Our Week with the Uncles

 So, the week with my brothers was so super fun, and yet crazy, that very few pictures were taken. But let me "sum up" (name that movie Whatcott fam!). First we make some crazy yummy cookies that were Ghirardelli brownie cookies with fluffy caramel cream sandwiched in between. Then on Tuesday we left Amy with a sitter, grabbed some friends that were the same ages as the uncles and headed to iJump where we played dodgeball for nearly the entire hour. Wednesday we went to Rigby Lake for the first time this season. Thursday we went to the library in the morning and then in the afternoon again left Amy with a sitter (poor girl never gets to have any fun) and went to Rexburg Rapids.  The few pictures I do have are first from our stake's annual Pioneer Celebration that we went to with our friends, the Potters. (we do everything with these guys!)

 We made sure to get there early so the kids could try the catching a fish with your hands. (we missed it last year) All the kiddos had fun, although Sam was too scared of the fish to actually grab any. But thankfully Josh's mommy wasn't afraid of the fish or of getting wet and helped each little kid get a fish, catching one quite large one, too.

 Here is the guy dumping the fish into the man-made pond on the grass at the stake center. The older boys caught their own fishes and loved it! Then we did the food thing and ended the night with a screaming, kicking, running-away-from-Mom 4-year-old meltdown and cotton candy.

 Then Friday we finished off the week with another visit to Rigby Lake. In between all of this there was plenty of playing games, the Wii, and with toys. Robert had planned on taking the boys fishing Friday night before we left, but it was too windy and too crowded at the lake, so that had to slide.

 Amy loves playing and eating the sand. Doesn't make for fun diaper changing the next day.

 Sam being silly with his bucket

 Even little Katie knows how to enjoy the lake - under the shade of the umbrella!

 Then Saturday we headed out around 5 am so we could get to my parents' house around lunchtime. They recently moved to Diamond Valley, which is just outside of St. George. It was so great to get to see my parents again (and my brothers, too of course). These pictures are from our visit to the Pine Valley Chapel a little ways away. This church was built like an upside down ship - so cool!! What's also cool is that it is still being used for church today and thus makes it the building in longest use in the whole church! (I think it was built around 1868?)

 Some silly pictures of me and the kids to keep them entertained during the lecture of the history of the building

 Amy was being such a silly/happy girl this day, it was great!

 Where sacrament meeting is held. If you look at the ceiling, you will see how it is curved like the underside of a boat.

 And up in the ceiling where you can see how they put the building together very similar to how a ship is built.

 The podium with all of it's detail. Although many modern-day things like AC, heat, and electricity have been added, much of this buildings' history remains intact today.

My sweet kiddos! Now it's off to play with friends we've missed, tour Sam's new preschool, and get ready for Grandma and Uncle Kurtis to come visit - tomorrow.