Thank You Dad!!

I just wanted to say thanks to my sweet parents who take such good care of me. Wed night I was tired after work and had no desire to cook dinner for my family, so instead of making them go hungry my dad took us all out to the Training Table for dinner. It is amazing how much they do for me with all the babysitting, dinners, and help fixing things in our new house. I really appreciate it!!

Monica's Birthday

So in true Monica fashion this was the first of two birthday celebrations. Karyn put together a birthday BBQ in their backyard. It was beautiful weather with lots of good food. Kyler had fun riding in the wagon with the dog and being in charge pulling the wagon himself.

I enjoyed my annual lemon meringue pie as a birthday cake substitute.

Shakespeare Festival

This is one of our few traditions. Every summer since I was 14 or so I've gone to the Shakespeare Festival in Cedar City with my parents. When Blake came into the picture we started dragging him along. I'm not sure what he thought the first few years but I think he really enjoys it now. Our yearly attempt at culture has gotten harder the last few years with Kyler but I'm glad we've still been able to go. We're lucky to have my parents there to help us entertain him. I know Blake would really miss the delicious raspberry and cream cheese tarts. I think really he looks forward to those more than the plays.

Salt Lake Bee's Game

We wanted to take Kyler to a Bee's Game all summer and we finally made it the last week of the season. We started early taking Kyler to Spring Training the past two years so he loves to watch baseball. All other sports are called baseball. He dad is so proud of this.

The only bad part of the game is when the mascot made his way to our area of the stadium. Here is the cute and cuddly bee...

...And this is Kyler freaking out every time he looked up and saw him. Luckily we were about the eighth inning by then so he didn't suffer for too long.

Blake's Birthday

So back at the beginning of Aug. Blake had his 31st Birthday. I've just been a little slow about posting things lately. We met up with him at the Gateway after work and took Kyler for several rides (in a circle) on the Trax choo-choo train. He thought it was the coolest.

When everyone else arrived we sat down for dinner at the delicious California Pizza Kitchen. It was Kyler's first date with Kaiya. They shared some bread and I'm sure had a delightful conversation.

Blake enjoying some birthday cake back at the house.