July (Better late than never)

July was jam packed with lots of fun. Here is a list of some of the things we enjoyed and some pictures of things that did not get their own post or are just random.

• Independance Day
• Tracy Aviary
• Great Salt Lake
• Utah Blaze Football Game
• 7-11 Free Slurpee Day with friend Grace
• Chick-fil-a Cow Appreciation Day
• Hollywood Connection
• Hike Secret Lake
• Picnic at Hidden Falls
• Trip to Paradise
• Pioneer Day Festivities with the Selph cousins
• Camping with the Petersons

Silly Goose

Today as I was in a hurry to quickly fix breakfast and pack a lunch for Taylor while he showered and got ready for work Sage was driving me a little crazy. I told her to go play and I would tell her when breakfast was ready. Her response? Not only did she tell me "no", but she called me a silly goose! "No Silly Goose!" I was cutting strawberries at the time and so she then went on to say, "Careful mama, sharp. dangerous." She sure drives me crazy sometimes, but she also has a heart of gold!

California Part 3

Friday- One of our favorite days. We spent the entire day at the San Diego Zoo. It was so much fun to watch Sage girls excitement. The weather of course was perfect and our tickets included unlimited use of the bus and skyfari so we took advantage of that which helped with all the walking; not to mention Sage loved "flying" on the skyfari and loves the bus. Harper was an angel as always. She honestly did not cry once the entire day we dragged her along. She is such a good sport and just so happy. She would look around and when she was hungry she would hold her bottle and look around while she ate and when she was tired she would close her sweet eyes and take a nap in the stroller. We loved our days at the beach, but next year we will reserve a couple more days for San Diego. We picked up something to eat on the way back to Uncle Timmy's house, which Sage took a bite and was fast asleep. We carried her inside and got her ready for bed without her waking up. She did however wake up around midnight hungry. She ate and went right back to sleep. She seemed to love the giraffes the most, especially the baby giraffe, Penelope. However, if you ask her which was her favorite she will say the tiger and growl. 

Saturday- We spent the day with my Uncle Timmy and Aunt and their sweet family celebrating Nathan and Nicholas' birthdays. They are about 11 months apart. Nate just turned two and Nick will be turning one. We went back up to Orange County and stayed with the Sands Saturday night and enjoyed some  late night Sonic shakes.

Sunday- We went to church with the Sands again and then left early to visit Sabina and her little man Marley. My Uncle Danny & Aunt Ivy were also in town so we were also able to see them. Afterwards we went back and hung out with the Sands. We got the kids ready for bed and then hit the road! We were only planning on driving to St. George because the Karrens were nice enough to let us stay in their home there, but we couldn't find the key. We'll blame our stupidity on our exhaustion. We ended up driving the rest of he way home with a couple pit stops to take a few power naps. We got home around 9 am on Monday. We were all exhausted, but it was such a fun trip. We are so blessed with so many good friends and family that are so good to us and who absolutely love & adore our girls. 

California Part 2 (of3)

Tuesday- We went to Bayside Beach which is the cutest little beach and perfect for toddlers. It is enclosed so there are not any waves. Melissa came along and spent the morning with us. Sage loved playing in the sand and made a few friends while we were there. Harper was such a good sport and just relaxed with us and soaked it all in. An old friend from highschool took family pictures for us that evening at Crescent Bay Beach. It was another new beach to me and we loved it. We never made it back, but you better believe we will make it back on our next visit. We are excited to see our pictures. Rachel sent us just a sneak peak and we can't wait to see the rest.

Wednesday- We met Donna and her girls at the Flojo Park. The girls played and we walked around Lake Mission Viejo. I served my mission with Donna and we talked about the day we would walk around the lake pushing our stroller together. 5 years later it became a reality. In the afternoon we met Jessica and her two sweet kids and our friend Mitzie at Balboa. We ate lunch at Ruby's on the pier, got frozen bananas and visited on the beach while Sage and Dominic played in the sand. We went to dinner with my dad and Marichel at Daphnes that evening. 

Thursday- We went to Salt Creek Beach. It was just the four of us and it was perfect. Sage could play at the beach all day. Harper has become a roller and would try to roll off the towels and eat fist fulls of sand.  After the beach we got all our things together and headed to San Diego. We met my friend Janine that I use to work with at the Utah College of Dental Hygiene. She recently moved to San Diego so we met her at La Jolla Beach. It was really overcast and pretty cold, but the kids didn't seem to mind one bit. It was nice visiting with her.