We hung out with the Thals on Friday and Saturday before school started!

On Friday afternoon we took them to the pond to swim and dig for clay. And find dead fish, chase the ducks, and play king of the raft!

We fed the kids at the pond and then came home and got everyone ready for bed so that the adults could go out!

The 4 of us went out to Chubby’s! and let the big kids take care of the little kids. The kids had ice cream and watched a movie.

On Saturday Morning we made paper and tape boats and then went to find a river to float them down:

We had a couple of parks in mind that have a river running through them but… there is no water this summer! So we ended up back at the pond!

The boats only lasted a few minutes but the kids ended up on the water again and we had lunch at the pond and stayed mostof the afternoon.

We got everyone dressed for the demolition derby, grabbed Kong Kones and headed to the Utah County Fair. We wanted to see the animals and the Lego Exhibit:

Then we found some fair food for dinner and headed in to the demolition derby! We had about 50 people in our group this year! Us, Thals, Pete, Matt, Michelle, Dad and Wright kids, Kelsey, Shannon and Tommi!

The Derby ended in a 4 way tie: Michelle, Tommi, Caitlin and Ellie! Through a process of elimination, recounts and Rock Paper Scissors we were able to pass the trophy on to Ellie! Another successful derby! I need to ask them to start an hour or two earlier cause it always goes so late.

We parted ways with the Thal’s ending our 32 hour extravaganza hangout.