Happy Birthday, Grandpa Bear!

The Canyon With the Christensens

The Christensens came into town for several weeks. We made an impromptu trip up the canyon. We kept it simple: roasted hot dogs and smores. However, we did use Reece's Cups instead of Hershey bars. The kids had so much fun just throwing rocks in the river and it was fun to catch up with our friends.

Blake spent 99% of the time throwing rocks in the river. I almost forgot that he was there. Okay, just kidding, we were constantly checking on him to make sure he hadn't made his way into the river. He would look for the largest rock he could heft and then throw it as far into the river as he could. He loves AF canyon must like his daddy.Sara saw the camera and just had to pose for a picture.

Sara and Ellie Bonelli

throwing more rocks

Bryan, Cody and Sarah

They just kept giving Blakey more and more candy.

Like father like son.

Our Superman

Here is Blake at his absolute happiest. He loves the cabin and he loves chips. After he sat down on this log in the kitchen he looked at Bryan and said, "Come sit with me, Dad. I have chips."

These are the monsters that were in our car on the ride home.

WWF Night

Daddy's Machine

Look at those huge muscles! He is such a strong guy. Bryan was working in the yard and when he turned around Blake had climbed up onto the excavator. This kid is fearless.

Dinosaur Museum

While Aunt Lissa and Dallin were visiting, Grandma took us to the Dinosaur Museum. There was so much to look at. These little ones were very interested, but had short attention spans. Sara was absolutely terrified and wouldn't leave Grandma Bear's side. This is very atypical behavior as she is usually quite brave. When I asked what she was afraid of she said, "I don't want the dinosaurs to come and eat me."
We had a talk about the extinction of dinosaurs and how all we have left of them is their bones. She calmed down a bit after that. Unfortunately we were already 2/3 of the way through the museum.
Blake just loved every minute. He loved the little cave, the star tunnel, the various dinosaur skeletons, the toy dinosaur and puzzle area, the sand table, the sounds, the water running throughout the exhibit, etc. He is such a boy. When he saw the toy dinosaurs on the rug, he immediately sat down and had two dinosaurs roaring at and fighting each other.

Horsie Rides

Sara the horse as she neighs.

Sara decided that she was big enough to give Blake a horsie ride. They were hillarious. She took him around the living room at least two times