Summer Fun (Warning: This is going to be long!)

As usual, our summer has been SO full of fun that it has to be condensed into one giant entry!

We have been to LOTS of places and had LOTS of visitors. Hard to believe July is already over...where did the summer go?

We have a great dinosaur museum here in Fruita and they got a new exhibit just through the summer. Its a life-size robotic T-Rex! It is really cool, but kinda scary! I can't imagine coming face to face with one of these guys :) They are HUGE!! We had a bet prior to seeing it as to what size its arms would be...they really AREsmall! (FYI: About as long as Carli's arms)

Mollie and Regan were super nervous when they saw the T-Rex for the first time. I had to snap a picture of Regan staying as far away as possible from it...she was so scared!

This is the "spitting" dinosaur that sprays venom at his predators. They loved getting wet! We love this museum!!

The trip I was looking forward to the most was going to visit my family in AZ!! Chad had to work, so I loaded up the girls and headed down for a week in the heat! I brought my camera but I never took any pictures, so the only pics I have are ones that my sister took with her phone when we went out on a girls night and a couple snapshots of the girls on the "velcro wall" at an indoor trampoline place. We did lots of swimming and playing with cousins...we sure miss them!! It was great to see family!

Just after the 4th of July, we went camping with a bunch of friends. It was really wet and muddy, but that didn't stop us from having some fun! It rained everyday, but only for about 15 minutes at a time (and we were SO happy to have our camper instead of a tent!) The kids had a blast going on rides on the RZR and playing in the mud.

They caught a horny toad on one of their hikes! Regan spotted it and Carli grabbed it. What a team!

The highlight of the trip was fishing for crawdads. I don't know why they love it so much, but the kids (and Dads!) will do this for hours!! Total- we caught over 100!! Chad and Krehl cooked them up and they were gone in minutes. Crazy!

Daddy's Girls

Overall, it was a fun weekend and I wish we could go camping more. This picture doesn't do it justice, but we came home muddy and exhausted! Love it!!
We have done a lot of hiking this summer too. We went when Tate and Grandma Donna were here and when the Munch family came. We have some great trails for kids around here.

Dinosaur Hill

Showing off their petrified wood

There are always some cool looking lizards out and about. We chased this guy up on a rock and Mike attempted to "catch" it. He got his hand on it and it hissed at him so he threw it! So funny!

Last, but not least, we have done a lot of bike riding. We took visitors mountain biking, of course, but we have a new bike park being built in Fruita, and Chad absolutely loves it! He has taken the girls enough that they like it too (I think most of it is too hard for the average rider, but I'm kind of a chicken!) We took the Munchs and they seemed to enjoy it, all except Kolt who broke his collarbone riding his bike in our front yard. Poor guy!

While mountain biking, Carli caught ANOTHER horny toad! None of her cousins from Iowa had ever seen one before! They all took turns holding it before they finally let it go.

Summer might not be completely over yet, but so far it has definitely been a summer full of FUN!!