Fun with the Boyds

We were so happy to have the Boyd family visit for a few days before they left again for Malaysia. I hope that such a short time together builds memories that will carry these cousin relationships throughout their lives.

With each child being an animal lover, it was easy to choose the petting zoo at Bear World for an outing.

Bear World is as close to an adventure park as we get in the Rexburg area. The roller coaster may be small but it still offers a belly flopping experience and the boys spun around so fast on the spinning bears that Hyrum briefly passed out and squeals had to have been heard for miles.

We'll see how much they've all grown in bear comparison in the coming years.

Summer heat, sprinklers, trampoline, and sun screen all make for a perfect summer afternoon.

Poor Hailey had to avoid the water a little until we finally wrapped her cast in a bag and she couldn't jump because of her broken arm. She still found ways to referee the games and play, even on the sidelines.

Hyrum wanted to share his baking skills with his cousins so he made up a recipe for "Cheesecake" to share. I was a bit confused with the name because it was more of a muffin and had no cream cheese in it but the creator gets to name the creation.

He made up his recipe from a combination of recipes in his book, mixed all his ingredients from scratch, baked, plated and served it with many happy bellies as the result.