Blossoming Buddies

The last couple months Afton and Peter have been really started to interact and play with each other for extended periods of time. It is so fun to watch them play and enjoy one another. Just as quick as this began, the sibling quarreling began as well. Some days I feel like a referee! And it scares me to think this will be the rest of my life!

If I ever go get Peter in his room after a nap or in the morning without Afton trailing behind me he asks "Afton? Afton?" until she come to play. If she is still asleep in the mornings I will never hear the end of it!

See that admiration in his eyes?

August Fun

We went the the hot air balloon festival in Sandy. I have always wanted to go to one of these but it seemed so early to get the kids ready and out the door. But we finally made it! We packed some snacks and enjoyed watching the balloons launch. Then we went and got some doughnuts after at Daylight Donut It was a fun morning!

 We went to Alpine Days with Mimi and Grandpa this year.

Afton got to ride in the ATV over to the parade!

 Boofie invited us to This is the Place Heritage Park. We had a fun time with cousins!

We kind of took a break from the Zoo since it gets so hot and crowded through the summer. But once school started we started back and, as always, we enjoy ourselves. We loving having a pass so we don't feel bad about going for only an hour or two.

Millarapalooza Grande

Grandpa and Grandma Millar hosted the Millarapalooza with all the cousins from Grandpa Bryce's posterity. At the time there were 144 of us. Only about 125 attended the weekend festivities. There are like ten 3- and 4-year-old girls and Afton was in heaven! There was always someone to run around and play with. For someone who sticks by her mom's side A LOT, it was a big deal that we hardly saw Afton as she was always happily playing.

Helping set up on Thursday

I helped out a lot trying to ease the load of my parents, so aunt Amy turned into Peter's second mom and kept him happy so that I could work along side my mom for most of the weekend. 

Friday was the carnival, water games, and blow up toys. 

Beard face paint for Colin

Dad was able to join us for Friday night and Saturday which was so nice to have him around! This is how Afton looked by the time he arrived Friday night. It depicts perfectly how much fun we had...too much!

Saturday was a Fashion Show for the girls in Grandma Donna's clothes and accessories (or in Afton's case, dresses she bought for the granddaughters) and a Home Run Derby for the boys (at which Pete took 1st place!) then Hungry Hippos, Nerf wars, and a devotional by Grandpa Bryce.

Giant balloon pit for the kids

Pete pulling/pushing Mac in Hungry Hippos

Afton cheering Dad on

Cousin John blowing up balloons with his nose! Equally impressive and gross

It was a fun-packed weekend and we loved every second!

Numbers 38 (Annie), 101 (Pete), 116 (Afton), 138 (Peter) out of the 144 Millars