Bubbles

We went to the Lehi Foam Day on Pioneer Day this year.  The boys had so much foamy fun.  I did not want to bring my camera to this mess, but luckily I caught these moments on my phone.  Noah liked to hang out close by the baby and I, but Hyrum wanted to run all over the place, so I have a lot more pictures of Noah.

Phone Dump Part 2

Owen is such a sweet funny little man.  I asked him to get dressed after a bath and he came to me with a Knights helmet and a superman cape.  It didn't even phase him as being odd.  I teased him and told him he was supposed to get his PJ's on and he just said, "Me is dressed!"

 I was so happy to see so much family during the Clyde Rushton Reunion.  I miss my sisters a lot, so it was nice having Mic and her family stay with us.

 While Mic was here we went to the Museum of Natural Curiosity with Grandma too.  The cousins had a blast together!

 Emmett is just starting to walk, but earlier in the summer he was always coming in with scratched and sometimes bloody knees.  I put knee pads on him, hoping it would help, but they drove him crazy.

 Hyrum went to Robotics Camp this summer.  He has been looking forward to this for months, and it did not disappoint. 

Phone Dump

It's time again to free up some storage space on my phone.  I absolutely love looking back and seeing the fun candid moments that I caught on my phone.  I have a LOT of pictures, so this will take a few posts.  

I LOVE our neighborhood.  This is a 'little' movie night we had earlier this summer:).

 These boys are so sweet.  They have so much love for each other.

 On our way to the airport for the Hawaii trip this boy zonked out.  We didn't realize it at first because he was hiding behind his upside-down sunglasses.

 no need to explain these next few pictures.  Life is good when you're near a beach.

 We love living so close to the American Fork Canyon.  We frequently go up for little hikes and tree climbing adventures.  When you don't have much of a yard, it's great to live so close to so much space.

 Best Buddies with their Legos and matching fedoras. 

 Here are a few more pictures of Hyrum and Emmett's birthday treats and party.

 I am in love with this picture and this sweet boys face.  For Hyrum and Emmett's birthday dinner we ate at Texas Roadhouse.  He was so excited to sit on the saddle and have all the attention.

Camping-esque

The boys have been really looking forward to going camping this summer.  They've been earning different activities that we told them we would do during our trip like shooting bows and arrows, going on our boat, making s'mores, etc.  We spent a lot of time prepping for the trip and packing.  The boys and I loaded in the car early in the afternoon to get a good spot.  After a two and half hour drive stopping at every campsite we had to accept the fact that there were no camping sites available.  It was  sad for the boys, but we let them know that we would still be able to do all the activities that they earned.  The weekend still ended up to be a lot of fun.  We had planned the trip with friends, so we went to their house that night for grilling and roasting marshmallows.  In the morning we went to a nearby lake and had a blast feeding the ducks, swimming, and riding in the boat.  The boys had SO much fun!  We can't wait to go out again. 

Grace Norris Rushton Reunion

My Grandma Gracie would have been 100 this year, so we celebrated with a big party in Salt Lake.  Family flew/drove in and it was so nice to see family that I haven't seen for years.  My favorite part of the day was listening to the stories that her children told about her.  I was a baby when she died, so I don't remember her, but I love hearing her stories.  The park where we met was the same park she practiced tennis at when she was young.  She was an amazing athlete.  She sounded like such a fun, eccentric person.  She was the Utah state tennis doubles champion in, I think, 1948.  She excelled at pretty much all sports.  They say that whenever there was a group sporting event where people picked teams, Grandma Gracie was always the first to be picked and my Grandpa Clyde was usually the last.  That made me laugh.  She would sneak away during the day sometimes to go bowling at the bowling alley, and Grandpa Clyde didn't approve.  When he would get home from work and smell the smoke on her clothes he would say the same phrase every time, "You've been in the den of iniquity again, huh?" Then the day would just go on.  She would have bake sales to raise money for Relief Society.  She was an excellent cook and was very competitive and particular about how her food was sold.  She only sold hot bread at bake sales, which meant that she would frequently run form her oven to sell the bread immediately so it wouldn't cool off.  She was an amazing lady.  It was wonderful to be around so much family.  I love who I come from!

 When I was little I loved our family reunions because they were HUGE.  I miss those big gatherings, surrounded by cousins, aunts, and uncles.  This is a small portion of my Grandma and Grandpa's posterity. 

My Grandpa Clyde came up for the reunion, but ended up in the hospital to get stints in his heart.  Although being in the hospital was not ideal, I was glad that it required him to stay in Utah a little longer to recover, so we could visit with him.  Noah's middle name is Clyde, named after Gramps.  Noah was so excited to meet him.  My Uncle Clyde was there too, so we had to get a picture of three Clydes together.  It's a great name to live on.

 The boys had fun visiting and asking Gramps questions.  I love my Grandpa, and I hope they will remember this visit and what a great man he is.  I think Emmett is his 102nd great-grandchild.  What a legacy at almost 98 years old!

Fourth of July

Our boys go to bed early.  We learned early on that whether we let them stay up late or go to bed early they wake up at the same time, so they go to bed early.  They have never been awake to see fourth of July fireworks.  There were amazing fireworks we could watch on our deck for our city festival earlier.  I carried Hyrum out of his bed, all the way down to the deck, and sat him on my lap to watch, because I thought he would be excited.  He never fully woke up but asked me if I could take him back to bed after a few minutes.  That boy loves his sleep:)  My family was in town for a reunion, so we decided to do the boys first 4th of July fireworks show.  Aerial fireworks are banned in our neighborhood so we crashed at my friends, the Felix's, for a fireworks show.  She also had family over, so it was great to combine all of our fun!

The boys really loved the sparklers and all the fireworks.

 Here are Grandma and Grandpa Rushton holding Baby Emmett and Connor while we were running around helping with sparklers.

Scott and Michelle's family stayed with us for a few days.  The boys loved having cousins around to play with.  We loved having Scott play the bagpipes for everyone during fireworks.

 The fireworks escalated in size and wow factor throughout the show.  Brett shot off a huge 9-aerial pack last.  It was beautiful and amazing!  I LOVE fireworks, and now that Brett has gotten a taste of the pyrotechnics, I have a feeling he may even do a little more next year.

Emmett is ONE!!!

Our sweet Baby Happy is officially a year old!  Time has flown by so fast.  Emmett is loving, snuggly, a GREAT sleeper, easy going, a lover of ALL foods, and a perfect baby brother.   We love him SO much!  We had Hyrum and Emmett share a birthday party day this year, so we partied all day long.  Hyrum's was in the morning with his friends. We did a quick clean up and Emmett's party was with the family and Grandma and Grandpa Partridge in the afternoon.  We just love our cute boys.  I had the birthday boys in matching 'lego yellow' shirts with their age on it. 

The older he gets, Emmett is becoming much more explorative and wiggly.  His brothers love playing with him.  It's fun laying down on the floor and having Emmett climb all over you.

The baby loves having his own little toy to play with.  

With everything going on, and the busy-ness of the day we almost ran out of time for him to eat his birthday cupcake.  I'm so glad that he got to smash it just before going to bed.  This boy sure loves his sweets . . . and making messes, it was a match made in heaven.  Happy Birthday Happy!