Casper Mountain, Cara's, Fish Farm and Lagoon ~July 1st- July 8th

We went to Casper mountain with Uncle Brian and Lane and their families.  As kids we loved to go their and play in the woods. It was fun to be with everyone and enjoy some food and smores of course.  AJ and Audrey loved exploring with their cousins and playing on the playground equipment.  AJ loves the camp fire and Audrey loves picking up sticks and whatever else she could find.







AJ went roller skating with Aunt Cristy and her kids.  It was his second time and this time he had this neat guide thing to help him keep his balance and not fall " as much" as he would without it.  I took a ton of video, but only a few pictures turned out because it was dark there.


Audrey and cousin Bella playing at the Discovery Place in Casper.  They are just a few months apart and will enjoy playing together for many years to come. Her older brother Ramsey is AJ's age and so it is fun to be together with Aunt Cindy and Uncle Lane.

Just playing at Grandma Sorensen's house. Audrey loved to "play" the piano and get wet in the hose while trying to help Grandma in the garden.




We spent 5 days with Aunt Cara and her family in North Ogden. It was just wonderful.  Her second son Stephen had just left for his 2 year mission, but 3 of the boys were still home to keep us entertained. We played in the water because that's one of our favorite things, jumped on her tramp, went on hikes, let off fireworks 4 nights in a row, watched 4th of July fireworks, went to a parade and carnival, ate lots of yummy food, visited a fish farm and AJ even got in with the fish, went to Lagoon with Aunt Cara and Aunt Cristy's families and Amee rode all the big rides with AJ since he was finally tall enough, rode on a fast train with cousin Kyle, saw the Brigham City temple under construction, played games and best of all Aaron was able to fly in for 4 of those days!!! We had so much fun even though for some reason I don't have any pictures with Aaron in them.



















There is a cool museum in Casper that has the biggest mammoth fossil in the world.  They are also currently excavating a full size T-Rex that we'll be able to see sometime in the future.










While AJ, Audrey and I were finishing our last week in Casper, Aaron was in NYC over the weekend and was able to witness Derek Jeter's 3000th hit.  How awesome is that!!!



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