Labor Day - AI revisited

We took Daddy and Uncle Drew back to Antelope Island with us on Monday. It was a very overcast day and a storm started rolling in a bit later. You can see the gusts of rain in the seagull photos.












When the storm started coming towards us, we packed everything up and headed to the car. After everyone was rinsed of sand, we got in and drove around the Island. We ended up at the ranch and the boys had a good time with the lasso!










We did some more exploring and found some old farm vehicles to play on.






And last but not least, we saw a creeping thing that I was totally fine with saying good-bye to.

Conversation with a 5.75 year old

So Ian is working tonight, so I went to lay down in our bed after shutting the house down just after 8pm. Liam was still in his room after brushing his teeth. I called to him to just come to bed and sleep on Daddy's side. He started to get into bed, then I asked him to go back and turn his bedroom light off.

He said he didn't want to because he was afraid of it being that dark and if I could come with him. I asked why he was scared. He said it felt like something was there when it was that dark.

I told him that I felt that way when I was a kid too.

Liam: So when did you stop feeling that way?

Me: Ohhhhh, when I was about.... oh um... maybe about.... 18 or so?

Liam: {HEARTY BELLY LAUGHS}

Me: {Laughing too}

Liam: I thought you were going to say like.... 7.... or maybe 9.... {HEARTY BELLY LAUGHS}

This conversation went on -- because there had to be an explanation of why the age of 18 was a shift for me. I moved in with roommates - for some reason I wasn't scared of the dark anymore. Liam was so curious about me living with people that weren't Daddy. His perspective is that I've always lived with Daddy. I laughed because I've never thought of that before - his perspective on how WE came to be.

So Liam went on to ask, "So how did you find each other? Did you drive around calling out each other's names?" I laughed so hard on this idea!!!!

So I briefly explained the dating process and how I came to meet Daddy. Dated, dated, dated... how he eventually asked me to marry him, dated, dated, dated, how and where we got married, dated, dated, dated, bought our first house, dated, dated, dated, thought about having a baby, dated, dated, dated, baby in my belly for 9 months, dated, dated, dated, Liam came to live with us... and then we stopped dating so much and how happy we've been since then because we have a sweet little boy to keep us busy.

Antelope Island Stampede Festival and More

Self portrait

And to think the lazy side of me wanted to stay in bed yesterday morning. Left town at 8:20am, arrived to the island at 9:30am. The festival was nice, but that beach was just serene and worth any lack of sleep I thought I had that morning. We didn't leave the island until 4pm. And we really really want to go back!

Bonus note: As we were driving in, you could see the mountains' reflections on the Great Salt Lake. I said to Liam, "Isn't that reflection on the water beautiful?" He replied, "Yeah, those mountains get to look at 'theirselves' all day long!" I laughed a lot! Such a witty and clever lad I have.