Vacay! Day 3

Blogging in the summer is so CRAZY!! We just do too many fun things and I can't keep up! No complaints, though! That's a great problem to have!

This has nothing to do with the rest of the post, but I had to just stick it in somewhere! Lately Taysum and Bailey do a really cute little thing! Bailey will say something like, "I love popcorn!" Taysum will say, "Me, too!" Then Bailey will say, "Me three!" Then they'll give each other a high 5 and say, "Splibidy!!" (It's from the movie of Max Lucado's 'If I Only Had a Green Nose.') It's so cute!! Another fun thing is Taysum takes a toy Millennium Falcon from McDonald's and flies it around as he sings the theme from Star Trek Generations!! He even says, "Captain's log, stardate....." Too funny!

So, Day 3 we were up bright and early to meet with some friends at McDonald's for breakfast. We met the Delgados in college in Laramie and have been friends for about 12 years now! They have been living in Lehi for a while now and we've seen them a few times. Nic just got a job in Nebraska and they'll be moving as soon as they sell their house. So, we thought we better take the opportunity to meet up with them and say good bye for now. This McDonald's had a great play place! It was all about music which was perfect for our kids! The toys all played music and were over sized so you could walk on them; it was great!

"All 9 Delgados"

Nic, Cortney, Daniel, Cael, Abigail, Nathan, Joshua, Zach and Gabe

Then we got to go meet the newest member of the Cutler Clan. Elizabeth Elaine Cutler made her way into the world early Saturday morning and she was more than worth the wait!! Here is a picture of Lucy and Hayden. They are only a month apart, but she makes Hayden look SO big!!

Uncle Ken meets little Lizzy

This was Ken's reaction to hearing a little more about the birth story!

Uncle Ken and "Wheaty"

In Ken's family there are 5 boys and 1 girl. There are 13 grandsons and (now) 6 grand daughters. No family had more than one girl until now!

After lunch, a nap for Bailey and a couple quick shopping trips, we went to Thanksgiving Point. They have acres and acres of gardens and one of them is just for kids. It has this wonderful Noah's Ark wading area,

(Bailey getting brave)

Fountains that squirt up from the sidewalk,

(Taysum and Garrett)

Lots of shade for the grown-ups,

Statues all over the garden of animals, including this giant centipede to climb on,

A pond and stream for launching wooden boats,

A trail with animal tracks that leads to a bear cave,

With a bear in the cave!!

(Kymball, Adelaide, Bailey and Taysum)

And a lot more fun things! Next time, we're excited to go through the mazes!

Hayden and Cooper

The day wasn't over yet!! That night, we took a ride in Uncle Mark's buggy to the ward Rodeo Night! It was such a great activity!! We had a delicious Bar-B-Q and then all sorts of fun rodeo events!

Sami and Bailey LOVED these little rocking horses.

The kids really enjoyed the snow cones, too!

Taste for taste!!

Let the Games Begin!

There was stick horse barrel racing,

Cow Pie Tossing,

Taysum's version of a Three-Legged Race,

Steer Roping,

Spectators

My Handsome Cowboy

and Horse Rides

(Bailey is a pro! They were worried she would be scared, but she knew what she was doing!)

We headed back home after a long, but WAY fun day! What better way to end the day than with some tire swinging!?

Taysum and Ryan

They say Sunday is a day of rest and we did get a little; but as you'll see next, it was another wonderful day full of babies, family, friends and food!