Ventura County Fair 2009

This year we decided to go to the Ventura County Fair. We looked at Crafts, Animals & went in a ride. It was a fun time.

Ventura County Fair 2009

We walked around and looked at the livestock, which the boys seemed to like, but they kept whining about going on the Dragon ride.

This was a big piggy bank that was being used to raise money for a new exibition barn.

Ben & Nathan finally got to go on their ride, which went around in a circle and spun also, kind of like the tea cup rides at Disneyland.

Merry-Go-Round

Thursday the boys didn't have school so we went to the mall with the two story Merry-Go-Round.

Fishing Frenzy 2009

We took the boys the Fishing Frenzy again this year. They throw tons of plastic magnetic fish into the stream and for $5 each they can fish, play games for prizes, make their own fishing hats and painting. This is the second year that we have gone and they love it.

Fishing Frenzy 2009

Tide Pool

Fishing Frenzy 2009

Fishing Game

Painting

Comic-Con & Primary Pool Party

This year I brought my Brother In Law Chris and his sons Austin & Jordan to Comic-Con. This is Austin & Jordan. Im posting most of the Comic-Con stuff here
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& here
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Ben & Nathan on the Sofa in a box.

Ben & Nathan went to the Primary Swim party and had a lot of fun. Ben swam and Nathan climbed and down down the slide a lot with the help of one of the young women who were lifeguarding.

Primary Swim Party

Trip to Provo, Utah for the 4th of July

For the 4th of July we drove to Charlotte's family for the weekend. First time we tried a road trip with the boys and they did fairly well. Of course we had tons of bribes and the portable DVD player.

This got posted out of place, it belongs later with the bar-b-que family pictures.

Charlotte went to a smaller High School Reunion at a park since the real one was the night before we got there.


We went to the Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple open house. It would have been a great experience, but because of the heat and the 3 hours that it took to get through it all both Ben & Nathan and Ann's two youngest were total brats that Charlotte & I didn't really enjoy ourselves. But it was a nice Temple. As I stood at the main door I could see the Draper Temple in the distance and was reminded of a time that Brigham Young said that there would come a day where you could stand on the steps of one temple and would be able to see another one.

Ben & Nathan had fun watching the Hot Air Balloons up in the sky on the 3rd & 4th

Parade

As a regular tradition I was forced I mean volunteered to camp out to save a spot for the 4th of July Parade. What moron decided this was a good idea to start this tradition? The city should make this illegal. Jordan, Sophie, her friend, Austin two other relitives and I camped out and in the middle of the night we got dumped on for about 15 minutes. We had to clump together so as not to get our sleeping bags soaked through since someone only gave us a covering without walls.





The whole family got together for a bar-b-que and took lots of pictures. My family.

Family Pictures

Ann & Chris Bigalow's Family

David & Kris Larsen's Family

Paul & Charlotte Burrows Family

Larsen Children

Larsen Children Goofy

Stadium of Fire & Visits from friends

We went to Stadium of Fire with Glen Beck as the MC. He was pretty good and I enjoyed the dancers fireworks. The Jonas Brothers & She-Daisys were OK. Nathan didn't like them at all because of the screchy little girls. I bought the boys ears plugs, best 2 dollers ever spent.


Charlotte had some friends over on our last night. This is Jody, a mission companion.

This is Kristine her High School friend.