We love summer. It is so wonderful to have less of a strict schedule and lots of lovely weather. I love not having to get up early in the morning! At the end of July we were gearing up for Asher's birthday which included a dinner out at his choice of restaurant. He chose to go to Brick Oven. We went to the one in South Jordan and stopped at a park nearby on the way home so I could scout out potential photo shoot locations.
Double fisted dessert pizza- Yum! Asher was SUPER excited for his 9th birthday to come.
I went and got my hair did. I have so much grey now it really has to be just another color in my hair otherwise I look like an old woman.
One of the things that the kids love most in the summer is having a fire in the back yard and making smores. It is all about making happy memories! As we have mentioned before Jax is a moron - as this video illustrates.
The simplest things will entertain these kids. All you need is a big box and your imagination can take you all sorts of places.
RegAnn slept over a couple of nights this month. We loved having her - she is like one of the family!
We had a night time glow in the dark pool party with the Zellers!
Rainbows are the best!
Hannah and Asher wanted to go to the outdoor pool. Asher talked himself into jumping off the diving board. I have learned my lesson with JJ- I don't push Asher to try new stuff - he just decides he wants to and does it. JJ won't do anything like jumping off diving boards or going down water slides, especially if I try and argue him into it. Hannah on the other had is not afraid and gets right to it. She is a good example for Asher for trying new things. She really encourages him to conquer his fears.
Another fear that Asher is still working on is climbing the rock wall at Trafalga. It is super easy for Hannah now and she encourages him to keep trying!
JJ went on a back packing trip with his scout troop to Strawberry Reservoir this month. He really had a great time!
Hannah wanted to learn how to mow the lawn so she could earn money doing it this summer. Lance taught her how and she has been doing it. She still doesn't have all the upper body strength she needs but she keeps trying.
Our blackberries and raspberries bushes are often forgotten along the side of our house where no one ever really goes but Asher noticed we had some yummy berries and helped me pick some.
Summer is the time for sudden bursts of rain, wind and hail. It wouldn't be Utah summer weather without the sudden downpours!
Brandon got a new weimeramer (spelling?) puppy named Murphy! He is so cute and of course the kids all fell instantly in love.
We had a fun summer get together at Charlie's house while some of his kids and step kids and grandkids were visiting. It was great fun for our kids to have some time getting to know their step cousins!
Fourth of July this year was a lot less eventful than last year. We met up with Jake and Carolyn, Michelle and Jace at the Thanksgiving Point fireworks. The kids had a great time playing on the grass and the fireworks display this year was amazing!
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