Staycation 2011

So with the purchase of a home and all we decided that a big vacation wasn't exactly needed, so we decided to have a staycation of sort instead! It was so much fun and I would definately do it again :) Shawn had the whole week off and we fit a lot of stuff in!

Monday ended up being kind of our prep and errand day, Shawn spent the morning helping a friend clean up a flood and then the rest of the day we spent getting ready for the week!

Monday night Shawn's parents drove up to spend some time with us! Tuesday morning we headed to Lagoon. I was kind of nervous about how Jaden would like it, but we thought we would give it a shot!

This was the hit ride of the day! Also the bumper cars, we went on them over and over and over, but we didn't mind Jaden was loving it and was hilarious in the bumper cars....remind me to never let him get a license!

This was definately the LEAST favorite ride! The little boy in the front kept making the plane bounce...after that Jaden was very particular about what he would ride! We probably could have pushed him to go on more but just wanted to enjoy ourselves!

The train was also a big hit! I had no idea there were lions and tigers and all sorts of animals at the zoo!

We ate lunch and swam for awhile at Lagoon a Beach. It was nice for the kids to cool down but wasn't really our favorite so we didn't stay there too long! After that we rode some cars some more and then adults went on some rides too! Shawn and his mom were the big riders! Jaden also won a few prizes playing a few of them games which he thought was pretty cool!

Wednesday Shawn went golfing with his dad and Karen and I just hung out with the kids and then when they got back we took the boat out for a quick pull and I must say it was glass! Shawn got some killer air and nailed his back flip...ya, that's MY husband :)

Karen and Kevan headed home late that afternoon and we went to bed early to get ready for a full day of boating with my family!

The J man and his snacks!

Wake surfing with Daddy!

Shawn took Marissa out on the wake surf as well and she loved it!

The kids on the tube....

Lets be honest, Auntie Sarah the favorite aunt, all the kiddos adore her, with good reason!

The next Day we headed up to the cabin. YOu may think we are crazy to drive to the middle of nowhere when we already live in the middle of no where...but it was SO fun and nice to get away!

Here are the kiddos having a picnic at the lake!...Ella spit up all over Jaden (kinda hilarious) so he was red necking it!

I was nervous for Ella to go on the 3 wheeler, but she loved it and with good reason, she loves her daddy!

Duke was HILARIOUS at the lake!! As soon as he saw the water he walked right in and didn't spend much time out of it! Shawn played fetch with him forever but even when they stopped Duke would just run and jump into the lake...love it!

Look at this cute face!!!

Sarah and Doug came up to the cabin with us and it was SO fun! We stayed up late playing card games and just had a lot of fun hanging out!

We headed home Saturday afternoon, picked up a pizza and just had a fun family night at home! Then today we headed to Bountiful for Baby Gavin's blessing ( I should have taken pictures...but I didn't).

It was a very busy and crazy week but a lot of fun! We are all recooping and ready for a low key week at home with lots of laundry :)

I am so thankful for my family and love spending time with them...it was just what we all needed! I can't believe summer is almost over, we better get as much as we can out of it!