IT’S WHAT FUN IS

Last summer we never had the opportunity to go to Lagoon and it had been a wish of ours to make it there sometime this summer. Well the timing couldn’t have been any better. The last week of summer Lagoon had a 2 for 1 promotion and so we jumped on it! We decided to take work off Friday and invite any and all friends that wanted to join us. The Mateer’s and the Hohaia’s were the only ones who decided to take us up on the offer. We had an awesome time. It brought back lots of good memories as kids.

Overall our favorite ride was probably Wicked! It is definitely worth the wait!  

We were also able to convince Sterling to conquer his fear of heights and ride the rocket with us! Colton almost made him pass out trying to scare him before we launched. He was very nervous! But we ended up safe and sound on the ground. Way to go Ster Ster!

 

Mandy even got to go on a long awaited Tilt-A Whirl ride with Hayley. Oh fun!

         

We went on so many rides that by the end of the day we were pooped! What a good time though!

TOO CUTE

OK well before Ashleigh and Spence made their trip back home we decided to have a little birthday party for Porter and Talmage. We just couldn’t get enough of them. Grandpa made them some pretty cool T-shirts as well.

                     

We gave Porter a “Stomp Rocket” type toy which turned out to be a huge success. In fact one Sunday dinner Colton launched it about 60 feet in the air and got it stuck at the top of Nana’s Pine trees. Determined to not lose the rocket and be the mean uncle, the family soon found Colton climbing the tree some 60 feet up shaking branches violently until the rocket was found. All was well including a close call with Mandy and a metal rod falling from the tree and missing her by about 3 feet. It’s always an adventure with us. Happy Birthday you two! We Love you!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY UNCLE KOKEN

For Colton’s Birthday this year we decided it would be fun to have everybody over for a BBQ and games then watch a movie out underneath the stars. Colton’s Dad does a lot of seminars and hooked us up with a huge screen about 10 feet around each side and a projector and sound equipment. The evening went really well and everybody loved watching the movie out on the back lawn of the Mather’s who graciously let us invade their house. We definitely have to do that again!

The title if you’re wondering is kind of an inside joke within the family. Lately we’ve been calling each other “Aunt Mai” and “Uncle Koken” which came from our cute nephew Talmage. Colton’s sister, Ashleigh, and her family have been visiting Utah for the past couple weeks before they head back to CA and it has been so much fun to see them all. We’ll surely miss them but the nicknames will still continue. So Happy Happy Birthday Uncle Koken!