After a week apart we were MORE than ready to see daddy. It was a very happy reunion when we met up in at my parent's 2nd home in Hurricane for the 4th of July weekend.
The first day we headed to a local family fun center where we played all morning. Our kids had never done anything like this so it was very exciting. Bumper boats, mini golf, go-carts, arcade and kiddie carts.
Natalie had a hard time steering her car so David had to help. Cyrena went around and around independently.
You can tell by her face that she loved doing this with her dad.
We went to see The Little Mermaid at the Tuacahn theater. Cyrena loves going to plays so this was fun for her. It's a large outdoor amphitheater and it doesn't start until dusk--8:45! We didn't make it home until midnight.
My parents home is close to "Grandpa's Fishing Hole" We didn't catch anything. But we sure had fun. I don't remember the last time I've gone fishing. David and I had a lot of laughs at my casting abilities. I finally got it though. Cyrena got really good at it also. There were some older men and women there who shared some live bait with us and also let Cyrena reel in one of the fish they caught.
Grandpa has an ipod touch--fancy! :) We don't have anything like that so Cyrena was a bit obsessed. Grandpa and Cyrena worked together to pass several levels of Angry Birds.
The girls lived in this pool in the yard
Check out those thighs!
On the 4th we rented a wave runner and headed to one of the reservoirs that's about 5 minutes from my parents house. I hadn't been on one in years and it was SO fun. Everyone had a great time. It was nice and calm and not too crowded. The girls loved every minute of it and they each got several rides. At the end I took both of them with me and we had some crazy girl time with lots of screaming!!
Building sand castles with plastic cups and spoons...that's how we roll.
Grandma was nice enough to hold and shade Anna so I could have fun
Take a bite, you know you want to
That night we BBQ'd and had a small fireworks show (the $10 pack from Wal-mart)
Natalie got burned by the sparklers-ouch. She also discovered these light-up singing Belle shoes at grandma's and she was done for. She rarely took them off.
One of the teeny-tiny fireworks in the pack
The girl loves to light the fireworks, she did a great job!
We came home exhausted and penniless but we are so grateful for the awesome memories we made! Thanks to my parents for their generosity and for all the good times with family!
My dad also took some great pictures. He'll be sending me a cd soon so I'll post some more.
7 comments:
So, SO cute! LOL about the Angry Birds game. Shae plays that with her dad. :-)
what an awesome trip! Sean went to see the LIttle Mermaid show as well--it's about 15 minutes from my parents' home. Your vacay sounds awesome!
Adorable pictures Jenna! They are beautiful girls, and the hubby isn't too bad either :) Glad you had fun, any even though you are now penniless, the memories will last forever.
-Richard
I looked at these while I was up at the cabin, but forgot to comment. Where is a family fun center around here? That looks like fun !
My mom has been begging us all to go see The Little Mermaid or Grease down in St. George. How was it? Trafalga is often one our Utah stops, but it can cost an arm and a leg without discounts. Looks like you had a good time. Was it just you guys down there with your parents?
You guys know how to have a good time! It makes me so happy to see how good you are at enjoying life. What a gorgeous family.
Ok so am I just needing to catch up on your blog or what!!! Summer is over so now I can have a little more ME time.
Looks like you guys had so much fun! Glad to see you went to Fiesta Fun!
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