riding on the bull

Last Saturday we had to get our cars inspected. We had a coupon for $10 inspection which saved us about $25. Well, so did a lot of other people. When we dropped our cars off at 9 in the morning the guy said, we will have these done by 2. What do you do then...you ride a bull of course.

we didn't realize that it was a local festival going on so we had a great time at a petting zoo, inflatables, rock walls, and watching burly Scottish men chuck heavy things. after spending the money at the carnival, lunch and the Hawaiian shack we still saved $15 AND made great memories :)

top 10

Top 10 reasons why I don't want summer to end

10. We can't go to the pool when ever we want.
9. David's playmates will all go back to school
8. The girls will be gone all day!
7. I will have to do my "chores" all by myself
6. Homework
5. It will get dark and cold
4. I love having the kids home with me
3. No more lazy days and adventures
2. I have to think about what to make for dinner
1. I love summer!

David jumping off the board

This is David going off the low diving board. He went off the high one too. That kid is fearless. Kinda scares me.

Off the board

Here is a video of the kids going off the board. I dove off the high dive and realized that I don't know how to dive off the high dive because it HURT!

Only 15 days left!

I can't believe that we only have 15 more days of "summer!" We have had such a great one. We have been frog hunting, swimming, balloon gazing and more swimming. David can now go off the diving board by himself. I get a little nervous when I see his little head bob up and down as he swims to the side, but he loves it. He even went off the high dive. He climbed the stairs and just ran right off.

We only have a few more days of our Thanksgiving Point membership so we went last week to the big gardens to look for frogs. We started at the waterfalls and worked our way down the stream to the pond. We saw 6 frogs, numerous dragonflies but Emma's favorite part was feeding the huge fish.

Friday morning we went to Sandy to see a hot air balloon festival. They were supposed to fly 15 balloons, but it was too windy. They blew up about 7 balloons just to see some color. It was fun, but we had to wake the kids up to go and they were a wee bit grumpy by the end of the day (can you say David had a screaming tantrum at the pool and I just kept walking...yeah, not fun)

We have been getting together with my sister and that has been fun. Last week they came here and we tie dyed shirts (she forgot to bring hers to AZ) and then we made snow cones.

We are still looking forward to going camping (next weekend), Aaron and I are going to Sundance this weekend for dinner and an outdoor theater show (thank you UVRMC), classic fun center and a lot more swimming.

Waterman Family Reunion

We had such a blast getting together with my parents and all of my brothers and sisters. The first three days we stayed at a resort which was fun. We swam, hung out, and went canoeing. The weather was okay. It rained a lot, but I guess when they are praying for rain you take it when you get it. When the kids went to bed the adults played some fun group games. On Saturday we went to my parents house. We went to a parade (which made me realize that our parade here is really good) then we made tie die shirts. It was fun although Grandpa didn't get to make one and at the end we were only down to camo colors.

We have been swimming a lot. Sarah stays the whole time on the diving boards. It is fun to watch her. Emma likes the water more now but still prefers to hang out on the side of the pool. Becca loves the slide and diving board and swimming with David. David likes to swim underwater. He likes swimming for the torpedo.

Here is a cute video of Emma at the beginning of the summer.

You know you are having a great summer when...

You don't have time to blog about it!

Man this summer has FLOWN by! We went to California to a Smalley family reunion. We had such a great time just hanging out, swimming and playing games. I just love them! I was so bugged that my camera battery died! Hopefully I will get some pictures from others in the family.

Last weekend my sister watched my kids while I went to youth conference. I had a wonderful time. The girls are incredible. We had fun games and great classes...it made me want to be a better person! I also realized that I am grateful that I will never have to go to a stake dance again! Whew, I never knew how awkward it is!