4th of July in Hatch

So in family tradition we went up to the "Wood" family cabin for the 4th of July. There with us was Jared and Jen and thier family, Dana and Kimo and their family, and Kimo's mom, and our mom. We had such a fun time. It is such a small town, we just let the boys run around outside and play on this little bike/scooter thing in the street. We were actually unsure that we would be able to go because there was a chance that Skyler may have had Hand, Foot and Mouth disease. He had sores all over his tongue, and hadn't eaten much, due to the pain, all week. We decided to try it out though, and it was totally worth it. They had so much fun, and really enjoyed spending so much time outside. We also got to sleep in the basement, which is definitely an experience, the cabin is not the most glamorous of cabins, and needs some work, but is seriously SO much fun. But anyway, David sleped in bed with Skyler and I sleped with Connor. We don't really have the opportunity to cuddle up with the kids to sleep, they would rather be in their beds, so for me this was a treat to share a bed with Connor. David said that Skyler was a bed hog...which I can see. That was why they didn't last too long sharing a bed.


HATCH TOWN PARADE
Well as soon as we got there Connor spotted a boy with a patriotic bunch balloon, which punch balloons are one of his FAVORITE toys right now, so from that point on, he had nothing else on his mind. Eventually the boy was so awesome and just let Connor have the balloon. My mom also gave the kids pinwheels, and Skyler loved his. He had a hard time getting it to work, but that didn't stop him from trying. Mom helped a little. Then we just waited and tried to grab the candy. The boys didn't really get it, but I think they still had fun watching all the cars. Connor was trying to go in to the street, and almost got hit by a quad.





FOOT RACES
Skyler and I have been practicing for the last few months for the foot races they do at the "Carnival" type-ish thing, so we were VERY excited. Anyway, they called the one year olds, and Connor didn't want to stop swinging, so it was just Skyler. They said, "Ready-Set-Go" and Skyler didn't know what to do. I tried to help him, and I think I was the only parent shoving her kid down the lawn, everybody else was waiting at the finish line calling their child. I probably looked like a total fool, but either way, we had fun! I don't think he won, I think my nephew, Aiden, did. GO AIDEN!




FIREPLACE FIASCO
I was in the kitchen prepping for dinner and asked my mom to help me keep an eye on Connor. Needless to say, I don't think either of us were paying much attention until my nephew Jay came in and told us he was in the fireplace. Of course we had to take advantage of the photo opp before cleanup started. Thank goodness Grandma Carma was around to take care of that part!



MOTORCYCLE RIDES
One of the perks of going with family is that you get to benefit from all their fun toys they bring. My sister-in-law brought her beach cruiser (bike) that was white with pretty pink flowers and a pink basket in front, as well as a children's seat attached behind the back seat. I didn't get any pictures of it, but I took the boys on so many rides, it was GREAT.

Then there were the REAL toys. My brother, Jared, took Skyler on a ride on the quad. When it was Connors turn, I think the loudness of the quad scared him (loud noises do that to him, don't get me started on the lawnmower). After seeing how much fun Skyler was having on the bike, I think Connor was jealous. Anyway I ended up taking him, and he absolutely loved it.




AT THE FIREWORKS SHOW...
Believe it or not, Hatch actually get a pretty good firework show. So we went just outside of town (a whole mile away) and parked and waited for the firework show.

While we were waiting the older kids got to do some fireworks so I brought some glow sticks for the little ones. Skyler loved the glow sticks and wore them around his arms all night


The boys kept us on our toes as they ran all over the place, and my mom kept ALL the kids busy with her pocket full of candy! Skyler even ate some, my mom was quite proud!



Once the fireworks started the boys were finally still. Connor was a little scared at the loud noises, but that was over within seconds. They sat on our laps and just looked up in the sky, it was a lot of fun!