Throwback Thursday... AKA I LOVE KENNY

One of my favorite days of the year is here! Kenny Chesney Day! I almost had to miss my favorite day because Tyler almost had to go out of town, but luckily he was able to avoid leaving. He must know how important this day is to me!

Emily and I went to dinner and then we were off to the concert. 

 Jake Owen opened and I was surprised at how much I liked him. I mean he's no Kenny, but he tried.

 But when Kenny came out we danced and sang our hearts out to every song he sang. It was such an energetic concert. I don't think we sat down once. LOVED, LOVED, LOVED it.

Mmmmmm.... Love me some Kenny!

Since it was Thursday I thought I would do a little "Throwback Thursday" (because I'm cool like that) to 2008 when Emily and I scored "Sandbar" seats to the Kenny concert in Arizona. See there's the front row, and then there's the sand bar for people from his fan club who get selected to upgrade their seats to be even closer than the front row (because we were cool like that and were in his fan club). We were so close you could smell the sweat! :)

 I have never been so close to a famous person before. Kenny really felt the connection with me too.

 Even though there were though there were thousands of people around, Kenny sang to just me and Emily. Seriously.

 I had a picture I bought in Nashville of Kenny Chesney and Keith Urban performing together, and I held it up to see if he would sign it. He saw it and asked if it was for him, and I told him no and asked if he would sign it. He was in the middle of a song, but he signed it for me! Seriously one of the most exciting times of my entire life!

 The end.

A Hiking We Will Go

We've been in a rut lately. We needed to get out of the house. We needed to go someplace kid friendly. We needed to go some where different. Luckily Tyler had a place in mind that met all of our requirements: a hike to Silver Lake. I'll admit, when Tyler told me we were going on a hike, I was anything but excited. I couldn't think of anything worse than hiking up a hill with three kids. Little did I know, Silver Lake is not a "hike". They should call it a "walk on flat terrain, oh and hey, you can bring a stroller too". 

Makayla was our trusty tour guide on this trip. She was explaining all the exciting plants along our way that were "like 55 feet high".

We had Spiderman with us in case anything happened to us along the way.

Brynn just hung out in the stroller the whole way.

We saw a mommy duck with her cute little ducklings.

I just love that these two are the best of friends. I hope they stay this close forever.

After Silver Lake we drove to Draper and went on a long walk there. Brynn opted to ride on Daddy's shoulders and had a blast the whole way.

Since this hike wasn't really a hike, I think we'll be doing more activities like this in the near future. As long as we don't actually go on real hikes up tall hills.

The Leftovers

With July almost over, here's a look back at some of the pictures that didn't make it into our other posts. I like to call this post "The Leftovers" and no, I'm not talking about food. 

Have I ever told you what a slow eater Caden is? Seriously he is the slowest. The other day I timed him at breakfast and it took him an hour to eat a pop tart... AN HOUR!!! We think part of his problem is his tonsils, and he has an appointment in a few days, so hopefully we will know more then. Because he is such a slow eater, he is usually the last one at the dinner table. This is usually how he can be found after everyone has left and the dishes have been cleaned up. 

 Brynnli has become obsessed with the dishwasher. If I need to keep her busy for a while, I usually just pull down the dish washer and let her have at it with the utensils.

 We went to the South Jordan splash pad with Karly and Kenzee.

 Oh see, they really do love me!

 Oh ya, remember how Brynnli thought it would be fun to stay up until almost 1 am? Ya, I didn't think it was fun either. She may have been taking the saying on her jammies a little too seriously.

 Aww, but she looks like the perfect angel when she's sleeping!

 With that cute little bum up in the air!

 We also went to the zoo with Karly and Kenzee and went on the carousel.

 We were hanging outside and Caden randomly came out with only his undies on... backwards... we were just glad he was wearing something.

 I would like the record to show that he did the hip pop all on his own.

 Oh, no surprise here... Brynnli's just making messes.

 We met Daddy for lunch at Wheeler Farm and fed the ducks.

 Makayla preferred to eat the old, stale bread instead.

 Awww... I love this picture. Everything about it is perfect.

 In case I haven't made it clear, Brynnli loves the dishwasher. And she loves making messes.

 When I clean the floor, I turn the chairs into an obstacle course for the kids. They have fun climbing around for a few minutes.

 Brynnli got stuck. It was funny.

 Sometimes these two are the cutest friends. They were coloring pictures together on the same chair.

 Then they wanted me to take pictures of them holding their pictures.

Some cute sayings this month include: 

• Caden randomly said to me one day, "I don't want a mean boy ta... ta... ta... eat me!" I told him I would try my best to keep him away from mean eating boys. 
• Makayla remembers the most random commercials. One day she told me, "Mom, 'One call, that's all.com!" Thanks to Kayla, we'll know who to call if we need an injury lawyer. 
• One of my favorite things is when the kids sing the "Missionary Song." It goes a little something like this: "I hope they call me on a mission, when I have grown a foot or two. And he has sent me here. Has given me an earthy home, with parents kind and dear."