Reunion

My family had a reunion in August.  We went to Lagoon.  Our kids had a great time and can't wait to go back. 

 The little girl cousins stayed together for a while on the little kid rides.

 Kate is the one under the waterfall.  She loved it.

 The fabulous bumper cars.  Kate and Lily both surprised us with their bravery on roller coasters.  Our family favorite was Bombora.

Kian rode the carousel and the Ferris Wheel.  Maybe next time he can ride the rides.

 Most of us hiked Ensign Peak.

 Lots of cousins.

That's Grandma waving at everyone on Ensign Peak from her apartment.

Camping fun

 We got to meet Olivia.  She is Chris's niece's baby.  Another cousin!  Yay!

 We went on a campout with Chris's side of the family. 

 Lots of fun.

 Lots of cousins.

 Lots of dirt.

 Lots and lots of dirt.

Fun camping!

End of Summer

I thought I'd better get one last post in about summer before school starts next week.  We have a shocking lack of pictures for July and August, but we've been busy and having fun.

These pictures were all taken at the National Ability Center where Kian has been going for hippotherapy.  I think we are done there for now, but hopefully we can find something closer to home and more convenient and just as beneficial.  Hopefully.

In other news, in the past month or two, Chris and I went on trek with our stake and had a great time.  The kids stayed with their cousins and had an even better time, I think.  We went to a nephew's wedding in Twin Falls, and went camping for the Parkinson family reunion and attended the Olsen family reunion here in Salt Lake.  Maybe there might be pictures of those.  Maybe.  We shall see.

Lily will be starting first grade on Monday.  She will be in a Spanish immersion class, and we are both excited for that.

Hippotherapy

Kian has started hippotherpy.  Which has nothing to do with hippos.  It is therapy on horseback.  We go to the National Ability Center near Park City every Saturday.

June

 So Chris's computer (where he processes all his digital photos) went haywire, so we've spent some time getting back up to speed.  We didn't have to spend any money to do it, thank goodness, but it has taken us some time.  So now that we are back as good as new, here are some new-ish photos.

We got our new playset put together the last few weeks in May, and it's a big hit.

 Kian turned 2!!!  He can answer the questions "What's your name?" and "How old are you?"

 We went to the Book of Mormon exhibit at the church history museum with some cousins.  The kids had a great time.

 Kian spent 1/2 hour or more at this little garden display where you put the vegetables into the right shape.  He loved it!

 We went to the NICU reunion at Murray park.  Kian loooooved checking out the ambulance.  He cried every time we took him out, or if we walked by it and didn't let him get in.

 The girls had fun too.  Kate is licking the cotton candy stick.

 This is our latest and greatest family picture.  Thats about as good as it gets anymore.

 We went to the school to fly a kite that Lily got from her aunt.  It flew so well!  We were all surprised and had a great time.

 We went to the Arts Fest downtown.  They have a great kids area.  So while Kate and Lily got to do this...

 and this...

 Kian got to do this...

and this.

We did let him out to play a bit in the toddler area.  But this was after his first day of horse therapy, and he was tuckered.

And these are Kian's newest therapy tools.  He has soft braces on his legs to help stretch his muscles, and the v-chair helps him not tip over while he is absorbed in his apps.