in the stroller a lot and didn't fuss much at all.

The first day we shopped the outlets- Mia was not in the mood to shop but was happy enough to push her stroller around.

Here she is the first night in her jammies and pebbles hair-do :) (Sorry bad lighting)

Sleeping with Mia was like nocturnal bumper cars! She is ALL over the place. Here she is across the bottom of the bed.

The next day we hit the Olympic park! We rode the zip line and Alpine slide. Here is Ty's mom in front of me on the slide.

Mia is too little for those rides so she kept herself entertained again with the stroller.

This apparently wore her out :)

That night she got dolled-up for the Deer Valley Symphony concert

Mia and Mom at the concert

We went to the arts festival on the last day- it was so neat to see everything there. It was an awesome trip! Thank you Diana & Erica! We love you!

Zoo Day

Today Grana took us to the zoo! We got a late start due to thunderstorms but I'm so glad we went later in the day. It was only about 80 which was nice since it was SOOO hot last week.

Here are the boys and MiaJolie with the Rhino statue- this was near the new site for the Polar bear exhibit- it's going to be SO cool! It should open next summer. I am SO mad at myself though because this was the ONLY picture of MiJo I got ALL day- and this was her VERY first trip to the zoo :( Next time I'll have to take loads more.

Here's the boys with better smiles

This prarie dog was SO dang cute just sitting on his bum! They were my favorite to watch this trip- they're so affectionate and cuddly with each other!

On the T-Rex!

My monkey boys! The baby orangutans were SO funny- they were running around chasing each other wearing sheets like ghosts. Then Kyson started walking like the gorilla and then HE became the spectacle- so cute!

And that was it for pictures! I need an actual camera instead of my phone...The reason Mia wasn't in a lot was because she was in the stroller- and if I get her out then she REFUSES to go back in :-/ I'm such a lame mom...

Kyson saw a girl with a tiger mask there and wanted one SO bad! (He's SUCH a drama geek!) On the way home I asked if he wanted me to make him one and he was SO excited-- I think more excited than if we would have actually bought one. So anyway after baths we got to work-

Of course Kaden needed one- it had to be black with round ears like a Puma. Then HE needed to draw the teeth.

Thanks for the fun day, Grana!

I'm tacking this cute one of Mia on here- since she didn't get more at the zoo. This was after church yesterday- diva much?

Here Fishy-Fishy

Tyler visited the Atlanta Aquarium while he was there for work. He sent back some great pics for the kids-

How do Dinosaurs say, I Love You?

Yesterday we went to the Dinosaur Park in Ogden with Grandma and some cousins. It was probably 100 degrees outside but the kids had fun anyway- it was nice to get out and burn some of their energy. Mia was funny- she was copying the older kids the whole time- pointing and babbling about this and that. Kaden always loves spending time with T & M too.

Caveman Kyson

Kaden behind the same cutout I posed with about 15 year ago

Kyson & Mia as dino stew

Mia wielding a pick-ax

I told them to act scared...this is what I got

Bear Lake Fun

This past weekend we took a trip to Bear Lake with our friends the Parkers and Hornes. It was soo fun. It was a lot further away than I remembered, but the kids handled it like champs. Even though it was pretty crowded we still found a spot to pitch our shade tents and dig in for the afternoon.

Kaden loves spending time with E!

This time Kaden was WAY more into the water- if you remember our CA trip he wouldn't set foot in the Ocean.

I love Kyson's face here- I guess the tongue helps you balance in the waves!

Here is Mia with her daddy- she LOVED the water.

Here is Mia (in the light pink hat) with her buddy, P! Mia HATED the sand- we need to invest in some water shoes. She was fine once she tried some crocs!

Kyson enjoyed being buried in the sand- my van will never be the same- SO much sand!!!

After the beach we hit Bear Lake Pizza for some YUMMY dinner.

Re-hydrating is hard work!

Kaden, E and C! They were really good at dinner.

And we couldn't leave without stopping at LeBeau's for some shakes! Here is Ky licking some drippage off his hands.

Even though it was kind of a long trip for one day, we are really glad we made it- I think the kids will remember it fondly. They already want to go back again!

A Quickie

A couple quick pics of cute MiaJolie

Baby mamma

Feeding herself- and pretty proud of it!

Hot Summer Days..

We've been staying busy around here- here are some pics...just day to day stuff!

July is HOT so we got out some water toys- except Mia thought her water table was a pool....

So then we had to go and get a pool- literally HAD to- she would not stay out of the boat!

Then we had a LOT of rainy days- a nice break from the scorchers but boring for the kids...they found ways to entertain themselves though.

Mia LOVES coloring

I promise I supervised them...Ky thought it was funny to be a "fwower"

I heard Kyson saying "Get in THERE!" and came to check it out...this is what I found!

(Lola got her much needed new bed- she loves it)

This was kind of a crappy shot from the Stake Pizza Party that I edited and it turned out WAY cute!

Another cutie smile

At Grana's "park" she got a swing-set the kids love-

Mia LOVES to climb

We have spent our fair share of time at Gma and Gpa Kent's pool too! Kaden is swimming all over like a little fish without floaties. Kyson is content to float around and lay out in the sun.