Neighborhood Block Party

I'm sad we're moving so soon because this neighborhood has become so fun to be part of. Our neighbor two houses down throws a neighborhood block party every year (except for two years ago because of the pandemic). This is just our second time but the kids were looking forward to it because they still remember when they did it last summer. Our neighbor provides dinner, dessert and so much candy. The kids always look forward to the multiple piñatas they have for all the kids that come. This year Hudson and Grant played the whole time with their best friends Tank and Mac and Addie stuck with her best friend Clara. It's so fun for me as a mom to watch my kids develop great relationships with great friends. It's going to be really hard for them to leave their friends when we move but I'm glad they get to have these bonds while we're here.

Dinosaurs and Butterflies

The kids were so sad to say goodbye to their Pennsylvania cousins that I decided to extend their cousin time with taking the three to Thanksgiving Point today while their cousins are still in Utah. The babies stayed home as we're trying to get them back to their normal routine and schedule. Thanksgiving Point has a new dinosaur display at their Ashton Gardens that we hadn't been to yet so it was fun to take the kids and see that with them. We were gone for almost seven hours today and all of that time was spent at Thanksgiving Point. We started off doing the dinosaur portion and then headed over to the children's curiosity museum before ending our time at the butterfly biosphere. Most of my pictures from today was from the early portion at the gardens with the dinosaurs. I didn't take any pictures at all at the museum but I did get a little from the butterfly place. Overall it was another busy full day but it was so worth it. Danny was especially happy to stay home and recharge after being out of town for four days but he probably would've enjoyed seeing their dinosaur exhibit. Maybe we'll do it again before our time in Utah this summer is up.

Butterfly Biosphere

The first time I've held a butterfly myself.