June

Where has the Summer gone?  Seriously!  It was so cold and rainy all of June that my kids are just starting to get into Summer's fun activities.  In spite of it being cold and wet we have managed to do some fun things so far.

Swimming lessons for Kaily for 2 weeks.  I'm not loving the place we have been going to the past 3 years. Kaily has lost her desire to go b/c she can't progress.  I found out at the end of this time that the person in charge not only goes off of what they can do, but also their age and strength.  While I understand that you need to be strong enough to do some of the more difficult things, keeping kids in the same level until they are 7 seems silly if they advertise starting them at 3.  Kaily passed the first level at 4 effortlessly and the same year went into level 2. Now she has done level 2 6 times.  I think we might try a new place next year.  She'll be 7, but she can't progress from level 3 until she is 10.  Kaily needs to feel like she is accomplishing things and this is discouraging her b/c she's in the same class with 4 yr olds who are trying to do the same thing as she is and has been doing.

Aunt's 80th birthday.  My Great Aunt turned 80 and we went to Trenton UT to celebrate with her.  It was so fun to see so many people I haven't seen since I was little.  It was good for my kids to meet their family.  I just love my great Aunt and Uncle's so much.  They have been so good to me all my life.

Aunt Joyce and Uncle Bud. (not the aunt who turned 80)

Lagoon.  Some good friends invited us to Lagoon with them and we had so much fun!  Kaily and Conner can ride so many new and fun rides this year b/c they are finally tall enough.  Kaily tried many "big" rides that she wasn't able to do a couple years ago and she had so much fun.  Also, Corbin was great the whole time.  He was a good sport and got to go on the Ferris Wheel with us.  He LOVED it.

I love this pic of Kaily and Conner in the bumper cars!

At the end of June we went to the Willis family Reunion.  It was in AZ this year and we had fun getting dirty, playing in the creek, playing games, avoiding the skunks and just being together.  Aunt Amy made a super fun obstacle course for the kids and foam swords to fight with.  Aunt Amanda and Aunt A made cute field guide books for the kids to fill out and record their adventures.  The little babies played together, or crawled on each other.  We ate lots of yummy food and had an amazing Sunday meeting under the canopy of the forest.

Lagoon again.  We did bounce back at Lagoon with Kory and Tawnia this time.  The kids loved it again and so did Clint and I until the end when tired babies start to cry.

So that was a Readers digest version of June.  July hasn't been nearly as busy and I am loving it!  But those are posts for another time.