Brett quote of the day

"Pretty much the bigger your hands get the more stuff you know. If that's not true then your brain is not the size of your two fists!"

I am still laughing!

Brett quote of the day

Brett was reading one of his favorite books, "Diary of a Whimpy Kid: Do it yourself" book. It has all sorts of things to write about and fill in. He was looking at a page with a list of favorites. One of the choices was villian. So, I asked, "Who is your favorite villian?" He said, "The Green Goblet!"

Back to School!

Even if they won't admit it, the kids were glad to be back at school. Brett and Paige really like their teachers and Bryce and Ty are pleased with their classes and teachers. Everyone has a positive attitude to start a new year! Hopefully the great attitudes will still be here when the homework starts coming!

Boys in Braces

Ty got braces this week and is still getting used to them. Bryce's will come off in the next few weeks.

Brett quote of the day

"Mom, you shouldn't be in Young Women any more."
"Why?"
snicker, snicker
"Hmmm, why not?"
snicker, whisper, "Cause, you're old."

Summer Vacation #2: Family and Friends

The main reason we travel to Utah every summer is to spend time with family and friends. This year we got to see Grandma and Grandpa Anderson while they were serving their mission. We had lunch in their tiny apartment and then drove up to Snowbird. We rode the tram up to the top. Then, while Dave and Bryce hiked down the rest of us rode the ski lift down.
Ty and Brittany-the "Grumpy" cousins!

Ethan and Brett are both in need of two front teeth.

Paige, Brett and Alex checking out the dinosaurs.

From water parks to walks around the block we love spending time with family. Of course, with so many family members living so close together it is so hard to spend the time we would like with all of them! We were glad to see so many friends this trip (sorry no pictures)! We had ice cream with Dave's college buddy Burk after a full day at Lagoon. Pam and I had ice cream with Barbara. Michelle and Eli fed us dinner. I had a great visit with Debbie and Danielle. I finally met my new sister-in-law Sarah. It was so great to see everyone!

Summer Vacation #2: Fishing

A long time summer tradition is the "Guy's fishing trip". Bryce joined Dave, Grandpa, Uncle Wayne and Uncle Kelly for the first time last year. Ty went along this year. They usually go to Yellowstone or Colorado. This year was Colorado. It seems like 1/2 of the stuff we pack is camping gear for this trip. Dave caught a huge rainbow trout. He always seems to catch the biggest fish!

Ty reeled in a couple and enjoyed his first fishing trip.

Bryce is becoming an old hand at the backpacking, hiking and fishing.

What a great father and son experience.

Summer Vacation #2: Dinos and Rhinos

We spent time at the Museum of Ancient Life and The Bean Museum. Brett didn't really remember the last time we went to the dinosaur musuem, so we thought that would be a fun thing to do, for those of us that did not go fishing. Brett is not into dinosaurs at all like his brothers were at the same age, but he still enjoyed digging in the sand, pushing buttons and seeing the dinosaurs. Paige bought "Larvae Snacks" at the gift shop. No one wanted to share with her.

She tried to look scared of the shark, without success.

Brett under the Brachiosaurus with the Supersaurus in the background, they were huge, but Brett thought that most of the dinosaurs would be bigger than they were.

The kids and their cousins enjoyed all of the animals at the Bean Museum. They have everything from a huge elephant and rhino, to tiny birds and bugs. The boys seemed to enjoy the big wild cats. Brett was better at looking scared than Paige was!

Summer Vacation #2: Rockets and Reptiles

Bryce and Ty bought this cool, inflatable, model rocket and were dying to launch it. It went about 300 ft in the air and was very easy to recover. It was as Ty says "ridiculous" but fun. Paige caught a great picture of it launching. We laughed every time they launched it!Dave's rocket, on the other hand, goes about 3000 feet in the air. He has had this rocket for a while but, could never find anywhere open enough to launch it. So, we drove out to Elberta, Ut (AKA the middle of nowhere) to try it out. He got it launched twice and surprisingly, recovered it both times. We had to drive down to pick him up after the second time because it landed so far away. Paige was the photographer who caught it launching!

We went to a Reptile show at the Bean Museum at BYU. They had cool tortoises, lizards and snakes. After the demonstration we were looking at exhibits and ran in to the girl who did the show. She kindly, brought out several other snakes and lizards for us to see!

Summer Vacation #2: Rides and Slides

Brett was so excited that he was tall enough for the big rides at Lagoon. He rode Colossus, The Spider, Wild Mouse, the wooden rollercoaster, and Wicked. All of these rides had a 46" minimum which is exactly how tall he is and he LOVED them all!

Brittany and Caitlin came with us. We all had a lot of fun. Here we are waiting for Rattlesnake Rapids, where we got soaked! Ty and Brittany rode the Rock-o-Plane about 6 times. We spent hardly anytime in "kiddieland". They are getting too big!

We also had a great time with almost all of the cousins at 7 peaks. Brett again was excited to ride the slides alone. The big kids loved the rope swing. Below is Bryce swinging. Bryce, Ty and Paige spent the day with cousins and It felt like I hardly saw them all day. Brett and I spent lots of time in the wave pool where he swam and pretended to drown!