Ammon and I were able to go on a little trip without our kids. We had been wanting to do something like this for forever and decided it'd be perfect to go visit his brother in Utah and party it up at Lagoon! My parents and sister were so generous to watch our kids for us. We had a BLAST. It was awesome just to drive in the car and have actual conversations and not have kids screaming in the back seat. We explored Salt Lake a little the first day then hit up Lagoon the second day. We had so much fun riding all the roller coasters at Lagoon. My favorite ride (The Samurai) was closed that day and I wept a little. But our favorite ride of the day was definitely the Cannibal. The weather was perfect that day and we didn't get motion sick at all. It was so fun! We got to visit and play games with Ammon's family while we were down there and that's always a good time.
While we were away, a bunch of family ended up coming to Boise. So our girls had plenty of kids to play with! It's so crazy when you grow up and have kids and your cousins also grow up and have kids and then your kids play with each other just like you did once upon a time. 
Raelan graduated from her first year of preschool. It was a fun little event and they did a spotlight on each kid. For Raelan's spotlight, her teacher said "Raelan is the smarty pants of our group...." and I am so proud. She really is such a smart girl.
Sleepy baby. Nothing cuter.
Have I mentioned how much I LOVE having a backyard? Sigh...so magical. The girls spend so much time playing outside.
On Memorial Day weekend we did some pretend camping in our backyard. We opted not to sleep outside though. We made a little fire in a Terra cotta pot and roasted marshmallows.
The girls loved playing in the tent.
Sleeping bag!
We also visited Eagle Island on Memorial Day. We made it there early and avoided the crowds for the most part. The weather was fantastic and the girls (and daddy) played nonstop in the sand and water. So much fun!
We had a big wind storm blow through that knocked a big tree branch out of our tree and took out our power. The girls had been outside playing when the storm rolled in. All I heard was their screaming and crying and I ran out to find the wind going crazy. Poor Brynlee was a little traumatized.
CUTIE
I really like towly baby pics. She's getting TOO BIG.
Water day! Raelan discovered that if you throw wet sponges at the sliding glass door, they stick! (I decided that's more fun than having clean windows.) They've played lots outside with the water guns and sponges and kiddie pool.
Thankful for great neighbors/friends and strawberries on sunny days. They have so much fun together!
We're looking forward to more adventures this summer, like our first ever real family camping trip. And other such things. Our Summer Bucket List looks like this:
-Hiking at Camel's Back
-Emmett Cherry Festival
-Celebration Park
-Nampa Greenbelt
-Bruneau Sand Dunes
-Go Camping
-Jump Time
-Host a BBQ in our backyard
We kept it realistic and fairly simple. And we know it still might not be completed. But it's fun to have some ideas :)
I've also been reading a lot since school got out. I always forget how much fun it is to read. I'm planning on utilizing the library lots this summer. Raelan likes to get books too. Brynlee likes to rip them. ;)
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