Williams 3rd birthday

He was super excited to see his presents when he woke up (yes, he likes sleeping with no clothes on)
He was super excited to see his presents when he woke up (yes, he likes sleeping with no clothes on)
Ready to open presents. He had to wait a bit because I had some meetings in the morning but he was pretty patient.
Ready to open presents. He had to wait a bit because I had some meetings in the morning but he was pretty patient.

He was super excited about all his presents this year. You can hear him gasp a bit in the video above and then his voice gets really high as he’s so excited. He did that for pretty much every present he opened, which made it fun for us.

Posing with his new toys.
Posing with his new toys.
Trying out his new tricycle
Trying out his new tricycle
Opening more presents at his family party
Opening more presents at his family party
Kryssi made him a Baymax cake
Kryssi made him a Baymax cake

 

It was kind of windy outside so I ended up relighting these candles a few times during the song.
It was kind of windy outside so I ended up relighting these candles a few times during the song.

Memorial Day & Mesa Falls

We went to Mesa Falls for part of Memorial Day this year. The weather was hit or miss while we were there, so we ended up not going to the upper falls, just the lower, as it started to rain. The kids had a good time though and we love being outdoors.

We love going to see all the flags in the Field of Honor
We love going to see all the flags in the Field of Honor
If you look closely, can see a couple old airplanes in the background that flew over us a few times
If you look closely, can see a couple old airplanes in the background that flew over us a few times
Feeding the fish
Feeding the fish
Classic picture on the rock right outside the tunnel under the road
Classic picture on the rock right outside the tunnel under the road
Pretty view
Pretty view
Climbing on some rocks
Climbing on some rocks
William is showing his Curious George fruit snack here. He didn't want to eat them because they looked like George
William is showing his Curious George fruit snack here. He didn’t want to eat them because they looked like George
Checking out the falls
Checking out the falls

Glitter Pit

One day we made our way to what’s called the Glitter Pit. It took us a bit to get there, we ended up at a closed road at one point, then down a long stretch of a dirt/rock road that I thought might cause some flat tires, but eventually we made it.

It used to be a mineral mine but now it’s just some piles of rocks and an open shaft you can go in and mine your own gypsum. The kids loved it and I think they each ended up with multiple bags of gypsum to take home.

Walking up to the pit
Walking up to the pit

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By the main wall of gypsum
By the main wall of gypsum
Using a screw driver to try and get some gypsum. Most people bring hammers and chisels but this is all we had.
Using a screw driver to try and get some gypsum. Most people bring hammers and chisels but this is all we had.

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We had to cross into Arizona to get there, so that was pretty cool
We had to cross into Arizona to get there, so that was pretty cool