Best Buddies

 We were so excited to have Julia and her boys visit for 10 wonderful summer days.  We had such a great time playing together and watching our kids play together.  We usually plan way too much for when we get together.  This time was no exception, but we did scale back our expectations for getting projects done and enjoyed a lot of fun time outside with the kiddos.  I am so glad we did.

These two boys loved the splash pad.  Brigham was fearless when it came to the shooting water and was completely soaked within minutes.

We took a trip to BYU's Bean Museum.  Brigham walked around roaring at all the bears, lions, and tigers.  He was so excited to see life size animals like the ones in his books.  This is him waving his "trunk" in the air.

He was pretty excited to see the hippo.

We had a picnic in the park and watched the boys run around with the grandparents.

Brigham loved being pushed in the swing.

We made two trips to Seven Peaks to get some good use out of our Pass of all Passes.  Brigham was not so fearless when it came to this water.  He spent much of his time in the water clinging to me and looking afraid.  I'm not sure which was his favorite part, the free sucker or playing on the tube on the grass.

One of my favorite parts of the visit was watching Jacob and Brigham really enjoy playing together.  We have seen bursts of it in the past, but our days spent together often ended with Brigham crying because he didn't understand how to share or play with other kids.  This visit was so much different.  They wanted to do everything together from eating breakfast together in the morning at grandma's new little table to reading bedtime stories and saying night time prayers together.  They would spend most of their waking hours together playing and wrestling with lots of laughs and very few tears.

Of course, we had to attempt a few photos with all 5 grandkids.  This was the first attempt.

And the second. 

I love these kids.