Category: Family Fun

I haven’t blogged in forever. So here’s a surprise post out of nowhere! For the 4th of July yesterday, we went swimming in the morning at a peaceful pool in the Provo Riverbottoms area where my old roommate Chandice & family were staying. Gorgeous and relaxing… Until the end, when Charlotte had a major meltdown because her floaties weren’t turned the exact way that she wanted them…

Then we relaxed at home in the afternoon (made all the kids nap in their rooms for a little bit. The older two NEVER nap, but that was the only way we were going to let them stay up late for fireworks). We didn’t have family in town so we joined up with the family of our neighbors across the street (Preston & Shawnee). A fun little Utah gathering with tons of good food and fireworks.

All our kids enjoyed the show, including Caroline! Pace and I are so cheap sometimes… I was glad the others in the bunch had bought a bunch fireworks since I’d only spent $6 on some sparklers, Snakes, and Pop-Its.

We were the first ones to leave at about 9:30pm. We got to watch beautiful fireworks lighting the sky all the way home as we drove down I-15 (Caroline would shout, “Irework!”). The kids were quite exhausted last night and today, and Charlotte had another meltdown for an hour until finally falling asleep at 11:15!! Their usual bedtime is 8pm and I think it’s really hard for our kids to adjust to anything else! But it was so fun and we were glad to be in great company as usual.

Pace and Chase raced around on these little contraptions. So funny.

Here’s a fun game to play at the park on Fathers day. Do something silly and catch the disc. Then the next person has to do the same thing. And make sure Jessica is there to take a bazillion photos so that 4 of them are worth sharing. Good times. Happy Fathers Day!

Joy is so great.

Last Saturday, it looked like this outside:

For the last few days (just days after this snowstorm), temps have been in the 60s, therefore my kids have donned their swimsuits and we’ve played in our neighbors’ yard with their fun Slip ‘n’ Slide & sprinklers. Thank goodness for these warmer days and for our neighbors across the street who moved in just a few months ago and instantly became our best friends.

Pace & Charlotte taking a morning snooze before work

Last Saturday morning, the kids came in and woke us up looking like this. Charlotte had the bows all the way down the back of her head as well. Chase wasn’t really mad; I think he was just trying to defend his toughness/manliness despite having pretty bows in his hair.

Kids’ faces at Joy School: They could turn their frowns upside down. (There are actually 4 kids total in the class, but one has resisted coming lately.)

Caroline is being brainwashed, I mean trained, at a young age to develop hand-eye coordination & to appreciate the fine art of gaming.

Some scary skeletons watching a TV show