Datwyler Reunion at Bear Lake

Denzel Datwyler Reunion this year was at Bear Lake at the Idaho State Park. Not as much shade, and because the water was high there wasn't as much beach as normal - but we all still had a great time. I rode up with my mom and we were the first ones there. We spent the afternoon on the beach by ourselves. The boys had fun on the inflatable rafts. The next two days were full of water and sand and sun. Christopher was great! He napped, ate, and slept through the night so well. Damon and Tyler were good too, they loved following my cousins Andrew, Spencer, and Tyson around. Andrew had brought some baby turtles and those were a big hit too. Of course there was lots of good food and good company. Another great reunion. Thanks to my mom and dad for helping me with three boys camping - I couldn't have done it on my own.



The boys slept in late, too bad Christopher still woke up early - oh well.
At least he was happy - he sat on my lap while I read my book (First Rider's Call) until the boys woke up.
For some reason Tyler liked dumping rocks on his head - he said he was making dust.


One of the many places Christopher napped.
Dad brought up his canoe, all the kids had fun taking turns in it.

Everyone Loves Grandma and Grandpa's

Doug left me at my parent's house for the week while he had to go back to work - sorry Doug. The boys had a great time with Grandma in the mornings while she let me go shopping and get lots of things done in town. Thanks mom!! Fun things at grandma's: Toys, Ice Cream, Neighborhood Playgrounds, Candy Land, Treats on the rock wall, and much more.





We also had a picnic at Willow Park with my sister-in-law Tannie and her cute kids. Damon and Tyler like seeing the animals and feeding the ducks/fish.

After the park we went to Doug's sister Wendy's and the boys loved playing there. Their son Ethan has some great toys (transformers) that they had a lot of fun with. Wendy was nice and watched the boys while I went and got some highlights in my hair from Brenda. Then back to Smithfield to get ready for our next adventure. Whew!

Mission Farewell

Doug's parents had their mission farewell on July 11th. They are going to the South Africa on an Employment Service Mission. We are grateful for their example but we will miss them.

Shopping

Saturday Afternoon we went to the University mall. Doug found some new Sunday Shoes since his mission ones were pretty much done. The boys did very well and especially liked this play area. We stayed and played while dad tried on shoes.



The boys had never been on an Escalator before and were excited to go on one especially since reading about one from the book "Corduroy." Anyway, Damon was a little nervous about the moving stairs, but I thought it was very entertaining.


After shopping at the mall we went to Toys R Us. The boys had never been before and oh boy could we have spent all day there. They had a lot of fun looking around and we let them get two new little transformers: Megatron and Ratchet. We also got a new Car Seat for Christopher since he had out grown his infant one.

Next I went to decorate a wedding cake for my cousin Lindsey Flake. It was pretty simple so it only took me about 45 minutes, thanks to Shelly for having the frosting and everything ready. Congratulations Carlton and Lindsey.

We didn't stay for the real reception/open house since we had had a full day. The boys fell asleep again and transferred pretty well at my parent's house in Smithfield.

SLC Aquarium

Saturday July 10 we spent the day in SLC and Orem. First we went to the aquarium with Doug's brother Eric and his family. The boys had fun looking at all the different sea creatures. Some of our favorites were: Stingrays, Seahorses, Sharks, and Turtles.




My little Penguins.

Petersen Reunion 2010 Seven Peaks

This year for Doug's Family Reunion we went to Seven Peaks Resort. Neither Doug nor I had been there before and I think we will have to go again when our kids can enjoy it a bit more. We didn't go down any slides :( We tried to swap kids or something, but it was just too hard with Chris's schedule and keeping Damon and Tyler happy. They did have a fun time just playing in the little kid section or floating down the lazy river. We left just in time to miss the afternoon summer rain storm (hard rain, but it didn't last very long). Our boys were asleep within minutes of leaving.




We spent the night at Eric and Dori's in SLC and enjoyed spending some time with them.

Christopher Update

Christopher is 6 months old - wow! We're not going to the Dr for his checkup for two more weeks though, so we'll have to wait on his measurements. But he is growing and getting more and more fun. He squeals really loud and makes fake laughs. He can grab his toes and chews on his hands all the time. No teeth yet, but I wonder if they are getting close. He rolls right over from his tummy to his back, but only one way. He is a very happy baby - we love you Chris.


He started eating cereal about 2 weeks ago, he's done really well. I've given him some yellow veggies now too.

Fourth of July

The boys have had fun throwing snaps and lighting sparklers for the past two nights. It was a little chilly last night after having some rain during the day. We went to the parade Monday morning and we were lucky to have Doug with us. He was on call, but didn't get called in until the afternoon. I made Schish-ka-bobs for dinner, that was something new. They turned out pretty good. Happy Fourth of July!


Damon didn't like the loud Fire Trucks at the beginning, but liked the candy later on.

Summer Fun

We've been trying to take advantage of the nice weather and do some fun summer things. We've been going to the park almost everyday, and we go to the elementary school when we can for their summer lunch program. Tyler loves the chocolate milk! Here are some of the other things we've done that I happened to take pictures of:

Last Sunday we went for a walk and Damon wasn't looking where he was going. . . ouch!

The boys could throw water balloons all day, they just throw them on the ground, but they love to see them splat.
We attempted to fly kites in our backyard, we really needed to go to a park, but I didn't feel like loading everyone up.
Our Marbleworks came in handy on a stormy afternoon, it kept them entertained for quite awhile.
We're loving summer and looking forward to more trips to see family.