of diaper corn, rubber horses, herding tractors, and duck races

Last night we had the opportunity to go to Thanksgiving Point's Corn Belly's with our friends. We had so much fun! Ellie had a blast in the corn pit. She filled so many buckets and helped bury many people. Corn was everywhere! There was a mom near us that commented on how her baby even had corn in his diaper. She then promptly dug out the corn from his diaper and tossed it back into the corn pit... no comment.

Ellie was in love with the horse tire swings. These guys are so cool! I want one for our backyard so bad. They also had giant magnetic Mr. Potato heads (and other various fruits and veggies) that Ellie loved changing the body parts on.

We then headed over to the tractor ride. Ellie was really excited, until it started. I was sitting right behind her, and she turned around and said, "Mommmmm..." She survived the ride, and promptly said, "okay, something else?" after she got out of her cow. As soon as we got home we got her ready for bed and she passed out quickly after. That is what we call a successful night!

Oh, I forgot to tell you about the duck races. It was hilarious watching Ellie and Briar try to get the ducks from one rain gutter to the other. I'll just let the video do the explaining.

5 + 6 + 2 + 10 + 4 + 1 + 3

I'm 31. I still think I'm 22, but in all actuality I am now officially 31. I'm not really sure how it happened. I also don't know how I almost have a three-year-old. Where does the time go? This year's birthday was so great. First, I was able to sleep in until 9:00, then Jeremy made me crepes for breakfast. After breakfast we went shopping (one of my favorite activities) and we got new pendant lights for our island. I am so excited! During Ellie's nap Jeremy and I watched the BYU football game. It was a little depressing, but nice to relax. When Ellie woke up we headed to dinner at Red Robin. We love Red Robin. After dinner we ran over to Target (one of my favorite stores) and we browsed. It was so much fun to spend the whole day with my little family. I couldn't have asked for anything more. Oh! Jeremy got me the best birthday present... a puppy! I am so excited. She's not ready to come home yet, but you better believe that I will be posting like crazy about our newest family member.

Hardy Party for Labor Day Weekend

We were so lucky to have my sister Whitnee and her cute family come visit us over Labor Day weekend. Ellie loved having some friends around, and we did too! They got here Friday night just in time for dinner. After we ate dinner we headed out to the park. The kiddos had a blast playing around on all the big toys. After bedtime Whit and I ran to The Baked Bear and grabbed delicious ice cream sandwiches. I got classic chocolate chip cookies with a cookies and cream ice cream that had fudge, brownie pieces, and cookie dough bites in it. It was so yummy!

On Saturday we started out at the "animal store" (Cabelas) and checked out the fish and the giant "stuffed" animals. After we headed to the outlet mall right across the parking lot. We had a lot of fun wandering around in the perfect weather. For lunch the kiddos had pizzas with the dads and Whit and I went to lunch to celebrate our birthdays. While Ellie napped the Hardys went to the park and drove around, then we went to Los Cucos for dinner.

On Sunday we went to visit our maternal grandparents, aunt, and cousins. The kids had a blast playing in the backyard while the rest of us chatted and caught up. After church the Hardys went to visit our paternal grandma while I had a class presidency meeting and Ellie took a nap. After dinner we played out back then went for a walk. We were sad to see them go Monday morning, but were so glad that they came to visit!