Skate Park ~ Nick is NOT old

This was a very fun day, Nick decided that he wanted to go skateboarding so we pack up Nick, his board, Luca and Me into the car and headed out to the local skate park. Nick was a little intimidated when we got there and I asked him what's wrong and he said that he wished all the little kids would go home so he could skate. 

Nick getting warmed up

A couple of these kids told Nick that he looked like he was probably good a long time ago

Some other kids thought it was cool that Nick brought his baby and "girlfriend" to the skate park and they wished their girlfriends would take pictures of them skating like I was taking pictures of Nick.

Visiting Grandpa & Grandma Christensen

We went down to New Harmony to visit Grandpa & Grandma Christensen's and we had a great time. We played pool, visited and rode the 4 wheelers. Luca was scared of the 4 wheelers at first but he really liked riding them toward's the end. 

Grandma Linda, Grandpa Shawn & Luca

Great-Grandpa Christensen, Great-Grandma Christensen, Grandma Linda, Nick & Luca

Grandpa Shawn, Grandma Linda, Nick, Luca, Shauna, Great-Grandpa Christensen & Great-Grandma Christensen

Luca

Luca, Nick & Shauna

Thanksgiving Point

We went to the Ancient Life Museum and Farm at Thanksgiving point. It was the $2 Tuesday's in August and it was packed. Luca ran through every exhibit and it took Nick a minute to realize that he couldn't stop and read each exhibit but had to be continually moving to keep up with Luca. It was tons of fun and we are going to go back again when Luca is older.

Very excited that he could touch almost everything in museum

Luca is so smart ~ 17 months and already reading

Nick & Luca playing in the sand

Nick, Luca and a pterodactyl 

Shauna, Luca and a gigantic sea turtle

Looking for cows

Visiting Great-Grandma Witte

We drove down to Elmo Utah to visit Great-Grandma Witte in her assisted living facility. She was very excited to meet Luca.  We also visited the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur museum, we like dinosaurs.

Great-Grandma Witte, Shauna & Luca

Luca trying to get some dinosaur bones

Shauna & Luca

Shauna, Luca & Nick

Family resemblance anyone??? Luca & Nick

Tortoise love and a peeping wombat at the Hogle Zoo

The sound isn't all that great but this is the gist of the video.
The camera is recording some tortoise's in love and then the camera pans to Nick laughing
Shauna: Nick that's not funny.
Nick: (laughing) Look at that wombat watching them.
Shauna: The wombat is not watching them.
Nick: Yeah, look at him.
The camera pans to a wombat watching the tortoise's.
That poor wombat is scarred for the rest of his little life.

Snow Basin Trail

When Nick got home from work in June we wanted to do something outdoorsie and Linda had taken Luca & I on the Snow Basin trail hike a couple of weeks before. I really liked the trail and I knew Nick would like it too. We had a great time, Luca hiked most of the trail and we saw a mongoose carrying a small chipmunk for his lunch. Since we went on a weekday we weren't run over by any mountain bikers. We walked to the small pond and beaver dam. (Nick calls them beaver houses now because he said that's what they call them in Alaska ~ Silly Nick!)

Nick & Luca

Luca stopping one of many times to pick something up

Me, trying to be artsy 

Nick & Luca

Luca & Shauna

Luca & Nick

Beaver Lodge (or beaver house)

Nick

Luca

Artsy again

Kaysville Pond

It was hot, muggy and we were toting along a grumpy Woo baby. Luca is like his mom and does not do too well when it is hot. We decided to get out after church and go for a walk and Nick though it would be nice to go somewhere we haven't been before so we went to the pond in Kaysville. There were some ducks and a frog but not much else to do besides walk around the pond. Luca found a nice stick.

Nick & Luca

Luca & Nick

Luca

Duck

Being artsy

Luca & Nick

A family of ducks, Luca & Nick

Frog

 

Yellow headed bird