Aunt Shannon's visit

Cameron's sister, Shannon came to Utah from Washington to spend July 3rd to July 8th at "home". It was a lot of fun to have her home. On July 3rd we went to Lagoon but thought we were never going to make it. We hit some pretty bad traffic and when we tried to avoid it, we just ran into more traffic. We finally made it and had a blast. Talmadge amazes me how big he has gotten. He had such a blast riding the kiddie rides on his own (I would post pics but my camera's battery died). Shannon promised they would go on a dragon ride so she kept her promise and they went. The last time we went he was scared silly but this time he did great. I could tell he was a bit nervous but that didn't scare him from going on as many kiddie rides as possible. Since I couldn't go on any rides I just enjoyed Talmadge. Though I did ride the merry-go-round and train with him. We had a blast and I'm so glad that Shannon was able to go on some fun rides with her dad before the park closed.

Talmadge getting ready to enter Lagoon

Talmadge and his Aunt Shannon

The only picture I got of Talmadge on a ride (dragon ride)

The 4th of July was fun. We had a BBQ at Grandma and Grandpa Sommers' house. After dinner Talmadge and Jackson had fun popping snaps then walking over the unpopped snaps. When it got dark Cameron and his brother, Barry lit fireworks. Even though the show was meant for Talmadge and Jackson, they were too busy playing to bother watching. They watched for about 5 minutes then wanted to play. As more and more fireworks started going off Talmadge go a bit nervous and hid behind a chair. It was so cute to watch him try to get away from the fireworks. After we went through all our fireworks we walked over to the elementary school and watched the Morgan city fireworks. Talmadge was more excited to run around than to watch the fireworks. Maybe next year!

Talmadge and Jackson walking over the unpopped snaps

Talmadge having fun with sparklers

"Is it safe now?"

The 5th was Cameron's Grandma Sommers' annual family steak fry. This is where she goes out and buys a steak for everyone and we have a BBQ. Talmadge had a lot of fun playing with all the children. Cameron's dad had a cousin that was here from Virginia. They have a boy that is just a year older than Talmadge. They had so much fun playing together.

The 6th we had Sunday dinner together as a family (leftovers from the last couple of days). I swear leftovers usually take really good, especially pasta and potato salads. Probably because they marinate longer. Yum!!

The 7th was my last day working for Goldenwest Credit Union so I didn't get to spend much time with Shannon but she was running errors all day. When I went over to have dinner, her and Katie had a present for me. It was an adorable little outfit and a super warm, cuddly blanket for the baby. Thanks Katie and Shannon!!

July 8th, Shannon headed home. Before she left she came by to say good-bye, until September, when she'll be back in Utah for a wedding.

It was a lot of fun to spend time with Shannon. I almost forgot to mention that she brought guitar hero; dance, dance, revolution; and popstar. That was so much fun to play. In fact I told Cameron that I thought it would be fun to get the popstar game. The funnest part was watch everyone trying to sing and messing up. We had a blast playing!!

We can't wait until Shannon comes back down...2 more months!!