Thursday, August 22, 2013

LAGOON - IT'S WHAT FUN IS ... for reals!

Josie and I finally got in our Annual Lagoon Date! We have waited all summer and it was worth it! School has started in most of the area and it was also a Wednesday so the park was near empty. It really changes the experience not having to wait in lines.
 
Bulgy the Whale is probably the least exciting ride at Lagoon, but its sentimental.

Two of our favorite rides are the Egg Drop and Lady Bug Bop. Josie is just so hilarious.

 
We met up with friends off and on through the day. Here is Josie and I on the Merry Go Round with Bea in front of us and Sam behind.
 
Some of the Kjars also joined us for the day, Matt and his kids Acea, Andy and Adam.
Josie and Andy getting ready for Bombora
 Meredith and Sam
 Acea and Josie on the dragon
 Bea before and during the dragon ride
 
 Bea, Acea, Andy, and Josie on the egg drop
 One of the new rides this year the Road Rally.
Bea and Sam, Acea in the car behind
 Adam and Josie
These two will be in Kindergarten class together starting Monday. Adam is at least 4 inches taller than Josie so he could do the "big kid" rides. He was the only kid brave enough to do Colossus with Matt.
 Andy holding on for dear life
 Anxiously awaiting the log ride and ready to get wet!
 Josie, Me, Sam, Bea, and Meredith just a little damp
 Bring on Rattlesnake Rapids!
This was the first time I have ever been here without a 45+min wait. It was about 5min yesterday. AWESOME! One of my favorite rides of the day. It was fun to get all the friends on a ride together.
 
Andy, Acea, Matt, Adam
BEFORE
AFTER
 Sam, Meredith, Bea
BEFORE
AFTER
 Me and Josie
BEFORE
 AFTER
 The crowd on Puff the Magic Dragon
Of course we hit up the bumper cars
 Josie, like her mom, loves some cotton candy
Just getting ready to fly high 
 Acea and Andy
 On the sky coaster
 On the music express ready to squish me
 Chugga Chugga Choo Choo
 Every year we wait until the lights are on on the Ferris wheel and then up we go
 The Kjar Family
 The Richard Family
 The park was closing but we needed one more round on the merry-go-round
 I got the pig. It was pretty cute.
 Finally headed home! Love my Joseness so much!
I love that she is as spontaneous and adventurous as I am (and that she has a strong stomach)!

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Pioneer Day

Bountiful 24th Parade
My Grandparents were in charge of the parade this year, they did a great job!

My dad was in Arizona moving my brother, so Mom joined us for the parade.
 
Cache Valley for a Day
 
Started with a trip to the Grandparents and the North Logan Carnival
4 generation Hawkes boys. This is one group of amazing men!
Joe Hawkes, Todd Hawkes, Brad Hawkes (Todd's Grandpa), Joe Hawkes (Todd's Great-Grandpa)
The boys with Great-Grandma Carma Hawkes 
Joe's mom Elaine, his sister Kayla, and Todd
The two Jocelyn's (Hawkes and Joe's cousin Edwards) both born the same week of July.
 
Todd recovering from 3 stitches in his finger

Audrey is a girl I babysit from Taiwan. She and Josie are great friends so we took her with us to Cache Valley.
Then it was out to Avon to Joe's family home.

Swimming in the river below Joe's home
This years swimming hole about 5' deep
Jumping from the bank, you  could go from the tree too.
Joe coming out of a flip
Josie and Grandpa Brad