Jay White AKA Neil Diamond and Fireworks...

We went to the Taylorsville Fireworks. I am pretty sure they do the best fireworks. I am not even biased since I don't live there. We went early and ate dinner on the lawn and played games while we waited for our favorite little free concert to start. Jay White performed and he really is better than Neil Diamond. He does such a great job. The Bush family joined us as we rocked out to Neil.

More Bear Lake pics...

Bear Lake 2012...

We had an amazing time with family at Bear Lake this year. We went the second to last week of June. The weather was actually really great for June. We rented a boat and tubed and wake boarded the entire day away. The kids absolutely love the pools and of course Grandma and Grandpa's treasure hunt is always at the top of the list.

Lucy's One Year..and The Copper Mine...

We took Lucy to her one year well check up. What a nice girl that she waited till her checkup and we find out she has a double ear infection. Who knew. She wasn't really grumpy. Just had a slight runny nose. That helped save us some money so way to go Lucy!
Other than that she is right on track on weight and height.

After the visit I took the kids and met up with some sisters at the Kennecott Copper Mine. It was the last free day and so we took advantage of it.
Check that off of our summer fun list!

Birthday Prep...Fondant Icing...

I have been wanting to try and make a fondant cake for a while. I love when birthday's come up. It is fun to try different things that I don't normally make.

                               We used this recipe below.

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 (16 ounce) package miniature marshmallows
• 4 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 pounds confectioners' sugar, divided

Directions

1. Place the butter in a shallow bowl, and set aside.
2. Place the marshmallows in a large microwave-safe bowl, and microwave on High for 30 seconds to 1 minute to start melting the marshmallows. Carefully stir the water and vanilla extract into the hot marshmallows, and stir until the mixture is smooth. Slowly beat in the confectioners' sugar, a cup at a time, until you have a sticky dough. Reserve 1 cup of powdered sugar for kneading. The dough will be very stiff.
3. Rub your hands thoroughly with butter, and begin kneading the sticky dough. As you knead, the dough will become workable and pliable. Turn the dough out onto a working surface dusted with confectioners' sugar and continue kneading until the fondant is smooth and no longer sticky to the touch, 5 to 10 minutes.
4. Form the fondant into a ball, wrap it tightly in plastic wrap, and refrigerate overnight. To use, allow the fondant to come to room temperature, and roll it out onto a flat surface dusted with confectioners' sugar.

Friday...

Loved this casual Friday we had today. We went outside in our pj's, Cole rode his bike, we drew with chalk all before 9am.
We came inside and made a list of Summer Fun Activities to do and put it in a frame so that we can check it off with a dry erase marker. We also did a Summer Goal List. I can not believe this is our last summer before Cole starts school. I want to cram so much into the summer and into his head before we have outside influences to compete with.

We also used up the extra fondant from Lucy's birthday and made sugar cookies and decorated. Who knew fondant was so fun!