Wright Family Fun!!

Way back at the being of July we got together with my side of the family. I guess you can say it was for the 4th of July. I know that it is now almost September, but I thought that I would still share this with you.
It is always fun getting together with family. We had a nice BBQ at my sister Trina's house. This year we had hamburgers and hot dogs (The traditional BBQ). We always have some crazy food -- like last year we had lobster legs. This year we had a 3-layer jello in the shape of the USA. Thanks to Leah and her gift of making amazing Jello! Tim eat New England and Cheri eat California.
There are so many kids and the number is still growing. Lucky for them Trina and Karl have a big backyard for all of them to run around and play. I am just so grateful for the older kids that want to watch the young ones. It makes it so nice for the adults to talk and have some fun also. We really do have any amazing family that wants to hangout with each other and have a good time.
That night we had an amazing firework road show. Thanks to my Husband and brothers it just kept going and going and going. One of the best show ever! Good job Men! What a great time.
Here are some pics of that fun day.

Happy Birthday Porter!

What a blast we had at Porter's 1st birthday party. We had our family and some close friends come and join us for the celebration. His birthday party couldn't have been any better. We had a nice BBQ, or should I say just tons of food. Porter opened his presents. (Ok I opened his presents and he then played with them.) We all enjoyed watching him feed himself his birthday cake. It is always fun to see a kid just go at it. Then we just had a blast the Jolly Jumper we rented. (one of those big blowup jungle gym things.) Thanks to everyone that helped make Porter's Birthday a special day for him and for us. I love you all.

Hogle Zoo

Isn't it amazing for how much you want to do for a 1st birthday. Really, are the kids going to remember it? At the same time if you didn't do anything are they going to be mad? For me, I love birthdays and I will always try and make them big.
For Porter's first birthday we took him to the Hogle Zoo. There is something about the zoo that makes everyone smile. Even when you it might be a hot day, you can always look forward to seeing something that brings you joy. We saw a tortoise fight.
I am glad that we were able to take him to the Zoo. I know that we will go there often. Happy Birthday Porter!

Porter's turned ONE

Porter has finally turned one. Man where did that year go? I have always felt that he has been older then what he is. He is just a go get'm type. Which has been a treat for us to watch. We are so grateful to have Porter in our lives. He has really made us better people. We love him so much. That's right Porter we love you.
Some things that I have learned from him in just one year.
1. He needs to do it himself. (Really doesn't like help.)
2. You show him how to do something once and he can do it the next time.
3. He loves to be a baby even though he thinks his a big boy.
4. He wants to make people happy.
5. Can sense moods even when there is nothing being said. (Really cute to watch him care.)
6. He loves to play with Penny and tease her as much as he can.
7. Most of all he really loves us. (Even at an early age he shows love.)

What a hike!

Our friends came out from Nebraska and invited us to go on a hike with them. They wanted to go to the Timp Caves. To tell you the honest truth I was wondering how this would go. They are from a really flat state and this hike is not.
They did the hike like it was nothing. They are my hero's! As we kept climbing and we got higher and higher our friend Mandi's Mom Sue got scared. You forget that you could easily fall off the edge there. It was even scary for me.
The hike in and of itself was beautiful. Everything was so green and a little cloudy which helped to keep us happier. If you ever want to go on this hike go in the morning. It was perfect then and not that many people. Also if you want to take your kids I recommend that you wait until they are old enough to really enjoy it and can stay close to you.
Once we finally made it to the cave it was well worth the hike. Being inside was so beautiful. It is amazing what things are inside the earth. I took a lot of crazy pictures. Still I am only sharing a few. When you look back the pictures all started to look the same. Still every where welooked it was different.
We had a great going with our friends Justin and Mandi and their family. Can you believe that it was Tim and my first times to the Caves?! That is right, first time! The great wonders of being in Utah.