Braden turns 9

Braden's been pretty excited for his birthday. We started off the day with waffles piled high with whipped cream. He got to pick a few friends to take to the pool. They had fun swimming and going down slides together. He wanted onion bombs and a Harry Potter cake (I did my best haha). 

We went on a birthday date to Jimmy Johns. He got a robe, a water bottle, Calvin & Hobbs and a fishing pole for his birthday. Braden loves video games and reading. He was the first to reach our summer reading goal, he's already read 3,000 pages! He loves to get together with friends and trade Pokemon cards. He loves staying up late and snuggling. He is a good helper, especially when it comes to playing with Henry! We love Braden! 

 

Visiting Cedar and Fish Lake

The kids and I loaded up traveled down to Cedar to spend a few days with Grandma Suzy. 

We played at our favorite canyon park and had fun splashing in the water. We had snow cones and sherbet cones and enjoyed spending time with family. Mom and Livy and I had a fun night out seeing the Elvis movie.

From Cedar we drove up to Fish Lake and Paul met us there. Dad found a beautiful campsite with a great view. We had fun fishing on his boat and caught a few yummy Macinaw trout. It was fun to have Livy, JP, and Pierre there. JP inspired the boys to eat a fish eye, they are so proud of themselves! The trip was a little challenging due to the rain and the lack of sleep, but the kids had fun and we were all tired on the the way home.