Two Weeks of Summer

We have had two weeks of summer break so far.  We have been super busy and I am super tired.  Since I haven't written about anything, this will be a long-ish picture-post to cover almost everything. (I didn't get pictures of the water park)

Seth made a "Summer Bucket List" and we have crossed off 9 of the 10 activities! We are getting ready to go camping today with my family for two nights. When we get back and rested for a few days, we'll go somewhere to make sandcastles.

1. Swimming
2. Camping
3. Sandcasle
4. Posycle
5. Watermalin
6. Water park
7. Water fight
8. Silly string
9. Mountin
10. Cavin

We filled the big pool with water.  The kids had fun playing in it while it was filling up.

Jane had a blast (she was rather disappointed when the pool was filled the next day and was too deep for her to touch bottom)

We have had friends over to swim nearly every day this summer.  We have had a lot of fun with this pool!

Mark graduated from elementary school. Here he is at the faculty vs 6th grade softball game. (faculty won)

Paul watching the game

The 6th graders watched a slide show of the class pictures.  He decided to sit in the recycle box. 

I pulled Seth out of his class (they were watching a movie) and had him help with the 6th grade party. 

Mark and Seth

We rented a cabin for two nights up in Big Cottonwood Canyon. Daniel doesn't enjoy camping, but he doesn't mind being in the mountains, so this worked well for us.  Jane had a rough week- four molars coming through will do that to anyone! She discovered that she can get out of the play pen, so she didn't go to sleep until 2 a.m. the first night.  While the girls took naps the next day, the boys went on a hike to Twin Lakes. 

Seth made eggs for us.

Daniel and Paul

Mark started that book at the beginning of the trip.

We invited Madeleine and Ed to spend a night with us.  Jane got Ed to read a book to her.  

Eating breakfast

On the way home from the cabin, we stopped for a little hike to Hidden Falls.  It was short climb to the falls.  It was the perfect way to end our family trip.

Who is that devastatingly handsome couple?

This is what Jane did the majority of the trip- throw fits.  Thankfully for everyone's sake, she is feeling better.

The boys were 'holding up the rock'!

That night Paul, Seth and I went with Shelley and her boys to the parade.  It was hot and Paul wound up not feeling too good, but it was a fun time.

On the 4th of July, we went to see the fireworks.  It was Seth's first time and he loved it!  We were able to see the fire in Alpine from where we were sitting.  The boys were a bit worried that the fire would get to us, but it was pretty far away. 

On July 9th, we went camping with Shelley and her boys. Daniel stayed home with Jane.  Daniel doesn't enjoy camping and I don't enjoy camping with babies, so he stayed home and it was the perfect solution for us.  Jane may not agree- but it was best for her to stay home!   We stayed one night and had a great time (except for when we were being attacked by flies- they were everywhere!- and when our neighbors ran their generator and stayed up late being loud) 

We went on a hike to Lake Mary in Big Cottonwood Canyon.  The hike proved to me that I am out of shape and getting old!  The boys had far more energy than I did!

Lake Mary

Carson, Seth, and Parker made a little 'fire' in their hide out.  I am so glad that the three of them get along so nicely!

There was a stream behind our camp.  We spent a lot of time throwing rocks in the water.

We went to Hidden Falls on our way home

Thursday we planned on going to Trafalga to play Laser Tag.  I wasn't feeling well, but Aunt Wendy took Mark and Paul with her.  Thank you so much Wendy! 

We only have 12 days left of summer.  I don't know that we will be quite as busy as we have been for the first half of our short summer, but we will have fun!