Meridell Park

Gavin's sister and her husband manage an event center and homestead in Pocatello called Meridell Park. We were so excited to get a tour while we were there. It was beautiful. The event center is gorgeous and a fun piece of Pocatello history. They have a huge orchard and garden, but the best part (according to Emery) was the animals! We met chickens, their goat Ginny, turkeys, and a duck with her little ducklings.

 Emery liked feeding the goat through the fence:

But wasn't too sure about Ginny once she was out of the fence:

She did really like the chickens and the chicken coop. She was telling me all about how the little chickens will run to their little house and say "Momma! Momma!" if they get scared and will race in there and lots more stuff I don't remember.

We also had fun playing in the grassy fields and running around with cousins. Here's a few pictures of them:

 It was such a fun morning. Thanks for hosting and giving us the tour Rob and Lauren! Meridell Park is a beautiful place! If anyone in southeast Idaho needs an event center, definitely check it out! Plus I think they are doing a pumpkin patch this fall! www.meridellpark.com

Princess on a Bike

So my last post I mentioned how much Emery loved playing with Olivia's toys. Her BIKES were especially fun for Emery. Olivia has a little one that is a perfect size for Emery, but no, she always wanted to ride the big girl one. I snapped this picture the first time she rode it because her face is so cute. She was so proud of herself for being on that big bike but she's trying to act all casual about it.

"No big deal, Mom, I'm just chillin' on the big girl bike."

Natalie was super patient to push her around on it for awhile. What a great aunt! Moments like these where we've just enjoyed dinner together as a family and the cousins are all having fun make me sad we live so far away. 

Splash pad with cousins

It's time to play catch up on the blog. We took a wonderful trip to Idaho for a few weeks in July and had such a great time. We celebrated the 4th of July "Cornwall Style" (that's my mom's family, they know how to patriotically party!), camped a few times, stayed up way too late (it doesn't get dark in Idaho until 10 pm!), slept in every day, played with cousins, and made memories to last us until next year. It was a busy and very full trip but I felt like we accomplished a lot.

Here's some pictures of our trip to a splash pad with my nephew and niece. My nephew JJ is so adorable, he has the BIGGEST smile ever--it lights up his whole body--and he is ALWAYS smiling. What a sweetheart. He loved the water!

And here's the always spunky Olivia, posing for the camera! Emery loved playing with all her stuff and Olivia was so patient to share it.

So much fun! When we left Idaho Emery kept asking if we could go back and play at Olivia's house. Thanks goodness for Facetime. We miss them already.