Family Time

 Hudson and Corbin both loved all of the attention they got while in Utah.  Hudson loves to be held.  It also only took him a little while to warm up to the family this time. 

 Corbin love having Grandpa and Grandma to himself. 

Dinasour

Another fun thing that we got to do while in Utah, was to go to the Dinosaur Museum with Kylee and Sage.

As Corbin says, the bones were "giant-normous."

Corbin is always attracted to water, and he spent a lot of the time at this sand-water area.

A sign that he is concentrating is that is tongue sticks out.  

We had such a good time with Kylee and Sage and can't wait to get together with them again.

First Hair Cut

While we were in Utah, I decided it was time for Hudson to get his first haircut.  I had to take advantage of the situation and have Natalie cut it for me.

Here he is before.

Alex held him while Natalie cut and I took pictures.

Things started out well enough.  I kept supplying treats to appease him.  Once Natalie turned on the clippers, things went down hill...

Here he is after the haircut.  So handsome, yet so sad...

First Plane Flight

The boys and I were able to fly to Utah for a week to visit family and go to my cousins wedding.  This was Hudson first time on an airplane.  He did so great. 

(Notice the bruise in the center of Corbin's forehead.  He got this fun running away from his aunt and running right into the pole on the mail box.)

I was lucky because the plane was not full.  So I was able to bring his car seat on, so he could have his own seat.  He slept the whole way there.    I was a little nervous flying alone with both the boys.  Both of the boys did great.   The only problem is now when we go to Utah Corbin thinks we should always fly and not drive.

Swimming Lessons

Corbin took some outdoor swimming lessons this year and did so great!  He loved his swimming lessons

It didn't take long at all for him to be okay with putting his face in the water and swimming along.

Corbin and the other boys were always asking their teacher if they could jump off the diving board into the pool.

Corbin did so well that by the end of the summer, he could go swimming with us without a life jacket at all.  He still talks about going to "Miss Nicole's" and wants to go again next year.

Part 3: BBQ

The last day of the reunion, we took the kids to a movie and then all went back to our house for a BBQ.

It was really cool to see almost all of the cousins together playing.

One of the benefits of having the reunion local was that Grandma Pratt was able to come.  We don't see her nearly enough.

We were going to go swimming, but storm clouds rolled in and stopped that.  Luckily the girls were able to escape for a minute of shopping while the boys watched the kids. It is rare that we get even that many of us all together, so it was a great time to catch up.

Part 2: Parma Pizza

After we finished up at the pond, we went to Parma Pizza.(not sure if that is really the name)  The food was great and we enjoyed talking.  Everyone was really tired and worn out if you can't tell.

What a great way to end the day. 

Hudson was such a trooper.