Cornbelly's 2016

 We love our Cornbelly's :) 

It has gotten a little crowded over the years which we don't love, but we knew we were moving out-of-state this year so we decided to give it one last season of fun!

I think Jayne was the most excited out of all of us this year because she could remember her favorites from last year. It was so cute! She ended up really liking "Its the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown" after we checked it the movie out from the library earlier this month, so the theme of Peanuts for Cornbelly's/the corn maze was perfect for her.

Jayne's first request was the Cow Train, so we went straight there :) She was thrilled!

The corn pit is always nice and cool, so it was perfect for the heat of the day

Next up was princess playland. They have dresses the the kids can continually dress-up in, and that's just what Jayne does. Dress on, dance & twirl, switch dress, repeat...she loves it! Plus this year Elle is mobile so she loved just standing on the stage and watching/admiring Jayne.

Just watch Jayne in this video, she could twirl forever. There's something so sweet about it:

  

The royal princess in her coach

This area is a little girl's dream

My mom and Jocelyn are always our Cornbelly's buddies. We love spending time with them. Jayne really enjoyed the big pink slide this year and wanted to go on it over and over again, with everyone. Here's a video of some of the fun:

Giant pink slide for the win!

Aunt Jocelyn!

They had a fun trick-or-treat parade this year. The girls got to go around to different characters/business mascots and collect candy. Needless to say, they loved it!

We had some dinner and then headed back for a bit more night-time fun. Love these cuties!

 I love watching the weather evolution throughout our Cornbelly's visits. First shorts and tees, then jackets and jeans, and then back to short sleeves. That's Fall for ya!

Jayne was thrilled to meet Lucy this day...its all because of that movie!

  

One weekend Heather and Kevin & kids came to join us. Jayne loves her kiddos and we loved having the company! They played on the hay tower slides for a long time. It was great!

Elle discovered she could stand up on the pumpkin train and LOVED pointing out anything/everything on our ride. Her little fingers and excitement were adorable. 

Holla to our pals in the back!

Not sure when we'll be back, but thanks for the memories Cornbelly's!!

Fall Photo Shoot - October 2016

We had some photos taken to celebrate Fall, pumpkins and adorable kids! :)

Seriously though, I love these photos and will treasure those kissable faces forever.

Jayne's 3rd Birthday

Jayne turned 3 this past weekend, THREE! How is my little baby that big? At least I have another small little kiddo so my momma heart isn't totally broken :) We celebrated the day before Jayne's birthday with a little birthday party. We rented a princess castle water bounce house/slide and prayed for sunny weather. Luckily, we got it! It was a perfectly warm day and the kids had a lot of fun!

Friends and family came to help celebrate

We let the kids run free, had otter pops and princess cupcakes and opened presents.

Cupcake face!

Cute little Elle in the background! :)

Paige and the birthday girl!

Getting warm and dry in the sun

Swimming, slides, sugar, friends and presents - I'd say Jayne was one happy birthday girl!

 

 Sunday was her actual birthday. We started of the morning with our traditional pan"cake" breakfast stack. Look how grown up she looks...ah, it happened so fast!

After church we headed up to my parents. We made her cake together there. Jayne had been so excited about this part and was a great helper!

She asked for a "piiiint and purple kitty" cake so that's what she got!

Happy Birthday sweet Jayne. We love you so much!

Mum & Dad B Aug 2016 Visit - part 2

We took it easy the next day (after all our adventures we needed a down day!). Both Phil and his dad had to work and Mum went to another day of Education Week on campus. Jayne had been talking about showing Grandma B. her pool for months leading up to their visit so that evening the girls had a little swim in the "famous" pool.

We had a nice dinner at home and were entertained by the little girls :) Never a dull moment! Then Phil's parents went to the movies. We did a switch-a-roo afterward (for babysitting purposes) and Phil and I went to a late movie.

The next day we played a bit in the morning...

...and then made our way to Thanksgiving Point's Farm Country. The girls really love riding the horses there so we thought we'd show Grandma B. and Grandad what its all about!

This was actually Elle's first time riding and she couldn't get enough of it. We could tell she felt so big and was so proud of herself up there!

Jayne always chooses the "little horse". She loves him!

Mum B is quite the animal whisperer it turns out. She loves them and they love her. This horse just calmly sat with Mum for a long time.

Happy camper Elle. Her thigh rolls are so yummy!

Feeding the chickens

We had a nice lunch and HUGE dessert, plus a free kids cone at the Tower Cafe. 

After some more shopping for Mum & Dad we hung out and then went back out to Wallaby's for dinner. Jeez...we really are all about the food, aren't we! :)

Hangin' out in the guest room before our next excursion. The girls LOVED to make their way downstairs to play with their grandparents.

Wallaby's!

We spent Thursday out on the boat at Deer Creek with my family. Oh it was so much fun! We got Dad out on the tube and he loved it! It was great being all together and having a blast out in the water and sun.

Dad B, Jayne and Mum

 

Phil, Mum and Dad B

We came back from boating that evening just in time for Phil and his parents to head off to the rodeo in Spanish Fork. They enjoyed having a true "American experience" at the rodeo :)

Friday morning we had breakfast at Kneaders. Their french toast and buttermilk syrup is just something else. Soooo good!

More shopping was on the list that day. Of course, the girls kept us entertained!

Then that evening we went to Phil's work advisor's home for their summer lab party. Phil was given a going away gift as he would be moving on before the next get together. It was a beautiful summer night.

Volleyball

Phil opening his gift

Saturday we headed back out on the boat again for round 2. Another great day on the lake in the books. Seriously, I wish everyone could see my dad, Phil and his dad on the tube together-wish we'd caught that on camera. It was hilarious! By the end of our second day tubing, something odd happened inside the tube and gave it a shape that made it impossible to stay on. We'd go outside the wake and flip right off. Made for some fun times, and we're still not sure what we did to it. :) Just too much fun I guess!

We wanted one last visit to Seven Peaks so after boating we stopped for a quick bite to eat and went straight there. We're a bunch of water rats, I tell you! I love Utah summer when we can swim until 8pm and its still warm and light outside.

Sunday was Mum & Dad's last day with us. They got up bright and early to go watch the Provo City Power smokestacks be knocked down/imploded. (Phil took a quick break from church meetings and he and I watched from the chapel across the street from our house while the girls got some much needed rest) But Mum & Dad got to see it right up close! What a cool thing to see! Here's their video they took:

Then it was church of course - the Bennallack girls all ready to go!

We spent the rest of the day napping (for the girls), an evening walk and just spending our last little bits of time together. It all just goes so quickly when you're having fun!

New dress for Miss Jayne. Dresses are her FAVORITE thing to wear!

Mum & Dad gave us the Pie Face game, much to everyone's delight, except Elle, and Jayne for that matter. Haha. Elle would cry every time she just saw the box. Jayne took a while but eventually warmed up to it after watching us all. We had fun playing it together that night. I was the all time champ! --because that game takes soooo much skill ;)

Then we had the last bedtime and stories with Grandma B. and Grandad, for this visit at least.

Bedtime kisses

The adults played games and visited until midnight and Mum & Dad left early the next morning. It was a jam-packed visit and we loved every minute of it. Until next time Mum & Dad!