The Ashton Clan: It's So Hot, But We Are Having Fun

Well I guess I had better catch up since I've been a slacker and didn't make a post last week. We had a wonderful 4th of July. The boys and I were treated with a pancake breakfast by our wonderful neighbor Jan. We then watched the Murray parade right outside of our apartment. With the help of my screams Andrew was able to get quite a bit of candy, which made the the hot weather more bearable. Then we met up with mom, dad and Aunt Nae and drove up the canyon to Silver Lake. I brought along some binoculars for the boys to use and they were able to see a few of the sights up close and personal. Mom gave us the tour of the small visitors center where we were able to make animal tracks in the sand and try to identify their poop. Yes they had different kinds of rubber poop to look at. There were also some very old pictures of the area when it was originally settled, which I really enjoyed. We had a picnic and made our way back home for some relaxation before the evening of fireworks. The boys and I did some poppers, snakes and sparklers. Andrew said that this was his best 4th of July ever. We then sat out on the lawn and had front row seats for the amazing display of wonder and color. We all had a most enjoyable day together. That Friday evening mom and dad accompanied us to the theater where we enjoyed the latest Pixar movie, Ratatouille. It was a very cute movie and the boys liked the part best where the cook said, "I killed a man with my thumb". Of course, if it is violent they are into it. Saturday the boys had a day with their dad and I spent the day catching up on domestic duties and getting some shopping done. It felt good to get caught up on some things and have some alone time.

This weekend started off with a trip to Utah Lake to ride on Dr. Liddell's boat. Dr. Liddell is one of my employers and he invited his employees and their families to his private club to hang out and enjoy the water.

Here is Dr. Liddell's dog Hobbs. He was very friendly and especially enjoyed it when we were eating cake, hoping someone would share.

Nicholas and Andrew with Dr. Liddell's wife, Corinne. They had a golf cart to get back and forth from the trailer pad to the boat dock.

This is Dr. Liddel's boat. It is a Nautique and about 24 feet long. He is very proud of his boat and we had a very fun time sharing it with him.

Nicholas and Andrew playing in the Lake. The water was about 85 degrees, which felt wonderful in the 101 degree weather. The water is really murky looking because it is so shallow, 10-15 feet at the deepest. There were hardly any other boats out that day so we had lots of room to move around and have fun.

Saturday we finished our errands and went to the Crane's and enjoyed their pool. Again it was good to be in the 85 degree water with the 100+ degree weather outside. The cousins had lots of fun splashing around and being silly together.