Penny Carnival

On Friday night we took Bridger and Avery to a local penny carnival. Having never been to it before, we didn't know what to expect. Avery had a lot of fun playing the cute little games and then climbing all over the huge playground. She met up with her cousins, Lincoln and Tyson, and her friends, Hazel and Kaitlyn. Those kids had a blast. And Bridger cried for a bit because he was too little to play the games and then slept ;).

After the carnival we came home and had family movie night. I made peanut butter cookies and we watched Harry Potter. Avery loved it, she was positively glued to the TV the whole time. She now walks around the house saying "wingardium leviosa!"

His Laugh

Bridger's been laughing for a while now, but I finally got it on camera. It's pretty easy to get him going nowadays, that or we're just extremely entertaining people over here.

Park Day

We decided to visit the park this week and invited the cousins to join us. Avery loved running around and playing in the sand. Lincoln and Tyson had a great time too. Bridger was totally chill the whole time. Man, I love that baby boy. 

Here's the little man before we left, all smiles.

Here he is at the park. Ready for the sun.

Storytime at the Farm

There's a fun little farm that stays true to the 1890's. People dress up in period clothing and sell homemade treats, and our favorite thing, they have a fun storytime. So we've been going every Tuesday and inviting our friends to join us. Avery has loved every second of it. She feeds the animals, plays on the swing, and listens to the fun books they read.

Bridger isn't as impressed, but he never cries about it. He usually just hangs out in his stroller and falls asleep. (Good boy Bridger!)

Celebrating the 4th of July

Avery decided to start celebrating the 4th a little early. On the 3rd she tagged along with me to YW and got to swim with the "big kids." She jumped in and swam around for 2 hours straight. By the end of the night she was WIPED OUT and so cold but she still did not want to go home...I practically had to drag her out of the pool with promises for more exciting things the next day.

On the 4th we woke up early in the morning for a ward breakfast. There were yummy pancakes and sausage, a fun bike parade, and a flag raising ceremony celebrating the land we call home.  Avery decorated her bike with red, white, and blue stars and sparkles. And then she biked around the chapel building about 5 times.

We went over to the Bennions to celebrate the 4th with fireworks and sparklers. Avery loved "writing" with the sparklers and had a great time. Bridger just chilled like usual.

We went to lake Minnetonka and swam around some, and when we were done we got to ride the "train" back to the cars.

We explained to Bridger what was in hotdogs...and this is the face he gave us. ;)

On Saturday we had some fun over at Sidse's house. Avery got to splash around in the pool and sprinklers while the adults played games and chatted. Bridger pretty much slept through the whole thing.

Avery's Sports Class

Avery was signed up for combo sports class this summer. She's learning soccer, baseball, tennis, etc., and she's loving it! 

 

Bridger is pretty proud of his big sister.