Sunday, July 26, 2009

Party in the Park

Happy 4th James!
pizza, fruit, juice boxes, cupcakes, swimsuits and friends- good party

power ranger cupcakes- the frosting was melting in the sun- it was pretty funny
i found these cool party favors- thumb wrestler punching guys- the kids loved 'em
power ranger masks with snappy elastic
these are the best in the summer- free and easy access
happy birthday power ranger moves from the mommas
we ended the night at a friend's house with Rock Band and Fondue
It was a GREAT day!

road trip to Palmyra, NY

About two weeks ago my friend Lourdes and I decided to pack the kids up and head up to Palmyra, NY to see The Hill Cumorah Pageant. We left the morning we decided to go, drove 6 hours, saw the pageant, stayed in a great hotel with a pool and breakfast, saw the church history sites, had lunch and came home. 
heres the recap:

we had to stop and Stew Leonard's for lunch and their delicious soft-served ice cream
The Hill Cumorah Pageant with some of the actors before the show
walking up the hill in the morning- it is really steep!
the monument at the top of the hill
this is the Christus statue by Thorvaldsen at the visitors center at the Hill Cumorah

they kind of look like they are posing for a magazine ad :)
Palmyra Temple- the grounds are absolutely beautiful!!
my cute James
Zanna loves finding the petals that have fallen and collecting them- these ones were pink and shimmery...she was in petal heaven
the Joseph Smith home
 I would love to have dinner here in this cozy home...my favorite thing is the fireplace

the Sacred Grove
more ice cream!
We tried to go to "The Chill and Grill" because it has HUGE ice cream and I was so excited to go, but when pulled up a gigantic bus load of kids had just gotten there and the line was too long- we were starving. So we settled for "Brad and Dad's" and it was great. 

What a fun, spontaneous rode trip-- thanks for the great time Lourdes, Ryan and Jason!

Monday, July 20, 2009

advice from James

James just woke up from his nap and said, 
"Mom, Jesus was watching you when you made me cry." (I told James to eat his lunch and he started crying... he was very tired.)

I smiled and said, "oh, yeah? and what did He think about it?" 

James replied, "He said to be nicer."

got it, thanks for the reminder :)


Sunday, July 19, 2009

Mumford Family in Midway, UT and a few other things...

My parents have started the every-other-year reunion tradition with our family and this year we stayed at a beautiful home up in Midway, UT that slept all 30 of us! It was an incredible week filled with swimming, fishing (zanna and james both caught their first fish!), mountain biking, hiking, shakes at Granny's, hot tubing, journal writing, guitar singing, bonfires, croquet, soccer, lots of chatting and lots of eating! We especially loved the time with family since we live the farthest away and were so happy to be there with all my siblings and all the cousins. I can't say enough thanks to my parents for putting this all together- we love you guys!!

we had to start the week off with beautiful toes
Goldie and Zanna as princesses
hanging out on this huge deck--someday I hope to have a deck like this!
Courtnee is an AMAZING face painter and the kids loved their new looks (click on this picture to see up close how amazing the tiger face is!!)
I am NOT your mama!
hanging out after FHE the first night
My dad retired this year from teaching and we made him a book filled with pictures of us with Dad and letters to him with our memories and things we have learned from him.  He has influenced so many people through his teaching and we all feel very lucky to have him for our dad- way to go pops!
we were all given journals to write in thru the week and the kids loved having their own notebooks and pencils to draw in
we did a service project together for one morning activity and got nice and dirty weeding and cleaning up the town center in preparation for Swiss Days of Midway
(Alison won the dirty hand contest and Brett ate a huge worm!)
We swam in Deer Creek Res., which was pretty cold so the kids sat in the shallow, nasty water to warm up- pretty gross!
Mindy and I relaxing with Isaiah on the porch swing- doesn't she look great pregnant??
Dad and his boys- Tom, Brett, Scott & Matt
We spent one day in Oakley riding horses at Bryce's house and swimming, playing racquetball and rock climbing at the rec. center.  Zanna rode by herself and was so excited about it- thanks Bryce!
we tried some team-building games, but got a little tangled up...
Mr. Isaiah- too cute!
we went out for a little hike and came back almost 2 hours later... the trail markers were a little tricky to follow :)
We swam in "The Homestead Crater" and loved the warm, natural mineral water- very cool.
the "big" cousins- Isaac, Lucy, Alex and Zach- at the bonfire
We gave my dad and pen carved out of olive wood for his retirement and it was really beautiful- thanks Andy!
you can never had enough pics with your sister 
Andrea and her babes- Gracie and Max
Mom and Dad
Tom & Julia- Zach, Alex, Tim and Nigel
Brett & Alison- Lucy, Isaac, Maria, Goldie and Harrison
Scott & Andrea- Nathan, Luke, Max and Grace
Mindy & Bryce- Dale and Haypile (due in a couple days now!)
Mel & Dave- Zanna and James
Matt & Courtnee- little Isaiah was sleeping
The Whole Mumford Clan (minus Bryce at work)
We ended the week with a day at Lagoon- it's tradition and the kids love it!
James and Max- best buddies, usually
waiting in line at Lagoon- isn't he handsome?
We got totally dumped on with a huge storm while at Lagoon and I thought Maria looked so cute all wrapped up to get warm again

The rest of the UT trip...
Grace was blessed the Sunday following and it was neat to be there for her special day
she looked BEAUTIFUL 
I always love to snap a picture with the kids and my grandpa- I just love him..
We had one more day swimming and  I loved Isaiah's look :)
The night before we came home we had a Hershey Reunion at the McCann's and it was GREAT to see our "sweet" friends again. 
silly faces- zanna, owen, laura, james, steven, mason, and hannah
The Girls- Natalie, Caroline, Me and Meagan- we missed Julie and Jill in the picture but they were there and had to leave early!

This was one of my favorite trips home and I'm grateful for all the fun memories and for our great friends and family!!

Medical School Graduation

Medical School Graduation
May 20, 2007 Hershey, PA