Batting Cages

We went here for Tim's big 31 Birthday last month! I'd never been to batting cages before and thought I'd surprise Tim with something we'd never done. It was a success. Even little Ty stayed entertained with all the balls and "hats!"

Eclectic Fall

This is a random collection on pictures from the past month or two. The sweater Ty is wearing above is one a wonderful woman I used to work with knitted this by hand for Ty. She also threw me a beautiful baby shower before Ty was born. The sweater is adorable and my friend Karen is amazing!

This kid LOVES his HATS:

 

 

 

 We went to the batting cages for Tim's Birthday. Ty was happy to finally wear a real helmet!

We love having the Denzer's (Sarah is Tim's cousin) live closer. Sarah's sister Chelsea came to visit and made Tim and Sarah this fantastic lemon raspberry cake to celebrate both of their birthday's. The cake was seriously one of the best I've ever tasted and it looked pretty, too.

Tim got some kid-friendly church books for his birthday. Ty likes them:

Not that it gets dark so early, we go to the stores at night to stay sane. Below are some pictures of our adventures.

 

 And lastly, our friends from BYU and Virginia, the Coplen's moved to Colorado and we finally set up a play date. Luke is only a few weeks older than Ty, and they had a blast playing together at the museum. They are about the same size and have similar temperaments and personalities (meaning not too rough with each other), so we are excited to do much more with them!

Happy Halloween!?

 Sorry these pictures are really, really, really late, but better late than lost in Never Neverland! I had high expectations of getting nice Halloween pictures, but this is all we got. Happy Halloween from Peter Pan and Wendy (Ty was also going by Robin Hood).

Mt Rushmore and More

I'm making an early new years resolution to get back on track with blogging. I apologize for the wait, but here are some pictures you've been waiting for! The week after my dad's wedding, Ty's Aunt Aubrey came to visit! They had a lot of fun playing together.

We went out to eat at the Duchanbe Tea House in Boulder. Apparently, Duchanbe is Boulder's sister city, and the tea house was shipped over part by part and put back together. It was delicious!

Ty especially enjoyed looking at the detailed ceilings.

 Then we took off to South Dakota to check out Mt Rushmore. Luckily, the government had just compromised so the park was open.

I was glad to finally see Mount Rushmore

 

We enjoyed the local wildlife.

 And wend on a few beautiful hikes.

We ate at a delicious local burger place.

 

Once we were back home, Tim, Aubrey, and Ty took a trip to the Museum of Nature and Science then visited the Denzer's to see cousins! It was a fun weekend. Aunt Aubrey is welcome back any time.

Dad's Wedding

My dad got married to this pretty lady, Sheila, on October 12th in Alpine, Utah. It was a beautiful day and a beautiful wedding.

Grandma Dot:

My cousin Todd kept the kids busy with magic tricks.

Cutest group of cousins ever!

This picture is my favorite! Ty LOVES his cousins.

I asked Kristen to snap a few family pictures or our family. I'm lucky to have a photographer in the family!

We finished with wedding stuff around noon, so we spend the afternoon at the Red Barn in Santaquin. This (below) is not it exactly, but it definitely looks like that. We took a hayride to the pumpkin patch and played and played!

The cousins were so happy to be together this weekend. Look how Makayla and Kate are holding hands on the slide below!

Hailey had no fear on the slide. She went down several times!

Henry enjoyed it as well.

Ty might just be in heaven.

The guys:

Look at this "engagement" photo of cousins Hailey and Henry. These two are only 2 days apart!

I have to thank Kristen for taking most of the pictures. I knew she was taking them, so I didn't worry about taking many myself. It was fun to see everyone!

 After hanging out with the Lotz family (and getting BYU creamery ice cream), we drove up to Tim's grandparents' house in Sandy because Tim's brother Scott and family were visiting. Ty got to see cousins Matthew and Mackenzie.

I tried to take several pictures of them, but they wouldn't stop moving!
 Ty enjoyed golfing in Grandma and Grandpa's backyard.