fun-filled day

zac has kept me busy this summer. each night before bed, he'll ask what we're doing tomorrow. and each time i answer, he'll ask "yeah but what else are we going to do?" i'm constantly having to rack my brain for new ideas and ways to keep this boy entertained. so last monday we woke up and zac started choosing some popsicle sticks out of our little "boredom buster" jar...and he picked out a whole bunch of sticks and REALLY wanted to do all of the activities. really??? i thought? it would be so much easier to just say, "oh we'll do that tomorrow zac." tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow. i catch myself saying that a lot...and i'm realizing that tomorrow never comes. so we might as well just start doing things today. and so we did.

we invited our family over and spray painted our hair...then we had a pudding pie eating contest...

we painted our faces...well zac did atleast. emerson painted her body while kalle & grady watched.

we painted pictures...

we played with waterballoons...

we splashed around in the pool...

ate otter pops...

had a barbeque and enjoyed being together! such a fun day it was...

donut falls

on saturday, we decided to get some fresh air and made our way up big cottonwood canyon to donut falls. i can't believe that in the last 20 years that i've spent living in utah, i've never been up this canyon! it has got to be one of my favorites...and this hike was so great for our little family. the kids loved playing in the water, throwing rocks, and looking for chipmunks...and i savored every minute of our time in the beautiful outdoors. this will definitely be a yearly activity from here on out. :)