Nevada County Fair

Petting the horses

A few weeks ago we went to the Nevada County Fair.  The boys had fun watching the cowboy show, riding the ferris wheel, playing carnival games, petting the animals, and they even got to see a baby chick coming out of its egg!  It was a fun night.

Petting the miniature donkeys.

Silly flower and bee.

They were impressed by this giant rabbit!

Feeding the cows

There was even a ball pit!  They spent a good half hour in there.

Find Mason!

Archie really wanted to ride the ferris wheel, so Max was the lucky one who got to take him on it.

While Archie and Max were on the ferris wheel, I took Mason to play some carnival games.  He ended up winning 5 goldfish!

Bridgeport

 

On the weekends we like to go explore our area for the best swimming spots.  So far, this place is our favorite.  We went there a couple of weekends ago and we have been wanting to go back ever since!  The water was beautiful and clear, but also slow-moving so we didn't have to worry about the kids.  There was a fun little rapid that someone set up that the kids went down over and over.  It was so fun and we can't wait to go back!

That's Archie under the water.

Archie's trying to see the fish under the water

The oldest single lane covered bridge in CA (or something like that).

They were trying to find bugs.

Mason going down the rapids.

Archie going down the rapids.

They loved it!

So much fun!

Archie wanted me to go down the rapids with him, but the tube wasn't quite big enough for both of us.  We wiped out. :)

They found a big frog!  Definitely the highlight of the day.

Archie's 4th Birthday

Brothers

Archie turned 4 on the 4th of July.  We were in Cedar City, UT because my family was having a reunion that weekend.  We spent the morning at their town parade.  It was a really fun parade and it even had an army tank.  The boys loved it!

My cousin, Lisa, made this amazing volcano cake.  Archie has been insisting we call him "Archer" lately (his given name), so when she went to put his name on the cake we asked him if he wanted "Archie" or "Archer".  He responded, "Archer Huss," so that's what he got. :)

It just wouldn't be an authentic picture of Archie if he was actually wearing pants.  This boy loves to be naked!

Our boys are growing up so fast!

He takes his job of opening presents very seriously.

Whenever I would ask him what he wanted for his birthday, he would always say a book light.  This is the moment he opened his book light.  I guess he liked it. :)

He was a little embarrassed that everyone was singing to him.

My baby is 4!

Our Utah Vacation

The kids really wanted to roast marshmallows.  I didn't think it would work on an electric stove, but it did!

At the end of June/beginning of July, the boys and I went to visit my sister in Utah.  We were there for almost two weeks, and Max was able to meet us for the 4th of July weekend for Archie's birthday and my family reunion.  The boys had so much fun visiting their cousins.  We had fun adventures everyday.  Most days we did water things, like the pool and local reservoir, so I didn't end up getting many pictures, but here are the ones that I did get.

We spent a day in Salt Lake City.  This is the roof of the library.

There are lots of little forts inside the Salt Lake City Library.  So fun for kids!

Mason in the SLC Library.

We also spent a day at the Natural History Museum.  If you know my kids, you know they have a deep love for all things museums!  They really loved this one!

Mason being silly.

He was so happy to see the snakes!

Mason in a dinosaur footprint

Archie looking tough in a dinosaur footprint

This museum had the most dinosaur bones we had ever seen.  It was truly amazing!

The boys were impressed with this wall of dinosaur skulls.

"I didn't know that's how big their heads were!"

Archie with a woolly mammoth

Mason's favorite:  bugs!

Me and the boys on the roof of the museum.