Summer and Stuff

I feel like I haven't posted for a while, but when I look back, it was only a week ago, that I posted about Bree's Birthday. You know how summers are, so much going on every single day. I Love summer for that reason. The days are so much longer, and you can linger out doors until the sun goes down. The smell of fresh cut grass, or the BBQ grill, making something wonderful. Living in a swim suit, and lying under a Shade Tree. We have seriously spent more time in our wonderful backyard in this, now our 2nd summer, than we did 6 years in our other house. I Love it here!!! I love my home :)

I have so many plans!! So many project on my list. It seems like it will never get done. But then I remind myself, that I'm going to live here for the rest of my life, (I hope), and that I will have plenty of time to make this house look awesome inside and out!!

Yesterday I had a bit of a rough day. I watched that story of Jaycee Dugard in the morning, and it just made me feel sad, and yucky all day. I couldn't shake it. And then we met all the kids at the splash pad, and Nicholas got hurt. I was frustrated and hot, and came home and cried to my husband.

Thank goodness I have a wonderful BEST friend, that is always there for me. I can tell him everything and anything. I can cry, and he is there to comfort me, and make me feel good again. And last night as I watched him in the yard, I felt so lucky to have him!

I have been watching kids this summer, which has been good and hard all at the same time. I definitely have my moments. And sometimes like yesterday, at the splash pad, I watch everyones babies, and wish that I could do it just one more time. Yes, I still dream of having one more baby. Uh... sigh....

I think the girls have been having a lot of fun this summer. And the summer seems to be going by so very fast. When I look at the calendar and plan out the vacations, and things left before school, it seems like it will all be over so very fast.

The backyard is amazing!! The cherries are ready, and my Mom is coming over tonight to pick some. The tomatoes, of which I have 10 plants have really taken off. Even more than this picture. I have a couple of planter boxes. I'm even trying to grow some peppers this year. I am hoping to bottle salsa this year. And of course, we can't wait for those yummy grapes. We've been watching our jelly disappear, and counting our bottles....and I think we'll make it until Oct. again, when the grapes are ready. I think I'll have to bottle twice as much jelly this year. We have loved it so much! The juice is amazing too.

Bree has learned all kinds of things this summer! Her cousin Aleigha has taught her how to climb all over the swing set, and jump from the swings. She is a little monkey now. She just had her birthday, and I can really tell how much she has grown. She asks me everyday if we can drive by her school. She is so excited for 1st grade to start. So I guess we'll have to drive by soon. We already picked out her backpack and matching lunch box for the school year. And she'll need some new shoes.

Elle is so cute, and communicating so much! She has a mind of her own, so we've been slow on the potty training, but this week, she has asked twice to poop on the potty, and went right in and did it. I think she's getting tired of dirty diapers, and has now decided that going potty is a cool thing. It won't be long before we aren't buying diapers anymore.

Here are the girls in the tree swings in the backyard. Oh, how I love the trees!!!!

Chris found some of those toys....you know the ones, where there is some little plastic animal, or soldier with a parachute. We spent the better evening one night playing with them in the backyard, and had a blast! It's amazing what you can do with one little toy! :)

Me and my Best friend!! My husband is so amazing and funny!! I'm in love :)

We bought some fireworks the other day, and let the girls stay up late. We had a blast in our driveway with sparklers, etc... And I think Chris probably had the most fun of all.

One of our little pools got popped at the first of the summer. And while at East Canyon over the 4th my girls have really taken to swimming. I seriously think we play in the water almost every other day. So we went on a little family shopping spree the other night, and bought a new pool for the girls. A bigger one. They had a blast swimming from one end to the other. It felt huge to them. And afterward, we went to dinner at my parents house, to celebrate my Dad's Birthday. I didn't get any pictures of the birthday dinner, but it was some of the best food I've had in a while. My mom is the best!

And finally, yesterday at the Splash Pad with all of the cousins. We were only missing little Kycen. The kids went back and forth from the Splash Pad, to the Playground. We were there for a really long time. It's funny how time flies when you're having fun. Until my nephew got injured. They wanted to put 3 stitches in his chin, but he opted for the glue instead. I hope it holds. He has to sit still for 5 days. We'll see......
I didn't even post any pics of our fabulous 6 day trip to East Canyon. But I did post most of them on Facebook. So if you're curious, you can look there. I had my underwater camera and took pictures of everyone in my family at the pool one day. We played tennis, had campfires, great meals, celebrated Bree's Birthday, and a whole lot more. I can't wait for the next camp out. It will be with Chris' family. Ok, I'm getting loopy. It's time to go get dinner started. Until next time.......