Family Hike to Donut Falls

Josh and the kids after crossing the river--We made it!

Stockton was trying as hard as he could to enjoy himself, but he finally gave up and let us know he was DONE :)

Happy to be there, but a little frustrated that he couldn't get down and run around--can you blame him?

Josh and Annabelle--Annabelle LOVES to hike!

You really have to love and trust a man to let him cross a river with your kids! Annabelle is looking back at me with a look that says "Mom what do you think you're doing?!" Haha

We had a great day with the kids walking up to Donut Falls. Annabelle is a trooper and loves to hike, mostly on the way down  :) Stockton loves a good ride on Josh's back, but gets pretty frustrated when he can't get down and run free! That poses a little bit of problem when there's a raging river right next to you. We all ate a quick lunch, snapped a few pictures, and headed back to the car. It was a quick, fun little trip that definitely trumped staying home! Annabelle and Stocky were happy to be back in the comfortable carseats, and snoozed the whole way down the canyon.

A Sandy City 4th





Annabelle held her hand over her heart for the first 15 minutes of the parade! She would even get up, catch candy, dance around, then sit back down and put her hand back over her heart  :)  Cute!



Having a Ball!





Taking in all the parade fun!

Gorgeous Olivia!

Annabelle and Liv partying it up! Dancing in the street, laughing together, sharing candy (thanks Liv), getting matching face paint, and hanging out with Kim and Kristy.

Loving the attention from Aaron and Kristy! The Ellisons are constantly spoiling the kids with love and attention!

Play time! Waiting around for the fireworks to start!

Super cute! Who wouldn't love that guy?!  :)

Quality time with the Bos fam.

The Sandy City parade was so much fun! We loved hanging out with Josh's family, catching candy, throwing snaps, teaching the kids how to blow their windmills, walking around all the booths, and lounging on the blankets. I was a little worried about how Annabelle would react to the fireworks (bad experience in Disneyland), but she did AMAZING! She loved it. It was such a triumph for her and we were so proud! Stockton on the other hand...not so much. He flipped out and Josh had to carry him far away from all the action (which is quite hard considering that kid is close to 30 very squirmy lbs, especially during tantrum mode)! And if you've ever wondered where Josh gets those nice arm muscles...Haha

I'm so glad we went; this was our 1st time going to the Sandy City parade with the Bos family and we loved it! Thanks for a wonderful day and night everyone--we LOVE you!