Snow Bird Adventures

Numerous Sundays ago, Snowbird was having there annual customer appreciation day. Although we are in no condition to take good advantage of the skiing because I am to close to delivery and because my boys have actually never been yet, we did feel like it would be a fun Sunday afternoon adventure to go take advantage of the other things they were offering that day. 

They had a bungee trampoline. Eli was all about trying this. He did really good with the back flips, not so good on the front. Although the instructor did tell us that front flips take a lot more muscle and they are a little harder to do then the natural flow of a back flip. I sure wish I could get blogger to corporate so that I could post some of the videos of him just laughing through his back flips. But the pictures will have to be enough.  

Everything was done on a donation basis. Cans of food or hygiene items was really although they were asking for in payment to participate in all of the activities this day. It was a well spent, perfect afternoon activity. 

I have never been to the top of the highest peak. I will be the first to say that it was a little freaky and WAY higher then I thought it was. The tram just kept going. And when it got to the top of where you THOUGHT you could see.... it was not even close to being to the top of the highest peak that is its destination point. It was really fun. Honestly thought we were going to have a breakdown with at least one of the boys on this thing, but they both loved it and were ready to do it again.

They had also set up a few little bounce slides for kids in the common area of the grounds. Of course the boys took full advantage of this for at least a half hour or so.

All in all, it was such a super fun day. The weather was about as perfect as we could ask for. It helped out with a little bit of this stupid cabin fever that winter tends to bring on to people. The boys had a blast. We experienced something that none of us had ever done before and we had a great time. Well worth it.

Eli Turns 6

When did I get old enough to have a 6 year old? I really can not believe how fast this kid is growing up. He is so big and it seems like only yesterday he was just my little tyke learning how to crawl. Eli is the smartest, most compassionate, energetic bundle of energy out there. He excels in reading and almost everything academic. He is in the top of his class in all areas. Soccer is his favorite sport to play and he is super excited that the season will be starting soon. This year was a little harder to take pictures of. And I feel kind of bad that I did not do  a better job at being able to document this. Typically he has a themed birthday party, and this year was the same but the theme he chose was swimming. I was all geared up to snap a bunch of pictures, and with how many little boys we had there, I ended up supervising in the water to help keep and eye on little kids. I should have taken a picture of all of the kids outside of the pool by the Lehi legacy center sign but, like I said, it was crazy and that didn't happen. So I will just have to make sure and document well when it is all scrap booked. 

He actually had a few parties this year. Not intentionally, it just happened that way. We decided to do something more of a family party the weekend before and then had a friend party the weekend after his birthday. Plus we kinda did just our little family thing on his actually birthday seeing as how it was right in the middle of the week. 

This picture is from the first party that we had. It was mostly family and few really close friends. We played some of Eli's favorite games, pictionary, and uno, and we had cake and ice cream and opened up some presents. The night was all about Eli and doing all of his favorite things. 

This was his big present from mom and dad. He has been wanting one of these forever. I told him once he mastered his bike he could have one. It didnt really take him that long to do that, but saving it for is birthday was just an added bonus.

He got some lego sets from Grandma and Grandpa Hatch, which of course always makes him all smiles. He absolutely loves legos.

We kind of did a combined thing with him and his dad because his dads birthday is on Halloween and it always kind of gets overlooked because of the holiday. So we had a cake for both of them and we were able to celebrate a little for both of them.

Two different cougar cakes. Grandma and Grandpa thought it would be funny to make the Y out of bright red candles.

Ethan helped me make Eli's cake before the party. As you can see, he was enjoying every minute of the clean up process. Maybe a little more then he should have. LOL he is sure is such a cutie. I love having his help.

This was Eli's cake for his friend birthday party. Because we were doing a swimming theme he went with a finding nemo cake theme. I thought it turned out kind of cute. It was all his idea and he had a blast helping me make it.

The party was very simple and easy. We had pizza and cake and ice cream at the house. Then we opened presents. The party started at the house and then we loaded them up and took them all to the Lehi Legacy Center for the actual party. Are we crazy? 8 little 5-6 year olds swimming..... what were we thinking? We were thinking it would be awesome, and well.... it was.

The kids chowing down on the pizza.

Eli opening some of his presents.

The whole crew, well at least the ones that made it to the house. Some of them met us at the pool. Some of Eli's friends that came. Landon Sagers from our ward, Haley and Jackson Bryce friends from Saratoga, Maren Gonazles friend from Saratoga, Smith from school, and Luke from school (although he met us at the pool), Jason Potter lifelong friend, Sam Verbecky from the ward.

The lighting of the cake.

Eli was sure well loved and has some pretty awesome friends. Lots of Legos, his friends must know him so well. LOL

His best est friend of all.

We went to the pool after this and I didn't get any pictures at the pool, which is really sad to me, but it is what it is. He had a great party and the kids all had a really good time swimming.