Wow! What a week we have had! We can't believe June is over. We are afraid we are going to run out of time to do all of the fun things on our summer to do list.
Monday we made some slime. Tessa couldn't touch her slime. She hated the texture and said it was going to make her sick. After a few minutes of playing with his slime, Adam also decided that his was going to make him sick. So, I guess we'll stick with our Oobleck!
We caught up on our summer journals.
For Family Night, we spent the evening at Seven Peaks! It was a bit stormy, so the park was pretty empty. It was nice to have so much water all to ourselves!
Tuesday we started our day at gymnastics. Uncle Eddie and Aunt Dee came to watch Tessa.
Tessa decided to spend her afternoon cooking up some treats.
Sometimes we just need some afternoon snuggles.
Tessa's brownies were a hit!
We spent the afternoon at Salem Pond feeding the swans and ducks.
Gwen pants at any and all animals.
After our afternoon at the pond, we decided to cool off with an ice cream treat.
Wednesday morning we spent a couple hours at the park with some wonderful friends, the Schurter's, the Troyer's, and the Briggs. It was good to see everyone and catch up!
Cute little Ellie has a HUGE crush on Adam and has for years. We haven't seen each other for over a year, but her mom says that she is always talking about how much she loves Adam and that she writes "Ellie Nielson" all the time. Ellie was shy to see Adam when she first got to the park, but after a while she told Adam she wanted to be his girlfriend and get married. I asked Adam what he thought about that, and he said, "That should be fine!"
Wednesday afternoon we hung out with a bunch of our neighbors at a water party. There were pools, water guns, hoses, sprinklers, and slip-n-slides. The kids had a blast and were good and worn out afterwards!
That evening, Eric and I took David out to Tucanos for dinner. He has been missing his Brazilian food.
Thursday was library day. We got to go fishing and read some fun fish stories.
One of my favorite parts of going to the library. When we get home, all the books we check out get dumped out and the kids dive into reading them.
Plum face!
Both Adam and Tessa had friends over to play on Thursday afternoon. It has been so, so hot outside, so we opted for some indoor activities. Adam and Rylan had some serious wii bowling matches and Tessa and Camdyn played house, drew each other pictures and used up a whole package of post it notes, and built tents for all their princess toys to go camping.
Friday, we spent a lovely morning up Payson canyon. It was nice to be somewhere cooler and enjoy some fresh air.
I made up a nature scavenger hunt for the kids to do while we were there.
Gwen found a squirrel.
Tessa found the perfect pet rock and named it, Rocko.
They also decided to start a rock collection. We came home with quite the pile of rocks to paint and decorate next week.
Gwen wasn't a fan of her dirty hands. Tessa told her, "Dirty hands means your having extra fun!" Well said!!
That afternoon called for some cooling off, so we hit the movies. We saw The Croods and loved it!
Saturday morning started out with a family bike ride. It was hot, but fun!
Gwennie helped Daddy water the trees.
We spent the evening in Manti seeing the Mormon Miracle Pageant. We had so much fun spending the day together and making new memories. It was a lovely evening!
Sunday we had a fun treat! Our cousins came into town and we got to spend the evening with them! Adam and Tessa got to have a sleepover at Mamma and Bampa's house with all the cousins and they were so excited!!!
Zeke and Adam
Paige and Tessa
Reese and Gwen
The girls love to make costumes with the leaves from the willow tree.
Wynn and Adam
Roxy, Mya, Wynn, Ellie, Adam, Paige, Zeke, Tessa, Gwen, and Reese
~ Most of the Nielson cousins~
Getting ready to watch a movie in the backyard. Such a fun way to end an awesome week! We love our summer fun!
