July 2008

July is a great time to take a drive and have a picnic up in the Uintas. That is exactly what Ryan did with Megan and Caleb one Saturday when Collin and I were at Cub Scout Day Camp. Since I forgot the camera, we don't have any pics from Day Camp. But Ryan took lots of beautiful pictures of the Uinta Mountains - namely Bald Mountain. He was also trying to find a good camp ground for us to camp at some time this summer. We hope to make it back up there soon. Collin and I had a fun time at Camp Jeremiah Johnson for Day Camp - making a boat for a raingutter regatta, making foam noodle swords for a den sword fight, learning how to shoot a bb gun, bow and arrow, and sling shot, and other fun activities.

4th of July Fun

What could be more fun than playing with cousins, splashing around in the water, putting on a play, eating watermelon, BBQ hotdogs and chicken, playing Settlers of Catan, watching the fireworks and staying up late on the 4th of July. Well, we did it all. We had the Moore family come over and we had loads of fun. After watching our little ground fireworks show, the Lehi City's firework show just happens to be right by our neighborhood and we always get the best view from our driveway. It made for a fun day and night. Collin was able to light his first firework - a tank. Cousin Garrett (15) and Uncle Kyle were the ones to light most of our fireworks. This has been a fun tradition for years.

2008 Trip to California - San Diego

We went to San Diego for the last few days of our trip. The Fife family reunion (Heather's Dad's Family) took place at Mission Bay and we stayed in a hotel right on the bay. It was fun to play in the sand, swim, take a boat cruise around the bay and hang out with the family. We also went to visit Cabrillo National Monument - a really old lighthouse that is just South of Mission Bay.

2008 Trip to California - Disneyland

We had so much fun at Disneyland and California Adventure. It was an exhausting two days and our legs and feet hurt at the end. But we sure enjoyed it. We used ridemax and fast passes to help us plan our day and stand in lines as little as possible. We each had some favorite rides or activities - Caleb enjoyed Dumbo and Tea Cups, Collin loved Star Tours and got to be a Jedi Trainee and fight Darth Maul, Megan enjoyed Splash Mountain and got to meet some of the princesses including Aurora, Jazmine and Snow White. As for Ryan and I, we enjoyed most of the rides we remembered years ago - Pirates of the Carribean, Haunted Mansion, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and the Matterhorn. Some of the new ones we liked were Splash Mountain and Indiana Jones. We both liked the Tower of Terror at California Adventure. Ryan and my Dad enjoyed the big rollercoaster at California Adventure as well.

Grandma and Grandpa Fife came with us for the two days. It was wonderful to have them with us. They will get to go back to Disneyland throughout the year as they purchased yearly passes. We hope to come back in a few years.

2008 Trip to California - Goofy's Kitchen

Monday evening we went to stay at our hotel near Disneyland in anticipation for our big adventure on Tuesday and Wednesday. Our kids had never been to Disneyland before and Ryan and I were so excited to take them. We figured that we would check out Downtown Disney and go to dinner at the Disneyland Hotel - at Goofy's Kitchen. The kids were so excited to meet Goofy, Pluto, Dale, Cruella DeVil, and Minnie Mouse.

2008 Trip to California - Seal Beach

Monday, June 23rd, we headed north to visit Great Grandma Moore in Westminster. We went with Grandma and Uncle Derik to the Fish Company for a yummy bowl of soup and shrimp for lunch. After our lunch we drove to Seal Beach where the kids had their chance to swim in the ocean. Thank goodness for Dad who helped them stand up when the undercurrent wanted to carry them away.

2008 Trip to California - La Jolla

We just took a trip to Southern California and enjoyed many fun things together - the beach, sand crabs, swimming, sand castles, a boat ride, eating out, visiting family, fun music, finding all but 4 state's license plates, and most of all DISNEYLAND. Here are a few pictures of our visit to La Jolla beach on Saturday, June 21st. We discovered many sand crabs among these tide pools. The weather when we got to California was very warm. We were staying with my Dad and Lily in San Marcos and the temperatures were above 100 degrees. We found it much more bearable at the beach.