July 15th, 2012

• We spent dome time at the outdoor pool again this week. The kids just love swimming and want to go all the time. Addy learned that she can jump off the diving boards AND swim to the side by herself without her mom or dad there to help. At first she was a little timid and made little jumps but by the end she was running down the board and jumping out as far as she could. It was pretty fun to watch her confidence grow.

• Addy participated in her Aunt Amy's golf camp this week. She loved it so much and really enjoys playing golf. Her favorite thing to do is to hit her driver as long as she can. Her friend Emma joined her for camp so that was a highlight too.

• This picture just makes me laugh! Bodee is so cute and it's scary how he can work the iPad so well:)

• Late Wednesday night my brothers Rodney and Dane came to visit! It was so exciting for me to have both of my brothers here at the same time. On Thursday Dane and Rod went to BYU to tour the campus for Dane. Later that night we all went to Planet Play for a pizza buffet, laser tag, go karts, mini golf, and games. I think we all had a pretty good time!

• On Friday morning we all got up and drove to Provo to hike the Y. I put Bodee in the carrier on my back and off we went. It's not a really long hike but it is steep. I was so proud of Addy and Brynn for walking all the way up! Although my shirt was soaking with sweat from carrying Bodee, I made it. It was a good time. After the hike the kids were rewarded with some ice cream from the BYU creamery. It made it all worth it:)

• The "Y" is pretty high up on the mountain. 

• Friday night Rod was able to get free VIP tickets to the Utah Blaze arena football team from a former mission companion. The game was really fun but since Bodee and Brynn lost interest early on I left with them at half time. The game itself was pretty cool.
• While my brothers were here we played Settlers of Catan, oh...about 8 times. And I lost every single game! Next time I see them I declare a rematch!
• Rodney went home on Saturday but of course we had to make a stop at Culvers before he left. It was sad to see him go. I really enjoyed spending time with him. I also loved seeing my children bond with their uncles they so rarely get to see.

• Saturday night Dane, Addy, and I went bowling. I had a good laugh because Addy beat Dane TWICE! Yes, she had bumpers but she's only five years old. Dane definitely needs to go bowling more often.
• On Monday I got a babysitter for the kids so Dane and I could go to Lagoon and enjoy the day without the kiddos. It was a great day to go and not busy at all. We rode all the rides within three hours and a few of them twice. Since we grew up with a Six Flags so close to us we're use to much bigger roller coasters than Lagoon has but the ride Wicked did make us a little nervous...it goes straight up and straight down! It was awesome! By far, the best ride at the park. We had to ride it a couple of times:) We also laughed a lot while riding Rattlesnake Rapids because we were hoping we wouldn't get too wet. Nice try, we got soaked but it was pretty funny. I was so sad to see Dane leave early Tuesday morning:(