Sunday, July 26, 2009

A Busy Summer with Lots of Family!

July turned out to be a Very Busy month for our family! We enjoyed a great family vacation in June with Tony's side of the family, and July was spent with my side of the family. After being home only 4 days from Ohio, my nephew Benjamin flew out to our house from California to stay with us. We had him at our house for about 10 days before me, my 3 kids and Benjamin all packed up for a road trip to California. I must say that the kids were great for that trip. I was so grateful for Benjamin's help. We stayed in California for 5 days where I got to see my sister and her family which included my newest nephew, Trey. I also got to spend some time with my other sister when she returned from her vacation. Then, the kids and I packed up for a trip back to Utah with my sister Samantha and 4 of her 5 kids. They stayed at our house for a week. Many of our activities included my brother David' family, as well as grandma and grandpa. These activities included a day at Raging Waters, a hike up Bridal Veil Falls, shopping in Park City, Bowling, a walk through the Oquirrh Mountain Temple Open House, Fireworks, and a couple of family BBQs along the way. A weeks worth of lots of Family FUN!
WELCOME BABY TREY!
(Born July 2, 2009)

Bella at the Oquirrh Mountain Temple Open House.
(Yes, she is officially walking now!)



Bowling with my sister Samantha and her kids, Trey, Trenton, Tyra and Taylor. Courtney also decided to join us. All of the cousins had a blast!





Maybe you cannot tell, but Ethan is slipping! He fell right on his bum!


Lexy had a little help with her bowling:)

(Unfortunately, I didn't pull my camera out at many of our activities. I am waiting to get some of those pictures from my sister and will post them next time)

Happy 4th of July!

We were fortunate to have our cousin/nephew Benjamin with us for a week this summer. We celebrated the 4th of July with him, along with Uncle David's family and Grandma and Grandpa. Here were some of the days activities...

Uncle David and Benjamin had a blast setting off fireworks in front of our house while Ethan and Lexy played with the sparklers. Bella loved the view from Courtney's lap!



All ready to enjoy the day at Grandma and Grandpa's for a BBQ and water games!

Happy 4th of July!



We started the day riding on the scooters! (Yes, we are nieve... the next time the kids wore helmets I promise!)

Saturday, July 4, 2009

FUN in OHIO

We have just returned from a GREAT vacation with our family in Ohio. It is always so fun to see everybody. We are the only ones who don't live in Ohio (or within a couple hours driving distance) and we don't get to see everybody whenever we want, so it is a treat for us to be out there. We spent about a week and a half with Tony's parents during which time we got to spend a lot of time with Uncle's Tim, Joe and Brian and Aunt Nicole. While we were there we also got to visit with Tony's Grandma, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, and other extended family and friends. The kids are really excited about the fact that the next time that we go out there, they will have a new cousin... a little boy! Aunt Nicole had her ultrasound while we were out there and Ethan was way excited that to hear that there will be another boy in the family since he and his sisters are the only grandkids!

Rico Family July 2009


The Rico Brothers

Joe, Brian, Nicole, Ali, Tony, and Tim



Our FUN in Ohio....






FUN at Cedar Point!








FUN in the Pool!




FUN at the Park!





















FUN at the Lake!




During our visit, we went to Uncle Brian
and Aunt Nicole's to celebrate Father's Day. While there we swam in their pool, walked the dogs, and played cards. (Playing cards is kind of a tradition that we do every night while we're in Ohio!) We also went to Cedar Point, we went to a couple of different parks, hiked a trail to some waterfalls, celebrated Papa's birthday, went to Lake Erie, played some golf (Tony anyway), and saw a movie. It was a busy week with lots of FUN!

Thanksgiving Point

Thanksgiving Point with Mandi and her family. We got to spend some time with my best friend Mandi and her family for just a short time between her sister's wedding and our trip to Ohio. We took the kids to Thanksgiving Point to see the animals and enjoy some ice cream!