Bird Refuge and Birthdays!

I need to get this caught up a bit so sorry for the long post. A few Saturdays ago the Elder Quorum held an activity that included a dutch oven breakfast and then an outing to the Farmington Bay Bird Refuge. I had never been there and really didn't even know it existed.

The breakfast was so yummy, especially since I didn't have to fix it. Emma and Quinn both liked it even though it included eggs, a big step for them. Then we all carvaned out to the refuge. We missed the Bald Eagles by one week but it was Tundra Swan day. They had scopes set so you could see them, it was too bad they were so far away. I though we might be able to get a little closer but oh well. Emma had a great time once we let her out of the stroller. She was so happy to toddle after all the kids thinking she was one of them. It was so cute. There was a little hill that all the kids were climbing on and so she just had to do it as well but it was a little steep for her and of course covered in bird poop but what can you do. We just did a good cleaning when we got home.

The Tundra Swans! They really were far away.

Quinn viewing the swans through a scope.

Not a happy camper.

Emma having a blast.

Trying to keep up!

The hill she tried to master.

All of us.

The next day we headed to the Lavenders for Sunday dinner and to celebrate Christian and Nicole's Birthday's. We had a yummy dinner and an ice cream cake. Once again Emma loves to play with her cousins. I hardly saw her all night. But the down side she gets so worked up that she doesn't sleep well on those nights and it's like I have to retrain her on how to sleep again. Oh well I don't want to ban her from playing with her cousins.

Christian (waiting for his turn to open presents) and Grandpa.

Diane, Loren, Shawn, Tanner, Emma and Me.

Great-Grandma, Nicole and Kyle

Someone stole our Camera!

Emma's crazy cousins!