Tuesday, July 31, 2012

What We Did {July}

We caught most of this month's happenings in other blog posts,
but here's a few more things we did this month.
 
Macy and Coleman are water babies.
Those two LOVE playing in the water,
no matter where it is.

Luckily, it has been super hot
so we've had plenty of chances to splash around.
 
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We played at the Hill AFB splash pad,
 
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spent lots of time playing outside,

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went to the North Shore pool in Ogden,
 
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and got a little chilly running on the slip and slide
at the Cooke's house.

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Our awesome neighbors Lance and Debbie shared their
Bountiful parade spot with us.
(I guess sometimes it does pay to complain a little.)

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The end of the parade featured over 2,200
young men representing the 2,000 stripling warriors.
It was a stunning sight. 
 
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Here's a random afternoon picture of Macy
having a birthday party with her babies.
Check out the attire!

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My favorite of the month...
they love getting different flavors of popcicles
and sharing them.
 
Love you, summer!

Saturday, July 28, 2012

Olympic Party

A few weeks ago we checked out a book about the Olympics
from the library.
I figured it would be a good way to easily introduce
the concept of the Olympics to Macy and Coleman.
After reading it once, Macy decided that she loved the Olympics
and that we should probably have a party.
So we did.

Complete with...

Decorations
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Macy insisted on having streamers and would not let me help put them up.
She knew exactly how she wanted them.
 
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I traced the Olympic rings and she did the painting.
The papers around the flag are various Olympic events,
including diving, running, swimming and ice skating.

"I know ice skating isn't in the summer Olympics."
Macy tells me.
"But I think I like it the best."

Food
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Go USA lasagna,
 
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weight lifter pretzel and banana snacks,

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and Olympic ring inspired cupcakes.

Events
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Here we have a combination of (single) synchronized swimming
and diving. 
Neither athlete wanted to preform in the little pool.
 
We also had gymnastic routines,
which consisted of Macy yelling out moves
and all of us doing them.
Aunt Sarah can do a wicked backward somersault.
(No picture of that one...boo.)

Medal Ceremony
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We ended the night by watching most of the opening ceremony.
The kids were a tad bit freaked out by the nightmare scene,
but loved Mr. Bean's appearance.

Here's to two weeks of Olympic watching.
Go USA!

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Zucchini for Days

Our little "garden"
(if you can even call it that)
isn't doing too bad.
 
Our cucumbers are struggling,
but we've had a few crookneck squash,
and it looks like we'll have plenty of butternuts this fall.
 
And our zucchini?
Welp, we've got lots of it.
 
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This is the first batch,
and it looks like we've got lots more on the way.
 
Bring on the zucchini bread,
zucchini tots (new recipe...surprisingly good),
and anything else with that green goodness it it.
 
Good thing it's freezable.

Saturday, July 21, 2012

Things I Never Thought I'd Hear My Husband Say #34

"Enough of this.
Let's get to the good stuff...
Justin Bieber."

Apparently boyfriend
(meaning Brett)
has a slight obsession with Boyfriend
 (meaning the Bieb's catchy little tune.)

Who knew?

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Rant

There are a lot of things I like about our little town.
The small town vibe.
The proximity to Salt Lake City and all its goodness.
The parks.
The people.
I could go on...

But there is one thing I can't stand.
The absolute hysteria that surrounds the
Bountiful Handcart Days Parade.

So I'm on my way to do some grocery shopping this morning,
driving down Main Street,
and despite notices like this one,

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 and the fact that the parade doesn't start until 6pm
tomorrow,
all I can see up and down both sides of the street is this:

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blankets, chairs, ropes, etc. saving places for a parade.

Apparently people started showing up yesterday afternoon
to claim their prime parade watching spot,
and the majority of them will take turns sitting with
their stuff from now until parade time to ensure
that no one snakes their spot.

All this for a parade that's not even that good.

Simmer down, south Davis county residents,
it's true.

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is good.
The Rose Parade is good.
The Bountiful Handcart Days Parade is okay.

I know it's a tradition.
I know everybody around here grew up going to the parade.
I know the kids love it.

I'm not suggesting we lose the parade.
I'm merely asking that people chill out, obey the rules,
and show up an hour (not day) or two before the parade to get "good" seats.

And for those of you locals who are now fuming,
feel free to visit with me at the parade tomorrow.

We'll be there...
if we can find a spot.

Monday, July 9, 2012

Boise and Baseball

What's better than getting to go to Boise and see lots of family?

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Getting to go to Boise, see lots of family, AND watch lots of baseball.

We planned a trip to Boise to go to my Aunt Claudia's wedding.

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Due to my complete slack of picture taking,
I have no documentation of all the Burgener side of the family we got to see.
It was like a mini family reunion!

In addition to the wedding,
we stayed a few extra days to visit with the Trube side of the family.

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Nothing says Grandma Barb's house
like Lucky Charms before bed!

Then it was on to baseball, baseball, baseball.
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My cousin Branson was playing in a tournament,
so we got to watch several of his games.
(Note to self-must start saving for a lens with a decent zoom.)

Coleman loved watching the games
and made lots of buddies throughout the trip.
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Macy had lots of fun hanging out with
Aunt Heidi, Grandma Barb and Auntie Jean
and got them to buy her pretty much everything
from the concession stand.
Such as...

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a root beer float,

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cupcake,

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and monster popsicle,
just to name a few.

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Boy, was she mad
when we told her it was time
to lay off the treats.

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Luckily, playing tattoo parlor

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and getting sprayed by the mist
seemed to jolt her out of her funk.

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 After a Torro victory,
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we went to Texas Roadhouse to celebrate
Grandpa Vance's and Uncle Danny's birthday
before we headed back to Utah.

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

4th of July Fun

This year's 4th of July consisted of most of the traditional stuff.
 
We decorated,
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went to the parade,
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Played at the DATC,
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 watched the fireworks,
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and were so proud and grateful
(as always)
to be Americans.

Monday, July 2, 2012

Snack Time Sayings

At snack time today,
Macy held up her cracker and said,
 
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"Look, Mom!  I made Idaho!"
 
A prouder mama there never was.