Park Day

We are trying to enjoy the last few days of summer. Today we walked to the park and had a fun morning playing. The swings are a favorite! Adam calls them "spoon swings"...I guess he thinks they are shaped like spoons.

Got Milk?

Nothing like a homemade milkshake!

Got Milk?

Labor Day Hike

For over a year now Eric and I have been wanting to hike to the Y in Provo. We have planned on going several times, but something always comes up. The last time we planned to go was our anniversary weekend, but when I came home the night before our hike with a sprained ankle, we had to put it off again. With my ankle finally feeling better and a morning free, we finally made it up the mountain. I thought I was in fairly good shape....today proved otherwise. That is a hard hike!! Our only goal, besides getting to the Y, was to get there before the parents who were carrying their kids up the mountain.

Our view at the beginning of the hike

I made it!

Isn't he cute?!

The view of the valley from the Y

It was hard, but fun and I am glad we finally did it!! Maybe next time I will be one of those parents carrying a kid up the mountain. I can dream, right?

Take Me Out To The Ball Game!

Both kids came down with horrible colds this week! Thursday we had tickets to go see the Orem Owlz play at UVU. Adam LOVES baseball and was so excited to go. He didn't care that he couldn't breathe, he just wanted to go to the game. I let Eric take him for a couple of hours and Tessa and I stayed home. Eric said Adam loved everything about it! He can't wait for next season.

He was so excited to get a hot dog...

You can tell by his poor face and eyes that he doesn't feel good, but he hasn't stopped talking about it. I think we have a future Dodger on our hands! He even had to change into his baseball shirt before they left.

Thanksgiving Point

Yesterday we had a fun afternoon at Thanksgiving Point. In August they do $2 Tuesdays and we took advantage of it! Eric took a couple hours off of work and we took the kids to the Dinosaur Museum and the Children's Garden. We loved spending an entire afternoon together!

Summer is coming to end and with everything we have had going on, I feel like I forgot to blog so many things. Library trips, swimming lessons, mornings out in the yard, trips up the canyon, holidays and so many other adventures. I am thankful for the memories we made this summer and for the blessing of being a mother. Everything is better with kids around!

Sleepless in Spanish Fork

We were spoiled by Adam. He has always been such a good sleeper and so good about bedtime. Tessa is an entirely different story! We made the switch from crib to big girl bed last week and I don't think I have had a solid 3 hours sleep in about a week. She will not fall asleep or stay asleep unless I am in the bed with her. Now she has a cold and our nights have been even worse. On Sunday she stayed in her bed for a while without me and when I went to check on her, this is what I found. Perhaps if she slept inside the bed she might stay asleep. I just keep telling myself....this too shall pass. I'll sleep when I'm 80.