Summer of Fun-Week 1

Summer has officially begun around here and we are trying to soak up every minutes of it!

 On Monday, these 2 goof balls started swimming lessons. They are both doing great and having a fun time starting their days in the water. 

 Most afternoons we have spent in the backyard in our own little swimming pool. Gwen cannot wait to dive in-literally. She is our water baby!

 Monday afternoon, we took a break from the sun and learned about the Artist, Michelangeo. Then Adam and Tessa tried to do some art work upside down. 

 He got his uniform for his birthday and is loving Cub Scouts! He is almost finished with his Bobcat requirements. 

 The first week of swimming lessons hasn't been too bad with Gwen. I keep waiting for the day when I have to chase her out of the pool. 

 Tuesday was Story Time for Tessa at the Library. Adam is officially too old for Story Time and Gwen is too young for Tessa's age group. But the Librarian let them all do the craft afterwards. This week was all about Elephants. 

Wednesday afternoon, Adam went to Science Club at the Library and the learned all about magnets. 

 I cannot tell you how many popsicles have already been devoured in our first week of summer! 

 They have spent their evenings playing in the pool and decorating our patio. 

 Nothing like a good water fight with Daddy.

 Thursday afternoon was just a Mommy and Adam day. We went up to Draper to get his pictures taken. We stopped for a shake at In-n-Out and had a fun afternoon together. His pictures tuned out so cute!

 Friday was more swimming lessons, we had a house full of friends over to play and it was National Doughnut Day. We had to swing by the store and pick up some doughnuts to celebrate. It was also Daddy's last official weekend of school!!! Another reason to celebrate!

 Saturday we spent some time going around town and getting Adam and Tessa some of their summer Brag Badges. I love our little city!

Mommy and Adam spent Saturday afternoon building one of his new lego sets he got for his birthday. We also had a graduation party for Uncle Ryan and a birthday party at the Lemley's. So far, it's been a fun and busy summer!

Father and Son Camp Out

Last weekend the boys packed up their camping gear and headed out for an overnight camp out with our ward members and neighbors. This year they camped up Nephi Canyon. The boys came home Saturday afternoon and said that it was so much fun and the campsite was beautiful! 

Adam was so excited to get some alone time with his Daddy after being without him for 2 weeks. They played catch and football, hiked, roasted hot dogs and marshmallows, found constellations and had fun just being together. 

Adam Turns 8!

On Sunday, May 25th our Adam turned 8 years old. Where did the last 8 years go?! He has been so excited for his birthday to arrive. He gets to be baptized and start Cub Scouts! He kept telling me the week before his birthday that he was glad he was born so late so his Daddy didn't miss his birthday. His class celebrated his birthday a few days before the actual day. We took treats in for his class and Adam had fun making his birthday poster. 

 He woke up to one of his favorite breakfasts on his birthday-blueberry french toast and sausage!

 Since Daddy got home late the night before, we waited a week for his big party with the whole family. But, we let Adam open a couple of presents on his actual birthday. He got new scriptures, a scripture case and roller blades. 

 He requested an ice cream cake for his birthday this year. 

 A couple of days after his birthday, Mommy and Daddy took him out for his special birthday dinner. He wanted to go to Iggy's again this year and lucky for him the NBA playoffs were on. He was glued to the big screen through the whole meal!

The whole family came over a week later for a birthday party. Adam wanted  an "8 Is Great" party with Nachos for dinner and Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake. We were glad to have so much family come and celebrate with us!

 Mommy's whipped cream did not hold up like it was supposed to. The cake didn't look very pretty, but it tasted amazing! And he got all 8 candles!

Happy Birthday Bug-a-Boo! 

You are such an amazing little boy and you have brought such joy to our family!

 We are so proud of you! I hope the next 8 years go a lot slower.

Summer!!!

Summer vacation is finally here and we are so thankful! I think Mommy is more ready than the kids are. 

Thursday, Adam's class had a little program for the parents to come and see. They sang a few songs and recited 10 poems that they had memorized together as a class. They got to watch a video their teacher put together for them and they loved watching that. 

 Friday was only a half day of school and the girls and I got our house ready for summer while Adam was finishing up his last day. Our jars are filled and ready to go with fun things to do this summer. 

 We have our poster of things we really want to do this summer hung and ready to get checked off. I put "Have a Baby" on it and Adam thought that was cute. I figured we'd be sure to at least get one thing checked off by adding that. 

 We emptied our summer bookshelf from last year and have empty shelves to fill this summer. 

 We picked the Bug-A-Boo up from his last day of 2nd Grade. I can't believe he will be in 3rd Grade next year. We have many new adventures coming our way next school year. This will be our last year at Riverview Elementary. Although I know our decision to move on is right for my kids, I am grateful that they both had positive experiences here at Riverview. 

 Yay for summer!!! We are so excited to spend our days together. 

We kicked off the first afternoon of summer by visiting the library and getting signed up for the summer reading program. Adam and Tessa also got their first brag badges of the summer. After the library we headed home and had an afternoon of popsicle eating and got Adam and Daddy packed for their first camp out of the summer. We are off to a good start and it's going to be a fun summer!