Summer Fun Week 11

It's over.  No more wishing we did this or that.  What's done is done...and we LOVED IT!

We had a great summer and now look forward the fun of Fall.

~ Missed photo.  I snapped the shot just as they moved.  Darn.  They were sleeping and Little I had her hand resting on Miss A's face.  Her fingers were in one of A's eyes.  And then Miss A had her arm over I's leg.  It was comical.

~ Went to Miss B, M and A's new school.  A couple of them had assessments.  They are so excited.  Me as well.  One excitement for me is that I can go on the field trips.  Before I couldn't because I had the other little ones.  But now they can come along.  The teachers are loving that I have a 12 passenger van.  They all will take about 2 field trips each month.  Miss M even starts her first week off with one and I'm going too :0)

~ I got to hang out with Noah for 4 hours.  I was a volunteer at Thanksgiving Point in the Children's Garden. 

~ Some wonderful evenings eating on the patio and then "swimming."

 This bee was really enjoying this piece of pork.

~ Hot tubbin'.  I tried to get a group photo...

 ~ Splash Pad 'n' Park with a neighbor group.  The last meet up of the summer and will finally met up.

~ Musical Concert

(I'm having trouble uploading the concert videos, so you'll just get to savor the first one).

~ Master Gardener Class: Temple Square Tour (of the gardens)

Tree at the Lion House.  Brigham Young had this planted when they first built the home.

~ While I was at Temple Square, Rob to My Pearls to their school's Back to School BBQ.

~ Piano lessons.


~ Fun at Provo River Resort

 ~ Dentist appointments.  (always so fun)

~ Getting excited and ready for school.

 

~ Stake Conference this weekend.  We got a new Stake Presidency.  The old and the new presidencies overall are very contrasting in character (even w/ one of the previous counselors becoming the new President).  It will be interesting to see the changes. 

Summer Fun Week 10

~ The week started off GREAT for me on Sunday at the Family History Center.  The ladies volunteering there helped me find some information on my family.  Then later that night I found a ton more.  Yeah!!!  Cheers here and hopefully on the other side.

~ Love the banner they made from plastic leis.  I love how they use their beds too.

~ This week is "City Days"

I happened to be looking in the event schedule book and saw they had free swim from 3-6pm Monday.  It was then Monday, 1:30pm.  Sweet!  We hadn't missed it and so took advantage.

~ Went to the car show.  I took a photo of this old hearse but my finger covered up the car.  oops.

There were a ton of cool cars.

I asked Miss A if she would like this pink one.

Her reply:

No.  I wouldn't want other people to feel bad because I was in this nice fancy car.

Is she in pain?

Nope, just singing.

 

~ Added  music sheets for drawer liners on TWEET

 

~ My Pearls and I went to a concert in the park for our City Days.  The Horse Show was going on at the same time so we of course had to go over to it.  By the time I got over to the arena, My Pearls were already getting riders to let them ride their horses in the parking lot.  (I only got photos of a couple of them though).

Little I

Miss M

 Playing at the park. Miss B and Baby.

~ Wedding reception.  It was in the backyard of some people we know (friends of the wedding party too, but not related).  The yard has a huge playset (seen below), trampoline in the ground, big grass area to play in w/ rolling hills too, a tree house in a Huge tree and

 a sandbox with real live toys.  The seadoo was made to rock from side to side.

 ~ Crazy morning hair!

 

~ August 12of12

~ Swim lessons.  Baby inching to the water.

~ Piano lessons and Gymnastics

~ Miss B doing research.  She made a goal to study and do research until school starts.  She can't wait for school to start.

 ~ Influencing Sister.

 ~ Playing with friends. 

Little I and her friend were playing "Dishwasher."  Little I was a plate.  :)

Only 1 more week of Summer Fun left before school starts.  Oh My!  It's been a fun summer and I'm sad to see it end.

Summer Fun Week 9

SUMMER FUN!

Whoowee!  The summer is flying by.  We only have a couple of weeks left before school begins and so we are trying to pack it full of fun.  Miss B is very excited for school.  She repeatedly says that she will be glad when school starts and summer is over so that she can learn more math and other stuff.  She is are facts kiddo and huge bookworm.  She never can get in enough info.  I love it her love for learning and desire to soak everything up.  I know all of her sisters don't feel that way.  And that's okay.  I am excited for them to start their new adventure at their new school, but am also sad to see the summer days slipping away.  I enjoy playing with My Pearls.

~ The older 4 began swim lessons this week.  They go every day and love it.

Little I 2nd from left

Miss A with her teacher

Miss M, the one waving the board - ball o'energy

Miss B

Little I leading the class in red light, green light

Baby watching her sisters.  This has been difficult for her not to be able to go in the water!

~ Concert at the Park

w/ Sam Payne and Cherie Call

For some reason she HAD to have her hands in the photo.

 

~ Splash Pad and Playground

We have gone to this park before and love it.

Yeehaw!

~Summer Reading can't truly be Summer Reading unless you are in your swimsuit  :) 

~ We played twice this week at the Community Pool.  Tuesday just My Pearls and I went.  Then Friday we had a church party there.

~ Per usual Baby is sporting the soft, fuzzy hat (even when it is above 90 degrees).

 

~ Baby Hoop Dancing.  I didn't catch her when she was really going at it.  She has seen Native American Hoop Dancing a number of times before.

~ Miss M & B helping our neighbor weed.

~ Helado!

 

 

  
~ Picnic at the park.  Baby is not drinking but actually blowing the container up so she can blow the air at me. . .

like Miss A is doing

 

 Horses are a favorite!

 Miss B found this balloon floating through the park.

 

 

~ A trip to the Bean Museum. (Miss B wished that we could have stayed there ALL day).

 M & B helping hold a snake skin.

Holding a Real constrictor snake.  Miss M jumped at the chance to be the first.

 

 

 

 Our hike this week was around BYU campus 
from the Museum, 
through the "river"

 over the hills

 to the candy shop.

Trading going on below.

This art piece on display was pretty cool.  But after reading the story behind the piece it became very sad.  The girl's mother had taken Nyquil every day and it ended up destroying her brain.  This piece told about the different levels of her mother's state and her life before.  An amazing piece of art.

 Hiking up the long set of stairs.

 I love how Baby's legs are crossed and thumb in mouth sleeping.

~ Playing in the Rain

 

I hope you had a Great week too!