8/29/14 9:39 PM

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Cherry Hill with the Family

Beej & Chris

Since we bought our Cherry Hill Season pass early on last year, we got a discount as well as one free all day splash pass. We used the all day splash pass on one of the last days of the season so all of us could as a family. The kids were excited that daddy was coming, so they could do the tube slide. I don't dare take them there on my own. We went down once all together with me holding on to Kaylee's tube and BJ holding on to Connor and his tube ;) I was impressed that Connor did so well. It can be pretty scary, but he didn't show any fear. However when BJ was taking Kaylee for the second time, he wasn't so sure he wanted to go again. But of course the moment he saw BJ and Kaylee carrying their tubes to the slide he started crying saying he wanted to go. Luckily, I convinced him to go get our squirt guns and squirt them while they go down the slide.





Kaylee and dad went over and over again, while Connor and I squirted them (or attempted to) over and over again. We then spent some time at the kids FAVORITE slide "Dragon Slide" where dad took them over and over again. Generally I take Connor on the slide with me while the lifeguard helps kaylee get on all by herself and I help catch her at the end, though I don't do much catching she pretty much knows what she is doing. I went down a few times, but since BJ was there he took my place and went down the slide with Connor while I stayed at the bottom and watched them. They even got to a point this time where BJ would help Kaylee and Connor on the mat so they could go down the slide together, I would then catch them and BJ would come down by himself. I can't believe how big my kids are. We go with a lot of different people in our ward to Cherry Hill and none of their kids like the Dragon Slide (too scary), so whenever we go it is usually just the kids and I. But we have a good time nonetheless.
Can't wait till next year!

8/28/14 9:38 PM

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Ute Game

Beej & Chris

Our amazing neighbors/friends the McGavins gave us their tickets for the Ute Game since they couldn't go. We of course were so excited for the opportunity to go. Special thanks to Papa Bruce, Grandma Sherry, and Uncle Spencer for watching the kids while we went.

We had a great time, and of course the Utes won ;)

8/25/14 1:59 PM

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20 weeks

Beej & Chris

20 weeks
I can't believe I am half way through this pregnancy at some moments, and then in others I think how slowly this pregnancy has gone so far. I am feeling a lot better. I went through a spout of low iron which made me really winded whenever I walked up the stairs, and just overall made my body exhausted. I have been trying to stay on top of taking my iron which definitely helps.

I am feeling the baby move a lot. We have attempted to let the kids and BJ feel the baby kick, but the kicks aren't quite strong enough for them to feel yet....but it will be soon enough I'm sure.

I notice if I forget to take my prenatal vitamins then I have a lot more cravings, my body just tells me what it needs I guess ;)

We took the kids with us to our BIG Ultrasound, here are a few pictures....


The baby moved like crazy and let the technician get all she needed for the ultrasound. She would tell us when to look away so we didn't spoil our surprise of not finding out the gender. A lot of people ask us why we aren't finding out, and the reason is simple. We tried and tried for this healthy pregnancy, and the gender doesn't matter at all to us. I am just so so so grateful to have a healthy pregnancy that has made it this far, that if it is a girl or boy is so unimportant. It does help that we have one of each so I don't worry about having to get things ready because we already have what we need. 

This pregnancy has been so much fun with the kids at the ages they are at. Connor has even come and patted my belly telling the baby hi. They just love their sibling already. We can't wait to find out the gender along with everyone else in January.

8/23/14 9:36 PM

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Kids Soccer

Beej & Chris

I  (BJ) was tired of sending Kaylee to dance every Monday and then only seeing her dance every 6 months at a recital that always seems to be an hour too long.  I convinced Christie and Kaylee to try out soccer this year.  

We signed up both Kaylee and Connor with the local rec center and since they're so close in age, it turns out that they would be on the same team.  We were worried that Connor would be smaller than all the players, but that's not really the case.  Most of the kids are his size with a few that are Kaylee's size.

The uniforms were huge (I actually use the socks that they gave to the kids because they were so big,) but it is fairly cute.  Here are some pictures of Kaylee doing a few poses in her uniform.


This is her awesome game face - watch out!

Trying out some shin guards... not that anyone really kicks that hard, but safety first.



This is before the first game, both kids were super excited.



The coach is trying to keep everyone involved.

Connor likes to stand in the goal since he can't keep up with the people who usually have the ball.  He makes Christie or I stand back there with him, but he's saved a few goals standing back there.  No hands are allowed at this point, but he likes standing back there anyway.



Here's a picture of what usually happens.  The kids all try and get the ball.  We're trying to teach them to share, but it's kind of a fastest kid wins.  Fortunately for Kaylee (and us ;)) she's one of the fastest along with the boy next to her (Alex.)

Connor usually ends up pretty sad since he can't keep the ball away from the other kids.


Kaylee has a soft heart and tries to make everyone, including her brother, happy.  She held one boys hand for a whole half of one of the games.

The coach is really cool and really tries to get everyone involved.










Team pictures.  I think there are 8 total players, and each team can play 6 at a time.  In reality only about 3 to 4 on each team are too involved.  Kaylee is one of those and I love seeing her out there running and scoring goals.  I hope she continues with soccer, but if she doesn't then at least she gave it a shot.  It's been good for Connor as well and hopefully he can get a littler bigger and a lot faster!



8/19/14 9:13 PM

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Ogden Temple Open House

Beej & Chris

Ever since Kaylee and Connor saw me go into the temple and Connor started calling it "Mommies temple", we knew the next Temple Open House we needed to get our kids inside to look around. The kids couldn't believe that THEY got to go inside even though they didn't have a special "ticket" (aka temple recommend). 

The kids were both so excited to go. We left right when BJ got home from work and gave both kids cheese tortillas to eat on the way. Kaylee was complaining that the sun was in her eyes. Before we knew it she was sound asleep with a cheese tortilla covering her eyes and face. It was hilarious. We took a video of her waking up which was also really funny :D


A few sibling shots

Gotta love having a big sister

During the temple walk through we got to talk to the kids a lot about the temple. They thought it was really pretty inside and overall it was a great family night together.

8/17/14 8:08 PM

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Bear Lake Price Family Reunion

BJ


We had our annual Bear Lake Reunion in August this year compared with the usual July timing.  We are able to use a cabin right on the waterfront and the weekend that it was available changed this year.  Being so close to school, it didn't work out well for some people, but we made sure to work things out to be able to go.

We took my parents tent trailer and headed up Thursday after I worked half a day from home.  The tent trailer is super nice to have and we set up a couple of fans and took the laptop for the kids to watch a show on as well.

I guess Kaylee found something interesting (keep your curtains closed with this girl around!)

The water was amazing!  It was as warm or warmer than I remember.  The weather was awesome too.  One of the family members brought a blowup trampoline.  This wasn't that fun to setup, but the kids enjoyed it.  I was too heavy to use it.  :)

I loved the paddle boards and kids kayaks (as did the kids.)  They were perfect to head out on the water and have some fun with.

Connor would have loved to be in the boat all day.  We forgot his water shoes so he wasn't loving walking in the lake, but he'd stay out forever on the kayak.  He would use the paddle and act like he was actually paddling which was awesome.  He really thought he was moving the boat, and really he had good form.



Mom got some selfie action with the kids!  (Really she took all the pictures because she's awesome!)

Of course no one goes to bed on time so Kaylee and Brooklyn were exhausted Friday night!



Christie even got a selfie with her Grandma.  I think Grandma was a bit confused what was going on, but it was great to have them there.  She is just 1 of the 2 alive siblings in the Price family and we're really glad she's still around!  She's an awesome grandma/great-grandma.