Things Daddy Does, and August Utah Trip

Sometimes I forget that mine is not the only camera in the house.  So, I finally went into Ryan's phone, and stole these pictures of stuff he did this summer.

Ryan likes attending the Von Karman lecture series once a month at JPL.  He usually takes one of the kids with him, and they sometimes even learn something!  This one was about black holes, I think.
  

Ryan went on a business day-trip to Seattle this summer.  He had fun, but didn't really get a chance to see anything.  This was the building they had their meeting in - it has gardens all over the roof.

At least once a month, Ryan does a Critical Mass or other midnight ride with friends.

One Saturday, Ryan went paintballing with a couple other guys.  He borrowed this equipment, and the kids had fun playing with it later.

Ryan?

Elise

Obviously Evan

   At the beginning of August, we went up to Utah again to visit everybody and attend the Juab County Fair and Demolition Derby.  We left the day before Corinne's first birthday, and spent the night in a motel in Mesquite.  I've always gotten a "Good Morning, One-Year-Old!" Picture of my babies in their cribs, but this one was a bit different!
  

Motels have the best T.V.'s

Happy Birthday, Miss One Years Old!

  

It was a great visit.  We had Ryan with us through the end of the weekend, and were able to go to a glider demonstration at the Nephi Airport, see the fair exhibits, celebrate Corinne's birthday properly, and attend the Demolition Derby.  The last time we went, everybody mentioned that Ryan would have loved it.  Turns out, he does!

  

Playing with Grandpa

Elise made Corinne's cake almost all by herself.  She decorated it and dished it up, too.

She says she wants to own a restaurant someday!

I love this picture.

The next day we just went to church, then hung out and rested.
  

Mmmm, Stouffers outlet lasagne!

We explored this cornfield right before a thunderstorm.  It was very other-worldly.

  
Ryan flew home Sunday night, and the rest of the trip was more low-key.  We ate lots of treats, visited with Grandma Cloe, and went to the fabulous new Nephi City Pool.
  

"Binny Kong"

I didn't have a good girly swimsuit for her.  Sorry!

She kept trying to drink the water.

Kelli was amazing.  After much effort, she got Elise to try the waterslide!

Trying to Steal Lincoln's Binky

Evan just hung out in the kiddie pool, and went down the slide about 100 times.

I managed to get us all home in one piece by the end of the week.  It was, as always, a great visit!